What's Biting?
No matter what time of the year, there's always a battle waiting for anglers in the waters surrounding Islamorada. Whether you go for the excitement of deep-sea sport fishing, reef fishing, you and your guests will enjoy the fishing experience of a lifetime. Our charters are available for a variety of trips, from half-day through full day
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Deep Sea Fishing
The western edge of the Gulf Stream is approximately 30 minutes to the east of Islamorada. Deep-sea sport fishermen may encounter dolphin, blackfin tuna, amberjack, wahoo, shark, marlin, sailfish and kingfish offshore, depending on the time of year.
From May to October, we primarily fish for dolphin/mahi-mahi, dolphin and more dolphin. During these summer months, the dolphin population simply explodes! The charter boat trolls rigged baits and lures to locate schools of dolphin that range from 5 to 50 pounds. Once a school is found, their voracious appetites and abundant numbers result in a feeding frenzy you'll never forget. And, since dolphin are excellent table fare, you'll want to keep a few for dinner. Your boat's mate will gladly fillet them and you can arrange to have your catch prepared at any of the local restaurants.
From November to April, we primarily fish for sailfish, using live bait on light tackle. Catching the baitfish (bally hoo) on the way out to the deep water is an interesting part of your adventure. The bally hoo are chummed up to the surface, where they are caught by cast net or by fishing for them using tiny hair hooks. Once the baitwell is full, the boat runs to the outside edge of the reef and the action begins. If you've never hooked into a 7-foot-long tail-walking sailfish on light spinning tackle, you're in for a thrill of a lifetime. We practise catch and release for all bill fishing and ask about no kill fish mounts.
Marlin, kingfish, wahoo, tuna, mackerel, amberjack, cobia, shark, grouper and mutton snapper also are commonly caught.
Reef Fishing
Like the name implies, reef fishing is done around the coral reef itself, only a few miles offshore. Numerous patch reefs are located within 20 minutes of Islamorada. You'll be bottom fishing in calm, sheltered water 10 feet to 30 feet deep for snapper, grouper, yellowtail, hogfish, porgies, grunts, jacks, mackerel and barracuda, to name just a few of the almost 600 species found on the reef.
Once anchored up-current of a good spot, and after lots of chum is put out to create a feeding frenzy right behind the boat, there is almost non-stop action as you catch fish after fish after fish.| < Prev | Next > |
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