Tarpon Report Key West

May 19, 2013 by

May 19th 2013 - Mid May report for tarpon fishing in Key West.

The migration is doing well. The path this year is a bit different than we have seen in the years past. The tarpon are on the beaches pushing along like always but not in huge numbers. We are actually finding our huge numbers of hungry fish in a strange place and boy are they hungry tarpon.

Great shots at numerous fish are possible here in Key West especially tarpon fishing with the captains at Dream Catcher Charters. These guys have been in it for 2 trips a day every day.

Artificial lures the tarpon are eating the bagley finger mullet, Hogy lure (white and black) and the MirrOlure Lumo Serries as well as the MirrOlure Catch 2000. In the AM I prefer the white and red colors on my plugs and later in the day a darker color wins…

Fly fishing has been “ok” many fish eating flys all day but the tarpon are not as numerous in the shallows as the years past.. I think this will all improve later in the month.

Live bait is still king for sight fishing for tarpon. We are using mullet, pin fish and crabs (when we can get them).

The weather is holding up well. The moon phase is between a new and full moon today with good (decent) tides. Already reporting in this am is Capt. Kyle Kelso here at Dream Catcher Charters tarpon fleet with a 100+ lb slob hooked up and wearing his angler out.

Tarpon fishing charters are in huge demand.. Call Island Genn and find out how you can get on the books with a good tarpon fishing guide here in Key West, last minute.. She knows all the fishing guides worth fishing with and their schedules.

Island Genn
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Key West Fishing Report

May 13, 2013 by

 

May 13 2013 – Tarpon migration continues, reef bite is strong deep sea fishing is EPIC.

Redfish

Angler fishing with Tommy Z of Dream Catcher Charters catches this redfish on the flats of Key West..

One can never tell whats going to happen from one day to the next here in Key West. Weather, fishing and even the tides are goofy and tossing surprises at us every time we turn around. It keeps us on our toes though here at Dream Catcher Charters showing our anglers a great time on the waters here off f Key West.

Tarpon Fishing – The tarpon are on the beaches making their way down the coast on the traditional migration pattern. Eating live and artificial bait as well as fly fishing for them. Crabs are starting to do the trick BUT.. there are no crabs to be had anywhere in the Lower Florida Keys. So, we are resorting to artificial and live pin fish. Our trips here at Dream Catchers are producing 2-6 hook ups per half day and the larger fish are running the clock on fight with some battles going longer than one hour no matter how hard we try and wear him out.

We expect the tarpon fishing to stay strong during the day here through till the full moon then the evening bite will prevail. This week we have some winds coming up tuesday making it 20 mph through the end of the week.

Flats Fishing - The shallows are making the spring fishing great. With the return of the permit from the spawning grounds things will be back to normal on the flats by the end of this week. Capt. Tommy  Z of Dream Catchers busted up on some nice redfish here out of Key West with some fish up to 6 lbs in the shallows. Capt. Kyle Walsh and Tommy Z have been harassing the tarpon on the morning and afternoon fishing charters. Capt. Steven and Capt. Kyle Kelso fished the Marquesas Keys this weekend and had some stellar shots at permit with a mix of barracudas. Both boats were unable to seal the deal on the permit but the cudas were fun as well as the Plug fishing for 30 inch black groupers in the shallows.. What a hoot.

The flats are full of all sorts of life.. Don’t be afraid this time of the year to have a top water plug ready to toss at a monster barracuda waiting for a snack while you wait for a shot at a bonefish or permit and on your extreme tides (high and low) don’t forget to cast plugs on your hard bottom in 4-9 ft of water for a snack..

 

Blackfin tuna

Anglers fishing with Capt. Steven Lamp at Dream Catcher Charters Catch Blackfin Tuna

Deep Sea Fishing -   NOW IS THE TIME… Give us a call to get on one of our boats for some incredible deep sea fishing here out of Key West. The last few days have been EPIC.. Large dolphin up to 50 lbs have been reported with some wahoo and sailfish. Blue Marlin full moon coming up next week should light things up a bit for an added feature to any day of offshore deep sea fishing.

The wrecks and reefs are holding the permit and Mutton snappers as they spawn. We do not condone, recommend, or suggest that ANYONE fish a spawn to catch fish. Its just dumb. There are plenty of legal sized black and red grouper inside the reef on the shallower patches. Capt. Steven was out near the Dry Tortugas on Saturday where they got into some nice sized Blackfin tuna and Groupers fishing behind the shrimp boats.

