Captain Ben is the kind of guy that the first time you meet him you feel as though you have been friends for years. Very knowledgeable on the flats and had us on fish within 5 minutes of getting to the spot. It was a full moon the night before which can make conditions difficult but by 10am we had caught more snapper and snook then we could count. Captain Ben worked his tail off all afternoon to get us on some bones and permits but it wasn’t to be as the bite completely shut down around noon. That happens sometimes and there isn’t much you can do about it but the morning more than made up for it. The trip would have been a success if we didn’t land a single fish but that wasn’t the case. Give Ben a shot and I promise you will be thankful you did.

Captain Ben called prior to our trip and asked what our expectations were. Catching a Tarpon was very high on my list. I knew that it was very early in the season, Capt. Ben explained that as well, but said we would try as some fish had started moving in.
The bite was tough today. He worked his tail off to make it happen, but no Tarpon. But, thats fishing. All in all, he still put us on some great fishing, was very informative and worked really hard to ensure that we enjoyed our trip.
Captain Trainer is also very passionate about veterans, something we both share as we are both Marines. He cares about his clients wants and knows what he is doing. He went the extra mile to take care of us and thats about as good a compliment as I can give.
I can, without reservation, highly recommend Capt Trainer to anyone who wants to experience backcountry Keys fishing.
I am already looking forward to booking with him again.
Semper Fidelis

I’ve taken a bunch of guided trips, but Capt. Ben was hands down the best. He was knowledgeable, prepared, positive and put us on numerous species. We took two trips with him and caught bonefish, snook, cuda, jacks, nurse sharks, snapper, permit, trout and came close sight casting tarpon who were being finicky. Will definitely use Leatherneck again when I return to the keys. Thanks again for everything!

We had an incredible time on the water with Captain Ben even though wind conditions made it challenging! Captain Ben was on the fish all day for us and even with weather conditions that were not ideal, he made the most of it for us! We caught snappers, hooked a tarpon, my bf hooked a huge nurse shark and I reeled in a beautiful Goliath grouper! Highly recommend full day with Captain Ben! He is very personable, happy to help teach about salt water fishing and puts you on all different kinds of fish while your out with him!

My son and I traveled from Connecticut just to fish for snook, tarpon and bonefish.  Captain took us out in the everglades and put us on the fish in no time.  We hammered the snook and snagged tarpon also.  Captain was a pleasure to be with and talk too.  Much respect for him for serving our great country in the Marines.  By far one of the most enjoyable fishing experiences I’ve had.  I highly recommend this charter to anyone looking to fish the everglades.  Awesome time and big thanks to Captain Ben.