I spoke with Jason at the Tackle Box, across from the Coast Guard Station, on Marathon today. He was telling me that dolphin are hit or miss with good numbers of 'peanut' dolphin being caught , but few large fish. Snapper fishing is excellent in 150ft of water. Drifting wrecks and reefs is producing impressive numbers of big yellowtail snapper and lots of mutton snapper in the 20lb range. The most popular place to fish right now is the 'Hump'. This underwater sea mound, located just over 20 miles SE of Marathon, is producing some great catches of blackfin tuna. Look for the birds to show you where the fish are, then use a large pink butterfly jig to catch these fun, tasty fish. For more information contact;
Tackle Box
350-289-0540
1901 Overseas Hwy
Marathon, FL 33050
http://www.thetacklebox.com/
