Mini lobster season start next Wednesday. This is always a zoo as thousands of boats descend on the Keys to catch Florida Lobster. It seems like every year someone dies chasing bugs. So if you are a bit out of shape and planning on participating in the mini season don’t over do it. If you are boating remember that there…

Dolphin dominate the offshore picture. There are all the fish you want to catch from 450 feet out to 700 feet. The problem is that the fish are on the small size. If the fish are small move on to the next group. You should be able to find enough nice size fish to make your day. This week I…

The fishing calendar.  You know, the list of what fish bites best in what months or even what specific week you can expect to catch the most of this or that.  It’s required on every website, brochure, and tackle shop wall right behind the Banjo Minnow display.  Well, here in the Florida Keys, you can pretty much throw them away. …

Our morning trip was full of silver flashes under the warm morning sun rise. As the sun rose it was easy to see the permit were ready for some breakfast.

Mt client wanted to target permit and that is what we did. What a time!

Courtesy of Captain Richard Burson from CyberAngler

The fishing is good right now! The Tarpon, Permit, Bonefish, Barracudas and Sharks are plentiful on the ocean side flats from Key Biscayne to Key West from what I have seen and reports from other guides. Low water with low light in the morning has been key for me with Bonefish and Tarpon, once the tide starts to come in…

Tarpon are still hanging around the Upper Keys! The last 3 days have been hot. We had 3 big boys grab our line and give us a great fight just yesterday, 07-02-08! They were atleast 150lbs plus. The excitment is definitely running in my veins. What a thrill!

Bonefish are laying low in the flats. I went out fun fishing off…

Dave and Cindy Allen, from Michigan, brought their sons out fishing aboard the Mr. Z today and weren’t disappointed.  We started on the reef just to get some quick action with Macheral, Barracudas, and a Grouper.  As we went to head South (like every other boat running past us) Capt. Steve noticed a wooden pallet floating in 189 feet of water. …

Tons of dolphin offshore and finally the winds are cutting the small boat fishermen some slack. The dolphin were mainly undersized last week with a lot of hunting required to find keepers. Now the school fish are almost all respectable. Big fish are hard to find but, a few slobs are coming to the dock.

The reef which has mainly been…

I know, it sounds like the opening line from a bad joke, but it’s true.  We spent the morning with Dan Fillenwarth and the boys trolling South and not doing much at all.  We stopped and did some drops with the electric reel and did manage to put a couple of Tile Fish, Rose Fish, and a nice Snowey Grouper…

The offshore bite off of Marathon has been highlighted lately by some big billfish like Blue Marlin and Swordfish, but the Dolphin (Mahi-Mahi) have been the main target of offshore anglers. Most boats venturing offshore have found the Dolphin fishing good and the fish friendly from 250ft of water, or about 7 miles offshore on out to about 15 miles…