Marathon Fishing Reports

Tarpon Bite HOT! - The Tarpon have moved into the middle Keys in good numbers and nice sized fish are abundant at all middle Keys locations. The 7 mile bridge where I fish most of the time has been great in the mornings on the incoming tide lately with the big Tarpon b more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

World Sailfish - Hey Sailfishermen... I am here at the world sailfish championships in Key West. Today is the off day of the three day tournament and after 2 days the fishing has been great! The first day over 230 fish were caught and released. Day 2 was not much dif more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

Tarpon Time is Here! - The annual run of big migratory Tarpon is rolling into the local waters around Marathon and the other middle Keys and some big fish are showing up at all locations. Tarpon migrate into the keys in March, with April through June being the peak months more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

Marathon, Florida Keys - Sailfish, Tuna & Dolphin Some great winter time fishing action has been going on here in the middle keys with some good numbers of sailfish being caught on local charter boats. This week many boats had catches of 5-10 fish for one day which is wha more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

Marathon, Florida Keys - Winter Dolphin Offshore fishing for Dolphin (Mahi-Mahi)can sometimes be spotty in the winter months here in the Keys, but during warm weather periods there are plenty of the good fighting, great eating fish to be had. This past week we enjoyed an more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

Marathon, Florida Keys - Cool Weather - Hot Bite The recent record cold temps experienced here in the Florida Keys have dramatically cooled the inshore waters around the islands. This makes fish go on the move from the cooler waters of Florida Bay out to the Atlantic side more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

Marathon, Florida Keys - Mahi-Mahi, Dorado, Dolphin? The fish with three names, commonly called the Dolphin here in south Florida, aka Mahi-Mahi (Hawaii) and Dorado (Latin America). We are lucky enough to catch them year round here in the Florida Keys. The success rate on more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

Marathon, Florida Keys - Snapper Munching The reef bite off of Marathon has been alive lately with lots of nice Mutton Snapper hitting the docks along with some huge Mangrove and Yellowtail Snapper. The recent cooler weather has had the snapper on the move and it seems th more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

Marathon, Florida Keys - Sailfish HOT! The offshore fishing has been highlighted this week by Sailfish as area charter boats have been having great success recently. Some catches in the double digits have been reported and some boats have been catching 3-5 Sails in a part more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

Marathon, Florida Keys - Sailfish Heating Up! Sailfish season is here once again and the bite has started to heat up off the upper Keys. It should continue to improve all over the Keys waters as the cooler weather settles in for the winter season. As water temps cool, the more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon