Islamorada offshore Fishing Report... Mixed bag of fish...

Well there's been a little bit of everything the last few days while doing some Islamorada Fishing. Last Thursday aboard the BNM we had Steve Openshaw and Dave Woodworth from England both catch and release their very first broadbill swordfish. The following day we caught some cero mackerel, king mackerel, barracuda, and a cobia. Today we tried sailfishing but they've been a little scarce the last couple of days. We didn't get any sailfish bites but we caught a few mahi, a decent mutton snapper, a nice blackfin tuna, and a yellow jack while trying. A little dog met us at the dock and tried to drink the water and eat the fish when we put them on the dock, LOL.

11/8/11 Islamorada Offshore Fishing Report

Well the weather finally settled down the last couple of days and the Florida Deep Sea Fishing was red hot today. Winds were out of the North at 10 to 18 mph and the sun was out all day long. The Relentless hit a big school of cobia and caught their limit up to 30 lbs. After that they anchored down for some reef fishing and had a bucket full of nice mangrove and yellowtail snapper as well as a handful of cero mackerel. Now November is usually slim pickings on the mahi, but the Fearless and the Finnster both had around 25 fish up to 12 lbs. The Finnster also caught and released 2 out of 3 sailfish before calling it a day. The girls apparently were the lucky anglers and both caught a sailfish as well as a sun tan. Keep watching for our Florida Keys Fishing Reports.

11/4/11 Hot Swordfish Bite!!! 4 Daytime Broadbills for the BNM!

We had longtime friends David and Bob from Virginia out for some daytime swordfishing along with Vic, Nick and Richard on November 4th. We managed to catch and release 4 broadbill swordfish. All were on the small side from 10 to 40 lbs. They were still very pretty and it's a good sign for the future that there's still quite a few juveniles around. We also missed a couple other bites before calling it a day. Last year November and December provided quite a few BIG swordfish bites, so hopefully this year does the same.

floridakeysswordfishing@gmail.com if you're interested in trying your luck for a broadbill swordfish

Black Marlin??? In Australia...

Capt. Nick Stanczyk just returned from a two week trip from the "land down under". He fished with his friends Capt. Sparra and Tara aboard the "Square Bear" out on the Great Barrier Reef out of Cairns, Australia. On the very first afternoon Nick released his first ever black marlin, around 150 lbs. There was a few slow days after that but then they were able to catch and release a few more while on a 5 day charter. After the 5 black marlin charter ended, Capt. Sparra took Nick out again to try to catch him a big black. On the 4 day trip Nick caught and released an estimated 900 lber, a 200 lber, and finished with a beautiful 950 lber! The big fish jumped all over the ocean and was one of the most exciting battles Nick had ever seen. If anyone ever gets down there check out Capt. Sparra at www.fishsquarebear.com

Late Swordfish Report for Catch 22!

Well the daytime swordfishing has been on fire the last couple of weeks. Quite a few small fish, but still plenty of keepers for dinner. Last week Jon Patten was here from the England and after waiting all week to get out with the stormy weather, Capt. Scott Stanczyk was able to get him out for some daytime swordfishing. Jon had caught 3 broadbills with at Bud N Mary's before on his previous 4 trips, but this single trip alone he was able to catch 6 broadbill swordfish! Most were released, but one was kept for dinner around 90 lbs. Great work! The Catch 22 also fished this past Thursday and Friday and caught 1 fish on the first trip and then a pair of swordies on the other.