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 tarpon. (If you’re...
We do have seasons in the Keys — fishing seasons, that is
Here in Key West, we do indeed have seasons. (My Northern friends can stop snickering now. It’s true.) In the summer the palm tree fronds are dressed...
Worm hatch happened during weird moon phase, odd tide
We’ve had some great unexpected fishing events that occurred these last few weeks, the Atlantic palolo worm hatch and tailing sailfish. Both are common happenings here in...
SHARK!!!!!!
One subject that I haven’t talked much about much in the fishing reports is Florida Keys shark fishing. We often get so set on targeting the so-called...
Flats anglers adore the fall season with good chances at permit, bonefish
Female anglers dominated the 54th annual Marathon International Bonefish Tournament (MIBT) held in late September. Lynn Goodwin of Key Colony Beach, guided by Capt. Chris Morrison, scored...
Freediving education is about performance and safety
As humans we all have an innate ability to tap into something known as the mammalian diving reflex (MDR). This happens subconsciously as your body feels the...
Early tarpon season reports: lots of biters, big fish
April is a taxing month; IRS dips into our wallets and strong silver tarpon tax the arms and shoulders of lucky anglers. Following a difficult wind-blown March,...
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 kings willing to...
DiveN2Life trains a generation of gifted, scientific divers
After school, most young adolescents may get involved in sports, dance, clubs, maybe a little theater. In the Keys, they also might become scientific divers.
Wait … what?
Meet...
Reef wreck? Council considers artificial reef for Marathon
Before the discussions of which decommissioned ship, where to put it and how much the project will cost, the Marathon City Council must first decide whether to...
