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John Cooper (Coopie)
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Thursday Feb 2nd I took the afternoon trip on the Captain Michael. It was the the first calm afternoon after a couple of rough days. There were only about a dozen of us on the boat.
We sailed out to the reef, I tied on my "Gotcha" jig and got nothing so I switched to bottom fishing. I caught some small grouper and grunts with a knocker rig.
On the next drop I tried the jig again. I hooked 2 good spanish mackerel by casting out from the bow with a fast retrieve. I fished like this or a while and had a couple more that were too small to keep.
Fishing for the mackerel is fun.
On the last anchor spot I went to a "Hi-Low" rig with the squid and bally and caught this nice grouper. 
Groupers are out of season in February but I also had some small grunts and yellow tails at the end of the day.
Good fishing on a windy day aboard the Captain Michael. |
John Cooper (Coopie)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 09, 2011 - 9:16 pm: | |
Shore Fishing in Islamorada
The first week of February 2011 was warm in Florida.
In the keys the beach is usually quite shallow, You can walk a 1/4 mile and be in water up to your waist.
The restored fishing bridges are a great resource to the shore fisherman in Islamorada
I fished the bridges just south of Bud & Mary's and had a great time with my wife Terry every day while I stayed in Islamorada.
We tried the spots outlined in the " Bridge Fishing - Fun For The Whole Family" Pamphlet you can get @ Bud & Mary's Marina . With some # 02 and #2 hooks and Bait (Squid Shrimp & Ballyhoo) we made several stops.
MM79 Tea Table Bridge. This is also a launch ramp area. there is a public beach there too at the ocean side We wanted to not climb down to the water so we only looked around. in this spot you fish under the main bridge or the shore either side.
MM73 Chanel 2 Bridge park on either north or south side and you can walk across. There are little balconies with trash cans. Nice concrete railings smooth blacktop pathway all the way across. Right in the middle there is a no fishing spot so boats to pass through. We saw gigantic rays swimming there on two different days. The bridge has supports every 20 feet or and you can aim your bait in the shelter associated with the bridge support.
When the tide is rising the current will take your line out to the bay side. This spot was really good at high tide. I saw lots of big fish scattering the bait fish up to the surface. Lures and bait were good at this time.
When the tide is falling your lines go under the main bridge and go to the ocean side.
I liked the cut ballyhoo most on these bridges but shrimp and squid worked also.
I liked this spot the best. . It is right by the Anne's beach. http://floridakeystreasures.com/Beaches/annesbeach.shtml
MM71 Channel 5 Bridge Nice clean Fishing platform. This bridge is lower than the main highway bridge
The roadway is not in your face but what is better... While I was there, all morning the fishing bridge was in the shade of the main road. That was good because we were burnt from the party boat the day before. also Ch.5 bridge is on the bay side. It does not go all the way across , we fished on the south side of this bridge right by the channel. We caught plenty of small fish there. On our way back to the car we saw a man who had caught a three foot long shark.
MM65 Long Key Bridge This is a bridge on the ocean side. When the tide is falling you can cast out to the ocean side and the lines will go out. I did fish at that time but all we got was a lot of little bait stealing bastards. I think it is the puffers. I also thing we were fishing in some low water.
We were using 7 foot spinning rods with twenty pound test. I used the same line to make my leaders.
I tie my own leader in a knocker rig.
The swivel is needed when spinning. Your line will birds-nest after 12 casts without swivels.
Use a bead to stop the sinker on the line.
Slip an egg sinker on. I liked the 1/2oz. or 1 oz. in fast current
Allow 3 feet or something for the line to slip through the sinker
Then use a swivel. Clinch Knot to the line and leader.
Make leader18 inches 2 feet.
Sometimes the Florida fishermen use the improved clinch knot right on the hook.
Not necessarily snelled on, the fish are sensitive all that knot is too much.
The sliding egg sinker makes you feel the bight more directly.
Fishing is great at the fishing bridge. it is built for us. Sometimes I am trespassing somewhere to get to the fishing spot here it is deluxe access.
I like the crowd on the bridge. the access is safe. It is O.K. for boats. Parking is fine. Nothing sucks.
Getting hooked in the bottom is tough on the line and hooks. I found better hooks at the Big Bass Pro Shop. Steel not alloy. Change up the line and hooks once in a while. The sharp coral shreds monofiliment.
Every time I used my Japanese style multiple hook herring rig I caught fish.
