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New Swordfish Video from the Bn’M
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5/19/13 Fishing Islamorada for Tarpon in May
Still be catching lots of big tarpon in the florida keys. We caught 2 nice fish today fishing locally channel 2 and channel 5 bridges. Bait was tough the last several days but still had our shots at tarpon every day though they were limited. Before that fishing was still pretty great with multi fish most every trip. The may fishing islamorada should get better as the busy weekend subsides, we saw lots and lots of fish today though they were not biting great but with less boat traffic and hooks in the water that can change! If you want to catch tarpon in islamorada the end of may and june can still be very good times to go, june is especially good because much less pressure and still at the end of ‘prime time’. I have dates available in june and lots of evenings available, I can do later evenings fishing with live crabs too and that often is the hot ticket. Shoot me an email if you want to catch some may florida keys tarpon.
Capt. Rick Stanczyk
305-747-6903
rick@fishingislamorada.com
May Islamorada Tarpon
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5-12-13 Fishing in Islamorada
Hey Everybody! Sorry I’ve been slacking on my Islamorada Fishing Report the last few weeks. My excuse it that I have been fishing 6 days a week and haven’t had much time to get on the computer. The overall bite has been pretty good though! We have had some really good days on mahi and a handful of decent days. The reef fishing for snapper has been great too. We have been catching 30 to 40 yellowtail snapper most trips, and a couple mutton snapper have been mixed in to. We’ve caught a few swordfish the last few weeks as well. One trip yielded two broadbill and the other two trips both produced one. As we approach the summer months we will focus more on mahi and deep water bottom fish, like this barrel fish we caught the other day, as well as swordfish. We also had a great day finding a piece of wood two weeks ago where we caught 7 wahoo up to 15 lbs off of it as well as 20 mahi up to 22 lbs.
Capt. Nick Stanczyk
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- bnm rack
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- bnm snapper
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- bnm mahi rack
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- bnm ll swordfish
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- bnm ll barrel fish
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- bnm ll mahi
Posted in Offshore Fishing Reports
Tagged barrel fish, Bn'M, Capt. Nick Stanczyk, Fishing, Islamorada, mahi, swordfish
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5/8/13 May fishing in Islamorada report
Well the may fishing in islamorada is off to a good start. Today was gorgeous flat calm and lots of fish out there. We started off with small guys, lots of ladyfish to bend the rod plus a few trout. We then moved to some backcountry channels for some may florida keys tarpon fishing. The bite was ‘on’! We caught 4 out of 6 big tarpon in about 2 hours plus several blacktip sharks. After this we went in the gulf for some tripletails. They were a little spooky and we only caught a couple, so my anglers asked to try something else. Normally I would of kept going but alas I wanted to try something different. We went around some islands for redfish and snook and found a load! We got about 10 nice reds and only 1 snook, but spooked out plenty more as my big 20 footer isn’t the quietest getting into shallow island spots, but next time we will be more ready. On the way home we even caught a few mangrove snappers. Great day here fishing in the florida keys!
Capt. Rick Stanczyk
305-747-6903
rick@fishingislamorada.com
Posted in Backcountry Fishing Reports, Fishing Reports
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4/29/13 Islamorada Tarpon Fishing Report
Michel came all the way from Holland to go tarpon fishing in Islamorada with me. We were loaded up with fresh mullets and live ones too. We stayed close to home as the winds were high and the rain and lightning was around too. Ended up getting chased in briefly by it but it didn’t deter us from accomplishing our mission – to catch Michel some big florida keys tarpon fishing with Capt. Rick Stanczyk! He had a great day we landed 5 big fish from 60 to 100 lbs, plus another 5 or so bites we missed. It doesn’t get much better than this as we get close to may tarpon fishing islamorada. We are going for more of the same tomorrow, bait was relatively easy this afternoon so we spent some times acquiring more mullet. If your looking to go tarpon fishing let me know I still have some evening tarpon fishing in the florida keys trips available – tides are great the next several evenings too!
Capt. Rick Stanczyk
305-747-6903
rick@fishingislamorada.com
May tarpon fishing islamorada
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4/28/13 Still great tarpon fishing in Islamorada in April!
Been very busy tough to keep up to date with the blogs… but we’ve been catching lots of april tarpon fishing in Islamorada. Full day trips mostly is what I’ve been doing and booked everyday, though the night tarpon fishing islamorada is a good bet as well. Today we released 4 big tarpon out of 6 or so bites all fishing locally in downtown Islamorada. The fresh mullet have been key to have and most days have been plentiful. Some days we load up early and are ready to go, other days it pays off to look around and spend some time catching bait. A couple days ago I fished with some friends and we caught 2 big tarpon in a couple hours, also a lot of mangrove snappers for dinner. The day before that we had another big day with 4 tarpon. Every other day we have had multiple tarpon to the boat as well, it truly has been a great tarpon fishing season in the Florida Keys. Tarpon is the word here in the Florida Keys in April.
