Frequent Cold Fronts

January and February 2022. The Florida Keys saw many cold fronts which seemed to come every 2-3 days. The wind was howling some fronts reaching 40 knots. As one can imagine that took a big toll on our offshore fishing game. The few times we ventured past the reef was hit and miss for the tuna bite. It seemed the afternoon sunset bite produced the best when it was happening. Some clients found Mahi, sails, and wahoo while trolling the deep blue however it has been a slow start for what is typically a great offshore fishing season. Looking forward to better offshore conditions and more migrating schools coming through in March and April.

When there is a trip booked, we make it a point to contact the clients the day before and give them a weather and fish report. We keep it very honest and give the opportunity to cancel with no charge due to high winds and not being able to safety get out and show them a good time. As we did get cancellations many people opted to stay in close and just get out on the water where we could be sheltered but be limited on what we could target. Those days ended up being quite good and productive. We had a lot of shark fishing for bulls and lemons. After catching the bigger game fish we moved onto trying to secure lunch or dinner. Finding plenty of snappers including lanes, greys, muttons, and yellowtails.

All in all people left happy and enjoyed being on the water even with limited range due to weather.

We would also like to introduce our new to us 22 pathfinder. It will serve as a great addition to the family! Back country fishing, sharks, and tarpon will be the main target for this vessel. If you have a smaller group and want to get after those silver kings April-August. This will be the boat for you.

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Capt. Eric Evans
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www.keywestfishcharter.com

About the Author: KW Fish Charter

Growing up, I always looked forward to all water activities - whether it was swimming, scuba diving or fishing. I visited Key West and was mesmerized by the warm weather, laid-back lifestyle and the beautiful waters - where the ocean meets the gulf. I packed-up my things and moved to the southernmost city. At first, I held multiple jobs got on the water as often as I could. I was fortunate to have some local watermen take me under their wings and show me the art and science of offshore fishing. I quickly progressed from deck hand, to mate, to captain. It was a great experience and I still help them out to this day. Nowadays, I still love fishing and spend most of my free time fishing. I will go out and try different techniques or try to find new spots. In the slower season, I spend much of my time under the water studying the fish behavior and how they are affected with the tides and moon phase. As I progress as a captain and angler, I always try to push myself into more challenging situations.