Not only have I enjoyed fishing in the florida keys multiple times with my family, but I have also had loads of fun doing some snorkeling in the Florida Keys also. See my family has a vacation house that is located in Marathon Key, and we always go out fishing around the 7 mile bridge, around the canals and flats for some snook, and also we go offshore to try and get some Mahi Mahi. My uncle and my cousin are great scuba divers, and they have a handful of scuba gear to get the job done. They will dive right by the 7 mile bridge and they will come up with a ring full of snapper and grouper. I too would like to get a certification in diving one day but with so much things going on I find myself very short on time these days.
So when we do not feel like going offshore fishing and burning up hundreds of dollars of gas, we may go to a local reef and do some snorkeling. The amount of fish that are on the coral reef is amazing, no one really fishes thier as it is a tourist spot and is more for snorkelers just to enjoy the view of the reef and all of the colorful fish. I am not sure what the name of the reef is but I do know that it is a lighthouse and it is viewable from the inshore of the 7 mile bridge.
Once we get tired of looking around by the reef at all the pretty fish and the scenary we might head out to the open flats and do some snorkeling. This is also fun because it gives us the chance to net up some lobster left and right. At first catching the lobster can be a tedious task but once you get the hang of it, it is like second nature catching them. I get on my mask and snorkel, and swim on top of the water with a net in my hand and a poker, you spot the lobster by looking for the antennas that stick out of the hole. Once the lobster pops out of the hole you just scoop it up with the net, you can also catch them by hand as the lobsters in Florida do not have claws.
