Archive for January 2009


Fishing Report for Key West 30 Jan 2009

January 30th, 2009 — 10:18 pm

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

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19th January 2009

January 19th, 2009 — 02:01 pm
Happy New Year to all… 2009 has started off great in Key West. With the first cold fronts of the season pushing thru the offshore fishing has been red hot.

Black fin tuna, Sailfish, Wahoo, and King Mackerel have been very cooperative. We are fishing in depths of 120 to 240 feet of water.

The key to success is using live bait. Our light tackle boats don’t fish offshore without an abundance of live bait. Herring, blue runners, pilchards, or google eyes will do the trick. We like to drift offshore with 2 or 3 lines fishing on one side of the boat and 2 lines off a kite fishing the other side of the boat. This is the most productive way to catch you a fish of a lifetime.
Tight Lines,
Capt. Tony Miller
Coolwater Charters

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