Captain Chris Garcia

A fourth-generation native, Chris has called Key West waters home all his life. Just 12 years old when he started stone crab fishing, he would pull 50 traps from the waters every few days after school. From weekends spent commercial fishing, where he and his friend Alex would catch and sell tons of King Mackerel, Grouper, and Snapper, Chris graduated, got his Captain’s license at 19 years old, and began his light tackle charter business in 2000.

With a long list of repeat clients that keep coming back every year, Chris is the only guide to ever win the Key West Shell Classic two years in a row in both 2005 and 2006. He has been featured on ESPN, magazine articles, and has won numerous fishing tournaments in Key West.