Had a great fishing trip with Captain Sean O’Keefe on February 5, 2021.  Captain Sean is very knowledgeable and patient.  I’m a novice fisherman, and spent four hours learning a ton about fly fishing and spinning rod fishing in the backwaters.  Sean was able to put me on the fish!

Murray Marine is about a $20 Uber ride from upper Duval Street.  Don’t let that fact dissuade you.  One of the advantages of leaving from Murray Marine is that you are fishing within 10-15 minutes from leaving the dock.

Highly recommend booking with Key West Backwater Fishing.  I’ll be back on my next trip to Key West.

Upon meeting Captain Sean he let us know about the possibility of bad weather. We chose to try and dodge the rain as there looked to be clear skies in a certain area. Sean had a game plan catered to the tide, weather and species of fish (Tarpon and Permit). We did see a few juvenile Tarpon, but didn’t really have a shot at catching them. About an hour into the trip the weather became in issue and we were forced to head back to the marina.

Overall captain Sean did everything in his power to get us on the fish. Sucks it had to be the one chance we’ve had to fish in the Keys but that’s the nature of scheduling a fishing trip in Florida. Would still recommend this charter as this was completely out of the guides control. He made it right by not charging his full rate.

Great day on the water. My wife and I vacationed here and one of our top experiences of the trip. She’s an inexperienced angler and he took care of putting her on the fish and patiently showed her all the right technique. I was able to focus more on my own fishing and had a blast catching some variety and even seeing a shark take a barracuda off my line. Boat ride was also nice through the beautiful Florida keys. Thank you Captain Sean for the great fishing trip!

The fish were scarce, but I couldn’t have asked for a better Captain.  Sean put me on some nice fish, even though they were not cooperating.

Great trip!! Captain was very Intentional on finding fish. We continuously moved around looking for tarpons and bone fish. He was a great instructor on how to fish the flats.. highly recommend Capt Sean as a guide. We developed a great friendship in just a few hours.