Jacks For Fun Key West
The winds of March are here. With a vengeance. A cold front blew through the Keys yesterday with a blustery push of North Westerly Winds and a bite in the air that we have not felt much of this winter. As we started to get ready this am for another round of fishing charters we took a survey to the present conditions and changes that were felt from the winter blast. Our water temps came down to about 68 degrees from the day before at 78 however quickly recovering by 1pm in the backcountry.
As our clients showed up this morning weary of the winds we told them this. yes, you will get spray, yes the fishing will be slower than yesterday, no there won’t be any tarpon caught and yes its chilly in the air with a morning temperature of 68 degrees. Even after that and telling them there would be no shame if they decided not to go (or charge) our anglers bit the proverbial bottom lip and off we went. 5 boats left the dock this am and it was blowing 25 – 30 with gusts at Sand Key Light at 32. Read more
