Don’t book an afternoon half day reef trip

Published: June 23, 2021

Updated: April 27, 2026

Read Time: 2 minutes

I keep posting about it in my monthly blogs and refunding deposits and cancelling trips. I don’t have time to explain. Do not book an afternoon half day reef trip. The fish don’t eat when it is hot and the sun is up. I leave the reservation open for people to book a 3/4 or full day offshore trip or an afternoon snorkeling trip. If I block off my afternoon slots, I can’t book those trips for people that read the info on my website and understand what information I am conveying.

So, easy peasy.. do not book an afternoon half day reef fishing trip for any reason. All my mornings are already booked for weeks because that’s when it works. Don’t book an afternoon half day reef fishing trip because that is the only thing available and you are late on planning anything for your trip. Early bird gets the worm. Not afternoon bird. Do not book an afternoon half day reef fishing trip for any reason. I will not be offering night fishing trips this year either. I work every day, literally every day for weeks straight and I do not have time to work every day and nights. The Keys are really, really, really busy beyond anything we have ever seen for longer we have ever seen. Anybody that still lives here is working 3 times as hard so you get what you want when you’re here. Only book a trip if you have read and understand my information that I have provided here. Stop booking afternoon half day reef fishing trips because you have a reason. No. No.

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Captain Kevin Johnsen

Capt. Kevin Johnsen is a licensed USCG Master Captain and 40-year resident of Marathon, Florida. He runs Florida Keys Reel Adventures, offering hands-on fishing, spearfishing, snorkeling, and lobstering charters in the Middle Keys. When he's not on the water, he's probably thinking about being on the water.

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