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Marathon, Florida Keys
Capt. Bob Brown
March 2, 2004
Marathon - Saltwater Fishing Report
Reef Bite Great
The Grouper and Snapper fishing on the reef in the middle Keys has been excellent for the past few weeks with lots of nice size Black Grouper hitting the docks around Marathon. On the "Sundance" lately we have has several Black Grouper topping 30lb with quite a few 10-25lb fish also. Other charter boats have had similar luck as well. Some big Black Grouper have been coming in from the deep edge of the reef in 60-100ft. of water in the areas where boats are fishig for Yellowtail Snapper. Deep wrecks have also produced lately with fish up to 40lb along with some Goliath Grouper up to 200+lb. Mutton Snapper from 15-20lb have also been caught along with some good size Red and Gag Grouper. Some nice King Mackerel have also been inhabiting the deep reef edge. Yellowtail Snapper have been biting as well with good catches of big flag Tails coming to the docks last week.
Offshore tough to take!
The offshore fishing this past week has been a tough way to go as breezy conditions of 20-25K winds have been the norm for the past 5-6 days. The SE winds should help heat up the Dolphin fishing for the anglers willing to brave the conditions and venture offhsore. Sailfish should be tailing with this much wind, but westerly current conditions on the reef edge the past few days has held down the bite on Sails. It could bust loose in grand fashion however, when the current swings around to the east. Cobia action should also be heating up on the Atlantic side as March wears on. Look for the Permit to start showing on the oceanside wrecks and humps from Hawk's Channel to the deep reef edge.
Cobia in the Bay
Some good Cobia action has been reported in the Florida Bay recently as some boats have optioned to go Bayside with the windy conditions. Nice Cobia have been coming in from the 13-20 mile wrecks on the bayside with lots of smaller fish reported also. Mackerel fishing has cooled a bit but still plenty to be had from 6-13 miles out on the Bayside of Marathon. Snapper fishing has been a bit slow lately on the larger fish but plenty of smaller fish have been filling in the holes in the bite lately. If you want more information on fishing in the Marathon and middle Keys area, check out our web site.
Good luck in all of your fishing adventures!
Capt. Bob Brown, Jr.
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