The gulf is still holding Spanish mackerel. I have been fishing for the Spanish for a couple of hours. Then moving to some structure; I would catch some mangrove snappers for diner. On our last trip we also caught a 20 pound jewfish on 12# test line.
On the other side of the bridges the sailfish has slow down a bit.…
Fishing conditions in the upper keys this Feb. was typical with cold fronts passing threw most weeks. Some of the back to back fronts cooled water temps but the systems in the last few weeks are not lingering like the fronts of Jan. and Dec.If the water temps do cool down a bit they are warming back up quicker. Shorelines…
Steve Taylor took time out from his busy schedule to drive down from Key Largo to do some afternoon fishing aboard the Mr. Z this past week. I didn’t want to tell him they had a couple of charterboats up there, but he said he’d drive the miles to fish with the boys he knows will always put him on…
Along with Sailfish and Kingfish,the last few trips we have been catching what we call gaffers. These are Dolphin (Mahi) that are too big to lift into the boat with the rod and real. We gaff these fish and put them in the fish box for safe keeping. The Mahi are found lately around floating debris. The good stuff; like…
Greg Hulett and buddies spent two days fishing aboard the Mr. Z this past week and weren’t disappointed. The second day was a strange weather day with fog, that we rarely get, that brought Tuna, Bonita, and Jacks over the wrecks. Lunch presented itself on the first day and we collected quite a few Dolphin in flat calm water in February. You’d of…
Many anglers assume that since we mostly troll for fish that that eliminates the chances of catching a Shark… Not so! We catch quite a few Sharks in both the deep water and on the reef. Sharks are creatures of opportunity. They sense a fish in distress and are quick to take full advantage of the situation. In deep water,…
I ran to gulf to find some Spanish mackerel. I had to run 25 miles to find 65 degree water temperature. We caught trout, snappers and Spanish macks. When the mackerel were thick around the boat; Mike Mennell broke out his fly rod. He caught several fish with it. The winter fishing in the gulf; is a perfect place to…
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