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As the summer months are upon us the Snapper, Grouper, Tarpon and Mahi-Mahi  are heating up with the temperature.  On our last trip we caught our limit of Yellowtail Snapper as well as two Black Grouper and an 18lb Mutton Snapper.  On the way home we stopped in the Key West harbor and drifted some live pinfish and herring and hooked 2 tarpon at the same time landing one out of the two.  The Tarpon was estimated  around 100 lbs.

Yesterday, whilst trolling for Dolphin we had a large Blue Marlin knock off one of our ballyhoo in about 850 feet of water.

The winds have been calm for two weeks and the fishing has been great, come fish inshore or offshore and we will guarantee some excellent fishing.

Outcast Charters

Spring is finally here and has produced some of the best fishing of this year. Offshore, we have been catching sailfish, mahi mahi, and blackfin tuna very consistently. There has been a beautiful color change from 130ft to 250ft of water and that has been the prime area to target these species. The key to catching these fish is using live bait. Threadfin herring and small blue runners are an excellent choice.

The reef fishing has been very plentiful as well with big yellowtail snappers, groupers, and mutton snappers. We anchor up on a school of fish, put chum out, and get the yellowtails to the surface. It has been alot of fun and produced some great table-fare.

Inshore fishing, the TARPON ARE HERE in big schools. We have been doing exceptionally well landing tarpon from 60-180lbs on a regular basis. The fishing should stay great in Key West through June. Come on down and join us for the trip of a lifetime!

Tight lines,
Capt. Tony Miller

It’s been a little windy and cold lately here in Key West which has made fishing a little spotty. If you are able to handle the tough conditions you have been rewarded with some good quality fish. Sailfish, Tuna, and Mahi Mahi have been the most productive offshore. We have been using live bait and fishing in depths of 120 to 200 ft of water.

The wreck fishing has produced good number of big Amberjacks up to 60 lbs. as well as some nice Mutton Snapper.

The Reef has produced lots of King Mackerel, Barracuda, and Yellowtail Snapper.

Whether people have been looking for a larger trophy sized fish or fish for the table, Coolwater Charters have been able to accommodate!!!

Tight Lines,
Capt. Tony Miller

As our Northeast breezes changed to the east-southeast in the later half of January we began catching a plethora of teenage size Mahi-Mahi, maybe not trophy sized fish but absolutely the perfect eating size.

The Black fin Tuna fishing has been incredible this month; trolling a naked ballyhoo with 50lb fluorocarbon straight to the hook seems to be the most effective method.

Two days this month I threw the 12ft 3/8 inch mesh net on the flats for pilchards. We then anchored in around 150ft. of water and using live pilchards as chum we began bringing Wahoo, Tuna, Dolphin and Sailfish to the back of the boat. It’s quite a sight to see 25 lb tuna’s jumping 3 ft out of the water chasing the pilchards. When the bite is really hot we throw lures at these fish and even a white deceiver fly with a 12 weight rod will do the trick.

The reef fishing is hot, with a westbound current most of the month the yellowtail snapper fishing has been great. While on the reef we have taken Black Grouper up to 35 pounds with a live pinfish on the bottom rod.

Come fish with the light tackle boat fishing team at Garrison bight City Marina (Charter Boat Row).

Thank You

Capt. Damon Santelli