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

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 [...]

You’re never too young to catch a shark with SeaSquared Charters!

Today’s trip with the Gaskill family, from Crystal Lake IL, proves even the youngest anglers can reel in big sharks! John and Heidi Gaskill and their children, Jonathan, Tristan and Mary, had a great morning catching and releasing lemon sharks up to about seven feet in the clear, shallow waters of Florida Bay. The kids [...]

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

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 [...]

Branden and the shark gods

Branden Fry, from Indiana, wanted to catch something big, and he got a lemon shark. For some reason, the shark gods were not smiling on us today.  We had plenty of them around the boat, as usual, but they were not interested in eating.  Just yesterday afternoon, the Caffey family caught and released seven large [...]

Florida Keys shark adventure for the Caffey family

The Caffey clan, from Winter Garden FL, had a blast catching and releasing big lemon sharks during their vacation in Marathon Florida Keys! It was a hot afternoon, but neither the Caffeys – Curt, Kelli, Hayden, Austen and Jade – nor the sharks seemed to mind.  We headed out to the shallow-water area that has [...]

Marathon Florida Keys Weekly Fishing Report – August 5, 2011 – snapper, sharks – family time!

Family Fishing Options As summer winds down and the beginning of another school year looms, Marathon and the Florida Keys are filled with families taking some quality vacation time together. There’s no better activity than fishing for family members to reconnect with each other.  Nothing beats a day on the water without electronic interruptions – [...]

Marathon Florida Keys Monthly Fishing Forecast – August 2011

August brings the warmest temperatures of the year to the waters surrounding Marathon.  Beat the Heat The fish tend to go deep to escape the heat, and you’ll need to follow them for the most productive catching.  You’ll also want to adjust your fishing schedule to the cooler times of day … early morning, late [...]

Florida Keys shark adventure for Hawks Cay guests

The Mellor family and Darryl Shepherd returned for some shark wrangling! Again, based on the fun the Hensley family had during their Florida Keys shark fishing adventure, this gang returned for their own expedition. We’ve had some rain so the water was not quite as clear as usual, but our pet sharks did not disappoint. [...]

Jersey Shore family comes to the Florida Keys to catch sharks!

Our Jersey Shore buddy, Mark Mohwinkle, brought his family to Marathon for a Florida Keys shark fishing adventure! Mark and his wife, Kim, along with their offspring, had a blast.  Everyone hooked and landed at least one lemon shark, and the crew finished the day with 14 under notches on their belts. A great aspect [...]

Marathon sharkathon for the Rohrbach family!

This trip is proof positive of the universal appeal of shallow-water catch-and-release shark fishing in the Florida Keys! Paul Rohrbach and his family – wife Kym and sons Matthew and Michael – came to Marathon from Copley OH and stayed in a tidy vacation rental house in Key Colony Beach.  The day Christy called to [...]

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