Flats ghost. The patience-and-presentation fish.

Silver king. Bridge ambush, dawn rolls, June migration.

Crab-feeding diamond. Marquesas spawn the most famous in the world.

Reef-edge schoolers. Light leader, hard chum, all-day fun.

Bridge-and-mangrove ambusher. July full moon stacks the wrecks.

Reef ambusher. Heavy line, sudden hit, immediate problem.

Hard-bottom resident. Less drama than blacks, all-day reliable.

Cool-water grouper. Mid-shelf structure, winter peaks.

Deep-drop trophy. 500–1000 ft, electric reels, big fillets.

Buoy-cruiser. Sight cast a 50-pounder following a turtle.

Gulf-side trophy. Heavily managed Atlantic, more abundant offshore.

Deep-mud burrower. 600–900 ft, neon yellow, mild fillet.

Mid-depth deep drop. 300–700 ft, smaller than goldens, similar plate.

Riley's Hump May full moon. The Keys' largest snapper aggregation.

Snouted bottom-rooter. Spear target #1, light tackle treasure.

Blue-water schoolers. Weed lines, frigates, neon body, table-fish prize.

Winter NE wind = Stream sail bite. Kite fishing's apex.

Full-moon torpedo. 50+ knot strikes, blue water, white plate.

Marathon and Islamorada humps. Dawn jigging on stacked schools.

Rare Keys winter visitor. Mostly a Carolinas/Northeast fishery.

Bait or sport. Surface schools, light tackle, big fight.