Last month I posted about my Florida Keys daytime swordfishing excursions about the Permit out of Marathon, Florida.
Daytime swordfishing was rather new to all of us during our first few trips and though we did learn a lot, no actual fish were caught. We enticed a few hits, tore up some baits, and also acquainted [...]
Posts from ‘July, 2009’
Daytime Swordfishing in the Florida Keys- Cont.
Florida Keys Lobster Mini-Season
We are on the brink of another Florida Keys lobster mini-season and US-1 is flooded with tourists trailering their bug-hunting vessels into town. Pretty soon the reef will be overtaken by dive flags and center-consoles, and the waters rich with enthusiastic divers and snorkelers searching holes and ledges for tasty tails.
Before the madness ensues, I [...]
Recent Pics
A few shots from the weekend.
FTY photos now on sale!
If anyone is interested in purchasing 8 x 10 glossy prints of any of the photographs displayed on FromTheYak.com please email me at drew@fromtheyak.com and specify which photographs you are interested in.
The cost is only $15 a piece or two for $25 (unframed) and that includes shipping to anywhere in the continental United States! Additional [...]
Simple and Delicious Cobia Recipes
Yesterday, to our surprise, we caught a nice cobia while out fishing a wreck off Marathon. Unlike during the winter months, cobia are not that common in the Florida Keys during summertime, especially on the Atlantic Ocean side. So we were quite thrilled to put one in the box- thrilled enough that we decided to [...]
Blackened Snapper over Creamy White Cheddar Bacon Grits
I’m not very good at following recipes. Part of the reason is that I’m creative and I like to come up with my own unique ideas for dishes. The other half of it is that I’m frugal. I refuse to run to the grocery store and buy ingredients that I’m likely only going to cook [...]
Nighttime Snapper Fishing in the Florida Keys
It’s hot! Correction, it’s scorching hot!
Currently, at 4:30 pm, its 94 degrees with only a 4 mph wind ever so gently blowing out of the East. Weather.com says it feels like its 104!
Talk about a heat wave, even for the Florida Keys.
This is the kind of weather that makes you want to stay indoors, camped [...]
Restaurant Review: Lorelei (Islamorada)
Wednesday evening I had the pleasure of dining with my wife and mother at Lorelei Restaurant in Islamorada. My mother, visiting from Cincinnati, wanted an outdoor- Florida Keys style dining experience, and I knew that Lorelei was just the place for her to soak up the flavors of the Keys.
Below is my review of Lorelei [...]
Marathon, Florida 4th of July
I can’t think of a better place to watch a fireworks show than anchored off Sombrero Beach, in the heart of the Florida Keys- Marathon, Florida.
This 4th of July, the city of Marathon again put on a fantastic fireworks display viewed by thousands of people both on the water and on land.
Below are a few [...]