Capt. Stephen Byrd got out for a couple of days earlier this week on the 25 Contender Bay. October is here and we’re starting to feel the fall effect – dryer air and some more northeasterly winds. Lots of bait being pushed down with tons of mullet around as well as pilchards and other things. Makes getting bait easy for now! Fishing was decent for him in the backcountry he had a couple of full days back there. The bite wasn’t super red hot anywhere but he was able to consistently pick fish in many of the usual spots. With October also comes higher water levels with the king tides so some areas we normally dont fish are more accessible. He had action with snook, redfish, trout, and several goliath groupers! They got a large 37″ snook offshore which was a pleasant surprise. They also mounted one of the goliath groupers they got one day which will be a beautiful wall piece for somebody. Fishing around the bridges on one of the mornings they also got a juvenile permit which was cool! There have been a few tarpon around lately but nothing crazy – some years we get a good push in October with all that bait that shows up, however as of now I would say its mediocre you definitely have a shot but might not be red hot fishing where you catch several. Though of course that can change – it’s fishing – and if its stays fairly warm we may still have some tarpon around in November/December.
October is starting to get a little busy for us with fishing. Capt. Steve does have a few days open however and I have some days open myself too. Capt. Trent will be back in town near the end of the month and starting to roll again too. If you want to book a trip give me a shout and we can let you know whats going on.
Capt. Rick Stanczyk
Instagram: @richardstanczyk
Facebook: Islamorada Tarpon Fishing
YouTube: Bud n’ Mary’s Marina
