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It's a cold and windy next few days in the Keys. Goodbye tarpon, it was fun while you were here. See you next week. Captain Mike BartlettKey West Flats & Backcountry...

Short video of the tarpon my wife caught a couple days ago.  Thing went crazy thrashing and jumping all around the boat.  Never went more than 50 feet from us.  Perfect fish to get a ton of photos.Captain Mike Bartletthttp://www.keywes...

This March has to be one the worst ever for weather.  The first couple weeks of this month was riddled with strong cold fronts, wind, cold air and water.  It really felt like a normal January, which this year was beautiful compared to March...

I’ve had the chance to drive the new Beavertail Strike on several different occasions since they launched the skiff last fall but always under favorable conditions.  Will and Liz have been letting me babysit their latest demo boat all this wee...

24 inch Redfish 23 1/2 inch trout   The water temps finally hit the mid 70's this afternoon which is just about the most welcome news we could have right now.  The trout bite switched on overnight and yesterday we didn't land a single...

Capt. Mike Bartlett just sent me this photo of a huge tarpon that his wife landed today off Key West.  We'll be seeing these same fish in about a month here on Pine Island.  Can't come soon enough. ...

One of my regular anglers just shot me a link to the website for 239 Flies and I'm kicking myself for not finding it sooner.  This guy is based in Naples and his patterns are really excellent.  They'll work for any gamefish you'll find...

I just had one of these great hydraulic jack plates added to my Beavertail BT3 and couldn't be happier with it.  The Atlas weighs only 23 pounds so it has no problem with my 247 pound Yamaha F70 and doesn't add any noticeable draft to...

Global ocean conservation society Oceana published its US National Seafood Fraud Report earlier this year and this week released some choice stats from the report in the graphic below. The list of mislabeled fish found in restaurants and supermarkets...

I got a lot of great feedback from last month’s NauticalMile column about how to catch more tarpon on fly around Pine Island and Matlacha, especially from so many transplants to this area coming from the freshwater streams and lakes up north. ...

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     This weekend we did some spring cleaning and went to buy our fishing license for 2013. The motor home has it's new custom spare tire cover put on and the new hitch cover put in (see the boat propeller?). Some other little thi...

If you're looking for a really great place to stay while your fishing on Matlacha check out the Yellow Dog Cottages.  They're located right on the water between Bert's Bar and the Bridgewater Inn.  The entire property has bee...

I'll be there starting at 11:30 until around 4 with the new Strike and Stu Apt's BT3.  Stop by and take one out for a drive.  Click here for more info and directions. ...

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Beavertail will be holding another one of their popular Demo Days right here in SW FL this Saturday at the Lover's Key State Park boat ramp starting at 11:30.  They'll be bringing the new Strike pictured above as well as a Stu Apte Edition BT3 f...

Making noise on the surface is a surefire way to get the attention of any gamefish and the DOA Deadly Combo is really noisy.  It's also one of the easiest artificial rigs for anyone to use.  Unlike a Zara Spook or other topwater lure, all y...

This is the first manatee I've seen this year at Garrison Bight Marina located in the middle of Key West. It was very interested in the props of my Lenco trim tab trolling motors and the back of the Yamaha. Maybe just looking for something to sc...

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