BOOK A CHARTER

Here at Dream Catcher Charters we do most of it. And what we do not handle we can certainly point you in the right direction over the phone to get you the Exact experience you desire.

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Tarpon Fishing Report

May 8, 2013 by

May 8th 2013 Tarpon Fishing Report for Key West Florida and the Surrounding waters. By Capt. Steven Lamp 

The migration is on. Tarpon are flooding the South and North sides of Key West in HUGE numbers. We are seeing fish ranging in size from 30 – 130 lbs. Most of the fish you will see are moving from West to East on the beaches (South Side) of Key West. The tarpon are traveling in large groups and surfacing frequently .

What Are The Tarpon Doing?

As the tarpon are moving through you will notice them balling up or circling each other. This what we call a “daisy Chain” and is a mating ritual. When the tarpon are performing this behavior its best to lay off of them for a few minutes and wait for them to string out again. We would hate to interrupt anything that will improve the fishery….. : )

The Captains here are Dream Catcher Charters have been running both sides of the day. Early in the mornings and the evening runs for some last minute opportunities. Both trips have been super successful during this new moon session and we expect that to continue through the weeks to come.

We still have some openings for tarpon fishing here at Dream Catchers.. 
Call  -  305 292 7212 – Speak to Island Genn.

 

 

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It’s Tarpon Time!

April 15, 2013 by
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Capt. Kyle Kelso poses with a pig of a tarpon caught with his angler.

April 15th 2013 – Tarpon fishing report and forecast from Dream Catcher Charters.

Tarpon Last Week

We went through a lull last week over the new moon. We started taking it personally as the fish were just not being cooperative.. NOW>. don’t discount a new moon for tarpon fishing, its not always like that.. But toward the later part of the week things picked back up to pace and we were back in the fish with true style. Our half days in the afternoon trips were producing epic numbers on the out going tides with 9 and 10 fish hooked on these trips.
The last day or so things have been very good for both morning and afternoon bites..

Water temps in the low 80′s

Currently as of today.

The tarpon are all over the place and not leaving till after July. I expect them to hit the flats soon and in some areas we are finding them laid up in the shallows already and eating very well on fly, crab or a lightly presented artificial. The DOA shrimp is a great choice for spin fishing and the different colored Toad patterns are great for fly.. I like the brown ones..

Lets get out there.. Looking for a tarpon fishing guide? Call us. We do this.. Some morning and many afternoon slots are available. We use nothing but the best tackle from Daiwa and Owner.. 

Call us… For up to the minute..

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Tarpon Bite Dies In The Cold

March 28, 2013 by
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Last Week Was Fun.. This Week The Bite Has Chilled. See My Forecast.

March 28 2013 Its like  a verse out of the song American Pie. The Day the Tarpon Bite Died.. 

The last cold front has really punched us in the gut for tarpon fishing here in Key West. The last part of March is supposed to be rock solid hard core every day brow beating tarpon time.. Last week it looked just that way.. This week not so much.

Cold front set in on Monday and Tuesday with temps dipping into the high 50′s here in Key West. Very unseasonable and super disappointing to some anglers who booked their fishing time with us here at Dream Catcher Charters based on catching the Silver King. As a policy here at Dream Catcher Charters we always leave the choice up to the anglers to decide if they want to go out on their scheduled fishing charter even though tarpon will not be readily available. Especially if that is what is on their request sheet here in our office.. All but two of the 25 trips affected by the weather so far went out to brave the cold temps, windy days and difficult fishing to have some fun.

The Door prize in this weather is we had an extension of our winter fishery with nice sized jacks, trout, lady fish, blue fish, snappers and groupers. Lots of fun for those who took advantage of the fact the weather was still not as bad as the midwest was getting and made the best of it.

The Tarpon Fishing Forecast

We are coming off the full moon and it Looks great.. We have a warming trend that looks like it will stay here till about next November. I think this was our last front. Expect calmer winds in the first week of April and epic tarpon fishing conditions on the warm up. A little rain is in the forecast for Monday and Wednesday but that never hurt anyone hooked up on a slob tarpon…

To book a trip with our professional fishing guides here at Dream Catcher Charters please feel free to call us..

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