Pulley Ridge
Multi-day fishing from Stock Island.
Why Book Just Cuz for Pulley Ridge?
Just Cuz Sportfishing, captained by Conan Yates, is the premier choice for Pulley Ridge fishing charters in Islamorada. Captain Conan personally runs every Pulley Ridge trip aboard Just Cuz, a 43-foot Merritt built for the long run to the deep water, with an air-conditioned cabin to sleep in between fishing days. Tackle, bait, ice, licenses and fish cleaning are included, and the route is planned around conditions. Call (305) 300-0417 to talk through dates and targets before you book.
What Is Pulley Ridge Fishing?
Just Cuz Sportfishing offers specialized Pulley Ridge charters that run about 150 miles offshore to the deepwater reef known as Pulley Ridge, one of the healthiest and least-fished reef systems off the Florida Keys. Captain Conan Yates runs Just Cuz, a 43-foot Merritt, on multi-day Pulley Ridge charters out of Stock Island, targeting grouper, snapper and the other deepwater species most day boats never reach.
Book Your Pulley Ridge Trip ↗
Three days or five.
Fish the deep-water grounds of the Gulf aboard the 43′ Merritt. Bottom fishing, trolling, live bait, and jigging, with the route planned around conditions.
Where Is Pulley Ridge?
Pulley Ridge is a deepwater reef in the Gulf, reached on multi-day trips from Stock Island and Key West. Pulley Ridge trips do not leave from Islamorada: the day charters meet at World Wide Sportsman in Islamorada, while Pulley Ridge trips start from Stock Island. Besides the deep ground on the ridge, Captain Conan Yates can stop behind the shrimp boats and at the radio towers in the Gulf.
How Far Is Pulley Ridge from Key West?
Pulley Ridge is about 150 miles offshore from Key West. Just Cuz Sportfishing, operated by Captain Conan Yates, leaves Stock Island and Key West at 7 a.m., and that run is why every Pulley Ridge charter is a multi-day trip rather than a day trip. Confirm the dock and departure time with Captain Conan Yates when you book.
How Multi-Day Pulley Ridge Trips Work
Just Cuz Sportfishing runs Pulley Ridge as an overnight charter in two lengths: 2 nights and 3 days for $5,000, or 4 nights and 5 days for $7,000. You fish all day and through the night, sleep aboard the 43-foot Merritt in its air-conditioned cabin, and return at sunset on the last day. Captain Conan Yates plans the route around conditions and your target species, using bottom fishing, trolling, live bait and jigging. Tackle, bait, ice, licenses and fish cleaning are included. Call (305) 300-0417 to arrange dates, meals and what to pack.
Aboard the Merritt
Sleep aboard between fishing days. Just Cuz has an air-conditioned cabin and a full fishing cockpit. Tackle, bait, ice, licenses, and fish cleaning are included.
See the boat ↗Before departure
Call Captain Conan to arrange dates, target species, meals, and what to pack. These trips depart from Stock Island; confirm the dock and departure time with the captain.
Trip questions ↗