Lobsterfest 2021
Lobster season opens on August 6th, and Key West will once again celebrate with the four day event, Lobsterfest. Thousands of lobster loving tourists come to Key West to eat…
Key West's Capt. Steven Lamp of Dream Catcher Charters with their Mini-Season Catch
2017 Lobster Mini Season Key West
Lobster Mini-season takes place on the last Wednesday and Thursday in July annually. During this two day event, properly licensed snorkeler and/or diver are allowed to take up to six legal sized…
Key West's Capt. Steven Lamp of Dream Catcher Charters with their Mini-Season Catch
2016 Lobster Mini-Season
Sportsman Season, a.k.a. Lobster Mini-season, takes place on the last Wednesday and Thursday in July. This annual two day event, during which properly licensed snorkeler and/or diver are allowed to take up…
Catching Lobsters In the Florida Keys. Here the Guys of Dream Catcher Charters pose with their catch.
2015 Key West Lobster Sportsman Season
Lobster mini season, also known as sportsman season is always the last Wednesday and Thursday in July, and this year it falls on July 29th and 30th. This annual event typically brings…
Key West's Capt. Steven Lamp of Dream Catcher Charters with their Mini-Season Catch
Key West’s Lobster Mini Season 2014
About Lobster mini season, also called spiny lobster sport season, always falls on the last consecutive Wednesday and Thursday in July. So this year's mini-season begins at 12:01 a.m. on July…
Catching Lobsters In the Florida Keys. Here the Guys of Dream Catcher Charters pose with their catch.
Spiny Lobster Season 2013
July 24th and 25th, 2013, which is this Wednesday and Thursday, marks this year's two-day recreational lobster season, commonly known as mini-season. During this period, recreational snorkelers and divers can…
Gearing Up for Lobster Mini Season in Key West
The traffic coming into the Florida Keys and Key West is already picking up with Floridians trailering their boats down readying for lobster mini season which falls on July 27th and 28th this year. Mini season is always the last Wednesday and Thursday in July, and it usually brings about 25,000 visitors to the Florida Keys. With that number of visitors, hotels are full up and so are marinas.
During this two day lobster bonanza, each properly licensed snorkeler and diver is allowed to take up to six legal sized lobsters per day. Night snorkeling and diving is not permitted during this event, but bully-netting from a boat is permitted at night. (more…)