Reports keep coming in that indicate fishing here on Key West is still really great. The weather is warm and the fish are biting.
We're getting reports of wahoo as big as 50 pounds being caught near the surface in 200 +/- feet deep water. We're trolling pretty fast, as high as 20 knots and dragging baits behind us 20 yards and further, on string lines. Wahoo are the fastest fish in the sea. When they hit the bait, they hit it real hard.
We're hearing about fishing charters catching sailfish biting off the reefs to the South near the outer edge. That's always good news. You can catch sailfish here off Key West as big as 200 lbs. or even more.
King mackerel are being reported by our fishing charters which isn't a surprise. Mackerel are known to bite all year. They put up a great fight and are excellent tasting fish.
Monday, January 28, 2013
Sport Fishing Designations In Florida
On February 13, 2013, a meeting is to be held in Orlando, FL to entertain a proposal to designate specific geographic locations in Florida as 'sport & game fishing designations.
This endeavor is being proposed in hopes of encouraging sport anglers the World over to come to Florida and experience the best fishing in the World. In fact, Florida is known as the best place in the World to go game fishing.
Game fishing in Florida currently impacts over a 6 billion dollar industry so fishing here in Florida is already well known and flourishing.
The proposal provides a great opportunity, particularly for the Key West fishing charters and those around the Florida Keys because the Keys provide the best game fishing in Florida. Key West is arguably the number one sport fishing location World-wide.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
The coast of Key West offers the best fishing anywhere in the World, year round. To get the most out of your fishing vacation you'll want to take advantage of one of our expert fishing charter captains.
Different fishing charters specialize in different kinds of fishing around Key West.
Here are a few of the most common Key West fishing charters that you may wish to book.
Backcountry fishing provides for a great fishing experience in small skiffs and along the banks of Key West. Often you'll troll through the mangroves growing along the flats, canals and tributaries throughout the coast of Key West. You can catch red drum fish, aka redfish up to as much as 40 lbs. year round. There are many different species of fish in the Key West backcountry including sheephead and even the occasional permit. Often, though usually during the warmer months, you can catch smaller tarpon in the backcountry.
Flats fishing is becoming more and more popular. You can do some fly fishing in the flats for a number of different types of fish, most notably, tarpon which can get as big as 200 lbs. It's not uncommon to catch a 75 lb. tarpon on a fly rod in the flats of Key West.
Among the most common fishing charters around Key West are party boats that go out to any of the thousands of reefs off the coast of Key West. Even in Winter you can usually count on a few snapper and a grouper or two. The fishing charter captains that run these boats know right where the fish are, what are biting at any given time and how to catch them.
Offshore fishing or deep sea fishing is very popular around Key West and for good reason. Prize game fish are plentiful around Key West. It's quite common to pull in a 100 lb sailfish or a king mackerel. Sometimes you can run into a school of tuna fish. The bluefin tuna can grow to as big as one thousand pounds which is huge and dangerous. Black fin tuna are pretty common and you can often pull in one after another when they're biting. Wahoo, mahi-mahi, cobia and amberjack are also favorites for Key West anglers. These are all fish that are usually caught near the surface on smaller fish like pilchers, pinfish, mullet and such.
No matter what your preference is, Key West is a great place to book a fishing charter. The fishing captains are experts and can help you with everything from deciding what kind of charter to book to handling all the fishing licensing and permits for you.
Here are a few of the most common Key West fishing charters that you may wish to book.
Backcountry fishing provides for a great fishing experience in small skiffs and along the banks of Key West. Often you'll troll through the mangroves growing along the flats, canals and tributaries throughout the coast of Key West. You can catch red drum fish, aka redfish up to as much as 40 lbs. year round. There are many different species of fish in the Key West backcountry including sheephead and even the occasional permit. Often, though usually during the warmer months, you can catch smaller tarpon in the backcountry.
Flats fishing is becoming more and more popular. You can do some fly fishing in the flats for a number of different types of fish, most notably, tarpon which can get as big as 200 lbs. It's not uncommon to catch a 75 lb. tarpon on a fly rod in the flats of Key West.
Among the most common fishing charters around Key West are party boats that go out to any of the thousands of reefs off the coast of Key West. Even in Winter you can usually count on a few snapper and a grouper or two. The fishing charter captains that run these boats know right where the fish are, what are biting at any given time and how to catch them.
Offshore fishing or deep sea fishing is very popular around Key West and for good reason. Prize game fish are plentiful around Key West. It's quite common to pull in a 100 lb sailfish or a king mackerel. Sometimes you can run into a school of tuna fish. The bluefin tuna can grow to as big as one thousand pounds which is huge and dangerous. Black fin tuna are pretty common and you can often pull in one after another when they're biting. Wahoo, mahi-mahi, cobia and amberjack are also favorites for Key West anglers. These are all fish that are usually caught near the surface on smaller fish like pilchers, pinfish, mullet and such.
No matter what your preference is, Key West is a great place to book a fishing charter. The fishing captains are experts and can help you with everything from deciding what kind of charter to book to handling all the fishing licensing and permits for you.
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