04/16/2010 Key Largo Backcountry Report

The crew and I took a camping trip to Key Largo for the weekend. We knew it was going to rain but took our chances and it turns out...it rained, it rained a lot! We were able to fish on Saturday and we landed several mangrove snapper, jacks, and even a trout. Not the greatest fishing report but for our first trip and considering the weather it was successful. The winds were our of the east switching to southeast at about 20mph with higher gusts. Water temps and air temps were about the same around 75 degrees. We noticed that fishing edge of deeper channels worked produced more fish. I dont know if that is typical or just due to the water temps. We camped at KeyLargo Campground and fished in the Blackwater Sound and the creeks.