The patch reefs deliver dinner for anglers 8 days a week!

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Editor

Captain’s Blog – February 23, 2010 – Marathon Florida Keys - The typical winter mixed bag is showing on the patch reefs and channel humps.  From every variety of snapper – lane, mangrove, mutton, and yellowtail – to grouper of all kinds, hogfish and loads of Spanish mackerel, the list goes on and on.  The Middle [...]

Filed under: Bluefish, Brine and smoke fish, Family Fun Fishing, Fun Fishing with Friends, Grouper, Hogfish, Kingfish, Lane Snapper, Mangrove Snapper, Mutton Snapper, Patch Reefs, Snapper, Spanish Mackerel | Leave a Comment »

Another group from Minnesota = another limit of tasty snappers

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Editor

Captain’s Blog – February 9, 2010 – Marathon Florida Keys – Another group of Minnesotans – plus a Wisconsoner – escaped the cold up north with a trip to the Keys and included a day of fishing with me. One of the great aspects – and there are many – of fishing in the Middle [...]

Filed under: Bluefish, Fun Fishing with Friends, Gulf of Mexico, Mangrove Snapper, Spanish Mackerel | Tagged: , , , | Leave a Comment »

The Walls return for another great trip

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Editor

Captain’s Blog – February 8, 2010 – Marathon Florida Keys – Ray and Beverly Wall from Baltimore returned to fish with me again during their winter stay in the Keys.  This year they brought Bill and Donna Croff from Altamonte Springs FL. It was a beautiful post-Super Bowl Monday with a 5- to 10-knot easterly [...]

Filed under: Fun Fishing with Friends, Hawk Channel, Lane Snapper, Mangrove Snapper, Mutton Snapper, Porgy, Spanish Mackerel, Yellowtail Snapper | Tagged: , , , , , | Leave a Comment »

Another Florida Keys sunset right on time

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Editor

Captain’s Blog – February 4, 2010 – Marathon Florida Keys – First time visitors enjoy a cruise to Pigeon Key accompanied by the world famous Florida Keys sunset. Marian and Mark Gannon from Pittsburgh and Joan and Bruce Livengood from Missouri met up at Tranquility Bay Resort for a getaway-from-it-all to the Keys and included a [...]

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Silly snapper fishing on the patch reefs for Michiganders

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Editor

Captain’s Blog – February 2, 2010 – Marathon Florida Keys – I had the pleasure of taking a group of Michiganders out for some phenomenal patch reef fishing. I promised the guys a limit of mangrove snapper and we caught what could have been three or four limits!  The fishing was almost too easy.  We [...]

Filed under: Lane Snapper, Mangrove Snapper, Patch Reefs, Spanish Mackerel, Yellowtail Snapper | Tagged: , , , , , , | 1 Comment »

Carolina men experience fishing both sides of the Florida Keys

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Editor

Captain’s Blog – January 31, 2010 – Marathon Florida Keys – It was a guys’ weekend in the Florida Keys for Carolinians John Reid, his father-in-law Dan Reilly and brother-in-law Dan Jr. We kicked off their fishing adventure with a half day in the bay.  I took them to a wreck about nine miles out [...]

Filed under: Brine and smoke fish, Gulf of Mexico, Lane Snapper, Mangrove Snapper, Patch Reefs, Rainbow Runner, Reef, Snapper, Spanish Mackerel, Yellowtail Snapper | Tagged: , , , , , , | Leave a Comment »

The Baran Family’s first Florida Keys fishing adventure

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Editor

Captain’s Blog – January 29, 2010 – Marathon Florida Keys – Paul Baran’s Christmas gift to his family was a trip to the Florida Keys, and he treated them to a stay at Tranquility Bay Resort in Marathon.  They wanted to include a fishing trip as part of their holiday but were concerned about young [...]

Filed under: 7 Mile Bridge, Family Fun Fishing, Gulf of Mexico, Lane Snapper, Mangrove Snapper, Spanish Mackerel, Yellowtail Snapper | Tagged: , , , , , , | Leave a Comment »

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