Capt. Eric Bass

Capt. Eric Bass has been fishing the waters of the Florida Keys for more than 25 years and has been a professional backcountry and flats guide for the past 10 years. He is recognized as one of the top fishing guides in the Upper Keys and is the co-host of the "Friday Night Radio Show," which is broadcast from Wahoo's Bar and Restaurant in the Whale Harbor complex found at mile marker 83 in the Village of Islamorada. The show is on the World Wide Web and can be heard on Clear Channel Broadcasting's Easy 96.9 every Friday night live from 6 to 7 p.m. The show has guests covering many different subjects with the main focus on the fishing industry in the Keys and local issues. Many celebrities while visiting Islamorada are guests on the show. They have included sports and entertainment celebrities who fish with Capt. Bass and other guides while in town.

Capt. Bass has won numerous fishing tournaments and has consistently placed in the top five positions in the tournaments he has guided anglers. He has a thorough knowledge of the techniques and skills you need to fish the waters of the Florida Keys. His ability to convey this information to the anglers he guides is done with humor and a fun approach. He has a passion for fishing fitting his motto for the sport, "We are fishing for fun!"

Capt. Brian Cone

Say Hello to Brian Cone, Captain of the Contagious, a very well-equipped 33-foot World Cat especially suited to provide smooth and comfortable travel to the best fishing spots in the ocean waters off Islamorada. Even the roughest days will be smooth on the Contagious! In the Florida Keys, Captain Brian Cone has gained a reputation as the hot hand when it comes to offshore fishing. When you fish on the Contagious you not only catch fish, but you learn a whole lot about Cone's techniques and what makes him so good as an expert at finding the fish. His passion and intensity for fishing and his easy way with customers, young and old, will surely make your day on the water a memory you will never forget!

Captain Brian was raised in the Keys exploring the ocean since he was just a little tyke. After graduating from college, Brian couldn't wait to get back to the Florida Keys and his real love - fishing! As a kid, he got to know many of the local captains who knew how to go that extra mile and come back with record-book catches. Cone learned well from them. Now, still in his early 30s, he's the one that fishermen young and old love to listen to! His early times spent on the ocean gave him a special understanding and love of the water and turned a passion into a very rewarding career.

Cone has been featured on ESPN and in many fishing publications, including Saltwater Sportsman, Center Console, and Men's Journal. Ever since he was a young teenager, Cone's name has been found at the top of the leader board at local fishing tournaments with great frequency.

Book a trip with Brian on the Contagious! You are sure to have a great day on the water.

Capt. Brian McCadie

I hail from Midland, Michigan, where I grew up fishing for salmon, steelhead and lake trout in Lake Huron, along with bass, pike, and walleye in island lakes and rivers. I have fished the Keys' waters professionally for six years. However, my Keys fishing career began when I was very young; my family vacationed here my whole life. My goal as a captain is to see to it that every customer on my boat catches the fish he/she is looking for, whether it's that trophy grouper or king mackerel, or a cooler full of delicious snapper.

Although there are no guarantees in fishing, I will promise you that, if you fish with me, I will work as hard as I can and give a 100-percent effort to see to it that you leave the boat with a smile on your face, and fresh fillets for dinner. Best of luck wherever you may find yourself with a line in the water!