Stone Crab Season & Other Keys Autumn Traditions
Fall in the Keys comes with its own delicious rhythms.
Autumn in the Florida Keys has a rhythm all its own. The brutal summer heat eases, the water stays warm, and one delicious tradition returns: stone crab season, which opens each October and runs through spring.
A taste of the season
Stone crab claws are a Keys delicacy — sweet, firm and sustainably harvested (the crab is returned to regrow its claw). Pair a day on the water with a stone crab dinner ashore and you've got a quintessential Keys autumn day. Many of our guests do exactly that.
Why fall works on the water
- Comfortable temps. Warm days, cooler evenings, lower humidity.
- Great sunsets. Autumn skies stay dramatic well into the season.
- Fewer crowds. The quiet between summer and snowbird season.
Spend the day on a tour or a sunset sail, then toast the season with fresh stone crab. That's autumn in the Keys, done right.
Ready to get on the water? Every Caribbean Watersports trip is 100% private and we come to you bayside between MM92 and MM103 in Key Largo. Book online or call (305) 852-4707 — for the ride… worth the drive.
