Jan. 7-9: Sailfish Open at Hawks Cay.
Marathon. Eighteen teams of professional anglers and amateur enthusiasts will compete in the catch-and-release tournament in the waters around Marathon. Contact Laura Emmole at (305) 395-3474 or (727) 631-0072, e-mail lemmole@worldsailfish.com or visit thesailfishopen.com.
Jan. 7-10: Sailbone Offshore & Backcountry.
Islamorada. Three days of fishing in the backcountry and offshore [...]
The first month of the stone crab season has been a disappointment to most. Compared to the last few years the counts are low and the sizes small. Like in any fishing season, each expert has their own reason for the sluggish start to the season . Some say its water tempature others believe its [...]
7 Days and Counting The 2009 Lobster Mini Season starts Wednesday July 29 & 30th. The Conch Republic will be inendated with thousands of Visitors from around the World please remember you are a guest in a foreign country respect are laws, customs and traditions of our tiny country.
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Where one lionfish is found, many others almost certainly lurk, says Bahamas dive operator Bruce Purdy.
“You probably have a whole bunch down there in the Keys,” said Purdy. “It takes a few months after they settle before people start seeing them.” The first Pacific lionfish [...]
A possible four-month grouper closure in federal Atlantic Ocean waters returns in the latest version of snapper-grouper rules proposed by the National Marine Fisheries Service.
“We got a reprieve in December when the NMFS abandoned the closure as an interim rule,” said Islamorada charter captain Bill Kelly, “but the [proposed permanent rule] is exactly the same.”
The [...]
