Go Fish Florida Keys

08/28/2024

Get ready for thrilling adventures and unexpected encounters with fascinating sea creatures in the Islamorada Key Largo area of the Florida Keys! Let Bamboo charters show you our wild side!

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07/14/2024

DIVE FLAG REMINDER!

As per MyFWC Florida Fish and Wildlife:

The following regulations apply whenever someone is wholly or partially submerged and is using a face mask and snorkel or underwater breathing apparatus. A divers-down warning device may be a divers-down flag, buoy, or other similar warning device. These devices are designed for, and used by, divers and dive vessels as a way to notify nearby boaters that divers are in the water in the immediate area. The device must be displayed prominently when in use. The divers-down warning device must meet the following requirements.

• The divers-down warning device must contain a divers-down symbol. The symbol is a red rectangle or square with a white diagonal stripe. If the symbol is a rectangle, the length may not be less than the height or more than 25% longer than the height. The width of the stripe must be 25% of the height of the symbol. If multiple stripes are displayed, all of the stripes must be oriented in the same direction.

• The size of the divers-down symbol depends on whether the divers-down warning device is displayed from the water or from a vessel. On the water, the divers-down symbol must be at least 12 x 12 inches in size. On a vessel, the symbol must be at least 20 x 24 inches in size.

• When displayed on a boat, the divers-down warning device also must be displayed at the highest point of the vessel so that its visibility is not obstructed in any direction.
Divers-Down Instructions

• If the divers-down warning device is a flag, the divers-down symbol must be on each face and have a wire stiffener or be otherwise constructed to ensure it remains fully unfurled and extended, even when there is no wind or breeze.

• If the divers-down symbol is a buoy, the buoy must have three or four sides with the divers-down symbol displayed on each of the flat sides. The buoy must be prominently visible on the water’s surface and can’t displayed on the vessel.

• Boaters must make reasonable efforts to stay at least 300 feet away from divers-down warning devices in open water and at least 100 feet away in rivers, inlets, or navigation channels. Boaters approaching divers-down warning devices closer than 300 feet in open water and 100 feet in rivers, inlets, or navigation channels must slow down to idle speed.

• Divers-must make a reasonable effort to stay within 100 feet of a divers-down flag or a buoy within rivers, inlets, or navigation channels and within 300 feet on open water.

• A divers-down warning device may not be displayed when divers are out of the water.

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06/21/2024

We are DESPERATELY in need of 10-16" fish for our ospreys and bald eagle. Our snowbird fishermen have left and we know it's hot, but we really need your help. Please GO FISHING!! Jacks, blue runner, large mullet, snapper (the eagle LOVES snapper), large grunts, lookdowns, and porkfish, to name a few. Delivered on ice is awesome, but dropping them in the freezer is fine, too. The osprey each eat 1 fish a day, but sometimes want seconds. Rita, our resident bald eagle, eats a very large or two medium sizes a day. Give us a call when you're ready to drop off your fresh catch! (305)743-8382 / PLEASE SHARE THIS POST

06/20/2024

The waters that make the State of Florida one of the best places to live and an amazing tourist destination need your support. Check out Captains for Clean Water and get involved.

06/19/2024

This just announced by Gov Ron DeSantis. Sunday July 14th Is Lobster Mini Season for Florida Residents only!

06/08/2024

“The Little Buoy That Could” - For those of you following this story, the wait is over!

The brave buoy that traveled across the Atlantic Ocean from Dry Tortugas to Brittany, France has found a new home.

The residents of Perros-Guirec have adopted it and installed it at their miniature harbor, Port Miniature Perros Guirec a tourist attraction with electric boats for children and families.

The buoy now proudly displays both the American and Breton flags, representing its origins and new home.

We are happy to see that our buoy is back in action with its own story of adventure. We see a children’s book in the making!

NPS Photo by Roman Di Tommaso

06/02/2024

And then it rained Rats from above!
Let’s go Panthers

05/15/2024

Momma wanted to go tell her to get a ref Lighthouse. It was rough out but we had a blast. Went to the Islamorada Sandbar and did some snorkeling on the Bayside beautiful day on the water family from Houston.

04/17/2024

The Chubby Mermaid is available for Snorkeling, Sandbars, Sunsets and Fishing Adventures. You tell us how long and what activities you want to enjoy and we will do the rest!
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02/26/2024

This Law if passed poses a significant threat to Black bears in Florida.

310 signatures are needed, let’s get there by the end of the day?