Almost There! Charters Key West Fishing Report
For the latest fishing report, check out Captain
Joe:
Key West Summer Fishing Report
June-July-August 2008
Offshore Fishing
Our Great offshore fishing continues for through the summer. June
is the month for large and numerous dolphin, wahoo, and a good showing
of billfish. Nice dolphin have been caught between 40 and 50 pounds with
a lot of “schoolies” making for a fun day of fishing. These
are great trips for our flyfishing guests to bring along a rod and have
fun with the colorful, acrobatic fish. Here’s a nice fish taken
on light spinning gear in mid May. Congratulation’s to Pete and
Capt. Jeremy on a great day of fishing!
Flats Fishing
Tarpon fishing has been especially good so far this year. We expect
to continue hooking the monsters through the end of June on a very regular
basis. Don’t overlook our night tarpon action as the fishing is
exceptional and mother nature will throw in a spectacular sunset as a
bonus! Jason’s tarpon
hook-up at night last year shows why he’s coming back to fish again
in June. Look forward to seeing you!
Permit and bonefish remain very good with most fish found in the cooler,
deeper waters along the flats and channels.
Backcountry
Action is always good in the backcountry with great catches of big
shark and barracuda along the edges of the flats as well as an amazing
tarpon season so far. Capt. Jamie led Greg to
this barracuda with an attitude! Thanks for the pictures Greg.
If your looking for a few fish for dinner the snapper fishing has remained
good with some occasional catches of cobia thrown in for good measure.
Reef and Wreck Fishing
Fishing remains hot on the many structures we fish here in Key
West. Large
shark, cobia ranging from 15 to 40 pounds, amberjack to 60 pounds and
large 15-35+ pound permit are the big guys on these trips. Always
expect great snapper and grouper action on these trips. We are
still running into the occasional king mackerel, some in the 35 to 45
pound range.
We failed to include some photos of Gary and Roberts trip with Capt.
Rob in our last report. These pictures say it all. Congrats
and can’t wait to try it again!
Key West
Fishing Report January 2008
Hope everyone had a great holiday season. This
week has ushered in some great Key West fishing!
Reef and Wreck Fishing
Well every now and then something comes along to wake you up. It takes a lot to catch me off guard but guests Ann and Fran from New Jersey definitely got a big surprise the day after Christmas. While enjoying a great day of action to include snapper, grouper, jacks and several types of sharks, they tied into a very rare saw fish which measured out at an estimated 14 feet. What a catch ladies. It’s only a story without the pictures… so enjoy!
Additionally, cobia have been the big news with fish taken up to 60 pounds and well as numerous mackerel. Sharks, barracuda, snapper, and grouper are doing well as always.
Expect the trend to continue with larger fish moving in greater numbers.
Offshore Fishing
Congratulations to Mike from Charlotte, NC on his first ever sailfish. The fish was caught while live baiting along the color change on a twelve pound test spinning outfit. Mike then ended the day with a nice Goliath grouper which was released as well.
You
can expect the Sailfish, Wahoo, and Tuna to continue to dominate the
offshore fishing. As the water
cools those toothy King Mackerel will be showing up in great numbers
just in time for our many friends escaping the wintry north. Get
ready; it’s looking like a great year!
Backcountry
Our waters have been a little warmer than usual, which has allowed us to have some unexpectedly great tarpon fishing. As the waters have cooled off just before Christmas, the nice Sea Trout, big Jack Crevalle and Mackerel have provided guests with some exceptional fishing opportunities in the Backcountry. Big barracuda are here in great numbers as well as some “healthy” sharks. Once again the pictures say it all. All this gets better as the winter goes on. Expect great catches in the upcoming months. Keep in mind, winter brings some wind with it and there is no better fishing on a windy day than in the Key West Backcountry.
Flats Fishing
Santa has given us some great permit, tarpon and bonefish action of late. While tarpon are not “in season” conditions have allowed us to take several nice winter fish on light tackle and fly. As water temperatures cool, remember that afternoon trips on cooler days can allow water to warm up on the flats and be more productive than morning trips for the “Big Three” of the flats. Our excellent staff can put you on these fish as well as an abundance of quality Shark, Barracuda, and Jack Crevalle. Practice up on your casting skills; grab your polarized sunglasses and come on down to fish with Key West’s finest guides.
We look forward to seeing you soon
Capt Scott, Capt Joe, and the whole Almost There family
Almost
There Charters, Inc.
5001 5th Avenue
Key West, Florida 33040
(305) 295-9444
(800) 795-9448
(305) 293-0069
Fax (305) 292-9111
