Keys locals featured on Shark Week
They went lookin’ for “Big Moe” and they might have found him.
James M. Platt, better known as “Bucko” around Marathon, squired around a team of scientists and...
Ladies, 108; fish, 0
Ladies from across Florida fished from eight offshore and inshore boats in Islamorada, catching 108 fish during the Ladies, Let’s Go Fishing Screamin’ Reels tournament from Aug....
SHARK ATTACK OFF LIGHTHOUSE HIGHLY UNUSUAL FOR 3 *VERY* IMPORTANT REASONS
First and foremost, no one wants to blame the victim. Andrew Charles Eddy, 30, sustained a life-threatening injury when he jumped into the water at Sombrero Lighthouse...
REEF LIONFISH DERBY BREAKS RECORDS, DESPITE WEATHER AND SOCIAL DISTANCING
In spite of Tropical Storm Sally’s unexpected appearance over south Florida, 27 teams took to the water for REEF’s 11th annual Upper Keys Lionfish Derby. The teams...
Tips for getting started spearfishing
By Sean Ward, ontrackfishing.com
Spearfishing is a great way to spend your free time, and while a day spent spearfishing is sure to be an adventure, it unfortunately...
COUNTDOWN TO STONE CRAB SEASON; NEW RULES APPLY
For the first time in memory, there will be new rules governing the stone crab fishery in Florida when the harvesting starts on Thursday, Oct. 15. Fishermen...
Man charged after posts with nurse shark, fileting goliath grouper
A 32-year-old man from Callahan, Florida, turned himself in to authorities on Oct. 13 after photos and video allegedly showed him in possession of a nurse shark...
STATE GRANT WILL PAY COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN TO CLEAR THE SHORELINE
Monroe County is putting out a $1.43 million bid for a management operation to clear nearshore debris between Marathon and Sugarloaf Key. The cleanup is funded by...
TEAM CONTAGIOUS WINS 57th ANNUAL ISLAMORADA SAILFISH TOURNAMENT
Capt. Brian Cone, aboard his charter boat Contagious, led anglers Mark Mitchell and Kenneth Padgett, both from North Carolina, Travis Bennett and Andy Cone from Tavernier, and...
ANGLERS CAPTURE REDBONE CELEBRITY TOURNAMENT WIN
Catching and releasing 20 redfish in a day in the Florida Keys waters is a fine day in anyone’s fishing career, but it’s better that it happened...
