My wife, Beth, and I, after retiring as pastor from Cowboys for Jesus Church at Canyon Lake, have been living the dream for a month of fishing in the Florida Keys. We rented a cottage on Little Torch Key about 25 miles north of Key West and 20 miles south of Marathon. For a fisherman this is heaven-water everywhere. Plus I brought my boat.
But I am in new turf. Where do I fish in February?
With hundreds of mangrove islands, multiple bridges and miles of water in any direction it can be a bit overwhelming. But there are plenty of subdivision boat canals. For winter fishing in Texas this would be a windfall. But all the locals told me that you can’t catch in those boat channel mangrove snappers. They are too smart. And the tourists on the boats docks fish for them. They have seen every lure, dead bait, live bait, etc.
