Islamorada Fishing Reports

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

Sailfish as good as it gets.............. - The sail fishing is good as it gets some days; and slow on others. Traveling alone the edge are kingfish and school dolphin. The yellowtail snapper bite remains good; with some mutton snappers and grouper mixed in. Everglades park is still p more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada

Smoker kingfish are here - The fishing is getting more into the winter time pattern. There are some tuna still on the humps; the dolphin fishing has slowed down. The sailfish are still in good numbers. Smoker kingfish are on the wreaks and rough bottom; blue runners are the ba more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada

Early Sailfish season - Well we're finally back from Montana, and just in time for what looks to be a great Sailfish season. Plenty of bait up and down the reef, and good catches of Sails being reported. Along with Mackeral, Kings, Blackfin Tuna and still some Mahi(Dolphi more...
Capt. Don Clark - Islamorada