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A December to Remember
This time last year, the Best Bet team was enjoying plenty of rod-bending action (as always) in the Florida Keys; but this month is shaping up to be a December to remember. With just
Read More »Fall fishing frenzy
Outstanding – that’s the only way to describe fishing in the Marathon area the past couple of weeks. The excitement of sailfishing has returned with anglers getting several chances a day to hook into
Read More »Happy Turkey Day
The captains, mates and staff of Best Bet Charters would like to wish you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving holiday this week. Stay tuned to next week’s fishing report for rod-bending action across
Read More »Sailfish season has arrived
Cooling water temperatures signify a change in fishing seasons. While the weather is still relatively mild, the few degrees have proved to be enough over the past week to see plenty of wintertime pelagics
Read More »Seasons are a changin’
Last weekend’s Daylight Savings Time “fall back” had Florida Keys residents up and at ‘em bright and early this week, and folks, change is a good thing! The return of the north winds has
Read More »Plan B
When you finally do get an opportunity to get out on the water, anglers will be happy to find the reef and offshore fishing has really improved over the last three weeks.
Read More »Nothing like fishing with an old friend
Well this past week the wind has been a little puffy, but if you read last week’s article, you would know that sometimes a little wind is what it takes to stir things up
Read More »It’s all about the weather
Well, I hope the fish like fresh water because they certainly got plenty of it over this past weekend. The weather systems, low pressure and cold fronts that have swept across the Keys over
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