posted by admin on Mar 22
Key West Saltwater Fishing
Amber Jack caught near Key West
Ernest Hemingway made Key West saltwater fishing famous in the 1930s when he wrote about fishing for big saltwater game. It was one of his favorite pastimes, certainly his healthiest! The Key West offshore waters sometimes made rough by the Gulf Stream are boiling with sport fish, and if you’re up to the challenge we invite you to try fishing with the big boys! Key West saltwater fishing is everything you’ve heard about when it comes to big game fishing: big fish, big water, and big fighting species that leave you excited and let’s face it, winded!
Tuna, Marlin, Sailfish, or wahoo, mahi mahi, or closer in with grouper and snapper, all the saltwater fish fight hard and don’t give up easily. The lighter the tackle, the long you’ll have to fight ‘em. It’s a race to see who gets tired first, and hope the fish doesn’t get off somehow. We’re routing for you as you and the fish put up the fight. You might come home with dinner if you target bottom species like grouper, or if you chum for snapper, troll for mahi mahi or wahoo. Or you might come home with just a story of how you finally landed that the big one out there. It’s all possible during a day of Key West saltwater fishing.
Key West saltwater fishing also includes flats fishing, a whole different way of spending time on the water for anglers. Known as a more placid experience, Key West saltwater fishing on the flats involves driving out to the backcountry where the water is deep and the lays low. It’s quieter out here in back of Key West, on the Gulf side where much of the fished the flats lie. Key West saltwater fishing takes on a different style here, as the guide cuts the engine and poles you both along through the calm flat waters of the Key West backcountry.
