Unforgettable Charter with a Truly Exceptional Guide

I had the absolute pleasure of fishing with Captain Mark yesterday, and I can confidently say he’s one of the best guides I’ve ever been on the water with. His passion for what he does is evident from the moment you step on the boat. He’s not just knowledgeable—he’s patient, adaptable, and genuinely loves sharing the experience with others.

Whether you’re bringing kids who are brand new to fishing or you’re chasing tarpon on fly gear, he makes everyone feel comfortable, supported, and excited. It’s rare to find a guide who can seamlessly cater to every skill level without skipping a beat.

If you’re looking for a guide who truly cares and wants you to have an incredible time on the water—this is your guy. Highly recommend and can’t wait to fish with him again!

Myself and my kids (10 and 7) went out with Mark for a morning inshore trip and we had a blast! Right off Mark put me on a tarpon on the fly rod, didn’t catch it but had numerous shots. The kids caught numerous sharks as well as some Barracuda. We had a great time and would reccomended to anyone looking for inshore fishing on light tackle.

My wife Cindy and I had the great pleasure of spending a gorgeous day on the Islamorada area water with the wonderful Captain Mark Koziatek.  We had the best time!
Captain Mark is happy, energetic, easy going, laid back, hard working and simply a joy to be around.  And we caught a ton of fish!  Captain Mark is clearly a veteran fishing guide, and he reads his clients well.  While we were hauling in a bunch of mangrove snappers he handed me his fly rod, knowing I enjoy that also, and I proceeded to catch several blue runners and other fish.  But the highlight was a huge Nassau Grouper Captain Mark spotted feeding on the bottom and coached my live shrimp into easy striking distance. For over 30 years I have fished all over North America, the Caribbean, and even South America and Captain Mark really stands out as a supremely nice guy, super fun to be around, and an expert fishing guide.  We will definitely be going back to fish with my new friend Captain Mark!

We had a great experience with Capt Mark from start to returning to the dock.  Two of us.  1/2 Day (we were leaving on Aunday, wish we could have done a full day or a night fish).  Great coaching, knew the area, equipment, fish types, well.  Was able to adjust for the weather (wind gusts) well. 

And for a 1/2 day we both caught our fair share of fish, some good fights reeling in, and had a great experience.  Highly recommend!

We had a wonderful 4 hour trip with Mark in late February and were very fortunate with the weather as it blew the day before and rained and blew the day after.  Our weather was sunny with doable wind and pleasant temps. We caught 7 species of fish and a load of Yellowtail Snapper that were just barely not legal which was not helping our attempt to catch dinner. Mark could not have tried harder to make that happen, as we fished 4 different spots and tried various lures, bait, etc. We had about 20 minutes left at the last spot and I caught a really nice Mutton Snapper that was to become our dinner so mission accomplished.

My wife could not have been happier with the guidance and instruction Mark provided and thought he was very helpful and interesting to talk to. The 4 hours flew by and she caught more fish than I did but I saved face by catching the big one!  We would definitely book with Mark again and highly recommend Midnight Fly Charters.