Capt. Rick Stanczyk

4-25-13 offshore fishing report for Islamorada

We’ve had some great catches aboard the Bn’M the past week while offshore fishing in Islamorada. My last trip out we went daytime swordfishing and had 2 good bites and luckily caught both of them. They can be tricky to hook with 2000′ of line out, when they are down deep near the bottom. We also had 3 big mahi to 25 lbs. We went fishing for sharks in Islamorada 3 of the past 7 days as well and caught some sea monsters. We had tiger sharks, bull sharks, and a hammerhead. Some of these beasts have been up to 700 lbs. We’ve caught as many amberjack as you could handle as well, from 30 to 60 lbs. The mahi bite is just starting to get a little better each week, still not swarming since we’ve had a couple slower days, but we have done decent on all of our trips for them. We did swordfish a few days ago as well and never had strike, but hey, that’s why its called fishing. On the reef we have caught yellowtail and mangrove snapper, a few permit, and had a decent cobia the other day. We should start going offshore more and more in search of mahi and tuna as we approach summer. When you’re ready to go out for an islamorada fishing trip send me and email and I’ll hook you up!

Capt. Nick Stanczyk

bnmcharters@gmail.com

April 25, 2013 by Capt. Rick Stanczyk Fishing Reports Offshore Fishing Reports

4/19/13 Tarpon, tarpon, and more tarpon.

The great islamorada april tarpon fishing continues. We caught 3 out of 4 big fish today all on fresh mullet in the backcountry. Last night we caught 1 big fish early near the bridges on live mullet, 1st cast WHAM he ate it and we chased him between pilings. Then last bait of the night out, dead mullet on the bottom, caught another 100 lber before heading in. That day we also landed 2 out of 4 tarpon, one each for my young UK anglers. Father John missed his shot as we jumped off the other 2 fish, though he got to play with some other big creatures including mud marlin and a 250 lb goliath grouper, and a big bull shark. They also caught plenty of trout and ladyfish. Let’s see now the day before that we caught 1 out of 2 tarpon plus a few sharks, we lost one tarpon due to an angler error of free-spooling the reel which caused a birds nest and broken line… oh well. That evening we caught 2 out of 4 tarpon fishing islamorada near by bud n marys marina. It’s a great time to come fishing here, I have a handful of evening fishing slots available though I may be tough to get ahold of so you can always try to book through Islamorada Fishing at Bud n Marys at 305-664-2461.

Capt. Rick Stanczyk
305-747-6903
rick@fishingislamorada.com

April 20, 2013 by Capt. Rick Stanczyk Backcountry Fishing Reports Fishing Reports

4-18-13 Offshore and Reef Fishing Report in Islamorada

It’s been a busy season here while Fishing in Islamorada this year. I’ve been getting out 5 – 6 days a week lately and have had some good fishing. My first trip out for mahi was great. We fished a few days ago and hit a couple big schools of fish and kept 35 fish. None were huge but they were keepers and we didn’t have to measure any, we gaffed a few in the 5 to 7 lb range. We also caught a handful of tile fish. The shark fishing in Islamorada has been red hot. I’ve caught and released 6 tiger sharks, 1 hammerhead, and 1 brown shark my last three trips combined. On the Reef there continues to be some permit around, but they have been a little tricky my last few trips. We been catching a variety of snapper including vermillion, lane, and yellowtail lately. There’s also been some barracuda for action. The amberjack bite is in full swing and if you want a back breaking fight and something that pulls hard you need to catch one of these bad boys! They have been from 25 – 50 lbs. The mahi bite will hopefully become consistent soon, since April is still a little inconsistent as a rule. If you come down for some April islamorada fishing be ready to do a little bit of everything, because Spring time fishing means a little bit of a lot of fish usually. The conditions change day to day, and you should go for whats biting the best to have the most enjoyable islamorada offshore charter possible! Email me and I’d be happy to get you out fishing aboard the Bn’M.

Capt. Nick Stanczyk

bnmcharters@gmail.com

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April 18, 2013 by Capt. Rick Stanczyk Offshore Fishing Reports

4/14/13 Epic Tarpon Fishing Continues

The tarpon bite continues to hold strong here fishing in april in islamorada. We fished the backcountry today and caught 6 out of 13 big tarpon. A variety of bait, mullet, ladyfish, and even one on a crab while we were drifting trying to catch ladyfish and trout. The forecast is the same the next several days so hopefully the fishing will stay strong. Last night tarpon fishing islamorada we caught 2 out of 8 fish, or you could say 3 if you count the one that jumped INTO the boat! Luckily he flopped right back out and broke off before he did any major damage. Tarpon fishing in Islamorada is about as good as it gets right now, I have some evenings available – lets go fishing!

Capt. Rick Stanczyk
305-747-6903
rick@fishingislamorada.com

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April 14, 2013 by Capt. Rick Stanczyk Backcountry Fishing Reports Fishing Reports

4/12/13 Tarpon fishing stays hot!

Last night we went 2/6 on big tarpon in islamorada in the evening. Started at 4PM and the action was on pretty quick, we were at the dock by 7 since my angler had enough! Most fish were biting live mullets though a few bites on dead bait too. Yesterday during the day I did not fish but was told it was action all day long with multiple boats hooking up in the local channels and around the bridges. Today we ran into the islamorada backcountry tarpon fishing. Caught 1 out of 2 early on, though the bite stopped around 9 AM and we stayed till 10 but no more action. We caught plenty of ladyfish and some nice trout after that for a bit, and then ran off east cape sable. Caught 5 ‘mud marlin’ and 3 big sharks – a lemon, a blacktip, and a nurse. Not a bad day you could say we literally caught a ‘ton’ of fish! This week has been great tarpon action every day and on most trips multiple fish caught, now is the time to go tarpon fishing in islamorada!

Capt. Rick Stanczyk
305-747-6903
rick@fishingislamorada.com