Fishing in the Keys elevates the experience for a “flat lander,” and others too, I’m sure. Each day, each hour, each minute is coveted for the relaxation, enjoyment and camaraderie provided. I wasn’t surprised.įishermen fully understand the value of spending time on the water. It wasn’t my first fishing trip to the Keys, but each one is somehow better than the last. Recently I was fortunate enough to join two other fishermen for five days of fishing on the famed flats of the Florida Keys. Spending time in the Keys is infectious – from the fishing to the weather to the people to the food. Oh, there’s fishing alright, but so much more. A near perfect way to start the fishing season.Ĭalling such a journey a fishing trip is like settling into your seat at the seventh game of a World Series and treating it as an opportunity to enjoy sunflower seeds. It was 37 degrees in North Dakota earlier that same day. Upon approach to the Miami airport the pilot of the plane announced to passengers that the temperature on arrival was 86 degrees. There’s a world of difference between the changing seasons on the High Plains as compared to the consistent tropical wonderment of the Florida Keys. For a North Dakotan it only gets better and better and better, especially in late April and early May when the sound of a forced-air furnace is replaced by the faint whisper of a light breeze flowing through the narrow and lengthy leaves of stately palm trees.
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