Buy live bait, frozen bait, and fresh local seafood in a classical keys setting!
Welcome to the homepage of Keys Maritime bait shop and seafood market. Keys Maritime is the Middle Key’s choice for a wide variety of live, frozen and fresh brined baits, as well as fresh caught local seafood. We know you’ll be impressed by our selection! We’re the best place to buy live lobster, live shrimp, live pinfish, live pilchards, live mullet and more in a classic keys setting!! Hungry? Check out Keys Maritime Seafood Market! We have live lobster, stone crab claws, yellowtail snapper, and more in season!
Accessible from Sister’s Creek Channel, our dock is home to a variety of commercial lobster, stone crab, and yellowtail vessels that fish Marathon’s waters year round to provide seafood for you. That’s right- where we’re at, it literally couldn’t get any fresher, we’re even surrounded by a lobster trap yard! Come see the ducks that traverse the grounds, or have a bite down the street at one of the two popular waterfront restaurants! If you want to get right to it and don’t know where to start, the Fishing Guide is a great place, or check out our new Species Targeting Section and go after the big one!
The bait and tackle shop
At Keys Maritime bait and tackle store in Marathon, we house our fish in large aerated tanks and pens, feeding them daily and handling them minimally, so they’re fresh on your line. We know you take fishing seriously, we do too. It’s our goal to provide you with the highest quality customer service and the best deals in the area so you can spend more time relaxing on the water.
We’re known around the Marathon area for maintaining a variety of live baits, and always stocking pilchards! In fact, it’s kind of our specialty. We carry most major types of frozen bait and several brands of chum, even specialty items like chum balls, oats, and pre-rigged ballyhoo and squid! Keys Maritime Tackle shop has everything you need to get fishing right away- bubblers, buckets, a great variety of hooks and weights, leader, fishing line, and much, much, more! See for yourself! In the keys for a while and realize we’re missing something? Just let someone know, and we’ll try and stock it!
The fish and seafood market
Our Seafood Market is located in the 15th St fishery, so we have our pick of the freshest seafood in the Middle Keys area. Keys Maritime Seafood Market in Marathon is the best place to buy live lobster, stone crab claws, Large Key West Pink Shrimp and more! Unlike many of our competitors, we exclusively buy our seafood from the Middle and Lower Keys so you can both support local fisherman and get a real taste for the area! Do to the constant fluctuation of seafood prices it is difficult to post prices on the website. We try! Call our shop at 305-393-4245 for any questions or more info.
Fishing Guide
Need some help figuring out Where to fish? Looking for a little info on the Types of fish or how to target a specific species? We know fishing isn’t easy sometimes, enjoy our Growing Guide to Saltwater Fishing in Florida. Make sure you’re ready to go by purchasing your fishing license!
Frequently Asked Questions
Our bait and tackle store is open from 8AM-9PM Monday to Sunday, along with the seafood market.
We stock tournament master, killer bait 25 lb blocks, even just rite! For a menu of our bait, check out the bait list page.
We try to always stock shrimp, pilchards, pinfish, mullet, and crab, as well as some blue runners and goggle eye whenever possible.
Probably! Sometimes they’re hard to come by, especially in the summers. Call our shop at 305-393-4245 if you’re worried!
Keys Maritime always stock live spiny lobster in season!
About the Keys Maritime Bait Store Team
Keys Maritime Specialty Bait Shop and Seafood Market is a locally owned and operated company. Based out of Marathon, Florida, we originated as a live bait mobil vendor, in 2009. We’ve had some time to perfect our craft, and get in touch with areas bait scene. That is to say, we truly know just about everything about catching bait. Check out our bait and tackle shop to find everything you need to go shark fishing, snapper fishing, or out trolling for the big one. Or, to find out more about our operation, click the link!
Above all, we truly hope you enjoy our products and services, and want to thank you for taking the time to learn about our business!
