April in the Florida Keys is positively the worst month in the year for the ADD afflicted angler.  The fisheries that are open to anglers are more numerous now than at any other time of year.  Trying to decide what to pursue is enough to make your head pound.  It doesn’t matter if you prefer… Read More

I love March; it is the time of transition that brings great changes to the fishing in the Keys.  March offers an overlap of the best of both the winter fishery and the start of the summer fishery.  You may ask, “What about the spring?”  Well, that is just how I interpret spring – as… Read More

Sail, on! Those words will be echoing over and just outside the reef line this month through the entire length of the Keys. January brings with it consistent north winds driven by the passing of cold fronts. These winds, in turn, blow schools of bait out over the reef line where they are greeted by… Read More

We are now in prime wahoo fishing season here in the Florida Keys. Ever wonder why some fishermen consistently seem to “catch” more fish than others? The key word here is “catch”.  You always hear the stories about the fish that get away for one reason or another. By analyzing the reasons why you lose… Read More

For an angler like myself that has fishing ADD, December‘s oceanside fishery is just what the doctor ordered.  It is no secret that I have a problem focusing on any one fishery at a time.  Being out on the reef first thing in the morning gives the opportunity to target several different species and use… Read More

  Okay, so I kind of took a line from a George Thorogood song to get your attention. The fact is that there are many reasons why I and many others like to fish alone. My main reason is that being a business owner I usually have to go on the spur of the moment… Read More

November’s Cooling Waters November starts the cooling of the Keys waters in earnest.  This cooling really gets things hopping in the offshore arena.  The schools of bait fish are blown offshore with the passing of the cool fronts (a little early to call them cold fronts) and as they travel over the reef line there… Read More

August is a time for transition in the realm of Florida Keys fishing, the push of large dolphin heading north for the summer has passed the prime and the fall return push of fish is just starting. The fish returning south tend to follow a path farther off shore than the one they took when… Read More