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Islamorada Fishing Reports – 4-15-2022

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Hello everyone, and welcome back!  Not a lot has changed this past week, and definitely not the wind.  Pretty windy mid to late week, and with the southerly direction it has made things a little difficult. 

We did make it out a few days, and fishing has been decent.  Nothing crazy, just a few sails, muttons, yellowtails, and a few AJ’s and Permit.  We got a good wind direction, that would normally blow the current in close to the edge, but instead, all the current died.  Hoping that this picks back up soon as the sail fishing was getting really good.  I’m sure it will turn.  Still pretty good fishing, but had the chance to go epic for sure.  Not really sure what to expect for the weekend, but fingers crossed the water is moving.  

On That Note

I’m gonna leave it there for this week.  Happy Easter everyone, and check us out next week for a fresh report!

Islamorada Fishing Report – 3-31-2022

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Hello everyone, and welcome back to this week’s report.  The weather has been crazy this year, and here comes another front.  If I am adding correctly, we have had 15 cold fronts this year.  Definitely more than I could ever remember as long as I have been doing this professionally.  It is what it is, but I sure am ready for some consistent weather, and more consistent fishing.  I suppose it can’t always be easy, but this is pretty ridiculous.  The weather is blowing as I write this and is going to subside for the weekend, so that will be nice.  Let’s hope it stays consistent after this front comes through. 

The fishing this past week has been pretty good but has been a variety type of fishery for the last few weeks.

Offshore Fishing is...

The offshore scene has been greatly affected by the weather. The sails have slowed down as the current has been pushed out into the deep, and the ballyhoo schools are dispersing as they do this time of year.

The best tuna bite for the larger tunas is on the west hump (Marathon Hump) on live bait.   The other humps have a few, but the sharks are really bad.  There have been some nice mahi caught offshore as well, but mostly after the East/SE wind has blown for a day or two.  Wouldn’t surprise me to see some this weekend. 

Reef & Wreck Fishing getting hotter

The snapper fishing and Wreck fishing is heating up nicely.  A really good bite of yellowtails on the reef, and the mutton snappers have been snapping pretty good on the deep ledges and structure.  Been a few nicer tunas on the wrecks, but not consistently. Let’s not forget the Permit on the wrecks.  They have been pretty solid as well, and I am sure they will be the catch and release target for many over the weekend. 

On That Note

I guess it has been just some of this and some of that, but at the end of the day it makes for a pretty good day of fishing. 

Well, that’s it for this week.  Be safe out there!

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