Captain Skip's Fox Sport Fishing Blog: Mid Winter here in the Keys

Yes, we here in the Florida Keys think when the temps are 55 degrees F its winter. We are in a 2 week stretch of back to back cold fronts. Fishing is still very good though. The Patch Reef fishing is excellent as is the Sailfishing. In the Backcountry fish that don't mind the cooler water temps are targeted such as Redfish, Blackdrum and Seatrout. Snook perk up in the afternoons as watertemps rise.

I've even had a few reports of Bonefish and Permit being caught on the patch reefs the last few days. My guests have had great action the last couple weeks oceanside and bayside using light tackle. Fox Sport Fishing Diablo 550 and 350 spinning reels and Bonefish Trek and Permit Trek travel rods is the tackle I'm using lately. These outfits are 4-piece and extremely easy to pack and travel anywhere with.

Here are a few pictures from fishing trips these past 2 weeks.

Captain Skip Nielsen

Brian Fiacco with a fat Seatrout caught on the Fox Sport Fishing
Bonefish Trek travel rod and Diablo 350 spin reel

Brian, Rob and Carmine with a Little Tunny from the reef's edge

Carmine and Brian with a Sheepshead

Carmine with a nice Black Drum on the
Bonefish Trek Diablo 350 combo

Fishing backcountry creeks in Everglades
Park Jeffrey Thompson caught Redfish .
He used the Bonefish Trek Diablo 350

Rainbow Runner on the Permit Trek Diablo 550 combo .
This was a large Rainbow and an uncommon catch here in the Keys

Rob with a Redfish

we finished the day oceanside on patch reefs
where Jeffrey Thompson caught this Black Grouper
on the Bonefish Trek Diablo 350

..by the way. Last Tuesday I invited Rick Peper and my wife, Cyd, to go Sailfishing. It was an incredible day. Rough seas but the Sails were everywhere and hungry. Using the Permit Trek travel rods fitted with Diablo 550 spin reels we released 6 Sailfish. We spooled the Diablos with 20lb braid and the Permit Trek rods being so light really made this fishing fun.