2001-04-21 12:00 AM
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Marathon, Florida Keys - Slammers & Sails
Some nice sized slammer Dolphin have been showing up in the Marathon and middle Keys area the past few days. Lots of decent schoolies have been around also, making for some hot action on the offshore scene. Some larger Dolphin more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon |
2001-04-17 12:00 AM
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Upper Florida Keys & Islamorada - In the last two weeks, I had some excellent catches both offshore and backcountry. In the deep water, we caught some Dorado mostly on the small size, however, the Blackfin tuna have been in the 10# range with a lot of skipjack and bonita to keep the more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada |
2001-04-11 12:00 AM
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Key West and Lower Keys - Tarpon Pre-Season has Arrived!
Permit are still showing on the flats in schools and singles,though the numbers are
down as the bulk of the Permit flock have begun to consider spawning as their primary
April activity. We have gotten a few more sin more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West |
2001-04-09 12:00 AM
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Key West Fishing Report - Offshore - Our surface temperature along the edge of the reef has been around 78 degrees. The north edge of the Gulfstream is along the face of the reef just west of the Tail End and veers to the east south east, until it reaches about 500 feet of water in fron more...
Capt. Ralph Delph - Key West |
2001-04-04 12:00 AM
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Key West and Lower Keys - Tarpon Migration Picking Up Steam
The Permit are thinning out a bit as March roared out like a lion with winds from 15 to 20 nauts.
Tarpon are showing in larger numbers in the channels and on the flats. Today we hooked up a 100 lb.
silver king on more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West |
2001-04-01 12:00 AM
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Upper Florida Keys & Islamorada - Last week we had some excellent fishing offshore. I had some nice action at the offshore humps with Blackfin tuna. A lot of the fish have been in the 15 to 20 pound range. We been catching them on feathers and redgills fished way back behind the boat more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada |
2001-03-29 12:00 AM
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Marathon, Florida Keys - Tailing Time!
Yesterday, the bite was on! Sailfish, Cobia, Hammerhead Sharks, Dolphin, Wahoo, Bonito.... All these blue water species were on the bite yesterday and today as tailing season kicked into full gear. Tailing is the term we use to more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon |
2001-03-26 12:00 AM
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Key West and Lower Keys - Permit are back!
Permit are back in large schools on the patch reefs and shoals and we are hooking up daily.
Grand Slam fishing has returned with warmer water as predicted. Let's hope it continues!If it gets cooler again with North winds (if March more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West |
2001-03-22 12:00 AM
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Key West and Lower Keys - March's Lion Still Roars with Cool NW Winds
Four days ago (Sunday, March 18, 2001) Greg Persbacker cast a Black Death fly
to a string of Tarpon on the Gulf side flats of the Lower Keys in about 6 feet of water on a
sandy bottom. The lead fish ign more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West |
2001-03-15 12:00 AM
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Key West Fishing Report - Offshore - The fishing has been so good that it has been difficult to find the time for a fishing report, but here goes. The Gulfstream has pushed up to the face of the reef from the Dry Tortugas to at least American Shoals. This has brought an abundance of bla more...
Capt. Ralph Delph - Key West |