Captain Luis Cabrera is a second-generation Florida Keys fishing guide who grew up poling flats skiffs across the backcountry waters of Islamorada and the Everglades before he was old enough to hold a commercial captain's license. His father guided in the Keys for thirty years, and Luis absorbed the art of reading tides, spotting fish, and understanding the seasonal movements of bonefish, permit, and tarpon from an age when most children were learning to ride bicycles. Today, with eighteen years as a licensed captain and guide, Luis is recognized as one of the most skilled and consistent guides working the Middle Keys flats.
Luis is a permit specialist, a distinction that carries particular weight in the fly fishing world because permit are widely considered the most difficult shallow-water gamefish to catch on a fly. His success rate on permit exceeds the industry average by a significant margin, a result of his uncanny ability to spot tailing fish at distance, his precise boat positioning, and his deep understanding of permit feeding behavior on different bottom types and in different tidal conditions. His clients have achieved more grand slams — bonefish, permit, and tarpon in a single day — than those of any other guide in the Middle Keys over the past five seasons.
Luis operates a state-of-the-art technical poling skiff equipped with the latest in shallow-water technology, and his tackle room is stocked with flies, leaders, and accessories specifically curated for Keys flats fishing.
Contact Captain Luis Cabrera — Islamorada Flats directly to book your guided trip.
