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Attributes RECRD 634 VESSLTERMS EMPIRE GEM FEATURE_TYPE Not Charted LATDEC 35.030456 LONDEC -75.475978 GP_QUALITY Low DEPTH 0 SOUNDING_TYPE YEARSUNK HISTORY HISTORY NM DATED 8/22/55 NM21/42--BUOYED DESCRIPTION 24 NO.445; TANKER,8139 GT,

I'm Back!!! I apologize for the lack of reports and not keeping everyone up to date with whats been biting in islamorada! Instant Social Media has become the quickest and easiest way to get out the current fishing report but since I had a number

Sail fishing has improved dramatically over the course of the last several weeks. A spring migration of Sailfish is typical in April so we are happy to see them here. Most of our Sails are being caught on live bait fished from kites. We are also cat

A-Aux. (257) is a gas/oil platform built by Fieldwood Energy Offshore LLC and installed on 01/01/2005. A-Aux. is considered a minor platform that stands in 120 feet of water and may provide habitat for many different offshore species of fish. Primary

We started the day close to Rock Pile and trolled our way North. We had 6 strikes, but none came tight. Around 1 PM we headed to where everyone was catching King Mackerel. There were a lot of boats, commercial, charters, and recreational so it was ea

The dolphin (mahi) bite has been on fire the past week here in Islamorada! A lot of boats have been limiting out on schoolies (3-6 lb mahi) and there's been a few gaffers and slammers in the 25 - 40 lb range in the mix! The blackfin tuna bite ha

Great catch of bonitos and kingfish on our drift fishing trip aboard the Catch My Drift. The action is astounding on our fishing trips this week.  The bonito run in full force as they charge through our waters in tremendous numbers. &a

We started the day out by Hatteras Canyon and in 2700’ of water before we put the lines out. The water was a nasty green color until we found the break about 30 miles out. We found a tree trunk in the water and worked it most of the day p

Well I thought winter was over but we had two fairly strong cold fronts move through last week. Temperatures dropped into the 50's and the wind swirled directions. For certain fish a front can help the bite but a drastic change in conditions thi

The Hooked UP and Hooked Up 2 took Zach and his friends out on a trip for his bachelor party. They were looking to have as much fun as possibly with constant action and that is exactly what they got. They started out trolling which has still been gre

The sun decided to show up for the weekend and it was warm enough today to wear a tshirt while I worked on the boat. Finally a few boats made it out. Good Times came in yesterday with Blackfin Tuna, Amberjacks, and False Albacore. Fin Again did gre

July 27-28, 2015   Lady Pamela sportfishing had a great fishing run on July 27th landing 15 bonitos, a kingfish, and a blackfin tuna this morning while trolling between 100 and 300 feet of water off Ft. Lauderdale. We also got a big bi

A lot of Offshore boats fished the last week of June and the first couple days of July here in Islamorada. We had some great dolphin (mahi) fishing about a week ago but it did get a little tougher the last few days. The weather was calm the last few

The air temperature dropped down a few degrees the past couple of days and the skies have been absolutely clear. This is the off season for the majority of tourists in the Florida Keys but it doesn't mean it's the off season for Islamorada f

The Hatteras fleet had a great day offshore today. Between Oden's Dock and Hatteras Harbor, at least 10 White Marlin flags were flying and a couple of Blue Marlin and a Sailfish released. Tuna Duck released a 500# Blue Marlin. couple of boats w

On Sunday we fished South of Rock Pile. We started fishing around 80 fathoms and picked up a couple of Blackfin. I bridle hooked one and we slow trolled it for a while without a bite. We picked up a couple of small Mahi a little further out with a

Late fishing report for February 16, 2020 Went straight to 280 Rocks again and started jigging. At first we were only catching Greater Amberjack and False Albacore. But after perfecting the drift we started to get on the Blackfin Tuna. 

Nice wahoo caught trolling the reef off Fort Lauderdale beach. The fishing this week has been excellent, as it usually is in late December. Dolphin, tuna, sailfish, kingfish, amberjacks and more are being caught on our various deep sea fishing

Shark season is here. Big game sharks are biting strong in Ft Lauderdale. Big game fishing season is here!  Shark fishing season officially started February 1 here in Fort Lauderdale.  Every year, from February throughout May,

Late fishing report for February 9, 2020. Went deep early looking for a swordfish without success. 5 knots of current in the deep. Trolled toward inshore without a bite. Hooked up to something big and almost got spooled on a 80 wide before breaki