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Key Largo offshore report by Capt. Jim Mulcahy

"Offshore fishing report"
by Capt. George Clark, Rodeo Charters, 1-305-522-2638

June 2010

The Mahi are starting to get back to normal. Lately the dolphins have really been on a mission to eat every small fish in the ocean. The only problem with that is there has been a tremendous amount of food for them. Even small patches of grass have held tons of tiny bait fish and migrating dolphin are using them like drive in windows, stopping off to grab a snack then continuing south bound. Look for any areas where the Sargasso is pushed together and watch for bird activity there.

Like I said though, these fish have easy feeding opportunities and may not like what you offer them. I would take some time to either catch a few live baits on your way out or even purchase a few at your local bait store.

Another thing to note is make sure you bring several types of bait ranging from squid and Bonito to even live shrimp and pilchards if you can. It never hurts to have a buffet when fish get finicky. Another trick which gets lethargic fish fired up is throwing buck tail jigs in front of traveling fish and working it as fast as you can. Try an ounce and a half blue and white hook up lure jig with a sliver of a belly strip and you can't miss.

We have also been finding a steady supply of skip jack tuna and black fins also. Work around 250 to 300 feet with a spread of small lures fished way back and you will get bites for sure. Reef fishing on the other hand has been ok too.

YT snapper are steady while grays are doing very good at night. Find the hard bottom in 50 to 60 feet and burn some oily chum. The grays are swarming after dark and range from 2 to 5 pounds on the average.

Back offshore, I have had several reports of hungry bill fish. Capt. Martin Formento had a double Blue Marlin this week. One fish ate a schoolee dolphin they were winding in while the other blue piled on a trolled rigger bait. One fish was 400 pounds and ate thru the smaller leader pretty quick but the other fish was 200 pounds and they were able to get a release after a lengthy fight. My mate Erik Wantuk was out with his father and family and also enjoyed a good fight with a chunky white marlin. So don't count out the bill fish right now either. Get out there and enjoy the weather.

Tight Lines,
Capt. George Clark Jr.

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Key Largo Fishing Report
by Capt. Jim Mulcahy, Fins & Feathers charters , 305-453-0088

Mahi in the day, Swords at night -

May 2010 -

The Sailfishing off of key largo has been excellent and I would consider it to be one of the best seasons we've had and were just reaching the peak of the season.

March and April are the two best months of fishing in the Keys. We have been averaging three to six sailfish releases a day and getting about ten bites on some days.

Mario Behr and his friends released 6 out of the 10 fish that they hooked off of Key Largo last week. The fish were eating live google-eyes fishing them from kites.

Spring time brings the east winds and the migrating fish will actually ride the waves sort of like surfing. The tips of their tails will stick out of the water and if you are riding in the tower you can spot these fish. Two days ago on a trip we spotted five sailfish swimming down the waves and we were able to get our baits in front of them.

We hooked a double header and landed and released both of them. Kite fishing for sailfish is the preferred method for them and it is common to catch a variety of fish while doing this such as Mahi, tuna, wahoo, and kingfish. During the spring it is common to catch all of these species during the same day. The Florida Keys during the spring is defitnetly the place to be if you want to fish offshore.

Tight Lines,
Captain Jim

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