I have always wanted to do the lobstering. That is next on my list the next time I make it down.

Jim, this website has a chart on it that tells what is biting during each month, as well as other info that looks pretty good.

http://www.keywestproguides.com/capt_veach.shtml

some hump info:

http://www.floridasportsman.com/features/islamorada_humps/

Hope you have a good trip. Maybe you'll catch enough to have a fish fry at the Sept meeting. Some lobster would be great to Jim. Key west one weekend and Funfest the next, your gonna be a busy guy.

blackened, grilled & fried. I want it all. bring me everything.

I go down to Key West every July and just got back. I fish with Capt. Dan Zeir on the Second Nature. Young captain but no one is dialed into Mutton Snapper and wreck fishing like this kid. Even the other captains admit it. I also had the opportunity to fish with Coolcast charters on a night trip to the reef. I was very impressed even though the weather was not cooporating. Coolcast has the best deal going for split charters I thought. Here are the links to their sites.
http://www.coolcastcharters.com/
Capt Dan Zeir - http://www.fishinkeys.com/

Have fun, and if you want a great place to hang out for dinner try the Hogfish Grill over on Stock Island next to the Shrimp docks. No tourists at this place.

Spent a great morning out with Captain Ryan Veach on Thursday. Caught our limit of yellowtail (delicious) and a few bonita. Highlight was a large shark smacking into the transom while trying to get one of the bonita we had on the line.

Captain was a great guy & we had a lot of fun.

Awesome, Jim! We missed you at the Fun Fest, but it looks like you had bigger fish to fry.

Good deal, Jim.

Glad you went out with Ryan, he is definitely a great Captain and good guy. I'm hoping to restart my annual trips with him next April or May (great time to go down there for fishing). Are they still fishing out of Stock Island?

Did you have the Half Shell Raw Bar cook your fish?

Brent

Jim,

I just set up another trip with Ryan for the first week in April. That is usually a good time for multiple species... Will post up on the outcome.

Brent