Night Time Snapper Are Insane Off Of Marathon

I spoke with Jason at the Tackle Box on Marathon this morning. He was telling me that a few bonefish and a few big permit have been caught on local flats. This is unusual this time of year because of high water temperatures. Most permit are on wrecks in 150 ft of water and will eat crabs. Some big dolphin are being caught around weed lines and floating debris 13 miles - 18 miles out. Troll Triple-D Lures and ballyhoo around the weeds to catch dolphin. Swordfish are being caught in1100ft - 1500ft of water during the day. A foot long squid is the bait of choice for swordfish. A blue marlin and a world record spearfish were caught outside the reef this last week. The spearfish should break the old world record by 20lb's. Fishing for blackfin tuna on the 'Hump' is still good. Watch for birds attacking bait fish that are pushed to the surface by the tuna to locate them, then drop a pink butterfly jig down to the tuna. The best fishing in the Keys this time of year is at night on the reefs. Snapper are spawning now through the full moon later this month, and when the moon comes up at night, the action on the reefs is insane! Mangrove snapper and mutton snapper are on the 90ft reefs and will eat pinfish and cut bait. Yellowtail snapper are on wrecks in 150ft and prefer shrimp. For more information contact;

Tackle Box
350-289-0540
1901 Overseas Hwy
Marathon, FL 33050
http://www.thetacklebox.com/