Islamorada Fishing Reports

March 1st Fishing Report - Weather was not much of an issue this week. Light winds and beautiful blue skies filled our days with bliss. The water temperatures are hovering around the low 60's making certain fish such as bonefish harder to target however, many other fish were m more...
Capt. Richard Burson - Islamorada

Bayboat Billfish Tournament Series - If you have been following this report for the last few weeks, you're probably aware that my reports have been heavy on the reef and light on the backcountry. While the backcountry is my second home, this time of year the bite has been more consiste more...
Capt. Steve Friedman - Islamorada

Cold still prevails but fish are biting - Cool water on the flats has continued to keep the bite most steady in and around the reef. I've been looking for clear water with a depths of around 20 feet where I drop my chum bag over, and start to look for the ballyhoo to show up behind the tran more...
Capt. Steve Friedman - Islamorada

Fishing Report Feb 14, 2010 - The weather was a concern mid week as a cold front was pushing its way through the Keys docking most small back country boats. I was able to get out a few times allowing for some productive days on the water. This week the fish were biting out west a more...
Capt. Richard Burson - Islamorada

20th Annual Swamp Guides Ball - Since the cold spell, reports from the Gulf are still sounding more like grumbles and gripes. It's been tough to come by even the usual quarry of Spanish mackerel, cobia, grouper, snappers, and so on. The fish that have repopulated the flats are v more...
Capt. Steve Friedman - Islamorada

Fishing returns to normal; as water temp increases - Sails are biting good. King mackerel are thick on the edge of the reef out to 200 feet. A bottom pole will catch you a nice mutton snapper. Grouper season remains closed. The reef fishing is good, there is a lot of yellowtail and mangrove sna more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada

Florida Bay cold weather bite - The Florida Bay has certainly taken a big hit with the cold weather.  Catfish, grouper, snapper, barracudas, boxfish, triggerfish, eels, bonefish and snook have all been adversely affected.  Many of these fish can't take the stress of a prolonged dee more...
Capt. Steve Friedman - Islamorada

Winter weather fishing in the Florida Keys - Despite the winter weather conditions we're having to endure lately, I've enjoyed some fine days of fishing. Let's review the beginning of the week when the weather was a bit more kind. Some great folks from New York were interested in honing t more...
Capt. Steve Friedman - Islamorada

Sail fish are in town - Before the record breaking cold temperatures; sails were here in here in good numbers. Kingfish were also being caught; along with the school kings. There were were a lot of 20# plus fish. To target the bigger fish; bigger baits must be used. There h more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada

Fish the Keys with an open mind brings lots of opportunities - As the weather shifted into winter last week, fishing strategy had to shift as well. I allowed the weather to dictate what kind of fishing I would target each day. With the weather changing on an almost daily basis this time of year, in a short span, more...
Capt. Steve Friedman - Islamorada