Marathon Florida Keys Monthly Fishing Forecast – February 2012

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Editor

Fish love the warm conditions as much as the anglers do! We’re having a pretty warm winter here in Marathon, with not too many days requiring sweatshirts and socks as compared to the past two years. This bodes well for February fishing, as the fish don’t like cold temps any more than the anglers do. [...]

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Marathon Florida Keys Monthly Fishing Forecast – January 2012

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Editor

It’s time to work off the holiday pounds, and there are plenty of great winter fishing options in Marathon to give you a good work-out! Big game options Sailfish reign supreme at the reef edge off Marathon throughout the winter months.  If you can handle it, the rougher the better for catching these acrobatic billfish.  [...]

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Marathon Florida Keys Monthly Fishing Forecast – November 2011

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Editor

One of my favorite months to fish in Marathon! As a charter boat Captain in Marathon, I meet lots of people from just about every edge of the earth.  Through the conversation of the day, inevitably this question comes up, “What is your favorite time of year to fish?” Without hesitation, I tell them November [...]

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Marathon Florida Keys Weekly Fishing Report – October 19, 2011

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Editor

The fish really get a move on when the water temperatures slip a few degrees. The tropical system we experienced over the weekend, coupled with the cool front coming at the end of the week, will signal a transition in the fishing. Mackerel, snapper and grouper on the reef The shallower reef areas, in 50 [...]

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Marathon Florida Keys Monthly Fishing Forecast – October 2011

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Editor

While there’s not quite a nip in the air, we do begin to see cooler temperatures in October.  Bountiful fishing As the waters also cool, the largest of the yellowtail, mangrove and mutton snapper plus increased numbers of keeper size red, black and gag grouper all emerge from their summer depths to more accessible areas.  [...]

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Marathon & Florida Keys Weekly Fishing Report – Sep 23, 2011 – dolphin & snapper

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Editor

Drop everything and go dolphin fishing! In the Middle Keys, it’s been all about the weed line for fantastic dolphin fishing.  The line has been hanging anywhere from 10 to 15 miles out and, in some spots, it’s nearly half a mile wide. That much real estate enables you to troll down one side of [...]

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Marathon & Florida Keys Weekly Fishing Report – Sep 2, 2011 – dolphin, snapper, mackerel, sharks

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Editor

Yellowtail and mangrove snapper The action on the reef remains the same as the last couple of weeks.  Yellowtail snapper are biting well, with the largest fish coming off the deeper areas. Lots of chum is required to attract their attention and keep them behind the boat.  As the saying goes, “He with the most [...]

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Marathon Florida Keys Monthly Fishing Forecast – September 2011

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Editor

During September, water temperatures are at their peak of the year on both the Atlantic and Gulf sides of Marathon.  In additional to being more comfortable, fishing is most productive early in the day or in the late afternoon and evening. Snappers The real go-to fishing this time of year is snapper. Regardless of venue, [...]

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Marathon Florida Keys Weekly Fishing Report – Aug 19, 2011 – snapper, dolphin, tuna, sharks

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Editor

Dolphin slows while tuna grows. What had been a very good dolphin bite over the weekend seems to have petered out the last couple of days, according to the most recent reports I’ve received from charter captains. Taking up the slack is blackfin tuna at the humps.  The majority of the tuna are in the [...]

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Marathon Florida Key Weekly Fishing Report – Aug 12, 2011 – snappers, dolphin, sharks, lobster

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Editor

The waters of the Middle Keys are offering up plenty of nice size dolphin these days. Gaffer size dolphin are being caught on weed lines 15 to 25 miles off Marathon, with some five- to ten-pound blackfin tuna mixed in.  Find a floater and you may be rewarded with one-stop-shopping for your limit of dolphin [...]

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