“All things seem possible in May.” -Edwin Way Teale The above quote by the famous deceased naturalist, photographer, and Pulitzer Prize winning author was not originally intended to refer to Key West offshore fishing, but it pretty much sums up how a Keys charter captain feels entering the month of May. For many of… Read More
You just never know who is going to walk up and book a trip. The “Forrest Gump” line about life being a “box of chocolates” is an apt description – some fruits, some nuts, etc. Fortunately, due to the type of boat we have, our rates, and our location in an “upscale” marina, we tend… Read More
Buying a new boat, as we did last year, is scary, especially for someone like me. I’ve never been good with money – at least not my own. I’m not a spendthrift. I’m just the opposite. I’ve only owned two vehicles in twenty six years – a 1985 SUV I ran for a quarter million… Read More
I’m asked often about our most memorable trips. We’ve had unique ones – the former Latvian Prime Minister who looked like he and John Candy had been separated at birth; the gypsies; the bachelor party guy who wanted a blue marlin; the woman who claimed a rather unique contact with Fidel Castro; just to click… Read More
Key West has a lot of great happy hour places. While they’re all a little different, just about all the bars have them in the same general late-afternoon time frame. Although, some have more than one with early and/or late night ones as well. Even so, on November 18, the best happy hour in Key… Read More
October is traditionally a very slow month on the Key West fishing charter calendar. It’s just not a popular month for the tourists to be here for reasons totally unrelated to fishing, e.g. – fear of hurricanes, wet weather is not uncommon, we’re between summer vacations and the Holiday travel season, people are saving their… 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 triple tail to the dinner… Read More
Out of town customers are always asking my mate Run and I about the best month to return to Key West. We assume that they mean for fishing, and our stock answer has always been April for sailfish and May for big dolphin. I also usually throw in just as an aside that, if fishing wasn’t the… Read More
Hello, again, all of my fellow hunting enthusiasts! I want to hit the highlights of the last few weeks and proclaim my love of this time of year. So, we made it through lobster mini-season (which was stellar) and the opening week of what is sure to be many months of spectacular lobstering. We… Read More
There’s a famous Humphrey Bogart movie titled “The Desperate Hours.” Three wanted criminals take over a home, holding the family hostage. I believe there was also a more recent remake with Mickey Rourke in the Bogart role. While I really can’t know what horror true hostages feel, to some extent I did feel like a… Read More
