Wahoo, kingfish and blackfin tuna are also a good bet offshore. Middle Keys Yellowtail snapper is an excellent choice for fishing the reefs. The water had been too clear for snapper until late last week when Tropical Storm Gabrielle stirred up the water just the right amount. Now the tails are biting like crazy. Lower Keys Reports out of the Lower Keys say that the yellowtail bite has picked up offshore of our southernmost city as well.
Some captains also say there s a good bite of mutton snapper on some of the deeper drop-offs.
Permit are hitting live crabs and jumbo shrimp on the gulfside and oceanside patches. According to Capt. Being a firefighter and paramedic here in Dade County for over twenty one years, I can only imagine the horror that those firefighters and their families endured that morning. My heartfelt condolences go out to their families and my brother and sister firefighters for the tragedy that capsized their lives Tuesday morning. Just as expected they are heading south.