Florida Keys Fishing Report
Find out where the fish are running with our weekly fishing reports from the Florida Keys, Miami Offshore and Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

Offshore: The Christmas week weather was just great, but not many fished the bluewater, after all it is wintertime! There were fair numbers of Dolphin caught, although not offshore. The Blackfin Tuna action is slow according to Captain Paul Johnson.

Reefs: Most charter captains were Sailfishing throughout the week, and with good results. There were Dolphin along the reef out to about 200 feet of water. Charter boats fished the reef for Sails and the deeper water for King mackerel. Captain Don on the Kay K III was catching Kingfish when a pack of Dolphin swam up. The anglers on the Kay K III boated about a dozen Dolphin in a depth of 180 feet. The "Captain Easy" charterboat out of Holiday Isle Marina was "down to the west" and found Cobia. The report is they boated six Cobia around thirty pounds each. Second hand reports filtered in about the presence of a lot of Wahoo along the reef, many being sighted and some caught.

Gulf and Bay: There was a "fleet" of boats fishing the Spanish Mackerel just outside of Nine Mile bank all of Christmas week. The Mackerel were very plentiful and averaged about 2 to 3 pounds. With all of the chum in the water the Pinfish got very plentiful and became a nuisance to Mackerel anglers, although one could certainly catch all the Pinfish needed for bait either hair hooking or cast net throwing. Farther out in the Gulf the Spanish were also plentiful, but average size was 4 to 6 pounds. There were some Seatrout mixed in with the Mackerel and some Mangrove Snapper too. Seatrout season opens January 1st.

Flats, Backcountry and Flamingo: Probably most charter guides fished the Mackerel in the Gulf, but many did run to Flamingo as well. A few Snook were caught and the Redfish bite was good on the flats and in the channels. There are plenty of Seatrout feeding in the grassy lakes and along the banks out to the west. The nice calm and warm weather had the resident Tarpon active and a few were caught in Flamingo and out around Cape Sable. Capt. Dave "Big D" Atkinson fished a few Bonefish trips last week and caught 'em every trip but one..

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