Apologies for not keeping up with things. You would think that we have not been in the keys, or catching much lately due to the silence on the blog scene. Well, half right – the fishing and catching has not been all that good, but we have been spending a ton of time down there. Lot’s going on, but let’s start with fishing.
Winter blues in the keys means WINDY! We have been down every other weekend since Christmas, but I bet we have only been fishing 2 or 3 times. The typical setup – wind forecast during the week 10 to 15 out of the southeast, and for the weekend 25 – 35 from the north. For me wind and fishing simply don’t mix. Water temps fell into the mid 60s which mean the flats species are gone, and nothing much around but barracudas and sharks.
We did get a couple trips in though, so time to quit complaining and talk about fishing! Laura and Kyle came to visit us the weekend of 3/12. They had a date to get their engagement photo’s at Anne’s beach, and stayed an extra couple days and we had a great visit. Luckily we had an afternoon shot to get out across the reef. It started out rough out there 4 – 6 but the wind did indeed die, and sea laid down through the afternoon. There was a whole lot of nothing out there during the early afternoon, but we started seeing bait and skippies started to show up, and picked up some small black fin tuna …
Nothing like sushi in the box to get the crew fired up! Laura took the opportunity to do a Norman Rockwell take with the gaff while robin was cranking on a tuna …
General mayhem continued ….
One of the best parts of catching tuna is at the table … Robin found a killer Italian recipe that came out awesome …
The other island news we have is that Robin and I are buying the house next door. It is a long story but IF it all goes through we will basically have a keys canal palace and one heck of a project! The place was a rebuild that went bad, and the current owner passed away with the house unfinished. We put in a crazy offer, they accepted it, and now we are running through probate. When we get through and close we have pretty much a new house to complete and will end up with a concrete bunker on a corner canal! The bones of the house are custom concrete, and the lot is awesome with over 250 feet of dockage!
Here are a couple pics … Enjoy!
View down the sea wall and down the canal
The back porch from the canal … That is a mahogany tree! Picture the little white building turned into a cabana house/bar, a pool in the back and boat lifts on the sea Wall! I know – dreamer!
Gorham Fishing Team 