Fishing Reports by Capt. Bob Brown

Offshore is the way to go in the Keys - With King and Spanish Mackerel dominating the reef areas of the Keys recently, lots of anglers have turned to offshore fishing to get some good table fare in recent days. With the water temps being much cooler than normal, the reef fishing for snappe more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

King Mackerel are Chomping in Marathon!! - A big mack attack has been going on here in the Marathon and middle keys area. Good numbers of Kings and Cero Macks have been chewing up the reef edge on the Atlantic side of the island chain. Some Kings up to 50lb have been hitting the docks at the more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

Swordfish Biting Offshore - Sailfish on the Reef - Billfishing is IN right now in the Keys and the inshore/offshore double punch right now is happening! Offshore the Swordfish bite has been good this week. Several boats out of the 7 mile marina have been out there targeting Broadbills and they have b more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

Marathon Sailfish Bite Hot! - The sailfish off of Marathon and the middle Keys are finding the shallow reef to their liking lately. The local charter fleet has been finding the sailfish sneaking up onto the reef to feed on unsuspecting schools of ballyhoo that have been blanketin more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

Sailfish Bite Rolls On! - The sailfishing in the middle keys continues to be fantastic! This week there were lots of fish both on the reef edge and a bit off of the reef in 150-250ft of water. Up on the reef edge chasing ballyhoo have been lots of smaller sails. Out off the more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

Showering Sails - Sailfish season has kicked into high gear here in the middle keys! The winter time's best big sportfish has invaded local waters and has been kicking anglers butts! Finding Sailfish has been not very difficult recently as the big preditors have been more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

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