Hawks Cay guests: the big boats are up the road.
Duck Key sits about a half hour south of the fleet's Islamorada dock. For Hawks Cay guests chasing a big-boat offshore day, the drive up the Overseas Highway is part of the fun.
Hawks Cay has plenty of water toys, but when the mission is a serious offshore day on a 55 foot sportfisher, the Poppa Wahoo fleet in Islamorada is the closest of its kind. The drive up the Overseas Highway runs about half an hour of bridge views and blue water.
Come up for the trip that justifies the miles: a three-quarter or full day on the edge, or the overnight swordfish expedition that Duck Key simply cannot stage. The dock at Holiday Isle has parking, and your cooler rides home iced.
Marathon neighbors too
Staying elsewhere in the Middle Keys? Same math applies; see the Marathon page for how regulars up and down the islands fish with the collective.
Staying at Hawks Cay?
Five minutes from the room to all of this.
Quick answers
How far is Islamorada from Hawks Cay?
About 30 minutes north along the Overseas Highway, an easy pre-trip drive.
Is the drive worth it?
For a big-boat offshore day or the overnight swordfish trip, yes; that class of boat and program is what the drive buys.
Where do we park?
At the Holiday Isle marina, 84001 Overseas Hwy. The crew will have you rigged and running minutes after you arrive.