Restaurants: Breakfast: –Harriet’s Key Largo Open over 40 years. A little place with lots of charm. Look for the yellow building. –Midway Cafe Islamorada A healthy, wholesome and tasty breakfast spot. Like something you’d find in Vermont or Colorado. –Keys Bite Key Largo Great service, selection and food. Great Mexican flair as well. –Mangrove Mike’s Islamorada A Keys … Continue reading “Captain Dave Perkins’ Key Largo and Islamorada Recommendations”
Category: Inshore Fishing
Surreal Salmon
For many years I’ve found ways to get away from late summer in South Florida for at least a month. I was fortunate enough to be able to spend the last three in Chicago. That is the perfect time to be there. It is still warm enough to get outside and be active, but cool … Continue reading “Surreal Salmon”
From Swordfish to Snook
I feel like fishing is as much a social outlet as a recreational one. Since I was a kid fishing the local canal with the neighbor kids, most of my closest friends have been fisherman. As I go through life, I meet people with different degrees of knowledge about all types of fishing; from ice … Continue reading “From Swordfish to Snook”
Exchanging Fishing Tips for Writing Tips with a Best Selling Author in Flamingo
I was recently lucky enough to take JT Kalnay and Dr. Al Brady into the Everglades National Park in pursuit of fish. It was one of the prettiest days of the year with perfect fishing conditions. They were thrilled to be back in the Everglades National Park. It’s always a special treat to fish with … Continue reading “Exchanging Fishing Tips for Writing Tips with a Best Selling Author in Flamingo”
Fish Points with Dad
My father and I have been fishing in South Florida together for as long as I can remember. His father fished with him from an early age as well. Their front yard was the beach in Tela, Honduras. Some of my father’s favorite memories were when they used to wake up, grab their rods, walk … Continue reading “Fish Points with Dad”
Salmon Fishing in Chicago: Who Knew?
I love South Florida. I was born and raised here and I will most probably die here. For a long time however, I looked for an opportunity to leave the heat, humidity and bugs of the summer and live somewhere different for a few months of the year. I considered Maine, Vancouver, Alaska and Colorado … Continue reading “Salmon Fishing in Chicago: Who Knew?”
Out-classed, but Not Beaten in the Everglades Backcountry
I was fishing Flamingo with Hernan Cortes and his cousin Tony Carnot in one of Flamingo’s many productive shallow water bights on an absolutely gorgeous day this past year. We had just caught a redfish and a snook and were working our way back into the open bay. We were moving along in fifteen inches of … Continue reading “Out-classed, but Not Beaten in the Everglades Backcountry”
Grouper Wrassling in Flamingo
A big grouper, an airplane, and a tale about one that did not get away.
A big grouper, an airplane, and a tale about one that did not get away.
Leaping for Snook in The Everglades
I was poling and sight-fishing a mangrove bank in Flamingo with clients one afternoon, when I saw a gorgeous snook idly swimming just over a cast-length from the bow of the boat. My heartbeat increased immediately and I ducked down so that my profile would not spook the fish or make it uneasy. I quietly poled … Continue reading “Leaping for Snook in The Everglades”
