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Marathon, Florida Keys
Capt. Bob Brown
November 28, 2005
Marathon - Saltwater Fishing Report
Sailfish Season Is Here!
As December nears, the migration of the mighty Sailfish brings more and more of them into the Florida Keys area where they like to hang out for months gorging themselves on the plentiful baitfish the keys are known for. This past week we had a strong cool front that has cooled the water a few degrees and will help get more Sails on the move to the Keys. We have seen some good numbers of Sails the past few days in the American shoal area and off of Big Pine Key off of Marker 'G'. The numbers of fish should continue to be on the increase the next few weeks and the action should be great from now through April and even into May as we saw last May. Best baits are live Ballyhoo, Blue Runners, Pilchards, Sardines, Speedos, & Goggle Eyes. Most can be easily located on the reef edge. Large schools of Ballyhoo have been around since hurricane Wilma brushed the Keys and there seems to be plenty of Runners and Pilchards around at the moment.
On the offshore scene, there have been some nice Dolphin (mahi-mahi) coming from the edge of the gulfstream the past week which was located about 18 miles south of Marathon according to the satalite reports. Also, some nice Blackfin Tuna have been hitting the docks coming in from the 150-300ft range off the edge of the reef. Trolling dead bait or lures works best to locate Tuna and Dolphin so find your favorite lures, and get out there and burn some fuel!! (well, as little as possible and still catch fish!)
Tellowtail Red Hot!
Yellowtail Snapper fishermen have been rewarded all week with great catches coming in from the deep edge of the reef and from shallower waters as well. Seems to be good numbers of 'tails all over the area. That is a good sign that they are having good success reproducing. Some big King Mackerel have been finding there way into the area as well as we landed a 35lb King on Saturday and had several other large Kings hooked up. Some nice Black Grouper have also been out there. On the "Sundance" on Friday we landed a 21lb Black and released some undersized ones as well. Look for the Mackerel fishing to keep improving as the water cools the next month and the bottom fishing to be good as well.
If you would like more info on fishing in the Marathon and middle keys area, check out our web site. Good luck in all your fishing adventures!
Capt. Bob Brown, Jr.
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