A Fishing Guide, LLC
Joined in 2022
About
Capt. Steve Friedman grew up spending his summers playing in the waters near his grandparents’ house in central Illinois. The small lake was home to various species of aquatic life like bluegill, bass, crappie, catfish and carp. His initial curiosity for the freshwater fish grew as he did. As his angling skills increased, so did his desire to spend as much time fishing as possible.
Several years later, while completing graduate classes in New Mexico, he spent many days along the banks of the famed San Juan River in pursuit of rainbow and brown trout. When he returned to his hometown, Chicago, he continued to fish the waters of Lake Michigan and spent his vacations fishing all over Florida where his love for the saltwater fish blossomed.
His zeal for fishing took him next to Vail, Colorado, where he guided anglers down the white waters of the Colorado, Eagle and Roaring Fork Rivers, hot on the trail of brown, rainbow and brook trout. Wanting to fish year round, Capt. Steve soon made the decision to permanently relocate to South Florida and guide full time in the Florida Keys where he now lives with his wife Kristine and two children—Benjamin and Sidney.
Disciplines
- Flats
- In-shore
- Backcountry
- Conventional (spinning rod)
- Saltwater
- Fly-fishing
- Flats fishing
- Saltwater fishing
- In-shore fishing
- Conventional fishing
- Backcountry fishing
- Fly fishing
- Reef fishing
Steve's trips
From $2,000.00
Client reviews
5.0
Based on 27 reviews
david w.
July 2025
What an incredible 1/2 day of fishing and sightseeing... Steve was amazing with my 12 year old daughter and wife. We saw great birds and caught great fish all morning long. All 3 of us caught permit, on a few occasions we had simultaneous fish on... Just an all around memorable day. Steve is engaging and hospitality focused while also being an expert at his craft. Cannot imagine why you would book any other guide. We just returned home and are already planning a trip back to fish with him next year.
Read moreSusan Q
May 2025
VerifiedWOW! We had such an amazing time. So fun, relaxing, educational, and all-around great time. Our guide was so fun. I would highly recommend this to anyone.
Read moreRalf
January 2025
VerifiedWe had a great day with our guide Steve. Since we only had a 4-hour trip, he guided us to the fish we wanted and we had a very entertaining fishing trip with lots of fish (e.g. speckled trout, catfish, etc.). Steve knows the Florida Bay area very well and we certainly only got to know a very small part of his expertise. That's why I would definitely recommend him as a guide. If we are back in Islamorada, Steve will definitely be our guide again!
Read moreScott M.
December 2024
VerifiedSteve did an awesome job for our family which includes my wife and a 10 and 13 yr old. We are not expert anglers by any stretch. Steve took us a to a few different spots and we caught 60+ fish and a shark which was the highlight. We had a blast and Steve was a great host. We highly recommend using this charter and would use him again.
Read moreCarolyn R.
October 2024
VerifiedSteve is very knowledgeable about his environment which was great. We saw many different kinds of marine life and the highlight besides catching fish was the dolphins! They came so close to the boat. Steve pointed to a seaturtle coming to the surface, that was awesome! Will definitely charter again!
Read moreCarolyn R.
September 2024
VerifiedSteve is an excellent guide. His knowledge of the area is large. We saw turtles , sharks, barracuda and plenty of fish! Caught several, it was very cool!
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