Capt. Rick Stanczyk
305-747-6903
rick@fishingislamorada.com
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4-25-13 offshore fishing report for Islamorada
We’ve had some great catches aboard the Bn’M the past week while offshore fishing in Islamorada. My last trip out we went daytime swordfishing and had 2 good bites and luckily caught both of them. They can be tricky to hook with 2000′ of line out, when they are down deep near the bottom. We also had 3 big mahi to 25 lbs. We went fishing for sharks in Islamorada 3 of the past 7 days as well and caught some sea monsters. We had tiger sharks, bull sharks, and a hammerhead. Some of these beasts have been up to 700 lbs. We’ve caught as many amberjack as you could handle as well, from 30 to 60 lbs. The mahi bite is just starting to get a little better each week, still not swarming since we’ve had a couple slower days, but we have done decent on all of our trips for them. We did swordfish a few days ago as well and never had strike, but hey, that’s why its called fishing. On the reef we have caught yellowtail and mangrove snapper, a few permit, and had a decent cobia the other day. We should start going offshore more and more in search of mahi and tuna as we approach summer. When you’re ready to go out for an islamorada fishing trip send me and email and I’ll hook you up!
Capt. Nick Stanczyk
Posted in Fishing Reports, Offshore Fishing Reports
Tagged Bn'M, Capt. Nick Stanczyk, Fishing, Islamorada, Offshore, swordfish
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4/19/13 Tarpon, tarpon, and more tarpon.
The great islamorada april tarpon fishing continues. We caught 3 out of 4 big fish today all on fresh mullet in the backcountry. Last night we caught 1 big fish early near the bridges on live mullet, 1st cast WHAM he ate it and we chased him between pilings. Then last bait of the night out, dead mullet on the bottom, caught another 100 lber before heading in. That day we also landed 2 out of 4 tarpon, one each for my young UK anglers. Father John missed his shot as we jumped off the other 2 fish, though he got to play with some other big creatures including mud marlin and a 250 lb goliath grouper, and a big bull shark. They also caught plenty of trout and ladyfish. Let’s see now the day before that we caught 1 out of 2 tarpon plus a few sharks, we lost one tarpon due to an angler error of free-spooling the reel which caused a birds nest and broken line… oh well. That evening we caught 2 out of 4 tarpon fishing islamorada near by bud n marys marina. It’s a great time to come fishing here, I have a handful of evening fishing slots available though I may be tough to get ahold of so you can always try to book through Islamorada Fishing at Bud n Marys at 305-664-2461.
Capt. Rick Stanczyk
305-747-6903
rick@fishingislamorada.com
4-18-13 Offshore and Reef Fishing Report in Islamorada
It’s been a busy season here while Fishing in Islamorada this year. I’ve been getting out 5 – 6 days a week lately and have had some good fishing. My first trip out for mahi was great. We fished a few days ago and hit a couple big schools of fish and kept 35 fish. None were huge but they were keepers and we didn’t have to measure any, we gaffed a few in the 5 to 7 lb range. We also caught a handful of tile fish. The shark fishing in Islamorada has been red hot. I’ve caught and released 6 tiger sharks, 1 hammerhead, and 1 brown shark my last three trips combined. On the Reef there continues to be some permit around, but they have been a little tricky my last few trips. We been catching a variety of snapper including vermillion, lane, and yellowtail lately. There’s also been some barracuda for action. The amberjack bite is in full swing and if you want a back breaking fight and something that pulls hard you need to catch one of these bad boys! They have been from 25 – 50 lbs. The mahi bite will hopefully become consistent soon, since April is still a little inconsistent as a rule. If you come down for some April islamorada fishing be ready to do a little bit of everything, because Spring time fishing means a little bit of a lot of fish usually. The conditions change day to day, and you should go for whats biting the best to have the most enjoyable islamorada offshore charter possible! Email me and I’d be happy to get you out fishing aboard the Bn’M.
Capt. Nick Stanczyk
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- bnm mahi
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- bnm tiger shark
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- bnm amberjack
Posted in Offshore Fishing Reports
Tagged april, Bn'M, Capt. Nick Stanczyk, Florida Keys, Islamorada Fishing
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4/14/13 Epic Tarpon Fishing Continues
The tarpon bite continues to hold strong here fishing in april in islamorada. We fished the backcountry today and caught 6 out of 13 big tarpon. A variety of bait, mullet, ladyfish, and even one on a crab while we were drifting trying to catch ladyfish and trout. The forecast is the same the next several days so hopefully the fishing will stay strong. Last night tarpon fishing islamorada we caught 2 out of 8 fish, or you could say 3 if you count the one that jumped INTO the boat! Luckily he flopped right back out and broke off before he did any major damage. Tarpon fishing in Islamorada is about as good as it gets right now, I have some evenings available – lets go fishing!
Capt. Rick Stanczyk
305-747-6903
rick@fishingislamorada.com
tarpon jumping
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