Fishing Reports by Capt. Izzy Donatiello

Upper Florida Keys & Islamorada - Over the Christmas week I fish two days out of Miami. Government Cut was loaded with bait, pilchards were by the Fisher Island ferry dock. We went straight off and found a weed line; As soon as we put our baits out we were into Dorado. We were busy a more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada

Upper Florida Keys & Islamorada - Over the last couple of weeks, I have only been offshore once and it was disappointing. We found only some small kings. Checking with the other boats; this was not an unusual day. Over this past weekend, a friend of mine found a nice weedline about 1 more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada

Upper Florida Keys & Islamorada - This past week I have made several tarpon trips. And the fish are really biting good. My customers have been getting between 5 and 10 hookups a trip. Last Wednesday, Rex Peterson from Ohio landed 4 fish plus a 7 foot Lemon shark and Sunday Jerry Hebe more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada

Upper Florida Keys & Islamorada - I made a trip to flamingo and caught a lot of sea trout up to 19 inches and a couple of redfish. The action took place a couple of miles from the Ranger station. Tarpon fishing still remains good. This Wednesday I took out Adam Piasecki and his wife more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada

Upper Florida Keys & Islamorada - The last two weeks all types of fishing has been very good. I did an afternoon reef trip with some anglers from my old state of New Jersey. They caught some nice Mangrove and Yellowtail snappers and Cero mackerel to six pounds and a King mackerel. Th more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada

Upper Florida Keys & Islamorada - Over the last couple of weeks, the fishing has been so so. I went offshore for Dolphin. The fish have been spotty one day you find them the next you don't. I have been lucky, went the dolphin have been scarce, the Blackfin tuna have been biting good. more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada

Upper Florida Keys & Islamorada - Since my last report the fishing has been good; however the whether has been very bad. We had strong thunder storms and high winds everyday for over two weeks. When we did manage to get out, the fish cooperated. I had a customer from England he booke more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada

Upper Florida Keys & Islamorada - This last week has been very windy again. However, when I was able to get offshore the fishing was good. There have been real nice dolphin coming up the gulf stream. Last week we were trolling in 450 feet of water. We hooked a fish off a 2 by 4; when more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada

Upper Florida Keys & Islamorada - Over the past week the fishing has really picked up. The Dolphin have finally arrived in numbers. After the full moon, the catches have gone up. Saturday, 5/5 the fish were in 350 feet of water along with the dolphin have been a lot of Blackfin tuna. more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada

Upper Florida Keys & Islamorada - Since the last report the fishing has improved. Most recently; I had Joe and Susan Cohen from Boston, Mass. out for three days. On each day, we had a Sailfish on and got two of the three to the boat. In addition, they caught kingfish, Dolphin, Cero M more...
Capt. Izzy Donatiello - Islamorada