Current Fishing Conditions for Marathon Florida Keys 

Our first cool front is predicted to move through this week. This should drastically improve the fishing as it speeds the cooling of the waters, and the northeast breezes mix the water column from top to bottom, creating oxygen and invigorating the fish.

The front will also spur more pelagic fish to move to southern climes. We're already seeing telltale signs that the migration is on. There are increasing numbers of sailfish as well as Spanish and king mackerel on the reef. And, in the Gulf, the jack crevalle are moving in heavy.

On the reef, the yellowtail bite remains good with fish scattered through all depth ranges from 30 to 90 feet. And, there's a real mix in size. You'll be catching 15 inchers in 45 feet of water when all of a sudden a couple of flags show up.

There's also a nice mutton bite on the reef edge. And,we're seeing more and more grouper here as well, with a fair number of keeper reds in the shallower, 30- to 40-foot depths and nice size blacks on the deeper edge of the reef.

If mackerel is your game, the Spanish are beginning to show on both the Atlantic and Bay sides of the islands.

On the patch reefs, the 20- to 30-foot venues provide a wide variety of fishing opportunities, with big mangrove snapper as the main event. This fishery was consistent throughout last week, and I don't expect it to fade anytime soon.

Mixed in are loads of keeper yellowtail plus medium size mutton in the six- to eight-pound class, keeper gag and red grouper, plenty of cero mackerel and the occasional king.

Offshore, there's a pretty good tuna bite. Some guys are catching them as shallow as 180 feet. In the Middle Keys area, the Marathon hump is producing good catches of blackfins in the five- to ten-pound range with the random fish over 15.

There's a smattering of dolphin for those putting in the time and energy to find them and a fair number of wahoo around floating debris.

On the bayside, the mangrove bite remains good both in shallow and out in the deeper gulf waters. Additional quantities of gag grouper show everyday as the waters continue to cool. And, as mentioned, the Spanish mackerel are beginning to show, although I don't expect to see a major run until mid-November.

If you're looking to give your arms a real workout, the jack crevalle are thick. Most are in the five- to ten-pound category and are great fun on 12-pound tackle.  

Current Fishing Conditions for Marathon Florida Keys 

Our first cool front is predicted to move through this week. This should drastically improve the fishing as it speeds the cooling of the waters, and the northeast breezes mix the water column from top to bottom, creating oxygen and invigorating the fish.

The front will also spur more pelagic fish to move to southern climes. We're already seeing telltale signs that the migration is on. There are increasing numbers of sailfish as well as Spanish and king mackerel on the reef. And, in the Gulf, the jack crevalle are moving in heavy.

On the reef, the yellowtail bite remains good with fish scattered through all depth ranges from 30 to 90 feet. And, there's a real mix in size. You'll be catching 15 inchers in 45 feet of water when all of a sudden a couple of flags show up.

There's also a nice mutton bite on the reef edge. And,we're seeing more and more grouper here as well, with a fair number of keeper reds in the shallower, 30- to 40-foot depths and nice size blacks on the deeper edge of the reef.

If mackerel is your game, the Spanish are beginning to show on both the Atlantic and Bay sides of the islands.

On the patch reefs, the 20- to 30-foot venues provide a wide variety of fishing opportunities, with big mangrove snapper as the main event. This fishery was consistent throughout last week, and I don't expect it to fade anytime soon.

Mixed in are loads of keeper yellowtail plus medium size mutton in the six- to eight-pound class, keeper gag and red grouper, plenty of cero mackerel and the occasional king.

Offshore, there's a pretty good tuna bite. Some guys are catching them as shallow as 180 feet. In the Middle Keys area, the Marathon hump is producing good catches of blackfins in the five- to ten-pound range with the random fish over 15.

There's a smattering of dolphin for those putting in the time and energy to find them and a fair number of wahoo around floating debris.

On the bayside, the mangrove bite remains good both in shallow and out in the deeper gulf waters. Additional quantities of gag grouper show everyday as the waters continue to cool. And, as mentioned, the Spanish mackerel are beginning to show, although I don't expect to see a major run until mid-November.

If you're looking to give your arms a real workout, the jack crevalle are thick. Most are in the five- to ten-pound category and are great fun on 12-pound tackle.  

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