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Mahi is on the menu!
Our summer run of Key largo's most acrobatic fish, Mahi Mahi, has begun. Also known as dorado and dolphin fish, mahi are the fastest...

Capt Dan Matthews
Jun 14, 20231 min read


Sailfish Season is ON!
Our winter time favorite is back! Sailfish are making their annual migration through the waters of Key Largo and our anglers are getting...

Capt Dan Matthews
Dec 12, 20201 min read


Fall Mahi Run
Marine and Army vets Stephen and Donna didn’t let stormy weather ruin their Labor Day plans. The pair hauled in a great catch of...

Capt Dan Matthews
Sep 7, 20201 min read


End of Season Showdown
You wouldn't know the summer season was almost over with the scorching temps, active tropical weather and crazy good mahi mahi fishing...

Capt Dan Matthews
Aug 28, 20201 min read


Summer Slammers!
8/9/20 The peak of Summer is here and weather and fishing is HOT! Offshore, we are catching Mahi Mahi up to 20lbs along with the...

Capt Dan Matthews
Aug 8, 20201 min read


Florida Keys Re-Opening June 1st!
Monroe County will lift the blockade and once again allow tourists back into the Florida Keys. Regulations are in place to limit hotel...

Capt Dan Matthews
May 27, 20201 min read


Bring on Spring!
With the end of winter in sight, the Florida Keys are cruising thru Sailfish season. These acrobatic, wily billfish are a Key Largo...

Capt Dan Matthews
Feb 7, 20201 min read


They're HERE!
The Florida Keys favorite billfish has arrived back in big numbers. Yes, I refer to the wiley & acrobatic Atlantic Sailfish. Big numbers...

Capt Dan Matthews
Jan 16, 20201 min read


Winter Fishing Report
@MissChiefCharters - Early December brought the first cold front through the Florida Keys. A large mass of wahoo, sailfish and Blackfin...

Capt Dan Matthews
Dec 29, 20191 min read


2019 Poor Girls Sailfish Tournament
Another February brings on the 30th Annual Poor Girls Sailfish Tournament back to Islamorada, Florida Keys. This was our second...

Capt Dan Matthews
Feb 6, 20191 min read


Epic Sailfishing
Every so often a fishery becomes the stuff of legends. Well, Sir, the South Florida Sailfish fishery is that and more, right now. Record...
Capt. Dan Matthews
Jan 24, 20191 min read


A new season begins!
As the season changes from hot to not so hot, fishing has begun to make its seasonal transition. Fishing in Key Largo moves from deep...
Capt. Dan Matthews
Nov 29, 20161 min read


Happy New Year from the Florida Keys!
Beautiful weather and amazing fishing have arrived in the Florida Keys. The new year started off with a bang out in the offshore side of...
Capt. Dan Matthews
Jan 8, 20161 min read


Florida Keys fishing fun!
As weather begins to cool in the Florida Keys, our fishing makes the transition from the summer trolling season to winter live bait...
Capt. Dan Matthews
Oct 15, 20151 min read


Slammers, gaffers & schoolies, oh my!
Our late season deep sea mahi mahi fishing keeps getting better and better. As of late we have been finding big schools of mahi over...
Capt. Dan Matthews
Sep 19, 20151 min read


Key Largo Fishing Adventures
Fishing is as good as it gets here in the Florida Keys. Offshore we are finding large schools of mahi mahi, from schoolie size to larger...
Capt. Dan Matthews
Aug 12, 20151 min read


Great Yellowtail snapper bite
Our half day reef trips are producing nice catches of yellowtail, mutton and mangrove snapper right now. We are fishing reefs and wrecks...
Capt. Dan Matthews
Jul 14, 20151 min read


Hot weather = Hot Fishing!
Fishing is as good as summer gets for us in the Florida Keys. Offshore we are finding large schools of mahi mahi in waters from 300 to...
Capt. Dan Matthews
Jul 5, 20151 min read


White Marlin caught off Key Largo, Florida Keys
Anglers from the UCA group released this White Marlin off Key largo during the UCA Contractors tournament at Ocean Reef, fishing aboard...
Capt. Dan Matthews
Jun 12, 20151 min read


Florida Keys Fishing Frenzy
The Florida Keys summer season is in full swing. Offshore we are catching Mahi Mahi, Tuna, Wahoo, Amberjack and Billfish. The reefs are...
Capt. Dan Matthews
Apr 26, 20151 min read
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