I also was able to get fish on a 1/2 oz gold Kast-Master lure I use on the Baby Blues in Brooklyn.
A 10 pound test set up will do just fine for these.
Some of the fish I caught were:
The Yellowtail
The Mangrove Snapper
The White Grunt
The Puffer is the smart little bait stealer.
Groupers are there too, there is a large minimum on all types of grouper, they were out of season while I Was there
Also get a fishing license. I do at home. I have only been checked once but I don't want to be the fool who gets a fine.
Use sunscreen. Drink water. Have a towel. Be careful these fish have toxic spines.
One day we had a Heron following us around, he was drooling for our squid but we kept him busy with some little fish. I love feeding pelicans & other birds
We also fished from our hotel fishing pier one night. We caught a couple of fish each. I got a stone fish, which was fun. one guy got a barracuda right up to the pier when the line snapped. (No steel leader)
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John Cooper (Coopie)
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Thursday morning February 3rd I went out on the Captain Michael out of Robbie's Marina in Islamorada.
On this boat you pay up on shore then board. There is an option to buy a spot @ the back of the boat Just pay $5.00 extra and you have a spot in the stern. We did not go for that... sometimes the guys in the stern are too gung ho for us. We have seven foot spinning poles so the bow was good for us to cast (underhand of course)
In Florida there is always a safety speech... look out for the spines on the catch... let us take the fish off the hook.
The boat was pretty full, my wife and I wound up in the bow. Which was OK with us. We caught fish O.K. but as sometimes happens on a party boat our fishing was jinxed by the neighbors.
The boat was jigging for King Fish (King Mackerel) with a whole bally, various weights and 3 hooks in tandem through the ballyhoo.
Some on the boat opted to stay with the regular bottom rig ... squid, a 6 oz egg singer with 2 hooks above.
But in the bow there were 4 guys (who seemed to know the captain) jigging for the kings with a "Got-Cha" red/silver lead lure.
Well the guys in the bow got all but 2 of the kings on the boat. I think they caught 10. And what I think happens down there all the king fish went for the jigs and (almost) nobody caught king fish on the whole ballyhoo.
My wife caught an amberjack on the ballyhoo, but it was too small.
Then the boat was moved to shallow water and everybody re rigged for regular bottom fishing.
Then I got some porgies, snappers and grunts for dinner.
Some highlights on the boat were a parrot fish, some pretty good grouper and a shark.(all to be thrown back)
The mates are hard working. The boat is clean. It was basically a good trip.
Next time I'll bring some lures too. |
capt. Bruce Andersen (Capteasycharters)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, January 05, 2011 - 8:21 pm: | |
Sailfishing has been pretty good down here in islamorada lately. On monday 1-2-11 we took Joe from chicago out for a 3/4 day and went 4 for 7 on the sails. We raised those fish on live ballyhoo that day in 100 to 150 feet of water just outside the edge of the reef. We've also been catching quite a few sails in the shallow water inside the edge of the reef chasing ballyhoo showers, but caught them all in the deep water on monday. There's been an amazing amount of ballyhoo in Islamorada for the last few weeks. We're also catching alot of cero macks and mutton snapper just inside the edge of the reef. We actually have managed to catch a few muttons while chasing ballyhoo showers, they've been so thick that a few times we've had a mutton come up and eat a ballyhoo on top that we were trying to pitch at a sailfish. here's a video from that day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuQb7TuMp8A
Bruce
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Richard Stanczyk (Syxx)
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Well Capt. Nick Stanczyk left out early this morning, 12/26/10, before the windy weather reached Islamorada, Florida Keys. They caught some live bait and fished around one of the local wrecks nearby. They ended up catching two nice African pompanos up to 30 lbs and 3 kingfish on their florida fishing charter! They decided to bottom fish for a while after this for some more meat while islamorada fishing. This produced a nice 10 lb black grouper, and a 5 lb mutton snapper! The boys wanted some jumping sailfish action, so they put the high-wind kites up for some sailfish action. Florida Keys Fishing for sailfish proved to be most productive with the spread out kite baits, and they caught and released 3 sails unharmed! The winds did pick up to gusting over 40 mph, so it was a little bumpy!
