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Islamorada Fishing Reports – 08-15-2020

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Hello everyone, and welcome back to this week’s report!  Another incredible week of fishing here in the upper Florida Keys, as both offshore and the reef have been on fire!

Tons of Mahi & Tuna Offshore

Offshore, there are lots and lots of nice mahi-mahi around right now, and are of really good size.  These fish are averaging 6-10 pounds, with lots of teenagers and a decent amount of slammers mixed in with them.  These fish have been between 16-25 miles off the beach, and the birds have been all over them.  The humps have been solid as well with good numbers of Blackfin Tunas on the live baits and jigs all week.  The live baits have been yielding mostly fish 8-15 pounds, while e jigs have been mostly less than 8 pounds. 

Still great Reef & Wreck Fishing

The reef fishing has remained strong this week with some nice mangrove snapper and yellowtail snapper catches, as well as a few nice Mutton snapper and groupers off the wrecks.  Still some king mackerel on the wrecks too on the live bait.

On That Note

Just all around REALLY good fishing, and each day appears to be getting stronger.  It is definitely shaping up to be a great fall!  That’s all for this week, so give us a call if you would like to get out for a day or two.  Be safe!

Islamorada Fishing Reports – 08-08-2020

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Hello everyone, and welcome back to this week’s report!  Another great week of fishing offshore, and the reef fishing Remains solid! 

More Exciting Offshore Fishing

Lots of Mahi’s out in the blue water and plenty of tunas on the humps.  Deep dropping and Swordfishing were both active as well, so things are definitely rolling strong.  

The Reef Fishing & Wreck Fishing Bite

The reef and wrecks payed good dividends all week with a great bite from the mangrove snappers and Yellowtails, and the Muttons were good on the deep ledges and wrecks. 

On That Note

It’s hard to go wrong right now as the bite is SOLID!  It’s all lined up, so all you gotta do is get after them!  Good luck out there everyone, and be safe!

Islamorada Fishing Reports – 07-22-2020

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Hello everyone, and welcome back to this week’s report!  It has been a tough one here this week with the torrential downpours and heavy East wind.  We have managed to brave it out all week, and thankful that we have had tough groups.  Only one that didn’t make it out offshore, so we managed to make the best of it with the snappers on the reef.  The fishing has been great with the wind, as I mentioned last week that was just what we needed. 

Mahi-Mahi & Tuna Offshore

Lots of mahi offshore, and the tunas are biting good on all the humps.  They all seem to have a decent amount of nicer sized fish on them too, so I would say if you can get out there with some live bait it should make for a fun day.  No report this week from the swordfishing grounds, as I don’t know anyone who made it out that far, and no report from the deep dropping either.  It has been a little rough this week to say the least.

Reef Fishing & Wreck Fishing Report

The reef has had some action this week with the mangrove spawn still going strong, and the fish are appearing to be getting larger.  A lot of nice 3-5 pounders caught this week with nicer yellowtails, muttons, and even a few nice black groupers thrown in the middle.  Bait hasn’t had much traction this week other than some smaller pilchards, but they have been good enough to get the job done.  Rumor has it there’s a nice school out back, but we haven’t been able to make that trek just yet. 

Looking Ahead

Not looking too good for next week with Tropical Storm Gonzalo moving toward Cuba, but hopefully it will stay weak and not mess things up too bad.  Maybe we will get lucky and it will take the Covid with it!!  We can only hope for a cure to this pandemic, but for now we are grateful and blessed that we get to go fishing every day so we will take it! 

The weekend weather is a 50/50 with Saturday looking a little blustery, but they aren’t showing much rain in the forecast just yet.  Sunday looks nice with the winds calming down to 9-11 knots, so if that sticks it should be a nice day.  Not sure what next week will have in store, but you “Lobster Mobsters” might be in for some tough conditions.  Time will tell, that is for sure! 

Well, that is it for this week!  Give me a call at 305-803-1321 or look us up at www.floridakeysfishingcompany.com.  We are here to help you out however we can.  Be safe out there everyone!

Islamorada Fishing Report – 07-16-2020

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Hello everyone, and welcome back to this week’s report!  Another beautiful week here in Islamorada, as the weather has been pretty nice all week.  Of course we had the normal summer showers and such to work around, but that is just part of living in paradise in the summertime!

Fishing on the Reef

The fishing this week has been pretty good, especially on the reef.  The mangrove snapper bite has been in full force as these tasty critters continue to spawn.  The yellowtail bite has been pretty good too, as they are mixed in with the mangroves in a lot of areas, but nonetheless have been pretty solid on the deep reef too. 

Offshore - Deep-Sea Fishing

A few nice surprises this week with a few sails showing up out in the deep, and a few blue marlin as well.  The offshore report this week has remained a little stagnant, but did show some promise late in the week. It appeared that some mahi’s were trying to move back into the area. 

The last couple day we were able to catch out limit of schoolies, and a few nicer fish.  The best of the offshore bite has been on the west hump live baiting for the tunas.  There’s a pile of nicer tunas out there, and they are on the west and 409 humps as of Thursday afternoon. 

The swordfish bite this week has had a couple whoppers in it with 2 fish caught in the high 300 pound range, and a few smaller fish seems to be the word on the street.  Make no mistake this is going to get better as the late summer and fall gets closer.

Fishing the Wrecks

The wreck fishing this week has been decent as well, but not red hot by any means.  A lot of king mackerel around, jacks, sharks, and bonita, but the bottom bite is one day to the next.  The bottom fishing has been really inconsistent this year, and I wish I could tell you why, but I can’t.  It just hasn’t been a great year for bottom fishing.  Very inconsistent current, if any, so that is what I am going to chalk it up to. 

Charter Fishing

Well, I am sure we will find a way to get it done no matter what is going on, and I am sure you will too!  If you need a boat, or any advice email me at jchappe7@bellsouth.net and I will do my best to get you squared away.  Have a great weekend everyone, and be safe out there!

Islamorada Fishing Report – 07-31-2020

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Welcome back everyone to this week’s report on the last day of July!  What a great week we have had here in our little slice of paradise, as the weather and fishing has been awesome!  Some really great fishing in the Florida Keys, both offshore and on the reef.  

Exciting Offshore Fishing

The offshore fishing has been great with a lot of nice mahi-mahi around, as well as some nice tunas. The trick has been live bait, but if you had it, you were going to get it done!  Set after set of birds offshore between 600’ to 1500’, with all sizes mixed in.  The humps produced the nicer tunas this week, and thankfully the bait has been good, so live baiting was an option.  Even a few appearances from nicer sized wahoo, and a few billfish thrown in has made for some really great trips this week. 

Reef Fishing & Wreck Fishing Report

The reef fishing and wreck fishing has been solid as well, but the best remains the mangrove snapper spawn.  These fish are getting bigger, and has drawn in quite the supporting cast with muttons, groupers, and cobia.  These fish get really hungry as they continue to spawn, and can get really aggressive.  Not to mention they put up a pretty good fight on the light tackle as well.

Mini-Lobster Season

Fishing has been awesome all week, and we even took a break from fishing and did a few lobster charters for the kick off of lobster mini-season.  Lobstering was pretty good all-around it sounded like, as most were catching their limit of 6 per person.  The water could have been a little cleaner, but these guys managed to get it done on all trips.  

The Incoming Storm

On a different note, it isn’t looking like too much for the weekend.  Maybe Sunday, but with the storm moving closer it looks like Saturday is going to be a “bust”, but we are hopeful that Sunday will work out.  

That’s it for this week, but stay tuned as we will be back at the end of next week with a new report to discuss how me made out!  Be safe everyone, and have a great weekend!

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