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The wind is out of the NE at 18kts and still chilly in the mid 50's. The grouper bite today is very good. Team Oliver Printing out of Ohio released 5 legal grouper and had kept some snappers, hogfish and mackerel. We had a good bite off the kite but it got away:( Seas are running 2-3 and later on...
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The winds have calmed down but the fishing has stayed good on the reefs. Today we are catching yellowtail, mangrove, mutton snapper, mackerel, hogfish and more. Bethany is doing a great job putting fish in the box! The wind is out of the East at 10kts and seas are 1-2 feet. Later on today we will hit...
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Day in the bay today!! It is blowing 25-30 out of the SSW. I bet it is rough in the Ocean! In the Bay it is only 1-2 foot seas. We have caught well over 100 fish so far. We are catching some big mangrove snapper, mackerel, jacks and more. We are only keeping a few snappers for dinner. We are fishing...
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Today we have Greg and Heather onboard and the are catching one after the other mix bag of fish. We have landed hogfish, mutton, mangrove, yellowtail, and lane snappers, black, gag and red grouper, mackerel and other odds and ends. We are using jigs tipped with shrimp and we are fishing the patch reefs...
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Today was a "Chamber" day on the water. It was flat calm and we caught a few fish. We also filmed a local fishing tv show called, "Reelin' in the Keys". It is hosted by Capt. Matt Bellinger and produced by Fernando from Comcast. It will air, not this Monday but the next one. It...
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The wind has switched out of the East at 16kts and the seas are running 2-3 and a few 4 footers here and there. The bottom bite for muttons is still good and they are eating live pilchards. There are some other fish around today too. We are catching sharks, king mackerel, lane snapper and more. Zvi and...
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We had Peter Franco and family onboard fishing with us today, we caught blackfin tuna, snappers, and 5 cobias. Two of them went over 50 pounds!! The action was great!!! The seas were 2-3 but mainly rollers. The sun came out and warmed us up and the wind is dropping off!! Tomorrow is looking like another...
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The bottom bite is on! We are catching large mutton snapper up to 20 pounds and black grouper that went 31 pounds on the boga grip. We had to let the groupers go due to the season being closed. Which makes no sence when they spawn May, June, and July, according to my fishing app. on my iPhone. But the...
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The big mutton snapper are biting well today. We are also catching amberjack, and large mangrove snapper. Live pinfish with a long 40 pound leader and an 8oz. lead sinker is doing the trick. The wind is calm and so are the seas. Today is a great day to be on the water. We are fishing with Tom, John and...
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It is blowing 27kts out of the NNW and the seas are running 3 feet on the patch reefs off Marathon, Fl. Keys. The water was much clearer yesterday. I believe with that is because of the North wind is pushing the bay water through the 7 Mile Bridge. Today we have Bud, Cathy, and Dennis from Maryland....
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The yellowtail and mangrove snapper are biting well on the reefs off Marathon today. 1/8 oz. Calcutta jigs tipped with shrimp are doing the trick. The wind is SE at 21kts and we are in 3-4 foot seas. The tide is running toward shore, so it is not too bad. Tight lines, Capt. Jack Carlson Marathon, Fl...
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Grey "Cotton Top" and Gene "Monster" truckers from the Carolinas are fishing with us today and are catching big kingfish on the troll and mutton snapper on the bottom. The wind is out of the East at 15kts. Seas are running 3-4 feet, but not too bad out here. The sun is out and the...
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Today we have "cotton top" and "monster" fishing with us. They are big rig truck drivers from the Carolinas. We are catching nice grouper, mangrove snapper, and yellowtail snappers on the patch reefs. The tide is running inshore and we have a South wind at 10kts. It is overcast but...
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This week has been very busy for fishing! We caught African pompano, amberjack, hammerhead sharks, and other different kinds of fish on the deep wrecks. Offshore the blackfin tuna bite has been red hot on the butterfly jigs but the fish have been on the smaller side of what I like to catch. Today we...
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Tony shows one of many mangrove snapper that are biting on the patch reef. We are catching and releasing plenly of gags. That front should get here around 3pm. The wind is out of the S at 17kts and gusting to 19kts. The seas are running 4-6 feet and sometimes a little better! Thanks for checking out...