Fishing in and around the Upper Keys was good last week. I predict it to be better next week. Reason being, the weather seems to have finally straightened out for us.
Posted: Thursday, May 10, 2012 04:50 PM EDT
On the Water
A diver photographs a section of a crane on the Spiegel Grove. (Photo by Tim Grollimund)
One of the first columns I wrote was about diving the Spiegel Grove. It’s been one of my favorite sites since I came here. I can have just as good a time with a macro lens as I can with a wide angle lens. When the visibility is 80 feet or better, there’s nothing like the great view across width of the ship from one crane mount to the other. Plus it’s the only place I’ve seen a frogfish since I’ve been here.
Posted: Thursday, May 10, 2012 04:48 PM EDT
Winning the Overall Top Angler for the second time and Top Spin boat for the third time in the 2012 Key Largo Anglers Club Flats Tournament are Miriam Lewis and Dick Rowe Sr., fishing with Capt. Mike Makowski of Blackfoot Charters. The two caught 42 redfish and one snook over two days of competitive fishing, beating out the second place team by over 2,000 points. (Photos by Capt. Mike Makowski)
The month of May is upon us here in the Upper Keys, and that could only mean two things to local fisherman. First is the peak of tarpon season, which typically happens during this month, and the second is the start of grouper season!
Posted: Thursday, May 03, 2012 07:27 PM EDT
Back at it again with tarpon, fishing die-hard John Mercer shows off a tarpon he caught an 8-weight fly rod in the back-country of Key Largo. (Photo by Capt. Mike Makowski)
I had a very rare chance last week to take my mother on a eight-day mini vacation outside the United States to experience something that very few people will ever get a chance to do; snorkel with humpback whales.
Posted: Friday, April 20, 2012 11:18 AM EDT
