First Choice Islamorada Fishing Charter

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Welcome to First Choice Charters, the premier Offshore Charter Service in Islamorada, Florida. Get ready to make the most of your Florida Keys vacation by fishing in the “Sportfishing Capital of the World”. You’ll be able to catch yourself fresh dinner for the trip, and maybe even cross som...

Welcome to First Choice Charters, the premier Offshore Charter Service in Islamorada, Florida. Get ready to make the most of your Florida Keys vacation by fishing in the “Sportfishing Capital of the World”. You’ll be able to catch yourself fresh dinner for the trip, and maybe even cross some species off of your bucket list.

First Choice Charters is owned and operated by Captain Larry Wrenn. With decades of experience fishing the surrounding waters of the Florida Keys, it’s safe to say that you’ll be hard pressed to find a more qualified Captain. Captain Larry runs a professional, family friendly operation, and he would love to put YOU on the fish. Whether this is going to be your first fishing trip, or your 100th, you won’t soon forget your trip with First Choice Charters.

Captain Larry offers a variety of trip durations for you to choose from. Have dinner reservations at night? The 4hr Half Day morning trip will be perfect for you! You’ll be off the water by 11am. Looking to make the most of your fishing trip? Either the Full Day trip, or the 12hr “Extreme” trip is calling your name! You’ll easily be able to catch enough Mahi to feed your family and friends for days to come. Season depending, you might be able to cross off 2 coveted fish species from your bucket list: Sailfish and Blue Marlin!

You’ll be fishing aboard a well kept 37’ Sport Fishing boat. She was built in 1958 by Merritt and has been updated and restored with new technology to keep up with the times. You just can’t beat the way these old hulls ride… The vessel is powered by 2 Cummins QSB engines, each with 355hp. There’s a toilet on board for your convenience, as well as a flybridge and a salon. The Salon is a great place to get out of the sun on your way to and from the fishing grounds and can also be used to take a quick nap to recharge.

Your trip price includes a fishing license for everyone on board, all the Rods, Reels, and Tackle that you’ll need, Fresh or Live Bait, and the most important part: Cleaning and Filleting the day’s catch! No matter which trip you decide to book, you’ll have to opportunity to hook up on the following species: Mahi Mahi (Dolphin), Blackfin Tuna, Red Grouper, Gag Grouper, Yellowfin Grouper, Blue Marlin, Wahoo, White Marlin, Sailfish, Bonito, Cobia, King Mackerel, and more! Depending on season, most of the above make for incredible table fare.

During your stay in Islamorada, come experience the “Real Florida” by booking a trip with First Choice Charters! Leave all the worries and stress of your day to day lives on the dock as you depart for some of the most fruitful waters found anywhere on the planet… Thanks to the consistent warm waters that surround the Florida Keys, the fish are biting year-round! No matter when you’re looking to plan your trip, we’ll send you home with a full cooler. What are you waiting for? Book your trip today and get ready for the fishing trip of a lifetime!

Popular Features:

  • Fishing License Included
  • Fish Cleaning Included
  • Toilet On Board
  • Children Welcome
  • Fishing Tackle Included
  • First Mate
  • Fishing Trips with First Choice Islamorada Fishing Charter start at: $1,400.00

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  • Your Captain will provide:

    • Catch Cleaning & Filleting
    • Fishing License
    • Fresh or Live Bait
    • Lures
    • Rods Reels Terminal Tackle

    You’ll need to bring drinks (no glass bottles), snacks, weather appropriate clothing, sunglasses, sunscreen, etc.

  • Weather cancellations are at your Captain’s discretion, your safety is their number one priority! You will receive a refund for any weather cancellation, or you can choose to reschedule your trip for a different date.

  • 83413 Overseas Highway Islamorada, FL

    Your Captain will have you targeting the species biting most frequently on the days leading up to your trip!

Trips:

You will have the opportunity to select backup dates in checkout (if applicable)

3/4 Day Trip

$1,400.00

Price includes up to 6 guests

7:00am - 1:00pm EST (6 hours)
Deposit refundable up to 30 Days before the trip
Trip Details
Get ready to head out between 10-20mi to target Sailfish, Mahi Mahi, Wahoo, Tuna, and many more species! All legal fish are heading back to the dock with you. Be sure to have a plan to take your fresh fillets back home! Your Captain will provide all required fishing equipment, as well as a fishing license for everyone on board.

