
Planning your first Florida Keys fishing trip
Protect the habitat that makes the Keys fishery possible. Use mooring buoys where available and never anchor on coral.
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Protect the habitat that makes the Keys fishery possible. Use mooring buoys where available and never anchor on coral.
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Do not combine flats and offshore objectives into one vague plan. Each requires different tackle, weather tolerance and timing.
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Protect seagrass and coral, use marked channels and mooring buoys where provided, and keep a lower-impact fallback for windy days.
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Keep inshore and offshore objectives separate. A safe protected-water backup is valuable when the inlet or Atlantic forecast deteriorates.
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