Captain
Daniel Zier

Member since November 2022 Stock Island, United States
Background
I grew up fishing the Florida keys for over 40 years. Fishing is second nature to me. What I enjoy most is watching people catch big trophy fish. I love fishing so much I even go on my days off.
Techniques
Definitely my favorite type of fishing is going for big sharks. Its a guarantee!! Drop anchor put out 4 or 5 big baits out and wait for the drag to start screaming. Also in the summer time I enjoy snorkeling the reefs spearfishing hog fish, grouper, snapper and looking for lobster. Tarpon fishing right at dark is also super fun with live bait.

Hey, I'm Captain Daniel Zier

Stock Island, United States
Background
I grew up fishing the Florida keys for over 40 years. Fishing is second nature to me. What I enjoy most is watching people catch big trophy fish. I love fishing so much I even go on my days off.
Techniques
Definitely my favorite type of fishing is going for big sharks. Its a guarantee!! Drop anchor put out 4 or 5 big baits out and wait for the drag to start screaming. Also in the summer time I enjoy snorkeling the reefs spearfishing hog fish, grouper, snapper and looking for lobster. Tarpon fishing right at dark is also super fun with live bait.
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Key West Fishing Connection

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12ft tiger shark
12ft tiger shark
Jan 3, 2026 Stock Island
Well today was one for the record books. We released one 7ft lemon shark, two bull sharks one over 300lbs and a monster 12 foot tiger shark. We also keep a few snapper for dinner. The shark fishing has been unbelievable the last few days. If you want a trophy shark the time is now!!! Key West fishing connection!!
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Hammer time!!!
Hammer time!!!
Dec 31, 2025 Stock Island
The shark and snapper fishing has been very good. Big Hammerhead sharks, lemon sharks, black tips and plenty of keeer mangrove snapper for dinner. Time is now!! Let's go fishing
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Black tip shark on light tackle
Black tip shark on light tackle
Dec 26, 2025 Stock Island
This morning the shark fishing was very good. We caught and released 4 black tips and fought a monster Hammerhead for close to 2hrs.
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1/2 of a grouper
1/2 of a grouper
Dec 24, 2025 Stock Island
The last few days the sharks and Goliath grouper have been very good. Today we released 3 grouper, 4 big lemon sharks up to 200lbs,1 black tip and a 6ft bull shark.
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Trophy bull shark
Trophy bull shark
Dec 21, 2025 Stock Island
Today we fished 2 trips. The morning trip was a little slower than usual but we did catch and release what we were looking for. A monster 8ft bull shark. The evening trip we caught a variety of smaller fish on light tackle. Mangrove snapper , mutton snapper, yellow tail snapper, lane snapper, laddy fish and cat fish we used for bait. And released a few small sharks and red grouper.
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8ft lemon shark
8ft lemon shark
Dec 19, 2025 Stock Island
Today we released a big 8ft lemon shark, about 14 smaller sharp nose sharks, mutton snapper, mangrove snapper and lane snapper. The action was non stop!
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Brandon D.
Miami Gardens, Florida
Excellent
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Unbelievable 2 evening shark fishing

NEW  3 Hr โ€“ close to home shark fishing on December 23, 2025
Captain Dan is the MAN!!! We wanted to catch big fish and he did not disappoint hooking up to our first shark before we knew...
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Robert L.
Excellent
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Great Captain and Great memories

VERIFIED   NEW  3hr evening sun set shark trip on December 31, 2025
Captain Dan is an outstanding charter captain who truly knows water. He was professional, patient, and made sure everyone felt...
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Jennifer W.
Excellent
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Great shark fishing

VERIFIED   NEW  3hr evening sun set shark trip on December 27, 2025
booked this as a surprise for my family (hubby, teen daughter and son).ย  within 5 min of casting line caught our first shark...
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Brandon C.
Excellent
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Unforgettable experience!

VERIFIED   NEW  3hr evening sun set shark trip on December 30, 2025
Captain Daniel was great! We were dealing with not so great weather. He called and offered to reschedule, but when we couldnโ€™t,...
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Emily M.
United States
Excellent
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4 hour trip for kids

NEW  4 Hr Trip โ€“ Kids Inshore Fishing on December 24, 2025
We had a wonderful time fishing with Captain Dan! My 6 year old son caught several fish on his own, including a puffer fish!...
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