JUST THE TIPS: FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…
I’m happy to report that the fishing is pretty darn good right now.
Within the last week or so the mangrove snapper have started to bite in the...
CONTAGIOUS WINS CAPTAINS CUP DOLPHIN TOURNAMENT IN ISLAMORADA
Nine-tenths of a pound separated the first-through-third-place teams in the 23rd annual Islamorada Fishing Club’s Captains Cup Dolphin Tournament in Islamorada on June 28.
Forty anglers headed out...
THE ANGLER’S OUTLOOK: MASTERING THE REEF BITE WHEN OFFSHORE GETS TOUGH
The offshore mahi bite has slowly but surely been getting better over the past couple of weeks. We have been seeing a lot of small, undersized fish...
JUST THE TIPS: TARGETING TUNA AND THE UNUSUALLY ELUSIVE MAHI
I find most people who come to the Keys in the summer are looking to fish offshore. It is “mahi season,” after all. That, coupled with the...
CAPTAIN JOEL’S FISHIN’ HOLES: DEEP DROPPING BASICS
I want to start out by stating that I’m not an electric deep drop master. I know several masters and have spent a lot of time offshore...
THE ANGLER’S OUTLOOK: MANGROVE MANIA
Mangrove snapper, commonly known as gray snapper, is one of the few species targeted by fishermen here in the Florida Keys year-round, and the bite is about...
JUST THE TIPS: WHAT’S BITING AS WE HEAD INTO JUNE
Summer is here, at least it sure feels that way. Let’s be honest: It’s hot as hell!
Summer means mahi here in the Keys, or at least it...
THE ANGLER’S OUTLOOK: LIGHT WINDS MAKE FOR SMOOTH FISHING
This week’s weather looks to make for fantastic boating and fishing conditions. Light east winds will give you just enough of a cooling breeze, but not enough...
CAPTAIN JOEL’S FISHIN’ HOLES: TROLLING 101
Some say fishing is a sport, and some say it’s an art. I think trolling is one of the fine arts of fishing.
There are many forms of...
83 ANGLERS BATTLE FOR TOP HONORS IN SECOND MARATHON PREMIER SAILFISH TOURNAMENT
The 83 anglers in last weekend’s Marathon Premier Sailfish Tournament enjoyed a welcome change from the 2022 tournament’s 30 mph wind gusts and four- to eight-foot seas...
