THE ANGLER’S OUTLOOK: AMBERJACKS MAKE FOR AN UNFORGETTABLE FIGHT THIS SUMMER
The offshore waters of the Florida Keys are teeming with exciting opportunities for anglers this month. Those venturing offshore can expect to find blackfin tuna at the...
CAPTAIN JOEL’S FISHIN’ HOLES: TIME TO START BUGGIN’ OUT
It's that time of year again – lobster season. It all starts out with the two-day mini-season on July 26 and 27. Tourists from all around the...
THE ANGLER’S OUTLOOK: BEAT THE HEAT WITH NIGHTTIME MANGROVE TRIPS
We have been plagued with record-setting temperatures the past several weeks and not much wind to cool things off, so fishing at night for mangrove snapper is...
JUST THE TIPS: FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…
I’m happy to report that the fishing is pretty darn good right now.
Within the last week or so the mangrove snapper have started to bite in the...
CONTAGIOUS WINS CAPTAINS CUP DOLPHIN TOURNAMENT IN ISLAMORADA
Nine-tenths of a pound separated the first-through-third-place teams in the 23rd annual Islamorada Fishing Club’s Captains Cup Dolphin Tournament in Islamorada on June 28.
Forty anglers headed out...
THE ANGLER’S OUTLOOK: MASTERING THE REEF BITE WHEN OFFSHORE GETS TOUGH
The offshore mahi bite has slowly but surely been getting better over the past couple of weeks. We have been seeing a lot of small, undersized fish...
JUST THE TIPS: TARGETING TUNA AND THE UNUSUALLY ELUSIVE MAHI
I find most people who come to the Keys in the summer are looking to fish offshore. It is “mahi season,” after all. That, coupled with the...
CAPTAIN JOEL’S FISHIN’ HOLES: DEEP DROPPING BASICS
I want to start out by stating that I’m not an electric deep drop master. I know several masters and have spent a lot of time offshore...
THE ANGLER’S OUTLOOK: MANGROVE MANIA
Mangrove snapper, commonly known as gray snapper, is one of the few species targeted by fishermen here in the Florida Keys year-round, and the bite is about...
JUST THE TIPS: WHAT’S BITING AS WE HEAD INTO JUNE
Summer is here, at least it sure feels that way. Let’s be honest: It’s hot as hell!
Summer means mahi here in the Keys, or at least it...
