Reel Florida Fishing Charters is the premier fishing guide service of Florida’s Nature Coast, led by Captain Kyle Messier and a team of 7 professional guides (Jeremiah Carlucci, Casey Males, Tanner Martin, Domenico Schianodicola, Carter Wade, Adam Whitston, and Zac Zachary), based in Crystal River. Specializing in light tackle and fly fishing, the business is a U.S. Coast Guard licensed and insured charter company covering the mangrove mazes of Crystal River and Homosassa.
The Nature Coast is a true fisherman’s paradise, home to more than 20 species annually, drawing anglers worldwide to fish Trophy Tarpon, Snook, and Redfish against a beautiful mangrove-laden backdrop. Beyond Fishing Charters, the business offers Scalloping Adventures (a family-friendly “underwater Easter egg hunt” during the Nature Coast’s beloved scallop season, with a VIP trip combining scalloping and a manatee swim), and Manatee Tours — Crystal River is home to the world’s largest population of the endangered West Indian Manatee, and the only U.S. destination permitting swimming with them.
Specialty charter types include Backcountry Fishing, Fly Fishing, Kid Friendly Trips, Group and Corporate Trips, Fresh and Saltwater Combo Trips, Kayak and SUP Fishing, Tarpon Fishing, Shallow Water Grouper, and Shark Fishing. Every trip is fully customizable and genuinely all-inclusive — bait, tackle, licenses, rods, reels, and coolers with ice and water are all provided, with the crew filleting and bagging the catch at trip’s end. Captain Kyle, a full-time guide fishing more than 250 days a year and a former certified teacher, specifically tailors trips to keep kids engaged.
Guest testimonials are extraordinarily numerous and consistently glowing, spanning years of repeat clients from across the country and internationally, with reviewers describing Kyle as “the best fishing guide” they’ve ever fished with from Alaska to New Zealand, praising his patience, deep local knowledge, and genuine teaching ability for both beginners and fly fishing veterans.
The business is genuinely well-sponsored, backed by Guy Harvey Outfitters (Pro Team), Sodium, Power-Pole, Scientific Anglers, Carbon Marine, Simms, DOA, Sage, Umpqua, Yamaha, Orvis (Endorsed), Pure Fishing, Maverick Boats, Pathfinder Boats, and Homosassa Marine, and holds affiliations with the IGFA and Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) of Florida.
For anglers of any experience level near Crystal River/Homosassa, Florida looking for a genuinely world-class, professionally credentialed fishing guide service, Reel Florida Fishing Charters offers an exceptional operation with Captain Kyle Messier and a 7-guide team.
