A person holding a fish on a boat - Casting

The Weather is Fine

Truth be told, this week’s mercury drop and strong winds actually make for ideal sail fishing weather.
A person holding a fish in the water - Water

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...
A man holding a fish on a boat - Big-game fishing

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...
A man holding a fish in the water - Big-game fishing

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...
A man holding a fish in the water - Tuna

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...
A person holding a fish in the water - Big-game fishing

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.
A man holding a fish in the water - Big-game fishing

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...
A group of people standing in front of a fish - Car

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...
A group of people on a boat - Fishing

Navy pilot back from iraq catches 455-pound swordfish during florida keys vacation.

ISLAMORADA, Florida Keys -- A former Navy helicopter pilot, who retired from military service three weeks ago after flying surveillance missions over Iraq for a year, reeled...
Lindsay Ridgeway et al. posing for the camera - Boat

September Sightings

It’s mid September and I really should be back at school, but the fishing is great! While the Mangrove Snapper fishing has slowed on the area patch...