Blackfin on a green and yellow Rapala diver

Even blackfin tuna like the diver plugs. This one ate the yellow and green dolphin plug.

Baby Wahoo

Wahoo aren't shy they'll try to eat something bigger than they are, it's fun to see. This one ate a Rapala Deep diver 20

November Wahoo

November is right around the corner and I'm really looking forward to the wahoo fishing. In November the wahoo show up in numbers and line up in anywhere from 90 feet of water out to 250 feet of water. There are a number of ways to fishing for them but I perfer one of two ways. I like to pull the Williamson artificials or Rapala deep diver plugs. Or the other way I like to fish for them is live baiting slow troling speedos and live bonitas.

Fishing the Fort-The Dry Tortugas

One of my favorite trips in Key West to to Run down to the Fort and fish the shrimp boats on the way down. The Dry Tortugas are an amasing place. Kind of like the land that time forgot. A typical trip to the fort is a ytwo day trip one day shallow water grouper snapper fishing and shrimp boat tuna fishing then the next day working our way home in the deep water for grouper, red snapper or dolphin wahoo. Here are just a few fun pics from the fort. The tuna literally boil next to the boat.

Cuban Rafts in the Gulf Stream

People are always asking me if we still see Cuban Rafts. Well the answer is yes we see them every once in a while. They can be great dolphin fishing and wahoo fishing. Most times when we find them the Coast Guard has already cleared them and they are adrift. The amasing thing about rafts is they are made of all differewnt types of materials. I would never want to cross the Gulf Stream in one of these inventions. The slow travel across the stream makes them ideal habitat for dolphin and wahoo and triple tail. Some days when you find one your entire days catch can be made right there. You'll spend hours fishing around one.

Permit Spring and summer

During the spring and summer months the permit are a lot of fun to catch. In the early spring we catch them in 6 to 15 feet of water but as the summer heats the water the permit move off to the deeper wrecks and are a lot of fun to catch. Typically we catch them on 10 to 15 lbs test and it is a blast. The bait of choice is a silver dollar sized live crab.

Lobster Season is here

It was a fun day with a fun repeat charter Jim Galiano and Jim Ragle and crew snorkeling lobster. This is a lot of fun and the lobsters are found in as little as 4 feet of water. Here you see Maverick and Dakota holding up a couple of the bugs. Just another fun way to relax in the Key West.