Danielson family fishing, day two: sharks!

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Editor

The Florida Keys fishing adventure continues with Dinner and a Show! When you book a fishing trip in the Keys, you need to be flexible as to what type of fishing you’ll actually get to do.  Weather plays a big role in our fishing opportunities.  Fortunately, with the various Atlantic, Gulf, Bay and Bridge venues, [...]

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Father-son tarpon fishing

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Editor

Dave’s first tarpon! Despite thousands of tarpon rolling, we had just one bite, but Dave made it count with the 130-pounder he landed! And his son, Gannon, caught a 100-pound tarpon with our friend, Capt. Diego Cordova, the next day. Anglers: Dave and Gannon Reilly, from New Hampshire Charter Type: Tarpon Fishing Venue: Bahia Honda [...]

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Family fun fishing for toothy critters

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Editor

The Drelicks had an awesome time catching and releasing 10 sharks! Everyone had their turn at the rod. But Mom, Kim, caught the most! Dawson fought and landed a 6-foot lemon shark on 15lb test! And, the sharks enjoyed their photo opps before being released to swim another day. Anglers: Stephen, Kim, Dawson and Hunter [...]

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Danielson family fishing, day one: tarpon!

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Editor

They came all the way from Washington and Oregon to catch the Silver King! Darrell said he’d been lifting 20-pound dumbbells in preparation for the Danielson family fishing trip to the Florida Keys.  They’ve watched tarpon fishing shows on TV many times and were so happy to finally live their dream! We had four bites [...]

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David’s first tarpon!

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Editor

A great afternoon for tarpon anglers from Alabama and New Hampshire! First time to the Keys and a first tarpon! Anglers: David Lummus, from Dothan AL, Fred and Kathi Wasserloos, from Antrim NH Charter Type: Tarpon Fishing Venue: Bahia Honda Bridge Species Caught: 3 tarpon bites, 1 for 1 on hook-ups with a tarpon over [...]

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Marathon Florida Keys Weekly Fishing Report – April 22, 2012

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Editor

The sailfish are here in large numbers just in time for the World Sailfish Championship in Key West. Sailfish The last couple of days, multiple boats have come back to the dock with 15 to 20 sailfish flags flying.  I said it a couple of weeks ago.  The sailfish must migrate through the Keys to [...]

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First time’s a charm!

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Editor

The Holland family (and friends) had a blast on their first Florida Keys vacation! They were interested in having the experience of being on the water and seeing the variety of fish we have here in Marathon.  They wanted to keep just enough good-eating fish for dinner at Porky’s. We fished on a Bay bank [...]

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Annual Foster family fun fishing

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Editor

Just what Chantal ordered! The Foster family has fished with us since we started chartering back in 2006.  Chantal is a gourmet cook and loves to make fresh snapper dinner for her family while they vacation in Key Colony Beach from Connecticut every April. The crew brought in 18 nice size mangrove snapper to about three [...]

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First tarpon trip of 2012

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Editor

Hooked and lost three tarpon on today’s trip. The first and third tarpon hooked up jumped and broke off almost immediately.  The second, on the other hand, never jumped but gave Chris quite a run for his money through the bridge pilings before getting cut off. The tarpon population is definitely thick at Bahia Honda, [...]

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Tony came back for more!

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Editor

After a great day of fishing with his son last week, Tony Troskoski brought his buddy, Wayne Barbee, back for another outing. Anglers: Tony Troskoski, from Rock Hill SC, Wayne Barbee, from Midland NC Charter Type: Half Day Fishing Venue: Florida Bay Species Caught: limit of mangrove snapper and 2 sea trout (19.5 inches and [...]

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