Fishing Reports by Capt. Bob Brown

Marathon, Florida Keys - Spring fish confused.... A couple of weeks of unseasonal, abnormal, just flat our crazy northerly winds in early May have had the normal offshore bonanza shut down and the Tarpon getting a good case of lock jaw..... Instead of the daily fiesta of more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

Marathon, Florida Keys - Tarpon Hot The Tarpon bite is on in Marathon and the middle Keys with some great action being had by anglers at the famous 7 mile bridge right here next to the 7 mile marina. We had a 100lb fish on this morning before a fantastic leap caused the h more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

Marathon, Florida Keys - Tarpon Heating Up! Tarpon season is coming into full bloom and the fishing is busting loose this week. Big Tarpon are here now and have been biting the past few days (and nights) at the famous tarpon grounds at the 7 mile bridge and Bahia Honda br more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

Marathon, Florida Keys - Sailfish Bustin Loose! The past week has seen the Sailfish show up in grand fashion in the Marathon area with some boats posting double digit releases and seeing 30+ fish in a day. The days when the wind blows out of the east at about 15K or more, more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

Marathon, Florida Keys - Sailfish Heating Up! The conditions are finally starting to improve for the 'tailing' season for Sailfish, Cobia, and other migratory species here in the Florida Keys. The winds have picked up out of the east and the action has heated up along wit more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

Marathon, Florida Keys - Cobia & Kings The wreck fishing in Florida Bay has been the focus of many Keys captains this week as some breezy conditions made the Atlantic side a bit tough to fish. The action in the bay did not disappoint however with some nice catches of Cobi more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

Marathon, Florida Keys - Dolphin Delight! The offshore fishing in Marathon took a bit of a hit in recent weeks with some cool fronts and cooling water temperatures cooling off the bite. The gulfstream also decided to take a trek further offshore and all added up to some s more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

Marathon, Florida Keys - Where to hide in the North Wind..... The cool, north winds we have had lately have kept most fishermen at the dock here in the middle Keys but some brave soles have been venturing out because they came here for a couple days to fish and they want more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

Marathon, Florida Keys - Cool Fronts - Hot Bites The winter pattern of a cool front every week or so seems has set in in the Keys and the fishing has heated up with winter time migratory species that like to come down to the Keys to escape the cooling water temps further more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

Marathon, Florida Keys - Cool weather heating up the King bite! The recent cool snap in Florida has started to heat up the reef edge where the King Mackerel move in during the winter months. Some great catches of big kings have been reported up and down the reef edge in 4 more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon