#LetYourLightShine: Take a night tour on a light-up paddleboard - A man standing next to a body of water - Water resources

#LetYourLightShine: Take a night tour on a light-up paddleboard

By Jen Friel Between the nurse sharks, tarpon, lobster, snapper, crabs, and kamikaze minnows – I can honestly say that I have a new favorite...
A person posing for the camera - Fishing

Summertime = Spearfishing – With increased use comes the need for better communication

Summer is here bringing light winds and calm seas.  These conditions allow for the particulates in the water to sink to the bottom without...
A person standing next to a body of water - Recreational fishing

Window of opportunity – Tarpon anglers wait out wind, wait for wormhatch

Tarpon anglers from far and near eagerly anticipate May in the Keys. It usually provides bright sun, moderate breezes and herds of happy silver...
A group of people riding on the back of a boat in the water - Recreational fishing

The tarpon are here! – Boat traffic and competition creates the need for peaceful...

The tarpon are here in full force. After weeks of fits and starts, the silver kings finally moved into the bridges in big numbers...
A man sitting next to a body of water - Big-game fishing

It’s sailfish season in the Keys – The pelagics are out if you can...

Of all questions asked by my charters, I would say the three most common would be "How long have you been in Key West?”,...
A man holding a fish in the water - Gray snapper

Plenty of fish in the sea – Mangrove snapper, yellowtail, dolphin, sails, tarpon and...

There is a lot of variety in the waters off the Middle Keys: mangrove snappers, yellow-tail snappers, mutton snappers, groupers, dolphin, sailfish, tuna and...
A man holding a fish - Fishing

Big dolphin, marlin await committed anglers offshore – Try going out in deep water

Nothing I see from the tower looks as good as the strike of a marlin or big dolphin as it greyhounds for the horizon...
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It takes some doin’, but the tuna are there – Charters are way out...

Offshore, the dolphin (mahi mahi) have been scattered, but I have had some reports from fellow charter captains that there were a few quality...
A person holding a fish in the water - Big-game fishing

Permit now, tarpon soon – Hook a permit now before spawning season sends them...

Spring break has arrived — for Keys flats anglers. While our northern brethren continue to shiver, dig snow, and scrape ice, warm days and...
A man holding a fish in the water - Tuna

Titanic wahoo are right off the coast – Reel ‘em in with the right...

This past week we struggled day by day to produce fish by applying almost every style of fishing we have in our arsenal. With...