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 Greetings once again from Islamorada, the "Sports Fishing Capitol of the World"! This is the fishing forecast of the father and son team of Skins and Fins Charters, Captain Ted and Captain Donnie Benbow. We fish out of the Holiday Isle Marina at the Post Card Inn in down town Islamorada and here is our fishing forecast.
Tarpon Tarpon Tarpon! The Spring and Summer is all about Big spawning Tarpon. There are many ways to fish for these big silver beast. In the mornings Captain Donnie and other local fishing guides like to get up a pole there steathy poling skiffs in just a few feet of water on the flats around the Keys. Using a 10 to 12 WT fly rod or light tackle site casting crabs and shrimp. This method is more for the skilled Angler and is a very rewarding way to catch these great sportfish. Live baiting for monster Tarpon is my favorite way fish for Poons. Going out on the sunset trip 4-8pm is a great time of the day to fish for them. Drifting live mullet the first part of the season then switching to crabs later in the season. Suspending the baits under a float while fishing your bridge of choice and prove to be most productive.
Flats and Backcountry fishing: Red fish in shallow water 1 foot or less, some Snook, laid up Tarpon, Permit and Bonefish. In the Everglades National Park, Black drum, Redfish, Spotted Sea Trout in Big Numbers. WE like to rig a DOA CAL Hook in the chartrues color with a DOA CAL bait in the pearl white with a red tail. You can put the line right to the hook or under a DOA noise making cork. May and June is also a great time to catch Big Sharks in the Everglades, Bulls, Spinners and Lemons.
Offshore/Deep Sea: Dolphin will be in full swing! May through the end of the summer the Dolphin will be here. Trolling behind the Charter boats while the Captain is up in the crows nest looking for that magic dabre or weed line. Once they find the bright colored fish they start casting pitch rods to them and it is game on!. There will also be some Blue Marlin, Hammer Head Sharks and Tiger Sharks.
Reef/ Wreck: Talking To Captain Josh Moreira, He tells me that as the waters get warmer, the Vermillion Snapper will turn on. Captain Josh runs the Party boat out of Robbie's Marina called the " Captain Michael"
He is also expecting a good bite of Mangrove Snapper, Mutton Snapper on the full moon and yellow tail Snapper. Grouper open on May first as well. Remember, the professional Mates that work on the Offshore and Party boats work for TIPS. They work from Sun up to Sun down to make sure you have a great day on the water! Please take care of them.
Well that's the way we see it, want to give it a try? Give us a call. Till then, this is Captain Ted and Captain Donnie Benbow asking you to "Keep it in the Shallow Grass"
 

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