Backcountry Fishing Reports

4/29/13 Islamorada Tarpon Fishing Report

Michel came all the way from Holland to go tarpon fishing in Islamorada with me. We were loaded up with fresh mullets and live ones too. We stayed close to home as the winds were high and the rain and lightning was around too. Ended up getting chased in briefly by it but it didn’t deter us from accomplishing our mission – to catch Michel some big florida keys tarpon fishing with Capt. Rick Stanczyk! He had a great day we landed 5 big fish from 60 to 100 lbs, plus another 5 or so bites we missed. It doesn’t get much better than this as we get close to may tarpon fishing islamorada. We are going for more of the same tomorrow, bait was relatively easy this afternoon so we spent some times acquiring more mullet. If your looking to go tarpon fishing let me know I still have some evening tarpon fishing in the florida keys trips available – tides are great the next several evenings too!

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

May tarpon fishing islamorada

April 29, 2013 by Capt. Rick Stanczyk Backcountry Fishing Reports Fishing Reports

4/28/13 Still great tarpon fishing in Islamorada in April!

Been very busy tough to keep up to date with the blogs… but we’ve been catching lots of april tarpon fishing in Islamorada. Full day trips mostly is what I’ve been doing and booked everyday, though the night tarpon fishing islamorada is a good bet as well. Today we released 4 big tarpon out of 6 or so bites all fishing locally in downtown Islamorada. The fresh mullet have been key to have and most days have been plentiful. Some days we load up early and are ready to go, other days it pays off to look around and spend some time catching bait. A couple days ago I fished with some friends and we caught 2 big tarpon in a couple hours, also a lot of mangrove snappers for dinner. The day before that we had another big day with 4 tarpon. Every other day we have had multiple tarpon to the boat as well, it truly has been a great tarpon fishing season in the Florida Keys. Tarpon is the word here in the Florida Keys in April.

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

April 29, 2013 by Capt. Rick Stanczyk Backcountry Fishing Reports 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

4/14/13 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

tarpon jumping

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