in search of the silver king

I for one am not much of a winter person. I don't really like to snowmobile, snowboard, snowshoe or snow whatever. I may go ice fishing a few times but really I put up with the winters in alaska for the spring summer and fall. A lot of people i know who live in the lower 48 will say how can you endure the long winter for a few fleeting months. Well first off i think many people are surprised how much fishing there is to be had. Many people think its just june july august and september but if you really love to fish like myself you'll go after many a species and honestly i can expect some sort of good fishing on kodiak or elsewhere in alaska starting in april and going through october and maybe earlier or later depending on weather. Of course when it's on its on summers in the great land are truly spectacular. However there may be something to be said for living somewhere warm with fishing year round. On on that note my thought transition to florida. One way i do get through winter is by constantly planning researching and obssessing over upcoming fishing trips and I don't think I have ever looked forward to a trip as much as I have for Islamorada in May. I've always dreamt of going to the keys, it's so different than what I am used to in terms of scenery, weather and style. Of course the fishing looks awesome as well!!! While I know someday i'll chase bonefish, permit, redfish or sea trout the fish i have been most enamored with going after is the tarpon aka silverking. I know with that nickname a fish has to be bad ass and ever since i began watching fishing shows detailing going after these goliaths with a fly rod and reading about them in magazines I have made it a goal to set the hook on one. So while the snow continues to fall and the cold wind blows I will try to just close my eyes and imagine myself on the bow of a flats boat casting to a 100 pound mass of silvery muscle.