Anglers Journal

My Boat, My Life

TONY HUERTA LOVES FISHING OFFSHORE. He started chasing wahoo, dolphin and grouper from an early age. His father was an avid snapper fisherman in Miami, and he would take little Tony on overnight trips out of Key Largo.

“My mom used to tell stories of him taking me on these trips when I was only 2 years old,” says Huerta, who is from Stuart, Florida. “He had a 23-foot

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