Canyons, Ledges, Rocks, and Shoals

Had an awesome night of light tackle striped bass fishing with U.S. Navy Petty Officer Eric H., attached to the Explosive Ordinance Disposal Detachment in Rota, Spain. We both lost count at 30+ fish landed in less than 4 hours!  

West Hump is located about 27 miles southeast of Marathon. It is an excellent place to catch Sailfish, Blue Marlin, Wahoo, and Mahi.

Area with live bottom.

Small ledge that is good to work for flounder and redfish.

Average Depth: 58' Buoy Location in GPS ddm: 34° 34.350' / 076° 58.300' LORAN Coordinates: 27162.4 / 39545.3 General Location: 129° M, 7.0 nm from the Bogue Inlet sea buoy Material Deployment Date(s) GPS  (Decimal Minutes) Railroad boxcars: 9 Railroad flatcars: 1 29-Nov-86 34° 34.300' / 076° 58.3...

MARATHON REEF sits in 115 feet of water and was placed in December 31 1982. The reef consist mainly of MARATHON'S VACA CUT BRIDGE SPANS made of concrete.   

La Perouse Point

3 foot ledge that holds grouper and snapper.

Iztapa Canyon

Pourtales Escarpment

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

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Good ledge off the island here that goes down to the river channel. Good place to work for bass.

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This is a good spot to catch Giant Trevally or Ulua. Live mullet is the bait of choice for many. There are also many different reef fish found here. I caught a Christmas Wrasse and Brown Unicornfish here. 

Deep spot not far offshore. Good place to troll.

The Islamorada Hump is probably the most well known fishing spot in the Florida Keys. The hump or seamount is in Gulf Stream near Continental Shelf offshore of Monroe County or about 16n miles offshore of Islamorada. The hump rises to 290 feet from the surface and holds a variety of fish year round. 

Good place to catch Swordfish. Nice ledge that drops hundreds of feet quickly.

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Lots of rocks in this cove.

Large rock

Lots of rock to work down this bank.

Rocky point

Good rocky point

This spot is the center of a ledge that runs for at least half a mile. The eighth of a mile or so to the east northeast and west southwest of this spot holds Golden Tilefish. I suspect there is more in the area.