Capt. Rick Stanczyk's Fishing Islamorada

6/21/13 Summer time fishing in Islamorada

Well it is officially summer time here in islamorada. The backcountry fishing in summer can still be good though often is hit or miss as the warm temperatures can make fishing change day to day. Yesterday we went fun fishing at cape sable and hooked several nice snook probably 8 in total though weren’t able to land any they all got us in the trees and a few may have been eaten by sharks. Today we caught plenty of little guys such as trout, ladyfish, snappers, and a few spanish mackerels even. A couple sharks, mud marlin, and a big tarpon to end the day was nice. Also got a cobia. The tarpon fishing had been good in the backcountry though today the fish were not to be found, we ended up getting ours near home in Islamorada. Some of the fly guys reported tough fishing today though a couple days ago a lot of fish were moving along the shorelines and biting live bait good in the channels – as I said it changes day to day! Give me a call if fishing in islamorada in july is of interest, later evening tarpon trips are possible as I am not fishing every day that time of year and the bite can be better when it cools off and gets dark!

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

June 21, 2013 by Capt. Rick Stanczyk Backcountry Fishing Reports Fishing Reports

6/11/13 June backcountry fishing in Islamorada

Well the fishing has been a little tough on the backside the past week or so. We’ve been able to catch some things though nothing has come easy not even the trout or ladyfish! Today things got much better we fished the gulf of mexico as it was nice and calm. The water has had a real green tinge to it and that has lightened a little bit, a lot of grass floating but starting to thin out with the winds dying. We caught lots of big sharks – bulls, blacktips, and even a lemon. We caught a nice permit as well and had several other shots at them though they were very finicky. Wouldn’t eat crabs, and the one we caught we were casting at another fish and this one ate it blindly from underneath. We did get a cobia too and had another nice cobia we pulled the hooks on unfortunately. Some guys got into some tarpon today too which is nice to hear as the tarpon bite during the day has been very slow not many fish in the backcountry and the local islamorada fish are very hit or miss unless you go very early or late (in darkness!). Oh well the june fishing in the florida keys can still be very good and later in the summer the fishing in the gulf for permit is a great option on calm days with falling tides!

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

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June 11, 2013 by Capt. Rick Stanczyk Backcountry Fishing Reports Fishing Reports

6-3-13 Fishing in Islamorada

Well the busy season in Islamorada still continues into June. I haven’t had as much time as I’d like to post my Islamorada Fishing Reports, but here’s what I have to say for the last few weeks! We’ve had some incredible mahi fishing this year. Not every day has been great, but we’ve caught more nice size fish cows and nice bulls (15-30 lbs) this season in a month than I did all of last year! The Reef Fishing has also been great lately! We have been catching plenty of yellowtail snapper, a few mutton snappers, lots of vermillion snapper, and a few black groupers. The Permit on the wrecks have been a little tricky, but we out smarted this one a few days ago with a live crab. Offshore the Swordfish had my number for a few trips in a row, but yesterday we turned the tables on the them and caught and released 2 fish. We had 2 bites on 7 drifts. They weren’t monsters, one about 40 and one about 60 lbs. The blackfin tuna have been thin this year so far. We caught a handful of wahoo lately, some on debris offshore and one trolling about 10 days ago. As we get into summer we will continue to go offshore for mahi, tuna, and swordfish. The reef should still provide action, but if the water gets really clean (as it does often in the summer) the fish do get tougher to catch. Email me if you’re interest in getting out on an islamorada deep sea fishing charter at bnmcharters@gmail.com

Capt. Nick Stanczyk

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June 3, 2013 by Capt. Rick Stanczyk Offshore Fishing Reports

5/27/13 Hard winds in the end of May

Well the wind is howling today and forecast too for several days but not stopping us from catching fish! We caught 2 big tarpon last night in the memorial day weekend insanity while onlookers on waverunners circled us. And I mean 2 tarpon at once – a double header! That doesn’t happen too often but we were lucky enough to land both fish. Today fishing was slow around town we had plenty of mullet we caught before daybreak but couldn’t get the fish going really even though we found them in several places. Just not a bunch around like there was and they are kind of transitioning from mullet mania too crabs. We did get one on the bottom though a big 100 lb florida keys tarpon, plus a bull shark and a few nurse sharks. Some backcountry action tomorrow is in the books!

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