12/9/11 Flamingo fishing charter on a half day!

Capt. Rick Stanczyk had Tom and Rick fising today on an islamorada half day fishing charter.  They were visiting from the northeast, back home was very cold as of late!  We headed back to flamingo where fishing has been pretty good with the cooler air and lots of fish in the channels and run-offs with low tides from the north wind previous days and full moon.  Lots of florida keys redfish!  Tide fell all morning, ideal condition for us, with flats showing everywhere!  Was a gorgeous ride, light breeze from the northeastish quadrant.  Patches of cool air over the bay where the water was still a little chilly, but overall not bad was low 70s by late morning!  Lots of white pelicans and plenty of pretty pink roseate spoon bills down south in the glades for the winter.  Things started off a little slow, did boat our biggest redfish of the day early, about 25 incher.  Picked away at a few smaller ones mixed in with jacks and such for an hour.  Started bouncing around different run-offs, caught a few here and a few there.  Had a good rally about an hour or so before the tide died so stuck it out there.  All in all caught probably 2 dozen reds, several slot fish, kept 3 for a good blackened fish dinner!  Come on down winter time in the florida keys fishing is a great time for a flamingo fishing trip!  The boys are fishing again tomorrow morning, will try the mackerels out west for something different!  On the offshore side the sailfish bit well today, several boats with multiple fish on just half day trips.  A few dolphin still around too for some good eating fish that aren't usually around this time of year!

Capt. Rick Stanczyk
305-747-6903
rick@seethefloridakeys.net