This past week there has been excellent catches of Mutton, Mangrove, and Yellowtail Snapper hiting the docks in the middle Florida Keys. Charter boats targeting reef fish on half day trips have found the snappers plentiful and biting. Nice Grouper have also been...
Sailfish season in the Florida Keys is just around the corner, as a lot of fish start showing up along the reef edge to feed on the schools of ballyhoo that have formed over the patch reefs during the summer months. Targeting sails turns from offshore trolling to live...
Winter time in the Florida Keys can be a blast for Sharks, King Mackerel, Sailfish and other species. The faster cooling waters of Florida bay and the Gulf during cold fronts causes certain species to seek out the warmer waters of the deeper Atlantic Ocean. This can...
The extreme thrill of catching a speedy, lightning fast Atlantic Sailfish has been a commonplace occurrence this week off of Marathon and the middle Florida Keys. The gulfstream came back in close on Wednesday and Thursday and action was great for some mahi and...
The recent cool front that hit south Florida and the entire southeastern USA definitely caused some cooling of the surrounding waters. The drop in water temperature pushes the warm water species more south this time of year causing a heating up of action for certain...
The King Mackerel bite in the Florida Keys is usually hot by Christmas and this year is no exception as we have been having some great action on light tackle getting some decent sized Kings on live bait around deep wrecks and on the deep reef edge. Live Pilchards and...
Fishing around the flats, bridges, and shorelines of the middle Florida Keys can be great while catching a variety of species. Recently, action on large Jack Crevalle has been great at the 7 mile bridge, along with plenty of Yellow Jacks, mangrove snapper, grouper,...
Late fall usually sees a big increase in the number of Sailfish moving through the Florida Keys and this year is holding true as the bite has been hot this week! Some sails have been coming up to the reef edge showering ballyhoo putting us on them with Frigate bird...
Fall fishing can be fantastic in the middle keys with nice sized mahi, sailfish and tuna hugging the edge of the reef feeding on schools of ballyhoo. Reef fishing heats up as waters cool somewhat with the start of cool fronts making their way down the peninsula....
The winds finally died down enough to get offshore over the past weekend after a week of 20-30mph winds. Good catches of Mahi were the norm on most boats, with some nice sized fish up to 40lb. turned in during the Marathon Bull and Cow offshore tournament over this...