Islamorada Fishing Reports

Upper Florida Keys & Islamorada - This last week, the shallow water patches have been barren of the great bottom fishing we been experiencing. The water is warming and the fish are moving to deeper water. I fished the reef edge and we did catch some flag yellow tail snappers not the more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada

Upper Florida Keys & Islamorada - The reef action still remains the most consistent. When the condition are right flag yellowtail snappers can be caught in the 80 to 90 foot range. There not the mad dog bite; we will get in a couple of weeks. just enough to keep you fishing. The patc more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada

Upper Florida Keys & Islamorada - Over the last couple of weeks the Sailfishing has been disappointing. The king Mack bite has also been on the slow side, and the fish you do catch are on the small side. A week ago their were some good tuna and WAHOO action in 400 feet of water trol more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada

Upper Florida Keys & Islamorada - Over the past weeks, I been out almost everyday. And I can't remember a day when the wind hasn't been blowing hard. We been able to catch fish. on the not so windy days I been live baiting on the reef edge. We been catching sails and kings. On the wi more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada

Upper Florida Keys & Islamorada - Last week I fished a long time customer of mine from California. When he arrived in Florida he was greeted with wind and cold temperatures. Wednesday as we left Robbies; the wind was blowing about 20 + miles an hour. the water temperature had dropped more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada

Upper Florida Keys & Islamorada - Over the last couple of weeks, I have only fished a couple of times. I been giving the sea craft a face lift. I had a couple of offshore trips hoping for a sailfish. We caught sails on one of the three trips. Small kings and dolphin did eat. As the more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada

Upper Florida Keys & Islamorada - Last week, I had a nice couple Bob and Marybeth Sroufe from Massachusetts, out for a half day to look for some Dorado. Bait was easy to catch. After a half hour on the bait patch: we headed offshore. A nice weed line was out in 250 feet, we put our b more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada

Upper Florida Keys & Islamorada - Before CHARLEY, I when out to the reef to do some snapper fishing. It took some time, but the fish came up and were able to catch a couple dozen yellowtails plus a couple Cero mackerel and a 25 pound CUDA. I moved out to 180 feet of water and drift more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada

Upper Florida Keys & Islamorada - Today I went patch reef fishing. We found the Yellowtails, and they were hungry. However, the water was gin clear which requires light lines and small hooks. There are some Tarpon at the bridges; crabs and dead baits are accounting for the bites. D more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada

Upper Florida Keys & Islamorada - Over the past weeks due to the weather; we been having. Most of my fishing has been either in the bay or on the shallow reefs in the ocean. In the bay, the trout have cooperative; but the sizes have been on the small size.the North winds have hurt th more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada