Fishing Reports by Capt. Izzy Donatiello

Fishing has improved - The fishing has improved since the cold front pasted last week. The blackfin tuna are still at the humps; there are more dolphin around. There are schools of small ones right on the reef. The sailfish have showed up in good numbers as well. The more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada

Tuna are on the humps - Offshore is in the late summer mode. The blackfin tuna are the only consistent catch. A few dolphin are being caught on the way out. This will change as the water begins to cool up north and the dolphin return south for the winter. There are som more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada

TARPON FISHING STILL HOT - Dolphin fishing remains spotty. Some boats are catching a handful; while others are catching thirty. The most consistent action is the blackfin and skipjack tuna at the humps. The yellowtail snapper bite is good; the mangrove snappers have pretty more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada

SUMMERTIME DOLPHIN - Dolphin fishing is turning into the summer time pattern. The fish may be 25 to 30 miles out.One boat may find them find them while a boat a mile away will not. Last Friday we were out, but the thunder storms forced us in after a couple of hours. more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada

Tarpon fishing is the best this year. - Dolphin fishing remains strong. The other day fish to 35 pounds were 19 miles out. I would head out south-southwest looking for birds weeds etc. The fish are there. Yellowtail snapper fishing is still the best bet. You need a lot of chum; some cu more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada

Tarpon in the Everglades Park - The dolphin fishing remains good; most of the fish are between 400 to 800 feet of water. The boats going out to 1200 feet are finding bigger fish. The Blackfin tuna are biting on the humps. Yellowtail snapper are still showing up in good numbers more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada

Dolphin in 150 feet of water - The offshore fishing has been good. The other day we caught dolphin in 150 feet of water. The fish were under birds; some birds were on dolphin others on bonito. Permit have moved on to some of the deep wrecks. Yellowtail snapper are showing up i more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada

Dolphin Are Here - Dolphin are showing up in good numbers. They are from the reef edge out to 20 miles. Small blackfin tuna are on the offshore hump. Sailfish are still around. Big yellowtail snapper are beginning to show up in good numbers as the spawn kicks in. It more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada

Offshore Fishing Good - When the wind stop the offshore fishing is good. There are a lot of small Kingfish, some Dolphin and Sailfish on the edge of the reef. Tori Jo Boren caught her first Sailfish on Saturday. The was one of two that came up in 135 feet of water off Islam more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada

Fishing Improves as Water Warms - The gulf is still holding Spanish mackerel. I have been fishing for the Spanish for a couple of hours. Then moving to some structure; I would catch some mangrove snappers for diner.on our last trip we also caught a 20 pound jewfish on 12# test line. more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada