Van Hook Spearfishing

Van Hook Spearfishing �Freediving and Spearfishing
�Florida Keys
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06/01/2026

Getting in the water FAST is KEY!

Chase kept an eye on the depth finder as we slowly motored over the reef in about 50 feet of water. We knew we wouldn’t have long once we marked the fish we were after, so we decided the only way to land it was to throw Milan in.

Chase gave the signal, and we flung Milan in as gracefully as possible, careful not to spook the fish.

Milan entered the water as beautifully as an Olympic diver, swam down, lined up a great shot on the fish, pulled the trigger and stoned it, bringing it up effortlessly. Turns out Milan was the secret weapon all along. We’ll be deploying her more often.

05/08/2026

What could be better than a wedding anniversary during the opening weekend of grouper season? We made the quick run out on the , found some good bottom, and Milán landed this very nice Red Grouper! Had a great anniversary stay at last weekend. Couldn’t beat the opening grouper festivities, the beautiful clear water, and some great diving and fishing! Looking forward to many more years of anniversaries celebrated with fresh grouper!

For as long as I can remember, I’ve dove the first week of grouper season. Back when the limit was 1 black grouper per p...
05/06/2026

For as long as I can remember, I’ve dove the first week of grouper season. Back when the limit was 1 black grouper per person, we would set out to get each person on a black. At the end of the trip, we would do a fish fry of just the grouper checks, with the rest of the fish vacuum sealed and frozen for months of fresh fish. Grouper would be a staple summer meal from May on, and the taste of it just reminds me of summer.

With the newer regulations of two fish per boat, it certainly makes things more challenging with a group of 4-6 divers on the boat. Rather than competing to try to land one of the two fish, the last couple of years we have been able to focus more on filming the harvest of these two fish. By being more selective, we are seeing more fish, harvesting bigger fish, and getting some incredible first and third person footage. I’m excited to share our full length video of this years trip!

Here is a black I landed on a polespear over in the Bahamas. I’m hopeful that these tighter regulations and enforcement of these regulations will allow for a few more grouper this size back home!

05/06/2026

First black grouper of the season, another Hawks Cay opening day!

There is nothing quite like the start of grouper season in the Florida Keys. Waking up before the sun, making the run out to the reef, and putting a good shot in a great fish with good people around you. This is what we wait for all year!

We woke up around 3:30 in Homestead and made the drive down to meet Brad from at hawks Cay. Boats were already in the water when we got there so we were moving pretty quick. We made a beautiful run out to the reef as the sun was coming up and got on some fish not long after.

I spotted a good legal black on my first drop, and lined up my 63 Marauder, made the shot, and was able to bring it up in a single drop without having to fight it out of the bottom. Exactly how you want things to go! Second fish of the season came not long after that and we ended up with some absolutely incredible footage of the whole morning!

Dinner at that night with the whole crew was the perfect way to close it out! One of my favorite times of year and I cannot wait to put the full length video together on this one.

It’s never too early to book a room for the 2027 opening day, I know I’ll be there!

04/29/2026

Can’t beat the fast paced action of chasing big tuna! Here is my brother with one of his nice fish from earlier this year.

04/22/2026

On the same drop from my last video, just a minute later, Carson put a perfect shot in this yellowfin. Unreal to watch it all unfold firsthand. Full story is up on YouTube.

04/15/2026

Does your dad shoot fish like this?

Had an incredible trip with my dad, my brother, and my buddy Carson, and we got every one of them on their first yellowfin. Just wrapped up the video from last year’s trip and it’s one of my longest and best pieces yet. The bait balls we experienced were incredible, and I’m super proud of this drone shot of my dad shooting his Yellowfin and having the float go under! Watching the guys swim into the acre of feeding tuna was just incredible.

We also just crossed 80k on YouTube this week. It’s pretty wild seeing how far many these videos reach. At the same time, I feel a real responsibility to show spearfishing the right way, as a selective and sustainable way to harvest a few fish for dinner or stock the freezer for the months ahead.

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