We had an amazing day on the water with Captain Ben from Leatherneck Backcountry Fishing! The trip was planned for my 13-year-old son to experience some real fishing during our Spring Break, and Captain Ben absolutely delivered. We asked for some good fighting fish and we got it!

We kicked things off with two hammerhead sharks, which totally set the tone for the day. From there, we hit a hot streak of barracuda and every one of us was reeling them in nonstop! We wrapped up the morning with a beautiful Jack Crevalle, along with plenty of other great catches throughout the day.

Captain Ben was incredibly knowledgeable, patient, and fantastic with my son. His passion for fishing and for making sure everyone had a great time really came through. Even my dad, who’s lived in Islamorada for over 20 years, had an absolute blast.

If you’re looking for a top-tier fishing guide in the Keys, you need to book with Captain Ben. We’re already planning to gift my dad a fly fishing trip with him this summer, and we’ll definitely be booking again the next time we’re in town.

Check out a few snapshots from our day—just a glimpse of the adventure we had!

If you’ve never fished the Florida Keys, it’s a tremendous experience. Capt. Ben made it even better. He put us on his tried and true spots and it didn’t disappoint. My wife and I caught a wide assortment of fish. But his calm, relaxing demeanor sets himself apart from other guides I’ve been with. Many are just too uptight. There’s definitely techniques to catch more fish and listening to Capt. Ben, you will catch more. It was a true pleasure fishing on this charter will I’ll be back with friends next spring.

Had a great fishing trip with Captain Ben. Super informative and put us on the fish to catch our limit Highly recommended and will be back to fish with him again! Caught trout, snapper, snook, catfish and ladyfish. Saw dolphins, stingrays, shark, tarpon and more Awesome. A+++

Ben was a great guide, with just the approach and energy I was looking for. Good gear, he tailored the trip to my requests and we caught some of the species I was after.
I greatly recommend going with him if you’re in the Keys!

Captain Ben was knowledgeable and a stand up guy. He put us on the fish right away. Great experience from start to finish. I would highly recommend. We will definitely be back to fish again as soon as we can