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2009-02-28
8:48 AM
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Fishing Improves as Water Warms - The gulf is still holding Spanish mackerel. I have been fishing for the Spanish for a couple of hours. Then moving to some structure; I would catch some mangrove snappers for diner.on our last trip we also caught a 20 pound jewfish on 12# test line.
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Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada |
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2009-02-18
3:11 PM
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Weather means a lot !!!! - Along with Sailfish and Kingfish,the last few trips we have been catching what we call gaffers. These are Dolphin (Mahi) that are too big to lift into the boat with the rod and real. We gaff these fish and put them in the fish box for safe keeping. more...
Capt. Don Clark - Islamorada |
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2009-02-14
1:56 PM
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Amazing Redfish - We were out yesterday on a charter and we caught a great sized Redfish. Ever since the famous Chef made Blackened redfish famous we (captains in the Keys) have not see this size redfish. I was amazied and very happy to see the regulations are working more...
Capt. Richard Burson - Islamorada |
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2009-02-09
7:02 AM
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Spanish Mackerel on Fly in the Gulf - I ran to gulf to find some Spanish mackerel. I had to run 25 miles to find 65 degree water temperature. We caught trout, snappers and Spanish macks. When the mackerel were thick around the boat; Mike Mennell broke out his fly rod. He caught several f more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada |
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2009-02-05
3:32 PM
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Islamorada Charter Boat Sea Horse Fishing Report - For immediate release: Sea Horse Sport Fishing Charters
Islamorada Florida, Whale Harbor Marina Mile Marker 83.5
2 Feb 2009
We are catching Sailfish, and Kingfish slow trolling live baits on the edge of the reef. The reef depth that we fish vari more...
Capt. Don Clark - Islamorada |
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2009-01-11
11:30 AM
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Spanish mackerel are thick in the gulf - Sailfish still dominate the offshore. There are lots of kings around with some bigger one showing up. The yellowtails snappers have been eating with some nice 2 to 3 pound fish showing up. Some of the deeper wreaks are producing amber jacks.
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Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada |
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2008-12-18
7:33 AM
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Sailfish are here - The offshore fishing has been dominated by sailfish. There are also a good number of kingfish. The yellow tails snappers are biting good.
Spanish mackerel are in the gulf big time. They provide a lot of action on light tackle
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Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada |
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2008-12-04
1:23 PM
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Cold Weather does not effect the bite - Well it has been record cold here in the Keys. We are getting down into the 40's at night. The best time for fishing will be from 10 am to 4pm when the sun is at it's highest. It warms the skinny water in the back country quite quickly. The bite has more...
Capt. Richard Burson - Islamorada |
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2008-12-02
9:32 AM
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sailfish fishing remains strong - The sailfishing remains good. Along with the sails are nice size dolphin and kingfish. The tuna are biting good out at the humps this last week.
The trout fishing is good. The big change id the spanish mackerel have arrived in the gulf. There are more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada |
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2008-11-17
11:04 AM
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DOLPHIN MIXED IN WITH SAILFISH - The sailfishing is good. The fish are chasing ballyhoo in as shallow as 40 feet of water. Along with the sails are nice size dolphin and kingfish. The best way to fish is to slow troll live baits from 80 out to 250 feet of water. Keep an eye out for more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada |
