Florida Keys Fishing Report week of 4/1/2019
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Offshore:
Skiffs and charter boats alike continue to troll up Blackfin Tuna on the Islamorada Hump. One promising report comes from Captain Greg on the Takedown out of Whale Harbor Marina. Captain Greg was running offshore to do what is referred to as a “Spring Run” which is an exploratory trip looking for the beginning of Dolphin action. In 600 feet of water they found a weed line and caught a 20 pound Dolphin off of it. They left the weed line but came back in and fished it again catching five more gaffer Dolphin.
Reefs:
The reef is still a hotbed of activity. Captain Jack on his “Shake and Bait” charter out of Post Card Inn released a Sailfish and boxed a bunch of King Mackerel. The Kay K IV has been catching Yellowtail and Mutton Snapper and Kings. Captain Paul on the Reef Runner released a Sail and caught Kingfish and a Wahoo on the reef one day last week. There are lots of Grouper being caught and released, as the season is closed until May 1st.
Gulf and Bay:
Then word is that the Spanish Mackerel are still in good numbers in the Gulf. There is a good bite of Mangrove and Lane Snapper on the Mackerel spots too. Guides running the trap buoys are finding Tripletail. In Florida Bay the Trout are in good supply in the north central area of the bay. Captain Lou Brubaker fished a couple of trips with youngsters and scored on lots of Trout in the twenty inch range.
Flats, Backcountry and Flamingo:
Captain Freddie fished the Flamingo area last week and scored on Redfish and Snook. The better Snook action is reported to be out in the Cape Sable area. Captain Skip Nielson fished the Cape and scored on some nice Snook. There are loads of Mullet in Florida bay and the white muds are the giveaway as to where the mullet are. This situation spells one thing, and that is Tarpon. Tarpon are being caught in all the usual areas. The Tarpon are in big numbers in the island channels in the Islamorada area. Fish the Mullet under a float using four feet of 60 or 80 pound leader to a 6/0 or 7/0 circle hook. Use the same rig with lighter leader and smaller hooks with a small crab for Permit.
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