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Marathon, Florida Keys
Capt. Bob Brown
May 7, 2003
Marathon - Saltwater Fishing Report
Tarpon HOT!!
The Tarpon season is in full gear in the Keys and the action in the Marathon area has been great for the past few weeks. Good numbers of big Tarpon have been hanging out at the 7 mile, Bahia Honda, Long Key, Vaca Cut, and Tom's Harbor bridges. Best bite lately has been in the afternoon on the outgoing tides. Best baits have been live Mullet, Pinfish, or Blue Crabs. Been hooking up several fish per 4 hour trip lately including three fish the other night when my wife Anne finished up the Ladies Tarpon tournament in second place!! Morning tides have been weak on the outgoing and the bite has been better the past couple days on the incoming tide in the AM.
Dolphin Action improving!
The offshore scene has seen an improvement in the Dolphin fishing with good numbers of schoolie sized Mahi's around from 15-25 miles offshore. A few groups of schoolies have been caught in as shallow as 300ft. but the best action seems to be hanging further offshore right now. Some larger fish up to 50lb. have been hitting the docks in Marathon as well, mostly found under floating debris or around working birds. Ballyhoo is the bait of choice when targeting Dolphin and it is a good idea to have a few live baits on board to toss to the larger Mahi when they swim up near the boat.
A few Sailfish have still been tailing through the area, but the good powder water condition that we had a few weeks ago is not around presently. Most Sails this week have come out of shallow water where you can spot them swimming over the sandy bottom in 30-60ft. of water. Have a few live baits to pitch to them if you are planning to target Sailfish this time of year.
Good luck in all of your fishing adventures!
Capt. Bob Brown, Jr.
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