"fly fishing report"
by Capt. George Clark, Rodeo Charters, www.rodeocharters.com
1-305-522-2638

May 01, 2008 - Key Largo Offshore Report

Things are starting to fire up fishing wise. We are seeing very warm conditions for the most part even though we just had a strong cold front come in it won't last long. With warmer conditions out there we are looking forward to seeing some good Mahi early in the season. We are seeing some nice Cobia off the bottom and the snapper and grouper bite has been good too. King fishing has stayed steady and we are still seeing a few Wahoo on the troll. Come on down and lets go get em.  

During the week of Valentines day is generally when our charter season really kicks off and all the charter boats here in the keys get out frequently. Lately fishing has been pretty good offshore. We are seeing better numbers of sail fish lately and mixed in our some very nice Dolphin(Mahi). We have seen fish over the 40 pound mark this winter and there is nothing wrong with that. We are also starting to see better numbers of black fin tuna migrating thru and even some good Wahoo when we target them.

King fishing has been very steady too. When we live bait fish we put ourselves in a good situation, opening the door to numerous species. Shark fishing has been very good of late and we are seeing plenty of reef sharks. We are also seeing some nice bulls and a few hammer heads on the move. Reef and wreck fishing continues to build momentum. The bottom bite is typically good this time of year any how. Snapper and grouper fishing will peak out in March and April for sure. Inshore fishing is good but not great. Snook, red fish and sea trout are our main targets. Tarpon will make a showing in April and will be rolling good during May. Make sure you check out our new photos on the picture page at www.rodeocharters.com. Hope to fish with you soon and tight lines.

Tom Burrows of Jensen beach/Key Largo and his son Scott from Tampa ,Bob Rehberg also from Tampa and Gene Palrud from Key Largo worked hard to get their fish to the boat on Saturday. After the votes were in everyone landed copious fish.  Fish taken that day were a thirty pound black grouper, 8 mutton snapper, a kingfish, 2 Almaco jacks, 2 African Pompano, a trigger fish, and a Bonito.  they all took plenty of fish home.  Just, a great trip.  The reef bite has been smoking hot lately.  The next day we had 6 black grouper and 12 muttons and a few kings too. 

Off shore the Dolphin bite has been good when you can find them but my money is on staying in on the reef.  I think there will be plenty of good fishing now that we are seeing all this bait.  Since every thing has been late this year expect the Dolphin bite off shore to stay good for a while along with the tunas.  The reef scene will follow suit too.  Sword fishing has been great also giving fishermen a good number of shots nightly.  If you want to go and get them give us a call and take advantage of this perfect weather.

Tight Lines,
Capt. George Clark Jr.