How to Plan a Father-daughter Fishing Trip in the Florida Keys

"Captain Matt Bellinger brought us out on the Florida Bay with deep knowledge of marine biology and Keys culture—comfortable with both pros and families, he teaches angling alongside lessons in biodiversity and sustainability, pointed out opportunities to catch tarpon, snook, redfish, and snapper with views of Everglades National Park, and even cleaned and filleted our catch for the restaurant to cook." - Nina Ruggiero Nina Ruggiero Travel + Leisure Senior Editorial Director Nina Ruggiero oversees T+L's award-winning travel content across digital platforms. She is also the co-founder of Be A Travel Writer, an online course for aspiring travel journalists. When she's not traveling between her current home in Los Angeles and T+L HQ in New York City, Nina can often be found in Italy or the UK. She has lived in NYC, LA, Miami, Rome, and Sicily, and has traveled extensively through Europe, the U.S., Asia, the Caribbean, and Mexico, in addition to visiting Botswana, Morocco, New Zealand, and more. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines