Reviews

Amazing fishing experience!!!!!

My wife and I were in town for our honeymoon and both really wanted to fish the waters around Islamorada. After a couple of good recommendations we contacted Captain Ross Early and set up a trip and had an amazing time. We caught some great fish and couldn't be happier with the customer service and knowledge of Ross and his crew. Everything ran smooth and Ross and Justing worked great as a team. Couldn't be happier with the experience!!!!!!

Andrew J

Yellow Tail and Snapper were biting

Went out with Captain Ross for an afternoon of fishing. He got us hooked on a large group of Yellow Tail and Snapper. We caught enough not only for dinner that night but for lunch the next day too. We had a great time. Captain Ross also entertained us with his fishing stories.

Peter K

Caught lots of fish!

We went out with Captain Ross and caught 3 sailfish as well as a large number of snapper. He is a great captain and knows where to find the fish! We were with our family and everyone had fun. We had a delicious fish dinner and enough for several more meals!

lmsusnar

Outstanding charter captain and crew well priced

My son and I fished with capt Ross and Justin on 1/15/2017 for a full day charter with 15-18 knots winds. The Early Bird took the 3-5 swells outstanding, a very capable boat with lots of room in the stern to work and fight fish. Crew was ready when we arrived and bait was caught and we were on the reef before other boats. First we kite fished, 2 short lines and 2 long lines, to free up the crew my son and I worked the lines. First sail was on before 9:00am and tagged. Also landed several Bonito as that will happen but tight lines are always good. Also got a bonus gaffer Mahi which was very cool for this time of year. After a while we switched gears and went snapper fishing for meat to bring to Lazy Days and had our limit within an hour of Yellowtail including several flags. Back to sailfishing and caught 2 more, Capt Ross put us in the right area as we were sight pitching baits to several of them! Overall we went 3/5 on sails and the missed ones were our fault but still went into the marina as top boat which is nice! Overall Capt Ross, Justin, and James who was on board to assists were an outstanding crew to fish with and my next offshore trip will be with him. Great boat, good tackle, and always moving and planning the next option. Also parking is much better than B&M at Post Card Inn.

I highly recommend the Early Bird, I have fished offshore many times and had famous captains and Capt Ross is right there with them. Thanks Capt Ross and Justin.

Scott W

Great Guys

Family of 3 with one member in a scooter. Ross Early and his 1st mate Mike took good care of us. We caught our dinner and more. They were very helpful and spent time educating us as to the techniques and their plan for the day. The boat's in great shape and no problem with 1 to 2 foot seas. Would go back with them in a heatbeat.

Nate Brandon Augusta,GA

Nathan B

1/2 day offshore

me and my buddy mike have chartered many of boats down in the keys for over 20yrs and nothing in our past experiences have ever been like our experience we had with cap't Ross and his very experienced mate mike..from the moment we stepped on his well equipped and super clean vessel we were treated like family...cap't Ross is all about making sure your fishing experience is one to remember..cap't Ross definitely has two future customers for life with us..i highly recommend to everyone else to charter the Earlybird and you'll feel the same way for sure!!..tight lines..Denny/Mike from ft lauderdale

Denny C

Our first fishing trip

We had an amazing trip with Captain Ross and Mate Eddie. Dave and I have fished most of our lives but nothing comes close to the experience we had yesterday. Capt. Ross and Eddie were helpful in educating us on the techniques and different species of fish we caught. They strived to assure we were having a good time, which they did much more than that. We are already planning our next trip out.

Cgoss

Captain and Mate were first rate!!

We booked, Ross Early on the Early Bird last week for a whole day fishing. We were a party of 4 which was the perfect size for his boat. We choose Ross because 5 years ago, we booked a full day with another captain but when we arrived in town, we found out our captain was MIA and there was no chance of us going out with him. Ross was going to be the mate, so he tracked down another Captain for us and took us fishing for the day. We had an awesome day and everything worked out. So this year, we searched for Ross on the internet and found that he is now the captain of his own boat and once again, he made sure we had a great day fishing and went home with more fish than we can eat. The day was crazy rough and weather ranged from torrential rain to sunny, but Ross and his great first mate, Ed worked all day to make sure that we had a successful day. Would highly recommend them and would never book with anyone else when in the keys.

Montana2

Full day charter 5/23/17

South Carolina folks on vacation and we had an awesome day catching mahi and yellow tails. Capt Ross and Capt Ed were fantastic and we cant wait to go back out!

Emily A

Best Fishing Experience Ever!

Great morning spent deep sea fishing with Captain Ross Early and First Mate Justin on the Early Bird in Islamorada, FL. If anyone comes to the Florida Keys, I HIGHLY recommend booking a 1/2 or whole day trip with Captain Ross. He and Justin gave us a great experience! We booked a 1/2 day trip and caught 9 mahi mahi!!! We then went to the Lazy Days restaurant (Captain Ross' suggestion) where they cooked a portion of our catch, lazy days style! It was so good! There was even some scraps for a beautiful white crane who stopped by. What a great time! I can't wait for our next trip to the Keys, we will book a full day with Captain Ross next time!

Janalee