Key West Fishing Reports

Fishing Report - February 5th 2010

With winds blowing heavily out of the southeast recently at thirty knots, our savvy charter Captains have turned their attention to fishing close to Key West on the Gulf of Mexico side for sharks.
Our own skipper of the Outcast, Capt. Bill, guided his clients for some extremely successful light tackle action on the leeward side of the island, where the land mass of Key West kept the water calm close to shore.

His clients had an incredible day, catching 21/27 sharks in just 4 to 6 feet of water, including a 140- pound Black Tip Reef Shark, a 130-pound Bull Shark, and a whopper, a 220-pound Lemon Shark. Capt. Bill drew the sharks to the boat by hanging some Barracuda filets over the side. The sharks then caught the scent and swarmed the boat. Bill said that you could see them approaching the Outcast. All the sharks were caught on light tackle with either large floating lures or eight-inch 'cuda filets with balloons to keep the bait off the bottom.

Since the winds will stay strong from the south over the weekend, Off Shore fishing on the Atlantic side won't be available until Monday. If you are in the Keys to escape the massive blizzards in the northern United States, you'll be in luck if you love Deep Sea Fishing on Monday; wind conditions should be shifting on Monday and provide excellent conditions for Blackfin Tuna and Sailfish. Shark fishing should stay scorching for the weekend.

Tight lines and trophy trips,

Capt. Chris Garcia