I spoke with Jason at Tackle Box on Marathon this morning. He tells me that a west wind has pushed the dolphin farther offshore then normal, but those who can afford the fuel are catching lots of fish. Tournament anglers this last weekend caught many nice bull dolphin working weed lines and floating debris about 20 miles out. Jason caught over 40 schoolie dolphin off of one pallet earlier this week while fishing with some friends. They were trolling two Triple-D Lures behind the boat along with ballyhoo on long lines. Most hits came on the Triple-D's. Wahoo are also biting very well if you can get your bait below the dolphin. Fish for wahoo in the same areas, and with the same baits that you would use for dolphin. Black grouper are numerous on area reefs and wrecks. One local captain guided his customers to 5 grouper over 20lb this week. Pinfish are the preferred bait for grouper. Yellow tail snapper can be caught in the same areas as the grouper. They can also be caught in about 20ft of water from the Seven Mile Bridge. Pinfish are excellent bait for yellow tail snapper followed by chunks of ballyhoo. Tarpon are another great catch around the Seven Mile Bridge and the numerous cuts and passes that dot the Florida Keys. Pinfish and sardines are great baits for tarpon. For more information contact;
Tackle Box
305-289-0540
1901 Overseas Hwy
Marathon, FL 33050
www.thetacklebox.com/
