I’ve been on a lot of guided fishing trips over the years and have to say that the trip I and my daughter and her friend just took with Captain Ron is one of the best ever, if not the best.  We had only booked a half day trip, so I was surprised when he suggested the 30-mile run to the mainland near Flamingo City.  Even though the rides there and back shortened our fishing time some, he said we would have much better fishing than if we stayed local to Islamorada, which was what other guides in the area had always done.  He wasn’t kidding.  We enjoyed almost non-stop fishing action.  I was especially happy that we caught a lot of good sized snook (and, of course, were very careful to release healthy and unharmed).  We also caught a lot of other species: trout, jacks, a black drum, and many others). We eventually caught a few lemon sharks, which were fun and also never boated, but released safely.  We only took a couple of trout for dinner that night (delicious), all the rest were released.  Captain Ron fishes out of of the Worldwide Sportsman in Islamorada.  If you book a trip with him, you’ll have a fishing experience that you’ll never forget.

Everything was as it should be.  Capt. Ron listened to us and set the trip up for success.  We caught multiple species and even tangled with a shark until we got it to the boat, which was an unexpected surprise.  Heartily recommend Pirate For Hire when you are in the area.

Captain Ron took my brother out into the bay and we caught a great variety of fish. Jacks, Snapper, Sharks. A great day on the water. These trips are not just fishing trips, the water is so clear, it allows you to see such an abundance of wildlife. Thanks Ron.

Capt Ron was fantastic. Very knowledgeable, funny and friendly. He was ready and waiting for us to arrive. Put us on fish right away and moved us about for different species- we caught fish in each spot which made for a great lunch.