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Marathon, Florida Keys
Capt. Bob Brown
December 4, 2004
Marathon - Saltwater Fishing Report
Cobia Lined Up!
Cobia fishing on the Florida Bay side of the Keys around wrecks has been heating up and is setting the stage for one of the best seasons in recent memory. There have already been some nice fish up to 45lb hitting the docks from guides fishing the gulf wrecks from 18-22 miles north of Marathon. Usually this fishing reaches it's peak in the early spring months. The fact that there are lots of Cobia already, gives gulfside anglers hope of some great catches to come in the months ahead. Nice catches of Snapper from Florida Bay have also been reported recently from anglers working the areas around East Bahia Honda Key fishing the channels and banks that are north and east of the island. Also, some large Bull sharks, and Goliath Grouper have also been caught and released in these areas. Bayside fishing in the keys should remain decent as long as we don't experience any large cold fronts in the near future.
Offshore - Tuna On the Hump
A few nice catches of Blackfin Tuna have been reported from the west hump southeast of Marathon this week and some good numbers of Dolphin have been popping up as well at times. The Dolphin have been around debris and under birds and have been from 150ft of water on out to 25 miles offshore. Another significant catch was off another charter boat in Marathon who recently hooked up with a triple header Blue Marlin while trolling offshore of Marathon boating two of the fish in the 90lb. range and missing one in the 200lb range. You just never know when you will have a great surprise out on the deep blue. For more info on fishing in the Marathon area and the Florida Keys check out our web site!
Good luck in all of your fishing adventures!
Capt. Bob Brown, Jr.
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