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6/6/16 June Backcountry Fishing Report in Islamorada

 | By Seamus on 6/10/2015 12:51:04 AM | Views (396)

June is here and we are getting into the summer time mode here in Islamorada.  The last week or so we've had very calm wind which has been nice and led to some good conditions for many things.  We had a little bit of rain on and off for a couple days though we were able to get out and fish for the most part without getting too wet.  This is the time of year when passing tropical showers are always a possibility, but in Florida it can be raining one minute and bright and sunny the next - which is often the case!  The nice thing too is with smart phones today you can often see the radar even out on the boat and avoid incoming weather.  As for fishing things have been pretty good overall.  Tarpon are still high on the list and the fishing for them has still been pretty good.  On the evenings especially with falling tides they are feeding on live crabs pretty well.  Fresh mullet have been very tough to come by though most guides are able to find a few here and there, or buy live ones occasionally.  They've still been feeding on mullet when you offer it to them.  In the backcountry there are lots of summer time size tarpon showing up, the 30 to 60 lbers we enjoy this time of year.  If you get into a pack of them it can be crazy action for a period of time.  Mixed in the channels are plenty of blacktip sharks with the occsional lemon, bull, or hammerhead.  There have been a few snook around and if you are able to catch some live pinfish or pilchards you can be in good shape to try your hand at catching them.  As we get later in the summer we should see more snook showing up and Fall that fishing gets really good.  There have been lots of bonefish around too.  Capt. Jim Willcox had several good days of 'stake up' bonefishing recently with the overcast weather.  Capt. Jeff Beeler had a couple bonefish the other day as well as a couple of nice tarpon in the backcountry.  He also reported plenty of good action with trout, snappers, and ladyfish in the bay.  Capt. Rick Stanczyk has reported good tarpon fishing locally around town in the mnornings, as well as deep in the everglades.  Capt. Bill Bassett had a nice tarpon on a crab the other day, and lost a good size permit unfortunately.  He also reported a handful of hogfish and porgy out on the patch reefs - late in the year but cool to see that fishing is still productive!  Capt. Mike Venezia had a nice snook and couple tarpon the other day.  Capt. Mike Bassett reported some good snook and tarpon action around east cape, they were pitching live baits in the canals and caught a couple snook and baby tarpon, and lost a few more but good fun action.  Capt. John Johansen has reported good shark and tarpon action around the Flamingo area.  I have not heard many reports from out in the gulf but this is the time of year when permit fishing can be very good out there, plus there are plenty of big things like goliath groupers, bull sharks, and cobia to pull on as well.  This week the weather looks to stay nice and calm with a slight chance of showers, typical summer time weather.  Fishing should stay hot!

Capt. Rick Stanczyk

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Catch Information

Species:
Blacktip Shark
Blacktip Shark

Bonefish
Bonefish

Bull Shark
Bull Shark

Cobia
Cobia

Goliath Grouper
Goliath Grouper

Greater Hammerhead
Greater Hammerhead

Hogfish
Hogfish

Ladyfish
Ladyfish

Pinfish
Pinfish

Scaled Sardine
Scaled Sardine

Snook
Snook

Tarpon
Tarpon

This Fishing Report was submitted on 6/10/2015 12:51:04 AM by Seamus and last updated on 6/10/2015 12:51:04 AM.


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79851 Overseas Highway
Islamorada, FL US


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