Elaine Kisses a Fish

Elaine atempts to kiss a Snapper that she didn't catch in Tavernier Creek.

Key Largo Manatees

Snook Cake

Cayman Nancy and Big Fish Bob hold up the biggest Snook of the tournament. This cake was made by Nancy.

Mutton

Captain Gus Ramirez from Bristol Court caught a few Mutton Snapper while on a fishing trip with Glenn and Eric.

Lola and the Shrimp

Lola checks out the shrimp catch.

WAHOO

Captain Dave Perkins and Captain Roger Dominguez teamed up and did some high speed trolling and caught a few nice Wahoo. Both Captains live in Hammer Point.

BLACKFIN TUNA

Mark and Bruce from Conneticut and New York hold up a few of the fish they caught today.

Snapper

Bobby holds a few of the Snapper .

The Crew

The crew got their last day of Snapper fishing in before the big party today.

Pin Catcher

Bobby and Karen came down to the Keys to fish with us for a few days and Bobby only managed to catch a Pin fish on the first morning, but tonight we have a plan.

Working Table.

Keyswoomon said "clean off that table". I told her it is a working table leave it be.

A Working Dock

Bob Randall filets some fish on a working dock. The dock is always busy this time of year.

Keyswoomon Bags a Snapper

The Keyswoomon caught her limit of Snapper. This was the biggest at 15 inches.

Slick Chick

Slick Chick Esposito from New Jersey caught this nice Mangrove Snapper while fishing with the Keysmon.

Snapper

The crew, including Fast Eddie Carbone from New Jersey caught their limit of Mangrove Snapper this morning.

Mackerel

Captain Gus Ramirez shows off a Mackerel he caught on his boat the WAHOO VIII.

Mutton

Captain Glenn's grandson Eric fished with the oldtimers aboard Captain Ramirez's WAHOO VIII and caught a few nice Mutton Snappers.

Filet Lesson

Bob gave a lesson on how to filet a Sheepshead.

Snapper Limit

Big Fish and the Keysmon got their limit of Mangroves. The bite is back on in the Creek. We caught the Snapper on chartreuse jigs

Sheepshead

Keysmon holds up a Sheepshead that was caught in the Creek. These fish are tough to clean but taste real good.

First Entry

Bob Randall caught the first Snook to be entered in the Hammer Point Snook Tournament. It was 27 inches long. He caught it using a Hank Brown jig tipped with a shrimp.

On the creek

Big Fish Bob Randall from Michigan and Eddie Carbone from New Jersy get in some fishing on Tavernier Creek One of the few nice days we had this winter.

15 inch Snapper

Bob Randall holds up his first Snappers of the season. They were both 15 inches.

15 inch Snapper

Captain Glen holds up a 15 inch Mangrove Snapper he caught while fishing with grandson Eric.

Stone Crabs

We didn't catch any fish, but we got 13 stone crabs out of our traps. We saw a few small Tarpon but could not get them to bite. The water temperture is still 62 degrees. Hopefully the cold fronts are over and the water will be warming up. We need at least 72 degress for the the Snook bite.

ICE PIKE

Scott and Phylis from Harper Lake MI. caught this large Pike a few feet from their back door.
While Scott and Phylis were in the Keys last month they pulled up their anchor in Tavernier Creek and attached to it was a nice rod and reel that had obviously been in the water for a few years.
When they returned to MI Scott cleaned the rod and reel up and when he removed the line their was a name and address attached to the spool. After some online research he managed to get in touch with the owner in NJ. The owner was surprised and asked how he got his name. It seems the owner used the return address labels that you get through the mail as a backer for the line. His 5 year old daughter had dropped it off the boat 3 years ago. Scott is sending back to him.

Creek Tarpon?????

Captain Gus Ramirez and Captain Glenn Warrington from the Hammer Point Oldtimers Fishing Club ventured out to Tavernier Creek last night where they managed to catch a mixed bag including a juvenile Tarpon. They say they were in the creek but you can see they have their motor trimmed. Now why would they have it trimmed unless they were in some low water. Perhaps they were in one of the Keysmon's secret spots.