Joel Brandenburg
Bio: Born in Coral Gables Florida, Capt. Joel Brandenburg is a fifth-generation Floridian and second-generation fishing captain in the Florida Keys. His businesss, Ana Banana Fishing Company, was established in 1999. Joel loves to fish, especially in the fishing capital of the world: Marathon. Each week he looks forward to discussing current conditions, what's biting, techniques and tutorials, season openings and closures, upcoming fishing events, tournaments and significant catches.
CAPTAIN JOEL’S FISHIN’ HOLES: FIGURING OUT FLOATERS
As we are heading offshore, I commonly tell my clients we are looking for four things. Number one: birds – the bigger and blacker...
CAPTAIN JOEL’S FISHIN’ HOLES: MOTHER’S DAY MAGIC
This past Mother's Day, I ran into an awesome couple at Pancho's Fuel Dock in Marathon — Jim and Tammy Adams from Denver. Jim,...
CAPTAIN JOEL’S FISHIN’ HOLES: MAHI MEMOIRS
Mastering mahi can take a lifetime of successes and failures with a lot of research and development. By the time you read this article,...
CAPTAIN JOEL’S FISHIN’ HOLES: ‘SPRING’ING BACK INTO REEF ACTION
The Florida reef stretches more than 350 miles from north of Key Largo to the southwest of Key West. It’s the third-largest reef system...
CAPTAIN JOEL’S FISHIN’ HOLES: SPRING IS HERE
Look for the fishing to start picking up. It's that time of year where the mahi start showing up. Big fish start hanging around...
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