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It was a busy week here after Christmas while fishing in December in Islamorada. We had fairly high winds at 15 - 20 knots but it didn't stop everyone from catching fish! Most of the boats have been averaging 1-3 sailfish releases the past week.

The African pompano is a prehistoric-looking fish species that is one of the many types of fish we catch off the coast of Panama. These beautiful fish can be elusive and a challenging to catch which is why many people book a fishing charter or custo

Pretty slow day inshore today a group managed to catch a small African Pompano on a sabiki while looking for bait a small yellowfin Tuna a couple Bonitos a few decent Grouper and a Roosterfish to end the day.

Today was the last day fishing in Islamorada in June 2016 and a couple boats finished the month up with good catches! The past ten days the mahi bite was mediocre overall but it definitely improved for most of the fleet the last couple days. The boa

Good Morning The Mutton Snapper bite this weekend was fantastic boats that were fishing out of Stuart and Jupiter reported many of the Muttons being caught were short but they did manage a few nice keepers and some big African Pompano. A bunch of Ki

It finally feels like winter again here offshore fishing in Islamorada. We had a fairly strong cold front blow through last night and the temperatures dropped into Mid 60's with winds out of the North West. This morning the wind has already let

WOW what a great way to end the month of March. We did have some pretty rough days out here we also had some great Fort Lauerdale fishing trips. The Sailfish have been coming through pretty good along with some real nice Wahoo’s as you ca

Cobia MahiMahi Snappers African Pompano Mackerel Bluefish and Grouper have been migrating down as the tropical storms pass by. Plan your fishing excursion now while the bite is on!

Boy what a trip!!! Not only did we have excellent weather the entire trip but we also had the BEST red snapper fishing of the season so far!! We were able to land ALL 60 red snappers for our 15 anglers on one drop of the anchor! It was great crazy ma

From Photos of The Week With a Group of guy Like this you never Know What to EXPECT Great Job Guys! From Photos of The Week

We've had some very nice weather here the last few days while fishing in Islamorada in February 2016. Pretty much all of the boats have been staying on the edge of the reef and most have been doing full day charters but a handful have been doing

Today was an awesome fish catching day.  We caught big gag groupers Amberjacks big bass and a pair of 25lb African Pompanos.  The best part is we was back at the dock before 3 with the coolers full.    

September 12 2015 The fishing is living up to Florida’s reputation of being the fishing capital of the world. The offshore bite is red hot with huge mangrove snapper and yellowtails practically chewing the bottom out of the boat. The red g

May came to an end yesterday and we are already fishing in June here in Islamorada! The mahi bite finally picked up last week for a handful of days but unfortunely the bite got a little slow again the past few days. A week ago boats were averaging 1

The MV British Splendour, a tanker, that was 441.2 feet long and had a beam of over 59 feet. She was torpedoed and sunk on April 7, 1941 during World War II by German submarine U-552 while on her way from Houston, Texas to ultimately meet a British

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 04/08/23 Going eye to eye with a monster estuary cod in waters off Exmouth. Best of luck if you manage to hook up to one of these giants (your back and biceps will