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Capt Rick Rodriguez (Seahorse)
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Islamorada Sea Horse Sport Fishing Report
Sailfish are still the fish of the month here in Islamorada. The Islamorada Sailfish tournament produced 205 Sailfish released in three days. That was a great number of fish to have been caught and released. When you take time to consider how many fish must have been seen, or lost during the tournament. There must be a bunch of Sailfish in our area and are waiting to be caught. The recent cold snap we have experienced is pushing more fish in our direction along with big numbers of Kingfish. Right now is probably the peak of Sailfish season.
More than likely it will continue to be great fishing for the next couple of months. Most of the Sailfish are being caught on different types of live bait. Some of the popular baits are Goggle Eyes, Threadfins, Ballyhoo, Cigar Minnows, and Blue Runners. All of these baits can be caught one way or another in the local area. Many of the serious tournament teams make arrangements to catch bait ahead of time and use smaller boats to access shallow areas where the bait can be found. Some bait fish like Goggle Eyes must be caught at night on the edge of the reef and beyond. This is not a difficult bait to find or catch; however it requires some experience to know where to look for them. Goggle Eyes are worth the effort to acquire if you are serious about catching big numbers Sailfish.
The reef edge and patches are producing nice catches of Grouper, Mutton, and Yellowtail Snappers. Some Grouper are being caught on bottom rigs while fishing for Yellow tail. Other anglers are having success trolling along the patches and the edge of the reef. Lures or swimming baits near the bottom have been and will continue to get plenty of Grouper bites.
Cobia are starting to show up now and should increase in numbers as the water in the Gulf of Mexico continues to cool down. As the water temperature goes down the Cobia tend to move up and down the reef looking for food. Most of these fish can be found swimming along or near sting rays. Common rays and Eagle rays both hold fish and are easy to spot as they swim along the reef. Most of the time Cobia are quick to eat lures when presented near them. Live bait like Pinfish, and grunts are a sure bet when you are looking for a sure bet.
Either way there is always great fishing somewhere in the Islamorada area.
Capt Rick
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capt. Bruce Andersen (Capteasycharters)
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Fishings been great down here in Islamorada. We've been catching quite a few sailfish, some nice king mackeral, blackfin tuna, and some really nice mutton snapper the past few trips. Today we took Chris Hughes and friends from Philadelphia out for 2 sailfish and a nice bunch of kingfish and Mutton snapper
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capt. Bruce Andersen (Capteasycharters)
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Fishings been great down here in Islamorada. We've been catching quite a few sailfish, some nice king mackeral, blackfin tuna, and some really nice mutton snapper the past few trips. Today we took Chris Hughes and friends from Philadelphia out for 2 sailfish and a nice bunch of kingfish and Mutton snapper |
Capt Rick Rodriguez (Seahorse)
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Great Blackfin Tuna and good size dolphin moving through the Islamorada area. The humps are holding fish however more tunas are moving through in close near the edge of the reef. Some sailfish action also going on with live bait in 120 feet of water. Great fish going on now call me soon. |
Capt Rick Rodriguez (Gulfgrouper)
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Outstanding big Dolphin wahoo blackfin tuna amberjacks. Call for more details |
Capt Don Clark (Capt_don_clark)
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Along with Sailfish and Kingfish, the last few trips we have been catching what we call gaffers. These are Dolphin (Mahi) that are too big to lift into the boat with the rod and real. We gaff these fish and put them in the ice box for safe keeping. The Mahi are found lately around floating debris. The good stuff; like a boards, pallets, or trees that hold schools of bait which attract the Mahi. With the Mahi we usually pick up a Wahoo as we work the area where the Mahi are. We also have been catching allot of King Mackerel first thing in the morning on live bait slow trolling on the edge of the reef. Come down and have the fishing trip of a life time on the Sea Horse. |
Capt Don Clark (Capt_don_clark)
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For immediate release: Sea Horse Sport Fishing Charters
Islamorada Florida, Whale Harbor Marina Mile Marker 83.5
2 Feb 2009
We are catching Sailfish, and Kingfish slow trolling live baits on the edge of the reef. The reef depth that we fish varies from day to day depending on where the Sailfish are. Most days the fish are on the edge of the reef in 120 feet. The live bait of choice has been a combination of Ballyhoo, Cigar Minnows, and Speedos that we catch every morning on the way out. Consistent action throughout the day, with an occasional Black-fin Tuna have been the norm lately.
FORCAST: Big Wahoo's, Sailfish, Kingfish, and more Black-fin Tuna in the area crushing our live bait!
Come down and have fun catching fish in Islamorada
Capt Don Clark
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Capt. Blair Wiggins
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