Hello again fellow spearos! Well, here we are, starting May, and thank goodness our winter is over. I know. I know. You Northerners continuously remind me that we don’t have a winter, but I beg to differ. Winter does not always mean cold; in our case it means windy. True, we don’t get snow and… Read More
Oh my goodness! Blue water came in like an old friend. The viz went from 4+ feet to over 60 feet. Spring was right around the corner, and the diving and snorkeling were awesome. Water temperature this time of year is usually a chilly 73 to 75 degrees, but is today at 78 degrees, which… Read More
Spearfishing can be seen as a marine sub-culture on every coast of every country you could imagine. Whether it be small fish you wouldn’t consider in your home town, or massive bluefin tuna you always dreamed about, somebody somewhere is trying to make it happen. Spearfishing here in the Keys provides a huge variety of… Read More
Each month we talk about spearfishing here in the keys, where to find certain species of fish, and what is running during each season, but without the right gear all of this information is useless. The gun you choose can make a big difference in your success, and in the case of blue-water or big… Read More
My writing is usually light (borderline journalistically challenged). Today is my day to be serious. Keep reading; it may save a life. Lately, in the Keys, we’ve experienced some bizarre accidents both above and below the water. I want you to understand something VERY IMPORTANT: on any given day, with the sun shining and loved… Read More
Hello again fellow hunters. We have made it through another winter, and as March begins, one cannot help but stare longingly at the water, dreaming of the days soon to come when it reflects the sky in such a way that it becomes almost disorienting (for you non-boaters, this means it’s flat calm). It’s funny… Read More
Locals call it “getting off the rock” and visitors ask “where do you go for vacation when you live in paradise?” For most of us the answer is…home, aka, to see family. Sometimes this place seems very small and even though we are connected by a road to mainland, pretty darn isolated. Our shopping leaves… Read More
Well, we’re a month into the grouper closure and every day I take someone to the reef I cringe at the amount of black grouper that have inhabited the shallow reefs of late. Although the grouper hasn’t been an option recently, there have been tons of great fish around. The middle Keys have been very… Read More
It’s February and with it brings the month of February “Love”. It is promoted and commercialized to every living creature (they even make valentine toys and cards for dogs, iguanas and cats). There is as much pressure for “love” presents in February as a Christmas or wedding anniversary for the PERFECT present for the one… Read More
In the Keys any water that dips below 78 degrees is cold. We’re talking “ice cold”. We are here and not in Alaska or North Dakota because we shiver at the mere mention of 7 mil wet suits or (goodness forbid) the dry suit. We enjoy nothing between us, the water and our B.C. but… Read More
