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Capt. Rick Stanczyk fished with John down from DC area today on 1/17/12 for a little birthday getaway january islamorada fishing trip. We left out at daybreak loaded with shrimp and a few pinfish, though will come to find the pins were not really needed. Water temps still chilly in the backcountry from another front we had a few days ago, winds have kicked around from the east at 15 mph, but very nice on the back side. First stop John grabs a rod with a jig and casts it out baitless while I turn around to get shrimp out of the well. He starts jigging and before you know it a big old snook SLAMS it! Ultra light tackle, we fought him for over 10 minutes, luckily John is a skilled angler and knows when/how to apply the right pressure. We finally get him to the boat, nice 15 lb florida keys snook! He insists I make a few casts too, and I hook a nice snook after that as well, not quite as big but just as fun! We caught about 10 in all, along with lots of sheepshead and jacks. After the tide quits and starts falling, we jump around a bit and hit a few trees and drains along the shorelines. Pick away catching a few reds and black drum, several trout in one area, and of course more sheepshead. By noon we make our way to some channels a little closer to home. Loaded up with big trout and bluefish. Several trout get eaten by some of the big blues, pretty cool to see! We catch several nice slot trout and keep three for dinner, then head home! Fantastic day fishing in islamorada! John has two more full days booked, so will try some different stuff at least for one of them. Capt. Rick Stanczyk305-747-6903rick@seethefloridakeys.net
This Fishing Report was submitted on 1/17/2012 7:48:06 AM by Seamus and last updated on 1/20/2012 7:48:06 AM.
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