Florida Keys Fishing Report week of 4/9/2018
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http://www.IslamoradaSportFishing.com
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Offshore:
Although there have been reports of catches of dolphin, those have been just off the reef, and not a beginning of the major Dolphin push. Captain Benny Spaulding ran offshore and ended up with one Dolphin but did some deep dropping and had a nice catch of Vermillion Snapper and Porgy. On the Costa Morada they caught four Dolphin and hit the Blackfin Tuna hard at the 409 humps, ending up with 25 Tuna. Otherwise on the Islamorada hump Captain Paul on the Reef Runner caught Blackfin Tuna and some Bonito.
Reefs:
The reef is still providing variety and a quality day for most that spend their day there. The Kay K IV caught a Sailfish and also some Yellowtail Snapper. Captain Brian Cone tossed crabs over a wreck and caught Permit. Captain Jeremy fished the reef on his 22 foot bay boat and did a nice job catching Yellowtail Snapper. Captain Juan Garcia fished his bay boat off of the reef and caught [and released] a Sailfish and a variety of Snapper.
Gulf and Bay:
It seems the Spanish Mackerel just will not quit. Captain Vinnie Biondoletti out of Bud and Mary’s Marina had a nice catch of Mackerel this past week. In the Gulf the variety is just great with the warming water temperatures. The mackerel are accompanied by Seatrout, Mangrove and Lane Snapper and lots of rod bending species like ladyfish, jacks and Sharks. There have been reports of Tripletail and a couple of Cobia also this past week in the Gulf. Skiff guides are staking out looking for Tarpon up on and around the banks just inside the Gulf. Captain Dave Borras caught three Tarpon on fly one trip last week. Throw a black fly in the muddy water out west in those mullet muds.
Flats, Backcountry and Flamingo:
Captain Skip Neilson has been taking the long ride out to the Cape Sable area and getting into Tarpon, Snook and big Seatrout. Captain Tim Klein put his fare on some big Mangrove Snapper one trip last week. Back closer to Islamorada the Tarpon are in the channels and taking live Mullet or Crabs. Captain Bill Bassett caught Tarpon on evening trips a few days last week. Captain Lou Brubaker fished an evening trip and chumming and baiting with Bonito and Mackerel chunks did battle with an estimated twenty Sharks. The Big Spinner Sharks were a handful and there were also Blacktips, Lemons and Nurse Sharks in the mix.

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