Spring is Tarpon season here in the middle Keys and the action is starting to heat up with some good fishing going on right here at the famous 7 mile bridge and at Vaca cut bridge. Some larger tarpon are showing up in the mix of resident fish that have been hanging out at the bridges and some large fish…

A strong front will pass through for most of this week leaving us with windy conditions. The water temp outside the reef is about 76 and there has been some good fishing just beyond the reef. The current was a little light and it pays to look around for some moving water.

Offshore still is producing some decent Dolphin. This week…

The most frequently asked question we get is, “When is the best time to go fishing?” It’s a tough one to answer without sounding like a smart-aleck, but here goes… You can catch any fish at any time of year in Key West. Period. We just don’t have any real seasons for fish. The air and water temperature change only…

Catch it while it is here, the Permit pre-spawn activity this year is off the hook. Large groups of hard fighting Permit can currently be found in the crystal clear shallows of the Lower Florida Keys and Key West. The last couple of weeks have provided epic conditions for sight fishing the flats, and this years early spring weather looks…

 2 1 pound live lobsters

4 teaspoons key lime juice

1 ripe mango, peeled and cut into ¼ inch dice

10 basil leaves, cut into julienne

Bring a large stockpot of saltwater to a boil and place lobsters in head first. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes and remove with tongs.  When cool, remove tails from the bodies and cut shell with shears to…

 Preparation time: 15 minutes to prepare, 6 hours to let sit.

The first time I made ceviche, I was amazed. I could actually see the lemon and lime juice turning the color of the fish from translucent pink to opaque white. The acid from the limes and lemons change the structure of the proteins in the fish, essentially “cooking” the fish…

I kinda hate posting these trips because the big game guys are’t impressed. But I have had a few pretty short anglers the last two days. Eight to ten year old kids. So nothing that will blow wind up your skirts, but happy kids. Just a part of life guys, put the kids on fish, don’t worry about size and…

I had just slipped the boat in at the ramp , tied it off to the dock and was just starting to pull the trailer up to park when a man walking his dog came up to my anglers, two girls from Connecticut and I overheard him saying to them, Your going 30 miles over to the Everglades in this…

High winds and rough seas dominated the scene again this week, however; the conditions were still fishable throughout much of the week. The sailfish have vanished for now but should reappear very soon. Keep an ear out for them as the month progresses. We have not seen the last of them yet. The main target this week for most offshore…

Just found out about this today. The Seven Mile Marina is set to start a shark fish tourney that sounds like fun. Five species of sharks, Tiger, Hammer head, Bull, Blacktip and Lemon are the target species. Points for each species are five for tiger down to one for lemon. The top prize is for the most points. It is…