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Marathon, Florida Keys
Capt. Bob Brown
June 12, 2001
Marathon - Saltwater Fishing Report
Beware of the Blues!
Some nice catches of schoolie Dolphin are still coming in to the docks in Marathon and the middle Keys. The larger slammer Dolphin have been a bit thin this week after a couple of weeks of great catches on large fish of over 40lbs. Reports of a few large Blue Marlin have been coming in from boats trolling for Dolphin offshore mostly out beyond the 15 mile mark. Blues have been showing up in the spread of many offshore boats the past couple weeks and Capt. Andy Wing on the "Best Bet" reported missing three big Blues recently. They are definately out there and one needs to be prepared if you are going to try to tame sportfishing's King of the ocean! Most Blue Marlin off of Marathon and the middle Keys range from 150-300lb. range but I have seen some as big as 500lb. behind the boat eating our small Blackfin Tuna that we were reeling in.
A few nice Wahoo have been coming in from offshore as well plus a few nice Blackfin Tuna coming in from the west hump and from near the "Wall". The hump has been a bit slow lately, but if you get out there early or stay late you might have some great Tuna action.
Tarpon Sill around
Tarpon season is still in full swing in the middle Keys and plently of large fish are still around. Generally the large migratory Tarpon will move into the Keys in Feb.and hang around till early July. Some years large fish hang around longer than others, and this year has seen some big Tarpon still showing up at Bahia Honda bridge, Seven Mile bridge, Long Key bridge, and out in the bayside around the islands and near the everglades around banks, channels, and inlets. Try drifting large Blue crabs or large shrimp after dark or use live mullet if you can find them. Mullet have started ot disappear a bit from the area and may be a hard bait to come by the next few weeks. Large lures also work well after dark with the "Bomber long A" being one of my favorites.
Good luck in all of your fishing adventures!
Capt. Bob Brown, Jr.
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