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The Fishing, Diving and Boating Magazine of the Florida Keys
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SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER 2015 Vo lume 5 Issue 9
tarponpermitbonefish
hogfish closessouth atlantic
regulations
special fall issue
backcountryslam time
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KayaK Fishing
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a Little Kayak Love for the Lemon shark
The Prescription for What ails Me
a Big Broad for John
Momma Wanted a Vacation Late summer and Early Fall
Why We Live here
in ThE LoWEr KEys...
isLaMorada oFFshorE
oThEr nEWs
LighT TacKLE in ThE LoWEr KEys FroM KEy coLony BEach
September/ October 2015 Contents
By Randy Morrow
by Capt. Nick Stanczyk
by Capt. John Sahagian
by Capt. Grif Helwig
by Capt. Beau Woods by Capt. Bobby Manske
06sept-toberby Capt. Mike Makowski
KEy Largo FLaTs Fishing
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Key West OffshOre
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38the Answer Man - the sequel!
Islamorada Offshore report
Getting into the Off season Mode
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Autumn turnover
A Look Back at the hurricane season of 2005IsLAMOrAdA OffshOre
IsLAMOrAdA NeArshOre
LIGht tAcKLe fIshING - Upper Keys
fIshING the fLAts
fLOrIdA Keys WeAther
by Capt. Rick Rodriguez
by Capt. Rick Stanczyk
by Christine & Capt. Joe Hendrix
by Capt. Mike Bartlett
by Chip Kasper, Senior ForecasterNOAA/NWS
by Capt. Gene Chrzanowski
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florida Keys fishing regulations 47
Artificial reef and Wreck coordinates 43
find your Guide 59
fishMonster Alerts 19
reader photos 16
National Marine sanctuary 58
spearfishing regulations 57
certifiable!dIvING
by Capt. Eric Billips
Lobster season regulations 56
Kris Francis with a nice pair oF hogFish caught at the dry tortugas
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Jarred Uhl
Jarred out of Key West with a 16 lb. black grouper he shot
while freediving off of his kayak. This photo came to
FishMonster Magazine with this text from Jarred: “16 lb. Black off of the kayak Ninja
Fish Warrior style!”
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Zack, age 11, with a nice mahicaught off Marathon.
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