Fishing Reports by Capt. Bob Brown

Sailfish, Dolphin, Swordfish... what do you prefer? - The offshore fishing in the middle keys has been excellent in recent days with a variety of things working at the moment. The recent cool fronts bringing down north winds and cooling the waters has put fish in the move that migrate into the local are more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

Grouper Biting.... for now.... - New Regulations might soon totally cut off sport fishermen from taking any Grouper from Keys waters, but for now, they are biting in the middle Keys area. Fishing has been excellent for Snapper and Grouper on the deep reef area from Duck Key to Bahia more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

Storm Fallout - Well the plus side of having a hurricane move through your area from a fishing standpoint is that lots of debris finds it's way into the water. While this might pose a hazard for boats moving about, it creates a condition that the Dolphin (Mahi-Mahi) more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

Reef Bite Great - The reef fishing has been awesome for the past few weeks with Yellowtail Snapper being the main focus of anglers as the bite has been on and easy. Some large Mangrove and Mutton Snapper have also been on the menu lately with the Mangs coming off the more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

Snapper Bite - The reef bite has been hot for big Yellowtail and Mangrove snapper this week. The Mangroves are on the move showing up in marinas and canals as they move to the reef for spawning. This time is usually hot for big Mangrove snapper especially at night. more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

Dolphin Hot - The offshore bite off of Marathon has been highlighted lately by some big billfish like Blue Marlin and Swordfish, but the Dolphin (Mahi-Mahi) have been the main target of offshore anglers. Most boats venturing offshore have found the Dolphin fishing more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

Link to Tide-Current info - So sorry for anyone reading my last report that wanted the link to the tide and current info at the 7 mile bridge. For some reason, it did not come through properly.... Here is the correct link so you can figure out the best time in the middle of the more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

Big Dolphin..... - The Dolphin fishing off of Marathon and the middle Keys has been great lately for smaller fish, but the bigger fish have been a bit harder to locate and get to bite. This past week however, there have been some nice fish hitting the docks in Marathon more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

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