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The Gulf Council is having a meeting the week of April 11 2011. During this meeting they will be addressing the 2011 season for Gag Grouper in the Gulf of Mexico. I will be attending this meeting and will set dates for the 14 Hour and possible 24 Hou

We had a great 8 hour fishing charter this week with returning customers from the Vanderbilt Fishing Club. The highlight of the trip was a nice gag grouper that was asked home to dinner. We also caught lane mangrove and yellowtail snapper along with

D (2234) is a gas/oil platform built by Arena Offshore, LP and installed on 06/13/2009. D is considered a minor platform that stands in 176 feet of water and may provide habitat for many different offshore species of fish. Primary targets include Amb

The Wanderer stayed inshore during late-April to take advantage of an influx of 5-10lbs. Red Groupers. These may not look impressive but don’t forget that they are coming in multiple strikes and the fishbox fills up quickly. In addition to the

J-PRD (22692) is a gas/oil platform built by Renaissance Offshore, LLC and installed on 01/01/1985. J-PRD is considered a major platform that stands in 100 feet of water and may provide habitat for many different nearshore species of fish. Most commo

PRD2RIG (23874) is a gas/oil platform built by Freeport-McMoRan Energy LLC and installed on 01/01/1991. PRD2RIG is considered a minor platform that stands in 210 feet of water and may provide habitat for many different offshore species of fish. Prima

E (2233) is a gas/oil platform built by Arena Offshore, LP and installed on 06/13/2009. E is considered a minor platform that stands in 178 feet of water and may provide habitat for many different offshore species of fish. Primary targets include Amb

CE (70024) is a gas/oil platform built by Arena Offshore, LP and installed on 06/04/1997. CE is considered a minor platform that stands in 110 feet of water and may provide habitat for many different nearshore species of fish. Most common species inc

4 (1976) is a gas/oil platform built by Matagorda Island Gas Operations,LLC and installed on 03/01/2007. 4 is considered a minor platform that stands in 72 feet of water and may provide habitat for many different nearshore species of fish. Most commo

We're in full swing for "season" now here in Islamorada. Lots of boats have been fishing every day as tons of people are down on spring break and on vacation. A couple weeks ago we had a few days of very windy weather where all the boats

March 10 2019 – Nothing i like more than a flat calm day in March for me to get out and run. Last week provided a few of those days for us here in Key West and made many Key West anglers very happy with nice catches of yellowtail snapper red gr

The weather has made it a little tough on a few trips over the last week but the fishing continues to be excellent. Our focus continues to be filling the fish box with red grouper on our 8-10 hour trips. We are also able to get out far enough to whe

PRD1RIG (23874) is a gas/oil platform built by Freeport-McMoRan Energy LLC and installed on 01/01/1991. PRD1RIG is considered a minor platform that stands in 210 feet of water and may provide habitat for many different offshore species of fish. Prima

December 12th 2018 – Winter has arrived here in Key West. Things are finally where they should be weather wise with cool North winds and air temps in the 70s. I personally love this time of the year. The temps are nice to work in and the fish a

3 (1958) is a gas/oil platform built by Matagorda Island Gas Operations,LLC and installed on 02/27/2007. 3 is considered a minor platform that stands in 75 feet of water and may provide habitat for many different nearshore species of fish. Most commo

B (870) is a gas/oil platform built by Fieldwood Energy LLC and installed on 01/17/2001. The structure was removed on 08/04/2019 and verified as clear on 08/16/2019. Smaller pieces of the structure may still exist and provide habitat for fish, but t

June 10th 2019 The calendar may not say that summer is here but the temps certainly do. With temps soaring into the 90s its no guess what time of the year it is here in Key West. The waters surrounding Key West are in a constant flow so water temps d

Another fantastic day on the sheepshead grounds with Mike Tim and Mike and these gentlemen did great. We eased along spot to spot and picked up a couple sheepshead on each location we fished. The steady action though was the gag grouper. My goodness

It has been awesome weather so far in January! Days can be windy and cool but overall it has been beautiful on the water. Water temps are in the mid 60's lately and that usually means deeper water for better results. As the day warms up you can f

A (10138) is a gas/oil platform built by Bandon Oil and Gas, LP and installed on 01/01/1980. The structure was removed on 10/08/2021 and verified as clear on 11/06/2021. Smaller pieces of the structure may still exist and provide habitat for fish, b