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I was out fishing the Gulf of Mexico the other day with clients Melody and Rory. While making a move from one fishing spot to another we ran across a big concentration of nurse sharks just milling around the surface with seemingly no place to go. There were over 50 nurse sharks with a few bull and blacktip sharks mixed in. I’ve never seen such a large school of nurse sharks in one spot.

Also following those sharks were jack crevalle, little tunny and mackerel. The action on these species was fast and furious as we hooked fish on top water plugs, […]

Over a month ago we thought that cooler weather would never arrive. How things have changed as we get slammed by back to back to back cold fronts. Mind you, these are mild fronts compared to up north with our temperatures barely hitting the low 60’s.

We need this cooler weather to get the migratory species moving in such as sailfish, kingfish and cobia. What has made this fishing a challenge so far is the wind hasn’t dropped out much between these fronts making it hard to find clean water and somewhat of a lee to fish in.

But things are constantly changing […]

Yes, living in the Lower Keys and Key West is pretty close to being in paradise. BUT everyone needs to get away from where they live for a little while. This summer I went with buddies Bobito, Lars, Dan and my brother Matt to Montana to fish for trout and enjoy getting away from the heat and humidity of the Keys. What else does a fishing guide do but go fishing on his vacation!

First we explored Yellowstone National Park then fished the Madison river. From West Yellowstone we drove up to Craig, Mt and fished the Missouri and Blackfoot rivers. We […]

The mangrove snapper are officially doing there thing on the reef off of Key West. Every year from late June thru August these fish migrate to various spots on the reef to spawn. To find out where these fish are congregating just look for the fleet of both commercial and recreational boats fishing for them. To find a spot of your own go to the reef and look from 35ft-60ft traversing the area until you find concentrated marks of fish on your sonar. It may take some trial and error but persistence will pay off. Ask at local bait and tackle […]

There is less wind, it’s getting hotter and more humid. Summer must be here. The near constant wind this spring contributed to a tarpon season where I saw far less fish than last year, especially in June. I hope this is not a continuing trend.

So far the early summer grouper and snapper fishing has been very good and the mangrove snapper spawn on the Atlantic side is getting started.

Pictured below is Travis Baker and his sons after a great day of fishing. Travis is from Cary, NC and won the grand prize at the Saltwater Sportsman National Seminar Series event when […]

We have had a great week of weather and the fishing has been good as well. I’ve been fishing mostly for tarpon but ran my Conch 27 as a camera boat for George Poveromo the last few days.

The offshore fishing has slowed down but there are yellowtail, mutton and mangrove snapper on the reef. The Gulf of Mexico rock piles have good numbers of snapper and grouper.

Pictured below are Kris and Tom with tarpon we caught in the last few days. Tom got his on a fly rod.

Happy Memorial Day to you. Please remember the true meaning of this holiday. God Bless my fellow veterans and all active duty military personnel at home and abroad protecting our great nation.

I’ve been fishing everyday and not taking much time to post so here’s an update. The weather was great last week and there were good pushes of migrating tarpon. The wind is coming up and this week chasing tarpon on fly will be an extreme challenge. There are dolphin (the fish not the mammal)  offshore and plenty of grouper and snapper […]

It had to happen. After two weeks of perfect conditions a cold front came barreling in last night and though a welcome change from the heat and humidity it sure messes up the fishing. Things should get better again by Monday or Tuesday so we can get back to catching everything from tarpon to tuna.

Below is 14 yr old Collin with a nice AJ that he caught with me before the front hit. Collin and his family were down from the Boston area where it was 17 degrees that morning. Fishing in Paradise!

Matt and Rusty came down from Chicago to escape the cold. The day was windy with scattered rain but we managed to catch barracuda and sharks. Rusty is pictured with two of his catches.

Andrea and Luis took a break from the cold of New York to catch and release grouper, snapper and mackerel while fishing in Key West’s 80 degree weather.