Islamorada weekend fishing report

[neilinov]

Wow what a fun weekend I had. I just got back from Islamorada. Went down for the weekend with high hopes of sailfish snappin, warm weather and cold margaritas. Well when I got there we were greeted with a nice cold front, still it was better than the 8 degrees back in Delaware.

I spoke with Captain Kevin Brown of Gold Reserve charters. He told me the bite was slow on the sailfish and the snook were scarce due to the cold temps. So we headed out Saturday into the back country to look for some snook. It was a slow day, and we managed a few speckled trout and some jacks. It was an awesome day on the water though. I got to take my father in law out for a much needed day on the water. He has had some serious health issues and Saturday was the first time he has been healthy enough to go fishing in 2 years. He had a great time and caught the biggest trout of the day. I was so glad I could get him back out on the water.

Sunday we were planning on going out after sailfish, but after hearing of the slow bite we opted to go out on one of Capt. Kevin's shark trips. It was a cool trip where the kids had a blast. They chum up all kinds of baitfish and let the kids have at it. It was non stop action for them. My daughter had a blast catching all kinds of jacks and pinfish. Her highlight though was releasing a 300# nurse shark. It was awesome watching my 8 year old daughter beat up on that big nurse shark.

The trip was not as we had planned, but sometimes they are the best ones. It was awesome just spending time out on the water with family, catching fish was a bonus. If you are ever down in Islamorada I would highly recommend booking the Gold Reserve. They are a first class operation that catches fish.

[WAHOONBOX]

A SMILE ON YA LIL GIRLS FACE WAS WORTH THE WHOLE TRIP!

GOLD RESERVE....I HAVE HEARD OF THAT CREW....

[LuckyLady]

Hoping be down there in April it time and schedule allow, for some reason trips don't go as planned down there but like you said they are some of the best trips for sure!

I am sure the smile on that mans face and your families are priceless memories!

[neilinov]

Hoping be down there in April it time and schedule allow, for some reason trips don't go as planned down there but like you said they are some of the best trips for sure!

I am sure the smile on that mans face and your families are priceless memories!

Yeah it was priceless. He is a captain and has lived on the water his whole life. It's super hard for him to not be able to do what he loves.

Here are a couple of photos of my daughter catching her fish. She was so stoked. The crew was awesome. They acted like they pulled one of the sharks teeth out when they released it and then made her a necklace out of a sharks tooth. She has yet to take off the necklace.

[000's]

Pretty work !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kevin is a nice guy I freelanced for him a while back

[captjoeandreastoy]

was down there last year and fishing with dirty curty on the curt-a-sea fished in the back most of the days because of the winds and caught alot of grouper , couple big black tips, and nurse sharks... highlight was an estimated 400lb sawfish we had right to the boat then broke off amazing... last day made it off caught some cuda then dragged the filllets by some wrecks tryin for a jewfish hooked up every pass but noway were we gettin them up boat in gear and everything also snapped one of the rods in half ... greatt fishing down there cant wait to go back