My first exposure to Mahi was two years ago when I was introduced to fishing in Key West. Was I ever in for a treat! There isn’t anything like seeing the handsome Mahi displaying its green, gold and blue iridescent colors as it does acrobatics through the air during the fight. Mahi are beautiful to… Read More
Along with the snowbirds and the cool weather come the skipjacks and the mackerel. The king mackerel season opens and the annual king mackerel tournament brings a crowd. Sport fishermen give it all they’ve got to bring in the best catch of all. There are many types of mackerel but the best is the cero… Read More
As the days, months, years go by ceviche holds a place in my heart for one of the best ways, if not the best way to enjoy your catch! This month marks my one year anniversary for writing FishMonster Magazine’s Cooking in the Islands column. I thought there would be no better way than to… Read More
For most locals in Key West the holiday season starts with Goombay, the first of the festivities for Fantasy Fest. For me it starts with my favorite holiday of all, October 15th – opening day for stone crab season. Every Friday after October 15th a good friend and chef, Justin, gives me the call,… Read More
It is always best to be prepared when on the water. I can’t count the numerous times when pulling our recreational stone crab traps the prehistoric looking, not too smart Atlantic tripletail is hanging out right next to the buoy. Good thing we brought a light tackle rod because adding tripletail to the dinner menu… Read More
Hi Everyone! Martin is taking the month off so I figured this was my chance to sneak over here and share with you one of my favorite ways to prepare swordfish. It turns out as beautiful as it is delicious! Perfect for entertaining! Swordfish: 2 tbsp fresh key lime juice 1 tsp ground coriander… Read More
Florida is the fishing capital of the world attracting anglers from all over the planet. Known for its wide variety of marine life the commercial fishermen here supply the world with lobster, grouper, yellow tail snapper, swordfish and more. The sport fishermen fish the deep blue for sail fish, marlin and other giants of… Read More
My method for the freshest fish filets ever involves several steps. For the best results simply follow all the steps. Even if you only do a few of the steps you will notice positive results. I recommend that you decide how many fish that you want to keep for eating, follow the steps for that… Read More
Florida spiny tail lobster, rock lobster, bugs or what the conchs call, crawl fish. These lobsters not like the Maine lobster with the big pinchers but with two long feelers called whips, and very sharp spikes along the bottom of their tail and on the head. The spiny tail lobsters meat is tougher than the… Read More
My mother used to tell me stories of when she was a teenager she and friends would walk down to the shrimp dock and was paid 50 cents a bucket to behead shrimp. She said it was only a few times that she went because constantly smelling like seafood wasn’t her thing. Those docks now called the historic seaport… Read More
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