This summer my family, friends, and I made our way down to the Florida Keys and ironically stayed on Summerland, which is about 2/3 of the way down the chain. Unfortunately, the weather didn’t cooperate with our diving and fishing plans and we were battered with 20 mph. winds the entire week. Even with the bad weather, we all somehow managed to catch some fish. I also managed to get some diving footage of sharks, tarpon, octopus, and even a shy cuttlefish when the visibility let me; enjoy.

      Summertime snook fishing on Anna Maria Island is always highly anticipated due to the swarms of snook that make their way onto the beaches. Following the bait, they cruise the coast in search of food, and end up making a hay-day for fishermen from May through September. When I heard mass amounts of the snook were stacking up under the Rod and Reel Pier on the north tip, it made a perfect opportunity for some cool underwater snook video.

      This is underwater video of a wreck dive twelve miles into the Gulf of Mexico with visibility of about twenty feet, and a depth of fifty. The wreck was a relatively small sunken shrimp boat. Despite the takeover by six massive goliath grouper, the amount of life was still overwhelming. It made me wonder just how amazing the spearfishing would’ve been if the goliath grouper hadn’t claimed it as their own. Huge bait-balls, eagle rays, barracuda, snapper, gag grouper, scamp, and even a spooky black grouper joined the party…check it out