Day, overnight and multi-day trips to the Dry Tortugas aboard the Lauren Jeanne, a 50' catamaran with bunks for six.
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The classic Two Fish trip
Two or three nights at the Dry Tortugas aboard the Lauren Jeanne. Fish the reefs, wrecks and deep ledges around Fort Jefferson by day and into the night, and sleep aboard.
Up to 6 anglers. For the whole boat. Discounted rates January to March
A night and a day of fishing aboard the Lauren Jeanne, with food, drinks and all the tackle included. January to March.
Twelve hours of reef, wreck and bottom fishing out of Stock Island, with food, drinks and all the tackle included. January to March.
The Dry Tortugas are far enough from Key West that the reefs, wrecks and ledges see very little fishing. On the longer trips you anchor up out there and fish around the clock.
Load up at the Perry Marina and head west aboard the Lauren Jeanne.
The uninhabited atoll on the way out, with fishing grounds of its own.
70 miles west
Fort Jefferson, and reefs, wrecks and deep ledges that see very little pressure. Anchor up and live aboard.
The deep reef beyond the Tortugas, for a long trip when the wind is under 10 knots.
Grouper are best in the cooler months, snapper through summer and fall, and dolphin in summer. Tell Captain Yuri what you want to catch, and he'll set the trip up around it.
Reefs and ledgesBest Nov to Apr
The big one on the Tortugas reefs and ledges, and a fight to keep out of the rocks.
Hard bottomBest Nov to Apr
A Gulf favorite on the hard bottom, and some of the best eating out there.
Reefs and wrecksBest May to Oct
Bright red and great eating, from the reefs and wrecks around the Tortugas.
Reefs and wrecksBest May to Oct
Olive and pink with a red tail, and one of the best-eating snapper on the reef.
ReefsBest May to Oct
Fished into the evening off the stern, with the boat anchored up on the reef.
Deep drop
A deep-water snapper, brought up from the ledges on the boat's electric reels.
On the trollSummer
Mahi-mahi, on a trolling line on the run out and back.
On the troll
Big and fast, trolled up in the blue water.
The Tortugas are far enough from Key West that the reefs, wrecks and ledges see very little fishing, and on a multi-day trip you stay out there to fish around the clock.
The Lauren Jeanne runs at 16 knots, and her 22-foot beam gives six anglers room and a stable deck that helps keep seasickness away.
Air conditioning, a full galley, bunks, a head and a hot shower. When the weather allows, the captain cooks breakfast and dinner.
Every trip includes your fishing licenses, bait, ice and the boat's electric reels for deep dropping. On the day and overnight trips, food, drinks and all the tackle are included too.
Two Fish Charters runs customized day, overnight and multi-day fishing trips from Stock Island to the Dry Tortugas, the Marquesas Keys and Pulley Ridge: the finest bottom and big game fishing the Florida Keys have to offer, in some of the most pristine water in the continental US. The Tortugas are a national park 70 miles west of Key West, home to Fort Jefferson, and the reefs, wrecks and deep ledges around them see very little fishing pressure.
Giant grouper and snapper are our specialty. A typical trip brings black, red, gag, yellowedge, scamp and strawberry grouper, and yellowtail, red, mutton, mangrove and cubera snapper, with kingfish, cobia and deep-water snowy grouper and golden tilefish. Wahoo, tuna, dolphin and sailfish come on the troll. Bottom, reef, wreck or deep drop fishing, or offshore trolling: we set each trip up around the weather, the season, your group's experience and what you want to catch.
Captain Yuri Vakselis runs the trips aboard the Lauren Jeanne, a 50-foot custom catamaran with a 22-foot beam, all the latest fish-finding and navigation electronics, a bait freezer, big fish boxes and an ice maker.
“Giant grouper and snapper is our specialty!”
Tell Captain Yuri which trip and dates you have in mind, how many anglers are coming and what you'd like to catch. He'll check his calendar and get back to you, and he can customize the trip to suit your group's experience and expectations.
Still wondering?
Call or text Captain Yuri before you book. He'll talk the trips, the season and the fishing through with you.
Book the full day and overnight trips online on their pages; they run January through March, and the calendar shows the open dates. For the 3, 3½ and 4-day trips, send Captain Yuri your trip and dates with the form on this site, or call or text him at (305) 797-6396. He checks his calendar, confirms your dates and sends you a PayPal link for the deposit.
The Dry Tortugas trip runs all year, as a 3-day (48-hour), 3½-day (64-hour) or 4-day (72-hour) trip, with discounted rates from January through March. The full day and overnight trips run from January through March.
Every trip includes bait, ice, all your fishing licenses and the boat's electric reels for deep dropping. The full day and overnight trips also include food, drinks and all the tackle, conventional reels too. On the 3, 3½ and 4-day trips, bring your own food and drinks.
Up to six on every trip. The price is for the whole boat.
Every trip leaves from the Perry Marina on Stock Island. The 3-day trip leaves at 2pm and is back at 2pm on the third day; the 3½-day trip leaves at 9pm and is back at 2pm on the fourth day; the 4-day trip leaves at 2pm and is back at 2pm on the fourth day. The overnight trip runs from 9am to about 10am the next day, and the full day from about 8am to 8pm. Which days you go depends on what's already booked, and Captain Yuri confirms them with you.
The Lauren Jeanne is on floating dock A, down the ramp behind the Perry Hotel. Park along the north seawall of the hotel lot to load (20 minutes only), and use the hand carts on the dock for your gear.
Leaving a car overnight? Get a marina parking pass from the Perry Hotel concierge and park in marina lot A or B, or it will be towed.
