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Marathon, Florida Keys
Capt. Bob Brown
January 24, 2005
Marathon - Saltwater Fishing Report
Sailfish Bite
The local Sailfish action has been up and down lately depending on water and weather conditions. Off of Marathon this past week, a large area of dirty water was holding off the reef edge making the Sailfishing difficult. A few fish were had by local capts and we had a few hook ups on the Sundance including a nice 92" Sail caught by Mike Anderson of Lima, OH. The area from Long key to Islamorada has been a bit better recently with some great action in the recent Presidential Sailfish tournament where there were 127 Sails caught in two days of fishing by the tournament paricipants. Look for the action off the middle keys to be good for Sailfish right on through April when conditions are good.
Big Blacks
A few large Black Grouper have been coming in from the oceanside wrecks off of Marathon lately including a 51lber caught by Charles Flint, Jr. on the "Sundance" the other day. We have been finding the big Groupers on wrecks over 100ft lately and they have been eating a variety of larger baits including Blue Runners, Yellowtails, and Mullet. Some nice Grouper have been coming in from the deeper reef edge also as my friend from Ohio, Harry Tomer, reported catching a 38lb Black out of 90ft recently. The reef action has been great for Yellowtail Snapper recently also, with some great catches coming in to the dock at the 7 Mile Marina in Marathon. Some nice Red Grouper and Mutton Snapper have been coming in from the patch reefs along with lots of decent Cero Mackerel. King Mackerel action has been a bit slow but may heat up again after this new cool snap we are having. All in all, reef and wreck fishing has been the hot bite off of Marathon.
Bayside Big Mack Attack
Spanish Mackerel have been hanging out in Florida bay and the action has been fast and furious. Limit catches in an hour or two have been common and some nice Snapper mixed in here and there as well. Cobia have been on the outer wrecks but the recent cool snap may cool them off a bit. Look for Cobia to filter though to the ocean side off of Long Key bridge and along the color change off of Marathon. Nice Cobia have also been caught lately at the 7 mile bridge along with lots of nice snapper and jacks. For more information, check out our web site!
Good luck in all of your fishing adventures!
Capt. Bob Brown, Jr.
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