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Let’s go fishing, you know you want to!

Let’s go fishing, you know you want to!Let’s go fishing, you know you want to!Let’s go fishing, you know you want to!

Family Fishing in Islamorada

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Let’s go fishing, you know you want to!

Let’s go fishing, you know you want to!Let’s go fishing, you know you want to!Let’s go fishing, you know you want to!

Family Fishing in Islamorada

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Take Your Family or Friends on an Experience of a Lifetime

This Is Different!

Imagine the feeling of reeling in an awesome fish, or the smile on your child’s face while reeling in a shark. How about the expression on everyone’s face when they see something they’ve never seen before- all while making some unforgettable memories - that’s some of what you could experience with Florida Backcountry Fishing.

Backcountry Fishing in The Florida Keys is like nothing you’ve ever experienced before. Running in and out of desolate waters, shallow flats or through and around uninhabited mangrove islands at the southern end of the Everglades make for great fishing adventures.


The fish are everywhere and so are some huge predators! But don’t worry, we’ll keep a safe distance so that your crew can enjoy going where most people have never been, seeing things most people have never seen, and being part of such a pristine environment that no one could ever forget the experience.


Miles of open, clear shallow water and mangrove islands making up Florida Bay. We’ll run up through these pristine areas from our location in Islamorada, the sport fishing capital - in the Florida Keys.


A high energy, fun and amazing experience awaits you and your crew with Florida Backcountry Fishing. A family bucket list item for sure!

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Why fish with us

Great Family Fishing Adventures

Great Family Fishing Adventures

Great Family Fishing Adventures

Our unique charters offer an unforgettable fishing experience for everyone. 

Owned by locals

Great Family Fishing Adventures

Great Family Fishing Adventures

Backcountry Fishing is what we do for a living, it’s our passion, not just a hobby. We are on the water perfecting our skills  every day to ensure that we put you on the bite on every trip. You’ll experience our drive and determination on every fishing trip.

All Inclusive

Great Family Fishing Adventures

World Class Fishing

We provide everything that you need to catch big fish – and lots of them. Just add water. We cover:

  • Fishing License
  • Fuel
  • Baits
  • All tackle
  • Cooler full of Ice and drinking water, with enough room for your own food and drinks.
  • Everglades National Park Pass is not provided. See Below.


World Class Fishing

World Class Fishing

World Class Fishing

Islamorada is the Sport Fishing Capital of the World. Islamorada offers World Class fishing in the Florida Keys all year round. 

Your Enjoyment

World Class Fishing

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 Dedication to YOU. Period. We are committed to delivering a unique and memorable angling experience to you personally.

You Fish With Us!!

World Class Fishing

You Fish With Us!!

When you book with Florida Backcountry Fishing, you FISH with Florida Backcountry Fishing. Our success is based on your experience, and I won’t trust that to anyone else. 

Recent Adventures

    Military Discount. Active, disabled, and retired military personnel receive a 15% discount with ID.

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    About The Fishing

    Uninhabited Backwaters

    At the tip Southern Florida, the coastal and backwaters are truly an angler’s paradise! Stretching along the Gulf of Mexico from Cape Romano to Cape Sable and East to Barnes Sound on Florida’s southernmost mainland tip and bordered by the Florida Keys, there are over ninety miles of pristine, uninhabited, unparalleled, labyrinths of coastal keys, estuaries, shoals, oyster beds, backwater bays, mangrove islands and freshwater creeks teeming with rich nutrients, aquatic life, and more important, great fishing.

    It’s a bait nursery

    Starting in the late spring, fueled by abundant rains (60 inches/year) over the grassland and marsh ecosystems in Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve, 10,000 Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Big Cypress National Preserve, and over 5,000 square miles in Everglades National Park, the area becomes a nursery to billions of tiny shrimp, crabs, and crustaceans. These nurseries attract a variety of backwater southwest Florida gamefish including Snook, Redfish, Spotted Trout, and Tarpon. These backwaters are also permanent homes to Red Drum, Sheepshead, Mangrove Snapper, and Ladyfish. During the summer and fall months, the coastal shoreline, white sand beaches, outer keys and passes, are awash with massive concentrations of thredfin herring, finger mullet, scale sardines, and glass minnows. Diving birds and surface agitation indicate “hot” action as schools of Spanish Mackerel, Jack Crevalle, Spotted Trout, Snook, Tarpon, Permit, and Pompano drive the baits into a frenzy.

