Barnes Sound Fishing Spot

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Once you leave civilization at Florida City, Key largo is the first town and first island you come to as you travel down US 1 -- across a dozen plus miles of beautiful and still totally pristine Everglades country, then along a narrow strip of mangrove splitting Barnes Sound from Blackwater Sound and Florida Bay, now across the old swing bridge at Jewfish Creek, finally over Lake Surprise.The climate is subtropical and foliage is lush. Temperatures have only a few degrees day-night fluctuation, compared with much of the rest of Florida. There’s a steady sea breeze, and rain tends to be passing showersKey Largo has become synonymous with the laid-back Keys lifestyle. Miles of oceanfront and Gulf front access await you in the Keys. Recreational opportunities in the outdoors are the most important assets of the Keys. The fishing and boating here is incredible-both in the Ocean and the back-country (the Gulf). There is something to catch year round and our weather lets you do it. If you like the water, this is the place Recreational Opportunities: • 47 Marinas • 13 Parks, • 3 Golf Courses • 10 Campgrounds and recreational vehicle parks • 13 public Tennis Courts • 18 Boat Ramps Almost from the very moment you leave the city of Homestead on US Highway 1 and head down the Florida Keys Scenic Highway towards Key Largo, tension starts to build in anticipation of your arrival in the magical Florida Keys. The long, high speed drive on a crowded 2-lane highway through the mangroves and swamplands of Sough Florida does nothing to alleviate the anxiety. However, after reaching water at Barnes Sound, where the roadway is renamed The Overseas Highway, you know that you are close to the action. It is here where you get a glimpse of the adventures and activities that await all travelers to the Florida Keys. There are plentiful accommodations on Key Largo, including hotels, motels, vacation rentals and even the world’s first underwater lodge. Getting around Key Largo is very easy with a number of bus, tour guide, taxi and shuttle services available. Just an hour from Miami International Airport, Key Largo is also easily accessible to many other wonderful sites in Florida. Visitors can enjoy the beauty of Key Largo above, on and below the water with the many unique activities and adventures offered on this tropical isle. Regardless of what type of water related activity that interests you, you’ll find it on Key Largo. Key Largo is known as the “Dive Capital of the World.” Scuba diving and snorkeling are some of the most popular activities on the island, home to the world’s largest artificial reef. There are also numerous opportunities for sport fishing, shipwreck fishing and water sports such as parasailing and windsurfing. A trip to the famous John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park is the perfect place to do nature walks, snorkeling and swimming. Tours from here out to the reef by glass bottom boat are regularly scheduled. Snorkeling and scuba trips can also be booked in the park. Take an ecology and nature tour at Everglades Safaris or view many of the endangered species housed at Key Largo State Botanical Site.