Best Tarpon Feeding
in the Florida Keys
Open daily 7am–9pm · $2.50 admission · $5.00 a bucket of fish
At a glance
What is the Robbie’s tarpon dock?
Feed more than 100 tarpon from the tarpon dock at Robbie’s Marina in Islamorada, where the fish have worked this dock since 1976. Admission is $2.50 per person and a bucket of fish is $5.00, and the dock is open daily, 7am–9pm.
Open
Daily 7am–9pm
Admission per person
$2.50
Each bucket of fish
$5
Tarpon
100+ most days
Trips & rates
Pick your trip
More than 100 tarpon show up to feed most days.
Feed the Tarpon at the dock
daily, 7am–9pm
- Admission, per person
- $2.50
- Each bucket of fish
- $5.00
The tarpon dock sits steps from the Hungry Tarpon deck, so you can feed the fish and then sit down to lunch with a view of the water.
Easy as 1, 2, 3
How it works
Come to the tarpon dock
The dock is at Robbie’s Marina, Mile Marker 77.5 in Islamorada, open daily, 7am–9pm.
Grab admission and a bucket
Admission is $2.50 per person, and a bucket of fish is $5.00.
Feed the tarpon
Toss the fish in and watch more than 100 tarpon come up for the snack: a wall of silver and some big splashes.
Plan your trip
What’s included and what to bring
Included with your visit to the tarpon dock
- Admission to the tarpon dock, open daily 7am–9pm
A bucket of fish to feed the tarpon is $5.00.
What to bring
- Sunscreen (reef-safe)
- Polarized sunglasses
- A hat
- Light, breathable clothing (long sleeves help with sun)
- Non-slip shoes or sandals
- A light rain jacket or windbreaker
- Seasickness medication if you need it
- Snacks or lunch
- A towel
Nice to have
- Phone or camera in a waterproof case
- A cooler in your car to take your cleaned catch home
- An extra layer for early mornings
Feed The Tarpon At Robbie’s Marina For Affordable Fun In Islamorada!
Ever since Robbie nursed Scarface back to health in 1976, the fish have worked this dock, and the pelicans stick around for the show.
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Robbie’s of Islamorada
Grab a $5.00 bucket of fish, walk out to the tarpon dock, and toss them in. More than 100 tarpon show up to feed most days, so expect a wall of silver and some big splashes.
Add it to any day in the Florida Keys: the Robbie’s Marina of Islamorada tarpon dock sits steps from the Hungry Tarpon deck, so you can feed the fish and then sit down to lunch with a view of the water.
Livecam from Islamorada: Webcam of Robbie’s
Stuck at the office, or just checking the water before you drive over? Hit play and see what’s happening at Robbie’s right now on our Livecam from Islamorada.
Live Webcam Robbie’s of Islamorada Underwater
You can watch all the action on the docks, and now what’s going on under them too. See for yourself what the tarpon are up to, live on our cam from Islamorada.
Feed The Tarpon
“Amazing,” “Breathtaking,” and “Impressive”
are words we hear often from first-time visitors. They mean the school of more than 100 tarpon that comes to Robbie’s dock daily and lingers for hours.
Occasionally, a tarpon rises out of the water in a flash of silver and green to meet the fish as it leaves your hand. It’s a sight to behold.
Maybe the “Silver Kings” just come to see the humans, but toss a bait fish among them, and the water churns as these monsters vie for the snack, causing quite a show.
Feeding the Tarpon at Robbie’s
The Story Of Scarface
Robbie and his wife Mona started feeding Scarface in 1976. Scarface appeared floundering in the shallow waters near the dock; Robbie saw the struggling tarpon and, thinking it had swum too shallow and gotten stuck on the bank, went out into the water to free it.
He lifted the fish and saw that the right side of its jaw was torn open. Hoping to revive the tarpon, Robbie placed it in the oxygen-rich shrimp tank and called old Doc Roach.
The doctor showed up with his wife’s mattress needles and some twine, and Scarface became the first known tarpon with stitches. After several days of force-feeding, Scarface gained weight and recovered well, and six months later he was released into the waters off the dock.
Scarface kept coming back after that, sometimes with a friend, and soon more and more tarpon appeared. Today the tradition continues, with visitors from all over the world coming to marvel at the fish and offer them a snack.
Where To Eat While You Feed The Tarpon?
Our ocean-view restaurant has grown into full waterfront dining. Hungry Tarpon Restaurant and Bar has a large seafood menu with something the whole family will like. Relax on the deck with a signature cocktail; we recommend the famous loaded Trailer Trash Bloody Mary.
You can eat on the water at any time of day. Hungry Tarpon opens at 6:30 AM for the early birds and sunrise chasers, and closes around 9 PM. Stay for dinner and watch the stars come out over the bay. If you’re wondering where to eat in Islamorada, Florida Keys, this is it.
Ready to feed the tarpon?
The dock is open daily, 7am–9pm. Admission is $2.50 per person and a bucket of fish is $5.00.