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03-31-09
     When most Lower Keys anglers think of what to target in the fall, they often forget about the great opportunities that the Back Country has to offer.  Fishing the ...
03-31-09
     While a New Year brings renewed hope and opportunity, it also brings the most persistent winds of the year. As cold fronts push through the Keys, they trail high pressu...
03-31-09
    Rigid Flexibility:  An oxymoron that very well describes what it often takes to have a successful trip when fishing keys waters in the fall.      &n...
03-31-09
    Dolphin, Mahi Mahi, or Dorado, what ever you prefer to call them, they all translate into South Florida ’s favorite offshore game fish.  The reasons for their popu...
03-31-09
     Nothing puts a smile on a Keys angler’s face, like when they first see the flash of pink, from the tail of a mutton snapper, as it is being hauled up from the bot...
03-31-09
     The deep wrecks of the Lower and Middle Keys offer anglers yet another dimension to their arsenal of fishing tactics.  For the purpose of this article we will defi...
03-31-09
     For anglers fishing the Lower Keys there is no better time of the year than the spring for variety and abundance.  While it may sound like a cliché, the phr...
03-31-09
     As the waters of the Lower Keys start to warm and the high pressure in the Atlantic settles in, it brings with it the spring favorites.  For the offshore anglers th...
03-31-09
     When you think of winter big game fishing in the keys, the sailfish has to be near the top of any anglers list.  What could bring more excitement than having a fis...
03-31-09
     Ask many anglers new to the Keys what they would most want for Christmas and their answer might well be to catch their first sailfish.  With the increase in the nu...
03-31-09
     Well here we are again, the time of the year that most Keys anglers wait for, Dolphin season.  While it is true that dolphin are caught all year in the Keys, it is...
03-31-09
     Targeting mangrove snapper during their summer spawn can be quite like shooting fish in a barrel.  While these fish are spawning out on the reefs in mid summer cat...
03-31-09
     Mid summer is the time of year that the Keys most plentiful and wide ranging snapper moves out to the reef line to perform their annual mating rituals.  For most a...
03-31-09
     Tarpon can be found in keys waters 12 months of the year. These local fish tend to be smaller on the flats while larger ones tend to take up station around steady man...
03-31-09
     No not a Big Mac... a Big Mack.  And it was a Whopper of a fish.  Recently a Kingfish weighing over 40lb. was caught by P.J. Davidson while fishing w...
03-31-09
            By now most serious fisherman practice catch and release; some because of their concern for our fisheries, others fearing ...
03-31-09
      As summer ends and fall sets in, fishing in the Keys and South Florida begins it's seasonal changes as well.  The ever-present Dolphin schools will ...
03-31-09
By Waldo "Double Treble"  Tejera Jr. Islamorada Sport Fishing Online Contributor               By now most of us who fish o...
03-31-09
             Soon our coastal waters will be overrun with thousands of shrimp.  As shrimp enter the adult stages of their liv...
03-31-09
            Well now that the Miami Dolphins won’t be doing it for another year, going deep is something you should try on ...
03-31-09
      Down in the Keys we’ve got a local resident that isn’t found anywhere else in the U.S.  It’s often confused with its cousin, the S...
03-31-09
     Now that winter is gone and spring has arrived my fishing strategies begin to change.  Now I’ll be targeting primarily Dolphin and other summertime ...
03-31-09
     Although Barracuda are often thought of as an undesirable fish to catch by most hardcore fishermen, its no doubt they can put up a show like no other fish.&nbs...
03-31-09
      There’s no tastier food fish than a whole fried Yellowtail Snapper.  And there’s no better time of year to catch them than right now.&nb...
03-31-09
      Have you ever stepped into a fishing tackle aisle in a store and found yourself confused or amazed at the variety of hooks available today?  Well if...
03-31-09
Do you have live pilchards in your livewell? If you don’t you'll wish you had when the big Blackfins show up. Chumming and using live pilchards on straight 20 pound test with a 4...
03-31-09
Light tackle, and patience to play the fish out are often the key to catching Kingfish. Kingfish have a semi soft mouth, which is deceiving, due to the fact that it is filled with razor sharp t...
03-31-09
     In the old days there was a saying that these burly, huge fish would eat a tennis shoe. But those days are gone, and unfortunately their size overall has...
03-31-09
           Each individual has a preference as to what he or she wants to use for conventional tackle so basically I suggest betw...
03-31-09
I have often thought of a fishing trip without live bait as a car with no tires! (You can get there riding on the rims but, the results are dramatically different). So just some tips o...
03-31-09
Lane Snapper: Lane Snapper are primarily a summer fish; they live along the reef line. Anywhere from the shallow patches out to 200 feet of water. They typically are a smaller fi...
03-31-09
Sight fishing on the flats for Bonefish, Permit and Tarpon is an acquired skill.  Many anglers who are successful on trout streams or bass lakes expect to be just as ...
03-31-09
Baby Tarpon immediately take flight when hooked, contorting and shaking their head, rattling their gill plates, and rolling their bodies around trying to throw that hook out of t...
03-31-09
Bonefishing during the fall months is outstanding in between cold fronts that begin sweeping into South Florida in October and November.  The water temps cool down into the high ...
03-31-09
We have had more than our share of windy days during the past couple of months.  There are Permit and Bonefish on the flats and Tarpon in the channels IF you can cast in 20+...