One thing the keys are known for is wind. But you would figure given 2 weeks here we would get a couple nice days …. Not! Don’t get me wrong, it has been beautiful with temps in the mid 80’s with blue skies and the water temp has hovered between 79 and 81. But the wind has been blowing 15 – 20 non- stop and gusty making time on the water tough.
So the big boat has stayed on the lift and we have been running around in the skiff trying to find a decent bite without getting beat up too bad. Today I took Laura and Kyle out toward the content keys, and started drifting the channel off raccoon key while we were waiting for the tide to fill in a bit. Right off the bat Kyle hooked this beautiful Mutton Snapper, the biggest we have brought home!
He got it in about 12 foot of water casting a red head jig with a gulp shrimp. Tide was just past low, water temp 79 degrees. We ended up drifting the channel and got a smattering of snapper and a ton of lady fish. Then spent he rest of the day touring around the Content keys and goofing off. Fun day in a beautiful place!
Gorham Fishing Team 