Backcountry
Light
tackle fishing in the gin clear waters of
the Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge
and the Key West National Wildlife
Refuge. The Lower Keys
and KeyWest have much to offer with
many different species of game fish
available year round. Shallow
water fishing, wrecks and banks, sight
casting,
live baiting &
jigging for: Tarpon,
Cobia, Permit,
Grouper, Speckled
Trout,
Yellowtail, Mutton & Gray Snapper,
Cero, Spanish & King
Mackerel,
Bluefish, Jewfish, Barracuda &
Sharks
Offshore
Trolling, Live Baiting and Sight
Casting for: Dolphin,
Sailfish, Wahoo,
Blackfin Tuna,
Marlin, Kingfish,
Cobia & Sharks. Surplus
dolphin will be tagged and released to
help the University of South Carolina with their research project
and in the end to help us all.
Reef & Wrecks
Live baiting,
Bottom Fishing with dead and live bait,
& Jigging the deep wrecks and Reef.
Some of our target fish include Yellowtail,
Gray & Mutton Snapper,
Black & Gag Grouper,
Amberjack, Kingfish,
Cero & Spanish Mackerel, Cobia,
Permit, Jewfish,
Barracuda & Sharks
Deep Dropping
Bottom fishing
with "Kristal"reels
generally from 500 to 1200 feet deep, targeting mainly snowy
grouper, tilefish and barrelfish. Fishing on the bottom at depth
with electric reels is far from light tackle fishing but when the
fish come to the gaff I can assure you the excitement can be the
same.
Island Charters
is based in the Lower Keys running from the KOA
MM 20, located on Sugarloaf Key. Light
Tackle Fishing the
backcountry, the reef and wrecks and
offshore from Key West to the Seven Mile bridge
to include Cudjoe, Sugarloaf, Summerland, Ramrod, Big Torch, Middle
Torch, Little Torch and Big Pine Keys, Bahia Honda State Park, Bahia
Honda Bridge & Little Palm Island.
Contact Captain Bill Welder
