The latest cold front gave all the Keys residents the chills. The thought of having to use the ‘heat’ in a home in Key West is almost unheard of. Well it came and went and now we’re getting back to business with temps forecast to get back up in the mid 70s to 80s.

Barracuda have been snapping on the flats. Great fun fishing for the winter time. Another great target are bonnethead sharks. They look like miniature hammerhead sharks and run like crazy peeling line from any light test fishing rod or fly rod.

When the water finally warms up again we’ll start seeing some permit come back to the flats. They will start to run pretty good towards the end of February and through March. It is one of the best times to fish for big permit on the flats. Nothing is better than sight casting to a permit while he’s feeding in shallow water.

Key West Offshore fishing has been good. The cold weather brings around cobia and keeps the sailfish snapping. The reef is a live with yellowtail, mutton snapper and grouper. Soon it will be spring here in the Keys and the sailfishing will get red hot and the dolphin will start moving in too.

Blackfin tuna and false albacore are still in the Atlantic. A great target on a fly rod along with large cero mackeral.