Full Day Trip

$1,600.00

Price includes up to 6 guests

7:00am - 3:00pm EST (8 hours)
Deposit refundable up to 30 Days before the trip
Trip Details
Full day of fishing up to 40mi offshore for seasonal fish from sailfish, mahi, snapper, grouper, king mackerel, tuna, and more! All legal fish are heading back to the dock with you. Be sure to have a plan to take your fresh fillets back home! Your Captain will provide all required fishing equipment, as well as a fishing license for everyone on board.

Swordfish Trip

$2,200.00

Price includes up to 6 guests

7:00am - 7:00pm EST (12 hours)
Deposit refundable up to 30 Days before the trip
Trip Details
This trip will take you 28 miles offshore after the prestigious Swordfish. The boat is equipped with electric reels to help you reel the big beasts in! During the summer months you can troll for Mahi Mahi and Tuna on your way back from the trip.
Customer Reviews
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Excellent Trip
You know it's a good day when you have enough time Mahi to stop and do deep drops. The captain put us on the spot, two drops one came with a tile fish and one with a nice snowy grouper. He truly knows where the fish are. Took a total of 15 minutes. The captain was good to run us around several storms and keep catching fish. The mate colby was legit. Super friendly and new his stuff. We stopped for bait on the way out. He through two cast the first to target cigar minnows the second ballyhoo. The first yeided about 100+ minnows and they got about about 50 ballyhoo. Again Took about 30 minutes. No wasted time. I have been on several charter boats in the keys and this os one of the best charter boats in islamorada. To the person said me know it all. The captain has a little sarcastic humor and they must have missed that but he truly knows his stuff.
You know it's a good day when you have enough time Mahi to stop and do deep drops. The captain put us on the spot, two drops one came with a tile fish and one with a nice snowy grouper. He truly knows where the fish are. Took a total of 15 minutes. The captain was good to run us around several storms and keep catching fish. The mate colby was legit. Super friendly and new his stuff. We stopped for bait on the way out. He through two cast the first to target cigar minnows the second ballyhoo. The first yeided about 100+ minnows and they got about about 50 ballyhoo. Again Took about 30 minutes. No wasted time. I have been on several charter boats in the keys and this os one of the best charter boats in islamorada. To the person said me know it all. The captain has a little sarcastic humor and they must have missed that but he truly knows his stuff.
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Awesome Experience!
We just had an awesome fishing experience with Captain Larry today! We have chartered boats all over the world and this ranks as definitely one of the very best! I don't agree at all with the one star review! Capt. Larry was super friendly and knowledgeable and his mate, Colby was awesome and worked nonstop. We caught a sailfish and 6 other kinds of fish and both guys were great! It was a great day, we already recommended Capt. Larry to family who are coming down In a couple months and will be booking with him our next trip to the keys.
We just had an awesome fishing experience with Captain Larry today! We have chartered boats all over the world and this ranks as definitely one of the very best! I don't agree at all with the one star review! Capt. Larry was super friendly and knowledgeable and his mate, Colby was awesome and worked nonstop. We caught a sailfish and 6 other kinds of fish and both guys were great! It was a great day, we already recommended Capt. Larry to family who are coming down In a couple months and will be booking with him our next trip to the keys.
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Totally Recommend!
Excellent Islamorada fishing charter on our family outing. Captain Larry knows where all the fish are at and he kept us entertained the whole time. I highly recommend this Florida keys fishing trip to all that desire to catch a lot of fish!
Excellent Islamorada fishing charter on our family outing. Captain Larry knows where all the fish are at and he kept us entertained the whole time. I highly recommend this Florida keys fishing trip to all that desire to catch a lot of fish!
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Additional Features:

  • Saftey Equipment

  • Life Jackets
  • Fire Extinguishers
  • First-aid Equipment
  • Cpr-trained Crew
  • Flares
  • Vhf Radio
  • Navigation

  • Gps
  • Price Includes

  • Catch Cleaning & Filleting
  • Fishing License
  • Fresh Or Live Bait
  • Lures
  • Rods Reels Terminal Tackle
  • First Mate

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