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Marathon, Florida Keys
Capt. Bob Brown
October 1, 2004
Marathon - Saltwater Fishing Report
Hurricane Fallout
By now everyone in Florida is weary of all the tropical activity this seasom. A good dose of fishing is probably what we all need. One thing that has been happening during the hurricanes of the past month and a half, is hardly anyone has been fishing. For anglers that have been out fishing in between the storms, there was some great fishing to be had. The offshore action on the Marathon hump has been red hot with lots of nice size Tuna along with some Dolphin and a few Sailfish. There have been a few Blue Marlin lurking around that area also. Once the winds lay down and the people lauch their boats again, the reef fishing will be a good bet as the fish on the reef have been virtually left alone for weeks and are waiting for the chum slicks to appear. Nice sized grouper and snapper are likely to be hanging out on all your old favorite spots and some spots that haven't been holding fish might be loaded now as the windy weather can move around fish and rivive old spots. Bayside fishing for grouper and snapper should prove to be excellent as well in the next few weeks. Look for a good bite on the Mangrove Snapper around the 7 mile bridge in the coming week or so also. Keep an eye on the Carribean however as there is still a couple months of hurricane season to go in this incredible year of the big storms. If you do dust off your fishing gear and get the boat out of the mangroves, you should be rewarded with some great action in the Marathon and middle Keys areas.
Good luck in all of your fishing adventures!
Capt. Bob Brown, Jr.
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