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Almaco jack is a game fish of the family Carangidae; they are in the same family as yellowtail and amberjack. They feed, both day and night, on other, smaller, fish, such as baitfish and small squid. The flesh is thick and dense like tuna and can e

The giant trevally, also known as the giant kingfish, lowly trevally, barrier trevally, ulua, or GT, is a species of large marine fish classified in the jack family, Carangidae. The giant trevally is distributed throughout the tropical waters of th

14 Mile Bank, also known as Lasuen Bank,  is a popular area to troll for tuna, including Bonito and Bluefin Tuna. It is also a good spot to catch Yellowtails. Opah have been caught here as well. 

Yellowtail, Yellowfin Tuna, Dorado, Marlin, Rockfish Best July - Sept., during warm water currents. Also known as Osborn Bank

Newcastle Offshore Reef is approximately 3.5 km north-east of the Swansea bar and offshore from Blacksmith’s Beach. Two single steel pinnacle reef towers of the dimensions 7.8 (W) x 10.9 (D) x 6.4 (H) in metres, each have a central vertic

Nice catch of mutton snappers, yellowtail and grouper on our drift fishing trip. We had a tough weekend of fishing this past weekend, mainly due to the Pompano Rodeo tournament and all the boats fishing it.  There was a lot of competit

We've had some up and down fishing here in Islamorada Florida Keys the past week. A week ago it seemed like the mahi were going to be thick for the upcoming days but sure enough they were hit and miss. A few boats did ok with anywhere from 10 -

I didn't realize it had been 2 weeks since my last fishing report but it's our "busy" season here and everyone has been fishing long days so the time has been flying by. The past week the mahi bite has been good overall. There was a

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

Staggie Reef

We finally have nice weather again! It was a windy couple weeks but the winds let up and the seas calmed down Sunday afternoon. Boats still fished in the wind and rough seas but I know everyone was excited yesterday for beautiful weather and for som

Nice catch of dolphin and wahoo on our sportfishing charter The fishing is picking up this week in Fort Lauderdale.  The drift boats are catching lots of yellowtail and mangrove snappers.  Sportfishing boats are catching a mix o

We've had some great weather the past ten days here in Islamorada. It's been a little warm so make sure you bring plenty of water to drink. The mahi bite was great in the middle of the month with all the boats getting in on the action but it

We've had some of the nicest weather you could ask for lately. The seas have been very calm and the sun has been out the last few days. The dolphin bite hasn't picked up like everyone has been hoping for but there's been a few around. A

We had a strong cold front here in the Florida Keys last week with Temperatures in the Mid 50's! Sure that doesn't sound cold to a lot of people but when you run on the boat and the water is chilled it makes a cold ride for us South Florida

Well 2016 came and went awfully quick but we ended it with some great catches at Bud n' Mary's Marina in Islamorada Florida Keys!!! The sailfish bite was fair the last 10 days of month with most boats getting 1 - 3 shots per trip. Making the

It's been a warm winter so far here while offshore fishing in Islamorada in December. I'm not sure when it will cool down but fortunately the fish haven't minded! We are fishing the edge of the reef this time of year so the average dista

Well February went by pretty quickly deep sea fishing in Islamorada but the good news is we fish 12 months a year here! I was out of town for the past week but I got a few pictures the last couple of days and a few reports from the guys. Live baitin

The time is flying by here in Islamorada and we just finished the second week of May fishing in Islamorada. Most the offshore charter boats are doing full day charters now but a few are still doing half day charters. The boats are fishing both offsh

The new year is rolling right along here in Islamorada. Business has been stready and We've had a few really busy days where almost all of the offshore boats fished. The Miss Islamorada Party boat has been getting out almost every day and now yo