    Wilderness Fishing

    From dawn to dusk in this serene wilderness far from roads and the urban ruckus, accessible only by shallow water skiffs, kayaks, and canoes, encounters with ibis, osprey, white and blue heron, egrets, and roseate spoonbills will enrich your day in the Glades. Whether you are a seasoned fly-fisherman, spin caster, or avid light-tackle angler, I invite you to book a charter with me and enjoy this truly unique Everglades and Florida Bay world class backcountry fishing adventure.

    The Boats

    198 DLV Carolina Skiff

    This boat is huge for a flats boat yet is regularly at home in water of less than 8 inches. It has huge forward and rear casting platforms, very stable and safe, modern electronics, and is our go-to flats boat.   


    This 2018, Carolina Skiff DLV 198 boat provides greater comfort on our Full Day backcountry charters and routinely explores All of the backcountry. Shallow draft, powerful Suzuki and the ability to carry a full variety of tackle make this boat ideal for targeting multiple species, and making the full day, long runs to Florida Bay.  


    Yes, it's much bigger than most skinny water skiffs, but it takes on the skinny water just as fine.  

    The Specs

    • 20 feet long and a full 8 foot beam;
    • Capable of carrying up to 6 passengers(weight restrictions apply – please confirm intended party size prior to booking);
    • Long range fuel capacity;
    • 8 inch draft puts us in some really shallow water;
    • A powerful bow mounted trolling motor keeps us  on the move - and quiet;
    • New technology GPS/Sonar/Depth finder keeps us safe, shows us what under the boat and brings us home;
    • Reliable Suzuki Power.

    Hydra Sport Vector 1750

    This boat is a great bay boat yet is regularly at home in shallow water. It has a large forward casting platform, very stable and safe, modern electronics, and is our go-to boat for choppy conditions.   


    Because of its design and reliability, this professionally maintained 1998 Hydra Sport boat provides greater comfort on windy/choppy days and routinely explores all of the backcountry. A shallow draft, deep-v design hull, speed and reliably powered by Yamaha make this boat ideal for targeting multiple species.  

    The Specs

    • 17.5 feet long and a full 7.5-foot beam;
    • Capable of carrying up to 5 passengers (weight restrictions apply – please confirm intended party size prior to booking); 
    • Long range fuel capacity; 
    • 12-inch draft puts us in some really cool places; 
    • New technology electronics keep us safe, shows us what under the boat and brings us home; 
    • Reliable Yamaha Power. 

    About Us

    It’s an Anglers Paradise

    Welcome to a special corner of paradise and to some of the finest backcountry and flats fishing you’ll ever encounter. Besides being inspired by the natural beauty of the Glades and 10,000 Islands, you’ll be awed by the variety of species just waiting to strike, whether fly fishing, using live bait, or on artificial lures. Over ninety miles of shallow water flats, passes, expansive bays, and mangrove keys provide the perfect environment to target many different species and an experience  you’ll never forget.

    About the Captain

    I‘m Captain Clyde Morgan, a US Coast Guard Licensed Master. I am born and raised in South Florida where I have fished these waters my entire life. I’ve been fishing the flats, backcountry and offshore waters since before it was a popular as it is.


    Along with the help of my team of highly experienced saltwater fishing guides, we are dedicated to providing you a personalized and exciting World-Class Fishing trip in the Florida Keys, the Flats of Florida Bay, Flamingo, and the Everglades Backcountry.


    Florida Backcountry Fishing is fully licensed and insured. 


    Call me today and get ready for a great experience. The best Florida Backcountry Fishing!

    Thanks for stopping by Florida Backcountry Fishing . We look forward to seeing you soon!

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      ***Everglades National Park***

      Please note: As of January 1, 2020, All visitors to Everglades National Park are required to pay an entrance fee. Visitors are no longer covered on our boat under our pass. Please be prepared to show your hard copy pass or digital pass on your mobile device. Please purchase your pass here prior to arriving for your trip: (select “vessel” pass). This pass will cover everyone in your party.


      https://www.recreation.gov/sitepass/74278


      You will have to purchase this pass prior to getting onboard, as we will be fishing within the National Park boundary. The cost $30, and is good for 7 days.

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      **Military and Disabled Angler discount, and for special needs requests, Please call me directly prior to booking for special instructions.

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      We are located at World Famous - Whale Harbor Marina, 83413 Overseas Hwy, Islamorada, Florida 33036

      786-205-3214

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