I spoke with Debbie at the Tackle Box in Marathon this morning. She was telling me that snapper are biting very well on the reefs. Yesterday, Debbie caught a 33" mutton snapper in 200' of water while drift fishing with live pinfish. Many more mutton's are also being caught drifting the reefs. Yellowtail and mangrove snapper are on wrecks and reefs in 60 feet of water and will also eat a pinfish or cut bait. Black grouper are on structure in 40' to 60' of water. Pinfish are also the best bait for grouper. Dolphin are scattered and hard to find. The Gulf Stream has moved well offshore taking the majority of the dolphin with it. The tarpon run is winding down although one of the local guides put his charter on a tarpon that took, 3 different anglers, 4 hours and 20 minutes to get to the boat! For more information contact;
Tackle Box
350-289-0540
1901 Overseas Hwy
Marathon, FL 33050
www.thetacklebox.com
