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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5.0 / 5
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More big Goliath grouper!!
More big Goliath grouper!!
Dec 13, 2025 Stock Island
This morning was a little slower than usual. But patience paid off. We caught and released a big 100lb Goliath grouper. It may not always be non stop but I always find something big to pull on. Lets go fishing!!!
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100lb Goliath grouper inshore
100lb Goliath grouper inshore
Dec 11, 2025 Stock Island
This afternoon fishing was non stop. We caught 15 nice mangrove snapper, released 1 big Goliath grouper and saved some lady fish, jack carvell and cat fish for bait. The grouper was actually caught on the cat fish.
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Snapper for dinner
Snapper for dinner
Dec 9, 2025 Stock Island
Last night the snapper fishing was very good. We caught 30 or more fish ( kept only 15) and released a 8ft lemon shark. The action was non stop.
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200lb Goliath grouper
200lb Goliath grouper
Nov 16, 2025 Stock Island
The shark and grouper fishing this morning was very good. We released 2 big grouper up to 200lbs, 2 big sharks and keep a few mangrove snapper for dinner.
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Awesome shark fishing
Awesome shark fishing
Oct 18, 2025 Stock Island
The shark fishing this evening was very good. We released 3 lemon sharks up to 8ft, one big black tip and saved a few mangrove snapper for dinner.
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Awesome 4hr trip this afternoon!!
Awesome 4hr trip this afternoon!!
Sep 29, 2025 Stock Island
Today we fished a afternoon 4hr trip. We caught 3 lemon sharks, 1 black tip, a few mangrove snapper and a 100lb Goliath grouper. Everything was released except a few snapper we saved for dinner.
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Mike F.
Kitchener, Ontario
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Fishing with Daniel

4 Hr Trip โ€“ Evening Shark & Tarpon on February 21, 2023
Half day trip with Dan and Zane. Started off catching some bait and then went fishing for Tarpon at night. Hooked 7 landed...
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Wesley C.
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VERIFIED   3hr evening sun set shark trip on August 11, 2024
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Shawn D.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Awesome!

VERIFIED   4 Hr Trip โ€“ Kids Inshore Fishing on December 28, 2023
We got some really nice sharks and a big grouper.ย  We recommend this to anyone that wants to catch ocean fish.ย  Dan was...
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Khaled A. A.
Wexford, PA
Excellent
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5.0 / 5
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Insane Shark Fishing

VERIFIED   6 Hr Trip โ€“ No Shark No Pay on June 13, 2023
My brother and I went out with Captain Dan on a 6 hr trip for some sharks and within minutes we were catching shark after shark!...
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Kerry S.
Tuttle, Oklahoma
Excellent
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Fishing Trips with Capt. Dan!

4 Hr Trip โ€“ Kids Inshore Fishing on April 8, 2022
We have been on numerous trips fishing with Capt. Dan.ย  We have always caught something, whether it is a shark, tarpon fishing...
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