FANTASTIC flats fishing

Summertime fishing in the Florida Keys. This time of year is business as usual. Mahi offshore, muttons, grouper, yellowtail on the wrecks and reefs, tarpon, permit, Cuda on the flats and backcountry. There are so many options for fishing this time of year here in the Florida Keys. Trolling offshore for mahi/dolphin has proven successful this month with scattered weedline and frigates showing the way. Depth has varied from 600 to 1200 depending on the color line and current. Reef fishing has been active with a variety of fish. Yellowjack, yellowtail, snapper and grouper. Live bait with chum. free lining and bottom fishing. Tarpon fishing is the main attraction this month. Whether you’re flyfishing or spin fishing, you’re just about guaranteed to hook up on multiple tarpon. Thick on the shorelines and white sand highways. Artificial and live bait are both providing spectacular hook ups on the tarpon. Looking ahead, the next couple months should be holding this pattern until the end of July.

Get ready for epic Fishing It’s almost spring and that should make every one of you tingle with excitement. Here in the Florida Keys, that means daisy chaining tarpon, mutton’s, mangroves, lanes on the reef, grouper season opening May 1st, sailfish hook ups daily and the long awaited return of our favorite fish the mahi, dorado, dolphin or whatever you call dinner. This past month we stayed busy inshore placing second in the Lower Keys Cuda Bowl (women’s division) landed a nice amount of cobia south of Key West using live bait, the migratory tarpon are laid up in the backcountry and are eating in the shallow water mangroves. The permit are moving out to deeper water to spawn and the sharks and barracudas are more than plentiful and fun to catch. If you are planning a fishing trip to the Keys, plan on April through July for any kind of epic fishing trip. Offshore, inshore, backcountry or flats. You can be sure to catch your target species and have a blast doing it. It’s prime time for great weather, fun times and great fishing.

UPDATE! TARPON! UPDATE! TARPON! The huge tarpon have arrived here in the lower keys! We are seeing and 100+ lb. tarpon in all areas of the Lower Keys. These are the true migratory trophy fish that people from across the world target year after year. Whether you are a beginner on spin or an expert on fly, Don’t miss out on the most thrilling, adrenaline pumping fishing in the Florida Keys. We are fishing artificials and a variety of colors. Most fish are laid up and getting ready for their annual show in the next couple of months. So, why choose us when looking for a guide here in the Florida Keys? Captain Jason Gabriel has over 20 years experience fishing and guiding here in the Florida Keys, the Bahamas and the entire east coast. He is well seasoned and he also has an off kilter sense of humor that will keep you well entertained. We offer a great experience and our reputation says it all. Our high quality Hell’s Bay flats boat is the mode of transportation. A well built quality boat is just the start of why you should fish with us. It makes a huge difference in your success of catching fish. Quiet, dry and fast. This boat gets you within casting distance and allows you to make that perfect presentation to your fish. 12 o’clock. Cast 20 ft. That’s what we’re talking about. The second great detail that we provide is all new tackle and all upgraded spinning rods and fly rods. Our flys, tackle, boat and rods are new and the best in the industry. We may be priced a few dollars higher than your average charter but we believe you get what you pay for. We are a well established, professional business with a proven track record here in the Florida Keys. Capt. Jason Gabriel has an amazing reputation as one of the best captains and guides in all of the Florida Keys. Do your research and you’ll understand the difference in quality. So, if you have always dreamed of landing that silver king of the sea, we will make your dreams a reality and you’ll have fishing memories to bring back home with you until the next year. Trust us, once you catch your first tarpon, you will be back every year. That’s a fact. Hope to see you soon. Tight lines