60 pound July Cobia

Congratulations captain Ron howell on the Islamorada Lady II caught this 60lb Cobia on half day trip today. It was one of two Cobias on the dock here at Robbies. The second was a 18 pounder caught by Capt Saba on the "Dirty Boat"

WINNERS OF THE LADIES DOLPHIN TOURNAMENT

Way to go Brian cone and team Contagious. 1st place in the Islamorada Ladies Dolphin Tournament. this monster weighed in at 49.7 pounds and was caught by Stacy Szmanski.

Dolphins

Let me introduce you to 8 yr old Josh Downtain from Raleigh North Carolina, and his grandfather Doug Davis of Johnson City Tennessee.  Josh has become an avid fisherman with the help of his grandfather. He went offshore twice in the past week on our 47’ Hatteras The Islamorada lady II and caught 10 Mahi Mahi all by himself. He is pictured above with the largest of the catch. That alone would be a great trip for me but that’s not all.

On Thursday he went tarpon fishing with Captain Chris King on his 21’ mako. Josh caught nurse sharks, and a tarpon bigger than he is!!!!

Josh and his grandfather fish together often and he has caught redfish, brook trout, and red and black drum.  He said the favorite thing about fishing in the Florida Keys is “seeing all the really big fish”. His favorite fishing of the trip was going offshore.

May reports and June predictions

Wow! Are the yellowtails ever here!  Mainly at night, but the bite is out of this world!  In the patch reefs we are catching them up to a pound and a half, but out on the wrecks we are getting them up to 4 pounds on a consistent basis.  And to make matters even better underneath the tails on the bottom are lane snappers, muttons and porgies.  Don’t worry too much about the bait for the tails.  It’s more about the tackle you fish with.  You want a spinning rod with 10 to 20 pound test MONO on it and a small jig from 1/32 ounce to 1/8th ounce.  That’s it, you don’t need anything more or less than that.
The mutton bite is on too. On a recent private charter we came up with 9 muttons up to 16 pounds.  We fished nothing but deep wrecks with fresh and live bait.
 
Groupers have been a bit slow.  Now that the water is warming up they are getting pretty hard to come by.
The hot scene offshore is dolphin.  They are biting like crazy everywhere outside of 300 feet of water.  I haven’t seen the Islamorada Lady come in with a catch that was anything less than awesome in weeks!  They have mainly been catching dolphin, but tunas and wahoos have made their way into the box also.
Tarpon is also red hot.  The charter boats out of Robbie’s are getting them on a nightly basis.

 As for predictions, I would expect to see the tails and muttons bite like crazy for the next couple months.   The mangroves will start really chewing at night after the full moon in June  and July, while the dolphin will remain hot until late August.  If you are coming to fish the Capt. Michael party boat make sure you bring your light spinning gear for the yellowtails!

Cubera Snapper on the Captain Michael

Mike and Kelly caught this nice Cubera snapper last week on THE CAPTAIN MICHAEL. Night fishing is really heating up. Come on down and see what you can catch!!   GREAT FISH KELLY

Thats what I call a grouper

Congratulations to Skye Stranley of BLUE HEAVEN CHATERS with this 64 lb black Grouper

The party  boat has again brought in a fine catch for this young man from palm beach county. As he was pulling in a grunt this monster took the bait and the fight was on.

Captain Michael

Big Cobia caught on the Captain Michael Party boat today. Congratulations to Captain Dave he is keeping alot of fish coming over the Rail.

NINE FOOT SHARK

    Way to go ladie's!!!!  2 female anglers on board the Islamorada Lady II with Captain Ron Howell and Joe Saba brought in this 450 pound Bull Shark. It measured 9 feet and took 50 minutes to bring in. The shark was released unharmed but a replica mount will soon be on the wall. What a trophy!!!!!

Big Tarpon Small Boy

Andrew Stokes age 6 pictured above with his !st ever Tarpon!!!!!  He and his father were fishing with Captain Chris King. they caught 2 Tarpon and a nurse shark. Little andrew told me he can't wait to go fishing again.

