Red hot action FL Keys!! 2/19 + 2/20
Capt. Richard Stanczyk
February 21, 2011
Islamorada - Saltwater Fishing Report
Capt. Rick & Nick Stanczyk fished another father/son team over the weekend. The Hodges were down and did some islamorada offshore fishing and some florida keys backcountry fishing out of Bud n' Mary's! They caught their limit of kings, some yellowtail, and this nice 33 1/2 lb african pompano on 15 lb test. In the back, they caught blacktip sharks, a bull shark, a big nurse shark, plenty of mackerel, a couple nice 3-4 lb pompano, and some trout! Tarpon were rolling a bit on the early falling tide, though the water was still a little chilly and they weren't biting. The water temps in the back finally reached 70 today with a warm south breeze blowing, so look for some reports of tarpon here soon! Also the gulf should be alive with cobia, goliaths, triple tail, and other fish here shortly, I have caught/seen a few cobias, tripletails, etc in the past few days. I fished a half day today, and the mackerel were CHOMPING, every cast! The sharks were swarming too we caught 4 blacktips and jumped probably half a dozen, including one 35-40 lber on a 10 lb spinning rod! Fishing two half days tomorrow so will be lots of rod bending, and March is filling up quick so get your days in soon, already booked fairly solid from now till the 3rd week or so!
Capt. Rick Stanczyk
305-747-6903
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http://www.budnmarys.com
Islamorada Fishing Forecast:
Water temps back to 70+, warm south wind the next few days, fishing was phenomenal today, and should continue to be throughout the week here!!!
Target Species:
tarpon, pompano, trout, sharks, mackerel, yellowtail
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