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11/1/14 Cold front to start of November Reef Fishing

 | By Seamus on 11/1/2014 10:25:19 AM | Views (318)

We had some great weather the last few days of October while fishing in Islamorada. Today we entered the month of November and we have our first strong cold front coming through this afternoon/evening. We really had a mixed bag of fish the last week here while offshore fishing in Islamorada. The best action has been on the reef and wrecks. The bottom fishing has been very consistent on both the patch reefs (shallow reef areas in 20 - 30' of water) and the main reef line in 50 - 90' of water. The yellowtail snapper bite has been good, with fish of all sizes. Some are just keepers in the 12 - 14'' range, but there some some nicer ones on the live pilchards in the 16" - 22" range as well. In addition the yellowtails there been some mangrove snappers and quite a few mutton snappers. The Miss Islamorada Party boat had 20 Keeper mutton snappers one day! The grouper bite has been fair, but I think it they will turn on here this week with this cold front blowing through. The last 2 days we saw some sailfish caught amongst the fleet as well. They are all catch and release, but multiple boats released sails each day, and some had a couple releases. The sailfish bite should only get better and more consistent each week as we get into our winter months. The mahi have thinned out the last few days, but there's still a couple here and there. A couple wahoo have been showing up in addtion to the king mackerel, and the Relentless caught an impressive 54 lber while sailfishing on 40 lb monofilament leader! I haven't had any tuna reports form the Humps further offshore, but the boats have still been picking away at a few on the wrecks and just outside the reef. I made it out on 2 daytime swordfish trips, and we caught 2 fish on both trips. We released 3 and kept one close to 150 lbs. The broadbill swordfish bite has been very consistent, and if weather cooperates, this month is a great one to try your luck! It looks windy the next few days, but fishing on the reef and patch reefs is definitely do able. Give us a call when you're ready to come fishing in Islamorada and we'll set you up with a great boat! 1 800 742 7945.

Capt. Nick Stanczyk

Relentless scored this 54 lb wahoo while kitefishing for sailfish! No wire leader!

Nice "gaffer" mahi caught on the Man O War

A big yellowtail snapper, many consider them the best eating fish in the ocean!

Longtime friend/customer Dave from Virgina with a nice daytime swordfish

Big Mutton Snapper caught by Mark aboard the Bn'M II

Sailfish jumping by the boat! The best way to insure a healthy release of sail is always in the water

Sara holds up 2 big tripletail caught on floating debris

Nice Blackfin tuna caught aboard the Cloud Nine while live bait fishing the edge of the reef

Kalex with a rack full of yellowtail snapper, mutton snapper, and a tuna too!

Big "smoker" kingfish caught on the Miss Islamorada Party boat today!

 

These kids had a blast catching snapper and a mackerel for dinner, and their dad caught a sailfish on Manowar

 

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Catch Information

Species:
Blackfin Tuna
Blackfin Tuna

Gray Snapper
Gray Snapper

King Mackerel
King Mackerel

Mahi-mahi
Mahi-mahi

Mutton Snapper
Mutton Snapper

Sailfish
Sailfish

Scaled Sardine
Scaled Sardine

Swordfish
Swordfish

Tripletail
Tripletail

Wahoo
Wahoo

Yellowtail Snapper
Yellowtail Snapper

This Fishing Report was submitted on 11/1/2014 10:25:19 AM by Seamus and last updated on 11/27/2014 10:25:19 AM.


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79851 Overseas Highway
Islamorada, FL US


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