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Journey Through the Florida Keys- Marathon

(from TryCharterFishing.com)
Now Entering- MARATHON
Mile Markers: 60-40…if you count the Seven-Mile Bridge.
Welcome to Marathon. You caught your first Florida Keys bonefish; dipped your feet in the saltwater at Anne’s Beach (MM 73-O); fed the tarpon at Robbie’s (MM 78.5-B, how cool was that?); slowed down for the police car “decoy” in Layton (MM 68-O); took [...]

Journey Through the Florida Keys- Islamorada

(from TryCharterFishing.com)
Now Entering- ISLAMORADA
Mile Markers: 89 to 71…give or take.
Welcome to Islamorada. You’ve seen all there is to see “above and below” the water in Key Largo, made the quick drive through the town of Tavernier, and have now entered the “Village of Islands” known as Islamorada. As you travel through Islamorada be prepared [...]

Journey Through the Florida Keys- Key Largo

(from TryCharterFishing.com)
Now Entering- KEY LARGO
Mile Markers: 112- 91…sounds about right.
Welcome to Key Largo. You have arrived here either via the “18-mile” stretch (MMs 126-108) of the Overseas Highway (US-1) that brought you in from Florida City, or the scenic, back-roads route along Card Sound Road (MM 126.5 heading south, MM 106.5 heading north). If you [...]

Journey Through the Florida Keys- Introduction

(from TryCharterFishing.com)
A Local’s Guide to Travelling through and Enjoying Paradise
KEY LARGO - ISLAMORADA - MARATHON - BIG PINE & THE LOWER KEYS -KEY WEST
As mainland Florida disappears into the passing reflections of your rearview mirror, and you become engulfed in the tranquil blues and greens of the Atlantic and Florida Bay waters, you soon realize [...]

A Dinghy Kind of Weekend

Thanks to Captain Ty Price– who was nice enough to lend us his dinghy for the weekend– my wife and I were able to spend a couple of days on the water in the Florida Keys, exploring the islands and flats around Duck Key, home to Hawks Cay Resort.
There is a great little beach on [...]

Super Simple Swordfish Kabobs

Often the simplest dishes are the most flavorful- and this is definitely true with this easy to prepare, yet wonderfully delicious swordfish recipe.
I made these swordfish kabobs for my wife and a couple of guests, one of whom is a swordfishing captain for a local charter boat, and even he agreed that this was some [...]

Daytime Swordfishing in the Florida Keys- Cont.

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 [...]

Oh the Water…

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.