Capt. Chris Johnson, SeaSquared Charters, Marathon Florida Keys 2-1

[Fishing Report]

Capt. Chris Johnson, SeaSquared Charters, Marathon Florida Keys

Andy Winkler loads up his travel camper and heads to the Islands of Marathon from Baltimore a couple times a year. He always includes a half day of fishing with SeaSquared Charters.

Battling the winds and chilly conditions of the week, we spent the morning fishing at the Seven Mile Bridge where the bite was on fire. Andy and his crew probably caught about 200 fish and kept their limit of 15-inch mangrove snapper with a couple of mackerel thrown in for the smoker.


On an extended stay in the US from Germany, Toni Landinger and his family live in Greer SC where he is a specialist with BMW. They chose to explore the Florida Keys during their Christmas holiday.

One of their adventures was a fishing trip with SeaSquared Charters. Since the bite at the Seven Mile Bridge has been phenomenal, that’s where we went. They caught a couple hundred mangrove snapper and kept their limit of 14- to 16-inch fish. They also caught porgy and short grouper.

The group included Toni and Barbara Landinger, their adult children Anny and Anton Jr., and family friend Carina Habelt.

We were pleased to show the Landinger group some great Florida Keys fishing with the scenic Seven Mile Bridge as our setting.

John and Teri Jordan returned for another fishing charter with SeaSquared and this time brought their daughter Jeana and future son-in-law Ryan. They combined their fishing with a weekend in Key West scouting venues for the couple’s wedding next year.

So, Ryan was a newbie to the SeaSquared, and John never let him forget it! John and Teri are both very good anglers, so it’s a challenge for anyone to keep up with them, including me!

We started out on the reef and then did some dropping on the wrecks for mutton snapper. Jeana fought one mutton for quite a bit before it was eaten by a Goliath grouper. In the end, the crew put together a great catch of mutton, mangrove, yellowtail and lane snapper, hogfish and porgy. Plenty to enjoy back home in Illinois!

We hope Ryan enjoyed his induction into the Jordan SeaSquared fishing hall of fame and hope to see him and Jeana again soon!

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