The Canadian boys today with their big beautiful white marlin that they caught on a 30 pound spinner! It gave them all they wanted for almost an hour. White Marlin isn’t a common catch here in the Keys so it was and extra special day. The white marlin fishing season in the Florida Keys can … Read more
Nice picture of one of Joe’s fish today. We went four out of five on Tarpon and then also caught several large Jack Crevalle… It was a nice morning fishing with Joe and Pat from my home state of Kansas. The preferred locations for tarpon fishing in Marathon include channels, flats, bridges, and nearshore waters. … Read more
Had a great time on the water with Kay, Jake, Frey and Mark! We got in to several schools of Mahi. Found a group of 20 or so, on a weedline and another on a floating pallet. On the way in we hit the wrecks and bent the rod on a few nice big Amberjacks. They … Read more
Caught a nice sized Barracuda with Renée today. Also caught a nice one with Steve last week. We don’t keep them for food, but alot of local fisherman use them for cut bait. Kids absolutely love catching them too because they have some very cool looking sharp prehistoric looking teeth. The reason we don’t eat … Read more
Gary Spiker and his son Junior caught some nice fish with me last week. You might notice a couple of beautiful Red Grouper below. Red grouper are not as common as black but we have plenty of them, The Red Grouper, Epinephelus morio, is a striking fish that sports a vivid reddish-brown hue, round body, … Read more
Nice catch of 8 Blackfin Tuna today. Caught by my good friend and repeat customer for the past 11 years Marty Ruikka and his lovely wife Jean. They are excited to make Tuna nachos when they got home. Here is a recipe below! Ingredients: Instructions:
Big fat amberjack caught today by Mason. It absolutely kicked his butt! Greater amberjacks (Seriola dumerili) are powerful swimmers and known for their impressive speed and strength. It is said that they are capable of reaching speeds of up to 50 miles per hour when swimming in open waters! I’ve never seen one swim that … Read more
Had a nice day out with Eddie and his family. We caught a nice 46lb King Mackerel, and a decent sized Amberjack. Eddie also caught a really nice Mutton Snapper near a wreck using a butterfly ballyhoo. Butterfly Ballyhoo work great for Mutton Snapper. In case you don’t know how to do that here are … Read more
I had a nice half-day with the Adgent group. We caught and released several species of fish and kept a dozen nice Yellowtails and this Big Black grouper for them to eat. It was a great time and good to be back on the water. This was my first charter back after Hurricane Irma. Hurricane … Read more
Had a fun day fishing with John, Christopher and Luis Alvarez. We had a great catch, including this Amberjack!