Author: Capt. Jim Sharpe

Dolphin fishing has been very slow unless you hit just the right spot in the Lower Keys and Key West area. A few 30 to 40-pound wahoo have been caught recently, and 650 to 800 foot seems to be the right depth for dolphin wahoo and tuna (blackfin and skipjack.) The fish have been biting better in late afternoon or early morning. The Sargasso seaweed is very thick in all depths, so make sure you bring weedless baits. A lot of boats have been running from patch to patch and chumming for the dolphin. The good news is that the…

The Drambuie Key West Marlin Tournament just concluded; no blue marlin were caught, but there were some white marlin. The Ruckus released a white marlin, weighed in a 38.75 pound bull dolphin and a 40 pound wahoo to win the tournament on points. The B n’M II’s Captain Nick Stanczyk out of Bud and Mary’s Marina in Islamorada has been doing very well on daytime swordfish. Capt. Nick also weighed in a 57-pound bull dolphin this past week. Dolphin fishing has slowed a bit as the ocean temperatures reach 87 degrees but there are still some nice catches and big…