ISLAMORADA FISHING REPORT
Tough week of fishing in the Florida Keys
Hmmm, this was quite the week here in Islamorada. Things started out very tough at the first of the week. The water temp’s were still in high 60’s and the only bait we could catch was Ballyhoo. The fish seemed to be rather shocked from the cold fronts that brought drastic changes in their environment. Most of the week we were unable to be productive at all with the snapper and grouper. The King Mackerels seemed to be the best game in town, which everybody seemed to enjoy, kept the rod bent, and lead to plenty of arm aches. The sailfishing was very slow all week.
When we finally got some east wind, it seemed to help a little, changing the surface temps a bit, but did nothing for the big picture. On Thursday, there was a glimmer of hope. We had a super day with our limit of Cobia, Mackerels, and a few real nice Black Grouper. So our expectations were very high for Friday.
The morning started out great. We finally caught cigar minnows and when we got to the 90 F.A.D. the bite was on! The minnows were getting eaten as soon as they hit the water. So with this in mind, we figured for sure things would really spark up before the next front moves through later in the day. Well, it didn’t work out like that. The winds came around out of the west and shut things down very quickly. We had the day off on Saturday and are back at it today.
Hope everybody enjoys the Super Bowl!! Talk to you all next week.
Tight Lines,
Capt. John Oughton – That’s Right