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December 2023

Welcome to my December update that provides you with current helpful information to make your reservation, prepare for your trip and kinda what to expect this month. December is a radical month where I transition from a trickle of weekly charters to working dark to dark 2 trips a day for weeks starting Christmas week. With your cooperation it is a totally manageable situ...

November News and Christmas is Coming!

Supply and demand will be an issue this holiday season in the Keys. Do not delay your December bookings, especially rolling into Christmas week. We are approaching Thanksgiving and the increased demand against the weather forecast is stacking my schedule. I expect the same crunch to happen for Christmas week. Now is the time to get your reservation placed for Christmas...

October Report

I see the changes! The water is cooling off. The air has less bite to it. Birds and bait are returning to our area. We are finally outside of the hottest summer in history. So glad it is behind us!!! What remains of our summer weather is a typically stable period of weather that gives us unlimited options for the month.

I'm writing this early to will our way into September. Anything to get past the heat of July and August. This is also the peak of hurricane season and watching the weather and adjusting accordingly in advance makes or breaks trips. Lots of topics to cover, so let me dive into weather and conditions.

It's been all over...

Helping You In August

Ohhhhh July. That was a doozie! Record heat on top of record head. I think we had 21 consecutive broken daily high temperatures with 40 something days of heat index well above 100 degrees. I had my appendix removed July 3 and missed a week of charters. My return was not as kind and gentile as I had hoped. I had 3 charters in a row with sick customers. With my body b...

Important July News

Lots of important things to go over to help you on your July-August bookings. I will not be operating Lobster Mini Season trips. Do not book it. I do not have any referrals. I will be offering fishing trips for those 2 days. I will be offering regular season lobster trips beginning August 6.

Lobster Info: Every lob...

Lobstering Update

Lobster time is coming up soon. Already I'm getting lots of inquiries and a few problems. I am not offering mini season lobster trips for 2023. However, I would love to take you fishing far away from the crowds for those 2 days! That's what I'm offering.

I do not know who else is offering lobster trips. I suggest yo...

June 2323 Helpful Info

Today we kick of hurricane/rainy season with a gentile reminder of reality named TD #2. Something we can never escape from entirely. Part of life in the tropics. June is an important weather month and how we plan for trips of any kind on the water affects the outcomes and likely hood of greater successes. Fortunately, the beautiful days make up for the rainy days and J...

Mayday or the Easy Way: May Report

First business then we work on making things easier. May is here. The game changes and more options are on the table. Please read through this because it is here to help you in every way. If you book a trip, please share Trip Tips with all members in your group.

Super easy short update and information pertaining to planning your April adventures. We are flying through spring break 2023 and April is our transitional month from our windy windy weather season into our calmer pre summer pattern. Nobody told the calendar, but summer is already here.

Snorkeling becomes more of a reg...