Back Country Fishing

Captain Anthony of Key West Pro Guides gave us a great lesson on back country fishing.  Within minutes of our arrival at our first fishing site, Eric and Dwayne simultaneously had fish on their lines and it was a race to see who would land the first fish.  The fishing action continued to remain hot for most of the morning as we moved from one location to another in search of other species of fish to catch.  Over the course of the day we landed over 8 species.  At the end of the day, we took home three mangrove snapper (one each by Emi, Eric and Dwayne), a pompano (Emi), a cobia (Eric), two yellow jacks (Eric and Dwayne) and 10 lady fish (Emi, Eric and Dwayne). Among fish we caught and released were black grouper (out of season), jack crevalle and a lizard fish.  Carla was the official photographer and kept us fed. We lost one nice sized yellow tail snapper to what most likely was a large barracuda.  All we were left with was a head and a few inches of the body. We finished the day off with dinner at the Hurricane Hole restaurant (and later, showers at the Boca Chica Marina).

Simultaneous Catch

Cobia

Captain Anthony and Emi's First Fish