Mini Season report Upper Keys

[Big Bend Brian]

This was our 15 year trailering down to Key Largo for our annual family vacation which always coincides with the Sport Lobster season. This year half of our extended family didn’t make it down but we still had fun. This is a photo summary………………


I’m all about food so IMO this is the best way to START your boating day…….plenty of sandwiches

Tuesday:
Was spent pre-scouting our numbers checking on things with the eventual plan of prioritizing our search results and coming up with a plan of attack for opening morning. Overall there were good numbers of lobster but not as good as 2015.

Wednesday: opening day:
Running out in the dark just prior to 6 am it’s amazing how many boats there are already anchored staking claim to their honey hole!!


Sunrise


Daughter Kaitlyn with the first bug of the season


Transfer to the boat


Casey with an older bug (Bryozoans on its carapace)


Wifer making the grab


Nicky


3 Amigos


Decker boys


A good spot


Good effort


Re-measuring to reconfirm


My wife of all people brought a banana aboard ………!!!
Which through immediate extreme peer pressure quickly went overboard…….


Small ledge


Hitting the spot…….(viz was not good due to outgoing tide)


Casey measuring


Nick working it


Happiness is a livewell full…………


Bare Necessities which we’ve had for 17 years (on its 4th set of motors….)


Lobster crawl (reconfirm our count)


Good FAMILY times!!


Wifer n I


Only one Lion


End of a GREAT DAY!!


Thursday morning:
The Upper Keys were active with storms so we delayed our morning start. On a calculated risk we hit the water knowing there was only one more small squall coming…..


Small squall


Refreshing rain!

Switching gear…..a little fishing


Nick with the first yellowtail


Kaitlyn


Dinner


Lobsters knuckles!!!! A family favorite!!

Gotta love being down in the FL Keys………………..!!
Be SAFE & good luck everyone for regular season!!

Brian

[FTReelty]

That's an awesome trip/report. Thanks for sharing!

[guthooked]

Looks like a great trip. Those bugs look tasty

[rockyg]

You don't know how long I looked at the top picture and tried to decide what kind of fish fillets or lobster meat was in those bags.

[zload]

You don't know how long I looked at the top picture and tried to decide what kind of fish fillets or lobster meat was in those bags.

Same here I was like those look like hamburger buns

[Salty Gator]

You don't know how long I looked at the top picture and tried to decide what kind of fish fillets or lobster meat was in those bags.

The best kind, the kind that came from a pig . Great report. I'm w you BBB, can't have too many sammiches ( or cold fried chicken) on the boat

[Hit-n-Miss]

Wow just wow.


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[MudDucker]

You need to call a pest control company. Your boat was eat up with bugs! Sweet trip!

[FUTCHCAIRO]

MAN , YOU REALLY GOTTER DONE, THAT WAS A GREAT REPORT, REALLY ENJOYED THE PHOTO'S, WISH I WERE ABLE TO DO THAT AGAIN.
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