Archive Fishing Reports for April, 2009

Sailfish Bonanza Off of Marathon!!

Tailing season for Sailfish has kicked into high gear this past week or so as the planets have alligned, the gulfsream moved in, the wind came around to the East/SouthEast and all hell broke loose on the Sailfish scene. The annual migration of Sailfish from all points North including Palm Beach, Miami, and the upper Keys to the warm waters…

Variety is the Spice

Busy, busy, busy.  Not sure what the economy is doing in the real world, but there are enough people coming to Key West to make me pray for a weather day to just sleep.

George Mitchell and sons spent this week fishing aboard the Mr. Z and came away with quite a variety of Offshore fish.  Almost a dozen nice Dolphin (Mahi-mahi) 7 large…

Tarpon Season is Here!

March came in like a lamb and left like the proverbial lion.. We had several days of very strong winds. Which meant tucking in leeward shores. How ever the first several days of April the weather and the fishing has been outstanding. water temperatures have started at 80 degrees in the morning. This makes the fish and me very happy.…

The Best Form of Advertising

Matt O’Malley from Indianapolis, and family and friends decided to head South and take a vacation in a warm, sunny place.  Key West was the perfect destination…  except for the high winds.  We promised to keep the seas calm, catch fish, and not spill a drink. 

We headed up in the Gulf of Mexico, on the leeward side of the island…

Key Largo Backcountry Fishing Report

Batten down the hatches because Mother Nature has been sending some strong winds down to the Keys.  I keep taping my computer monitor because 15-20 knots seems to be burning into the screen.  This is not a good month for the ultra light poling skiff owners.  But the trend in the backcountry seems to be larger flats boats and the…

Key West Flats Update

It’s been a tough week down here fishing with winds in excess of over thirty miles per hour just about all week long. This always happens around this time in March and all of us just have to deal with it. It’s not to say there aren’t any fish around because there are, but you’re getting your butt kicked while…