Fishing with Captain Ben ( of Captain Jay’s Charter 2) is one of the highlights we’ve ever experienced in any of our family vacations . He specializes in fishing in the Gulf side of Marathon Keys which is ideal for families with children (our teenage girls) because the waters aren’t as choppy or deep , as it could be while fishing in the Atlantic Ocean side.
    He is genuinely personable, professional, and attentive. I’ve fished on charters from Hawaii to Hilton Head , and , I now realize that I feel like they were just going through the motions. FIshing with Capt. Ben feels like I was fishing with one of my friends.  He switched spots when the fishing slowed down when he could’ve stayed within a 50 yard radius to save gas and blame the slow fishing on the hot weather. He wasn’t afraid to switch to several (more expensive) baits to put us on the fish when he could’ve saved money and use cheaper versions while telling us it won’t matter since the fish stopped biting because of an upcoming tropical storm.  This actually happened to us !
    When Capt. Ben couldn’t find the Yellowtail Snappers, he never made such excuses. He worked hard to help us LIMIT OUT on decent size Mangrove snappers which , in my opinion, are more delicious ! He expertly filleted the twenty fish we were allowed to keep and recommended to us that we can bring our catch to certain restaurants in the area and cook it for us ( we highly recommend blackened ) ! I usually don’t enjoy writing reviews , but this one time I feel that this review is well deserved.

I took my 13 year old on a charter with Bryan and Isaiah and we had an amazing time! Both the Captain and the Mate were extremely knowledgeable, friendly, and ensured we caught a bunch of fish! We chatted the whole time and they were more than happy to answer all our questions! Make sure to book with Captain Jay charters especially if you can get these two! My son is already asking when we are going back!

Had a fantastic trip with Captain Bryan. For this being my first time fishing anywhere in the keys, my wife and myself had an absolute blast.  We were able to bring home plenty of fish to eat, as well as try catching some northern species that were too much fun to catch.  I would highly recommend Captain Bryan if you want a great trip.  10/10.

Captain Bryce is a younger captain but was definitely on his game!!… very knowledgeable about the area and fish we would in counter. Very friendly and easy to talk to, he Put us right on them every spot we went to, 5 star experience!!…

Captain Bryce was well prepared from the beginning.  The Charter provided great communications leading up to the trip.  Once out on the water the captain had a number of spots increasing chances of catching.  Great fun catching mangrove snapper and other species.  He even made a special trip from our location to catch barracuda upon request.  Really appreciate the day and catch!!!