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05/08/10 by Captain Joel |
Fishing has been red hot, It\'s been awhile since
I\'ve last posted a fishing report but we have
been busy, busy doing some real good fishing. The
tarpon bite is really good with lots of action early
and late in the day and it is not uncommon to get 2-3
fish to the boat all 8o to 150 lb fish. Permit
\"did someone say they wanted to catch a
permit\" they are everywhere lots and lots of
permit action. sharks, grouper, snapper, bonefish,
they are all eating. On the backcountry side of things
if it is a fish we are catching it.
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04/07/10 by Captain Joel |
Well things have been a little tough, the tarpon
especially. There has been a few caught but in all it
needs to get a little better for me to start saying
the tarpon bit is good. Sharks, mangroves, jacks,
ladyfish, mackerel and others the bite is still going
strong. The water temperature is still down a bit
from where it should be for this time of year. The
flats are starting to look real good lots of
barracudas, box fish and stingrays which is a good
sign for those bonefish, permit, and tarpon. Today
was a great day got a lot of action out in the bay,
did some good shark fishing and got 2 bonefish that
were about 6 to 7 pounds. Until next week, Tight
Lines. |
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04/06/10 by Captain Paul |
There has been a big push of BIG Barracudas on the
shallow water flats this past week. I had Neil and
Paul from the UK aboard yesterday and we did very well
tossing soft plastics on the edges of the flats.
Watching those big barracuda chase down those
artificials in about a foot of water is incredible.
We did take some of the cudas over to the shark
grounds where we had the sharks frenzied over the
carcasses. We hooked a few nice Lemon Sharks in the
100 - 200 lb range.
The tarpon bite seems to be getting better and has
been best around sunset or after. Water temps are
drastically improving each and every day. I am hearing
of many more bonefish being caught as well. Thats it
for now and tight lines everyone! |
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04/01/10 by Captain Paul |
Fishing has definitely picked up in the last few days.
The Snook bite was incredible here inshore. This past
winter Snook were most effected from the fish kill but
I can truly say that, personally, I have not been a
part of Snook bite that good in a long time. Its great
to see those numbers of fish. On the tarpon front, big
fish are still trickling in on a daily basis. We did
have a weak cold front, that dropped the water temps a
bit so the bite slowed down. The weather for the next
3 days looks incredible so I see the bite picking up
in the next few days. I also saw a few big schools of
Permit on the oceanside flats yesterday which is good
news. Bonefishing here in Marathon has been a little
tough. Chumming with shrimp seems to be the best
method right now and can produce 2-3 fish days.
That\'s all for now. Tight Lines everyone! |
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03/22/10 by Captain Paul |
Just dropping a line to let you know the tarpon are
just starting to show up around the bridges. The bait
has showed up and the bite should be getting very good
in the next week if the weather holds out. Shark
fishing has picked up as well and of course plenty of
fish to catch in the bay, plenty of hard fighting
species like Spanish Mackerel, Sea trout, Pompano,
Jacks and Bluefish. Tight lines! |
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03/12/10 by Captain Joel |
The everglades national park near east cape sable has
been good for the black drum and in the flamingo area
the trout bite has been great. the redfish is not as
good as it should be, but it is always nice getting
out to the park to give them a chance to eat. The
weather is starting to be very nice with tempertures
getting back to normal for this time of year. The
mackeral, snapper, and the pompono are in good numbers
back in the bay. Shark fishing has been tough but I
believe with this warm weather we will start seeing
sharks and many other species of fish returning to the
flats. On a great note we have been seeing some of
the migratory tarpon starting to show up on the small
bridge near duck key they have been free jumping on
the schools of ballyhoo the last couple of days which
makes for a great show. |
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02/24/10 by Captain Paul |
Spanish Mackerel Fly Recipe:
This fly is tied more like a Crazy Charlie than a
Clouser Minnow, but feel free to experiment. The key
to this fly are the colors.
Thread: Chartreuse
Body: Gold Flashabou wrapped on hook shank
Wing: Tan craft fur or Brown artificial Sea Hair, two
grizzly hackles
Flash: Orange Krystal Flash, Gold Flashabou
Eyes: Medium Lead Eyes
Head: Finish with epoxy for extreme durability (not
shown here)
Do not forget to add a short wire leader for these
toothy critters! |
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02/24/10 by Captain Paul |
Fishing with with Larry and Dennis, both from
Michigan, we took off out into the backcountry from
beautiful Hawks Cay Resort for some fly fishing. The
weather was incredible, mostly sunny and about 3 knots
of wind. We arrived at the first fishing location and
started throwing flies along the edges of the flats.
Immediate hook ups. The Mackerel were extremely thick
which meant a lot of action on fly. After we located
the school, out came the anchor and the chum bag. The
first fishing spot turned out to be our last. For 8
hours, on just about every cast, the fly rods were
bent with some of the biggest mackerel I\'ve
seen. A complete frenzy. There were also pompano, sea
trout and bluefish mixed in. The fly of choice was a
tan and brown clouser type with 2 grizzly hackles and
tons of gold flashabou and orange krystal flash. Until
Next time, Tight Lines! |
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02/20/10 by Captain Paul |
I fished with Joe MacDonald and Dave Irving today,
both from the Miami area and we had tons of non stop
action in the A.M. with Mackerel, Bluefish, and
Pompano. In the afternoon we headed out into the
Everglades and caught tons of Sea Trout. 30 or 40
trout days have been the norm with jigs and shrimp
fished close to the bottom being your best bet. The
topwater bite has been slow but should get better as
the water warms.
Shark fishing has been slow mainly due to the colder
water temperatures but should pick up this week as it
gets warmer. |
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02/16/10 by Captain Joel |
Well fishing has been good, lots of rod bending action
with many different species of fish. The patch reefs
on the Oceanside seem to be the place to be. The winds
have been a good 10 to 15 knots with the occasional 20
to 25 knots out of the north-northwest. This makes
for a comfortable and productive day Oceanside. The
bay side is still holing lots of Spanish mackerel,
trout, redfish, black drum, and many others. The
water temperature in the bay is still down a bit
around 62-65 degrees and we will have to see that come
up a bit for the bonefish, permit, and tarpon fishing
to turn back on. On the patches, people are getting
a good number of grouper and snapper (mangroves and
yellowtail), The king mackerel are still plentiful,
and the sailfish bit has not been red hot but there
are still many being caught, these fish and many
others from amberjacks , barracudas, to the assortment
of reef fish are making for great fishing . Look for
my next report next week to see what is happening out
on the water.
Tight lines
Captain Joel Tomlinson
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