Florida Permit Fishing Charters

Florida Permit Fishing Charters

Top Florida Permit Fishing Destinations

Best Permit Fishing Charters in Florida

Permit Fishing in Florida

Permit
  • Size 10 to 30lbs
  • Food Value Good
  • Game Qualities Excellent
  • Habitats Inshore, Nearshore, Reef, Flats, Backcountry

(Trachinotus falcatus)

Permit fishing in south Florida offers an excellent opportunity to develop your angling skills. There are three hotspot areas to target these smart and hard fighters:

  • Biscayne Bay - flats on the eastern side from about Soldier Key down to Sands Key and mangroves on the western and southern side of the bay
  • The Lower Keys - rocky flats from Upper Harbor Key down to Jewfish Channel; asides from combing the bottom, Permit here often feed on the surface of the water as well
  • Key West - the vast flats of the Lakes region; this is where the biggest Permit in Florida are

* Of course, the strip of islands in between the Lower Keys and Biscayne have their fair share of flats hosting an abundance of Permit, too.

Some excellent guides that can take you out for Permit will be: captain Dave with Grateful Dave Charters or captain Mike with C Hawk out of Key West; captain Ted with Skins and Fins or captain Matt with Bamboo Charters out of Islamorada.

Florida Permit Fishing Seasons

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Seasonality

Permit fishing in Florida varies slightly throughout the year. High season is May to September. Low season is January to March and November to December. There is no closed season.
Florida
Excellent
4.6 / 5
Based on 28,629 reviews by FishingBooker anglers

What anglers said about Permit Fishing in Florida

Fishing was great but red snapper are not in season till june so you caint keep them in may
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Fishing was great but red snapper are not in season till june so you caint keep them in may
GulfCoast Guide Fishing & Adventure
GulfCoast Guide Fishing & Adventure
Saltwater estuary fish strike hard and are fun to catch. The fish were not large enough to keep. We used a combination of bottom fishing, bobber fishing, and lures. The fish stopped biting around 11am.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Saltwater estuary fish strike hard and are fun to catch. The fish were not large enough to keep. We used a combination of bottom fishing, bobber fishing, and lures. The fish stopped biting around 11am.
Always Somethin' Charters
Always Somethin' Charters
The weather is a little unpredictable in April, but anytime you can go out on the water and fish is great.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
The weather is a little unpredictable in April, but anytime you can go out on the water and fish is great.
J&F eXcursions - 26
J&F eXcursions - 26
If you love sport fishing and never Tarpon fished, put a trip with Captain John Callion on your bucket list
Excellent
5.0 / 5
If you love sport fishing and never Tarpon fished, put a trip with Captain John Callion on your bucket list
Callion Fishing Charters
Callion Fishing Charters
Be prepared for weather changes and be flexible. Youโ€™ll have a great time in any case
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Be prepared for weather changes and be flexible. Youโ€™ll have a great time in any case
Reel  Therapy Fishing Charters
Reel Therapy Fishing Charters
Watch the wind and waves for offshore conditions if too rough stay inshore.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Watch the wind and waves for offshore conditions if too rough stay inshore.
Catch and Cruise Adventures
Catch and Cruise Adventures
Just come have a good time and catch some great fish. Find a restaurant to cook your catch too.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Just come have a good time and catch some great fish. Find a restaurant to cook your catch too.
Jolly Roger II
Jolly Roger II
We got some small fish but it was still so fun! Definitely will come back to the Keys for a more in season time for bigger fish!
Excellent
5.0 / 5
We got some small fish but it was still so fun! Definitely will come back to the Keys for a more in season time for bigger fish!
Beyond Blessed Charters
Beyond Blessed Charters
Perfect timing in all honesty! Couldnโ€™t be better! Everything was perfect!
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Perfect timing in all honesty! Couldnโ€™t be better! Everything was perfect!
Finseekers Fishing Charters
Finseekers Fishing Charters
Iโ€™m not from the Keys, so I only gave it a good review because I donโ€™t know how great it really can be.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Iโ€™m not from the Keys, so I only gave it a good review because I donโ€™t know how great it really can be.
Local Grown Charters
Local Grown Charters
Call the captains and book directly for a better experience and more details about what you want and what the offer.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Call the captains and book directly for a better experience and more details about what you want and what the offer.
Bay Reef Fishing Charters
Bay Reef Fishing Charters
It was really good for us for snook and sea trout especially (late april). Redfish was a bit tougher, only catch 3 total.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
It was really good for us for snook and sea trout especially (late april). Redfish was a bit tougher, only catch 3 total.
Capt. Evan Denis Charters
Capt. Evan Denis Charters
Just talk to the captain about your experience and expectations and just remember the captain cannot change the weather conditions.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Just talk to the captain about your experience and expectations and just remember the captain cannot change the weather conditions.
FloAlong Charters
FloAlong Charters
You will expect some winds and some rain on the water in Jacksonville you Definitely.Have to put your time in to find we're the fish are.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
You will expect some winds and some rain on the water in Jacksonville you Definitely.Have to put your time in to find we're the fish are.
Tannic Water Adventures Inc.
Tannic Water Adventures Inc.
Great first time fishing in the ocean with Neptune Charters. We will be returning next time!
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Great first time fishing in the ocean with Neptune Charters. We will be returning next time!
Neptune Fishing Charters
Neptune Fishing Charters
The weather was impeccable. April weather is certainly the best. Not too hot. We were able to enjoy ourselves without sweating. Absolute perfection.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
The weather was impeccable. April weather is certainly the best. Not too hot. We were able to enjoy ourselves without sweating. Absolute perfection.
Velocity Sportfishing Charters
Velocity Sportfishing Charters
Get your fly casting down very good. Itโ€™s much different than river fishing for trout
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Get your fly casting down very good. Itโ€™s much different than river fishing for trout
Captain Martin Carranza
Captain Martin Carranza
Fishing was a little slow. Dylan description was honest to just plan a good day on the water and not necessarily an awesome fishing day
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Fishing was a little slow. Dylan description was honest to just plan a good day on the water and not necessarily an awesome fishing day
Capt. DL Spragg Charters
Capt. DL Spragg Charters
Take sunscreen and plenty of water or sports drinks. Bring a cooler to take your cleaned fish away in.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Take sunscreen and plenty of water or sports drinks. Bring a cooler to take your cleaned fish away in.
Flight Risk Fishing Charters
Flight Risk Fishing Charters
I brought 2 never fished adults and they taught them everything with patience.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
I brought 2 never fished adults and they taught them everything with patience.
Cora Beth Fishing
Cora Beth Fishing

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