Last week Fred & Jane from London joined me for a day of fishing. They caught snook, redfish, snapper, trout and mackerel. Their targeted species was shark. Here in Islamorada the most common sharks we find blacktips and spinners. They are very aggressive and a true gamefish! When they strike at the bait is explosive usually sending them high in the air. The strike is followed by long fast runs and punctuated by spinning leaps that rival any tarpon or billfish. One day we fought 9 in a row before we could land one. The bonus with gamsters is they are great to eat. We also caught a couple lemon sharks. Fred and Jane were a lot of fun to have on the boat and I look forward to seeing them next year.

I also fished Paul & Dave - we caught trout, snook, black drum and snapper. We scouted out for tripletail - found 2 and were able to get 1 to the boat. They are fun to sight fish, provide an excellent fight and even jump! One of my favorite fish to eat as well.

Towards the end of the week, Tom and his son Brett fished with me. Brett caught a beautiful pompano and his dad caught his first snook measuring in at 33 inches. We have a new week ahead so please check back for the latest fishing reports in Islamorada!

November Fishing Report (so far): We have some huge Spanish Mackerel in the Gulf right now along with Redfish and Trout near by. Off of the markers we have been catching Mangrove Snapper and Cobia. The Snook are still around, tucked up under the mangroves waiting for a passing bait. Offshore the Sailfish are SWARMING!!! The bite is HOT!! It's been calm enough to sight fish for them, which is awesome.

I had the chance to take a few customers to the fresh water side of the Everglades National Park where we caught a ton of small to medium sized Peascock Bass, Oscars and Largemouth Bass up to 6lbs.

I am booked through Sunday so check back at the beginning of the week for a new report. If you are interested in booking a trip, I would love to get you out there inshore or offshore.

Give me a call 305-896-1507.

Thanks, Captain Ron

The mullet run is in full swing here in the Keys. There is a lot of action on the water. This week so far we have caught large Spanish mackerel, redfish, tarpon, snook and a 200lb bull shark!

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It will be in the low 80's the next few days. The cool front feels great. With the wind, it's going to be best to stay close to the mangrove shorelines to target snook and traveling redfish. Have a great week everyone. Looking forward to sharing more updates through the week.