Fishing Key West and the Lower Keys

A broad range of topics of interest for visitors to the keys are covered in this guide, including how to fish the bridges, how and where to tow your boat into the keys, and how to charter a captain. Nothing else matches the depth and breadth of information inFishing Key West and the Lower Keys.

David Conway is the managing editor of Florida Sportsman magazine.

Tour of the Key West Fishery
Welcome to Key West: 360[degrees] of Fishing, 365 Days a Year	p. 3
The Harbor: 24[degrees] 33.81'N 81[degrees] 48.42'W	p. 15
The Flats: One of the Worlds Famous Fisheries for Tarpon, Bonefish, and Permit	p. 23
The Backcountry and the Gulf of Mexico: Targeting Structure to the North	p. 36
Into the Atlantic: Patch Reefs, the Reef, the Bar, and Offshore	p. 49
The Marquesas and the Dry Tortugas: Adventure Destinations within a Day's Range	p. 61
Shorebound, Kayak, and Bridge Fishing: Boatless, but Not Hopeless	p. 71
Techniques
Deep Jigging and Butterfly Jigging: Get Down	p. 83
Super-Deep Jigging: Testing Limits	p. 99
Bottom Fishing for Grouper and Snapper: Live Baits, Carolina Rigs, and Grouper Diggers	p. 106
Nighttime Snappers: Cool Relief at the Reef	p. 112
Get the Drift: Drifting Live and Dead Baits	p. 117
Trolling: Number 1 in the Offshore Playbook	p. 125
Ocean Currents and Eddies: Follow the Cues to Pelagics	p. 133
Offshore Extraordinary: Kite-Fishing, Pelagics on Fly, and the Shrimp Boats	p. 140
Species
Permit, Bonefish, and Tarpon: The Flats Grand Slam	p. 155
Sharks and Barracudas on the Flats: Winter Thrills	p. 176
Inshore Mixed Bag and Bugs: No Fuss, Fun Fishing, and Lobstering	p. 183
Cobia: All about the Brown Bomber	p. 191
Black Grouper: The Big Prize	p. 200
Mutton Snapper: The Pink Panther	p. 207
Yellowtail: The Flagship Fish of the Keys	p. 212
Dolphin: A Rite of Spring	p. 222
King Mackerel, Blackfin Tuna, and Wahoo: Seasonal Visitors, Always Welcome	p. 233
Sailfish: Everybody's Billfish	p. 248
Blue Marlin: With Patience and Prep	p. 258
Swordfish: A Resurgent Fishery	p. 265
Appendixes
Table of Baits	p. 272
Captains' Contact Information	p. 275
Tackle Shops along the Road	p. 277
Local Logistics	p. 279
Acknowledgments	p. 281
Index	p. 283
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