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Special Operations Command South and the 20lb. Mutton

Way to boys!!  Pictured above are Chris Pete, Alexis Hernandez, and John Ferrell all based in Homestead, with a very large 20lb Mutton caught this morning on The Captain Michael Party Boat. This fish was caught on 15lb mono on a yellowtail jig with a strip of ballyhoo. 20 minutes of coaching from mate tony and the fish was in the box!!!!!!!!!   GREAT JOB

NIGHT FISHING

Night fishing on the Captain Michael this week has been very productive.Llimits of Mangrove snappers 2 different nights and big muttons. We sail everyday at 730pm and return at 1230am. The 5 hour trip is a bargain at $40 per person. 305-664-8070 for reservations

The patch reef trips have been AWESOME.

The weather has really warmed up and the water is following suit. This has caused the patch reefs to really fire up!!!   All of my captains who have been hitting the patches are coming back with incredible catches of Mackeral, Snapper, Muttons and much more. call me to book your trip.   305-664-8070

Captain Chris King and the Patch Reef special

Nice catches are piled up at the dock everytime Chris King goes out. Pictured here are some nice muttons, some great yellow tails and a few macks for good measure. Chris is offering a special patch reef deal 2 anglers 4 hours for only $450.  Please call 305-664-8070 and ask for the Chris king patch reef special and tell them you saw it in the blog!!!!!

The Patch reefs are on fire

The patch reef fishing has been awesome. We caught yellowtails, hogfish, mackerals all within a few miles of the marina. The weather is beautiful and is expected to remain great fishing weather well into next week. Call me at 305-664-8070.

skye's Blue Heaven

The Blue Heaven with Captain Skye had a great cobia catch yesterday. This is one of the fish with his angler from New Jersey. Call the booth at 305-664-8070

The Hump is covered in Black fins

Congratulations To Captain Ron, on the Islamorada Lady II his split charter really filled the box with a lot of very nice Black Fin Tuna. Way to go!!!!!!

Llimited out on The Captain Michael

We are into the Kings everyday. we have caught a limit on nearly every trip out. The time is now if you want some of this red hot action. we can arrange for you to go on the Party Boat or a private charter. 305-664-8070

The Kings are here !!!!!!!

We have been having incredible king fish action on the party boat. Want to catch some? call 305-664-8070

CONGRATULATIONS CAPTAIN BRIAN CONE

 Captain Brian Cone with the help of mate Shannon Attales on the Contagious out of Robbies of Islamorada is this years winner of the prestigious Islamorada Sailfish Tournament, successfully releasing 7 sailfish easily outdistancing the competition.  Captain Brian was raised in the Keys exploring the ocean since he was just a little tyke. After graduating from college, Brian couldn't wait to get back to the Florida Keys and his real love - fishing! As a kid, he got to know many of the local captains who knew how to go that extra mile and come back with record-book catches. Cone learned well from them. Now, still in his mid 30s, he's the one that fishermen young and old love to listen to! His early times spent on the ocean gave him a special understanding and love of the water and turned a passion into a very rewarding career.
Cone has been featured on ESPN and in many fishing publications, including Saltwater Sportsman, Center Console, and Men's Journal. once again, Cone's name has been found at the top of the leader board
Book a trip with Brian on the Contagious! You are sure to have a great day on the water. Call the booking office at 305-664-8070.

Nice day at the dock

We had a great day on the dock today. The Captain Michael had great yellowtails and a 15lb Mutton snapper.

The Islamorada Lady had a large hammerhead, an amberjack and abunch of big King Mackerals.

The Satisfaction had a near limit of yellowtail snappers, a couple of nice king fish and a very large Mutton Snapper

Islamorada Lady II

Offshore fishing is one of the things that Islamorada is famous for, and Robbie's has been doing it for more than 25 years. Whether you're a seasoned pro or a first-time fisherman, The Captain and crew on THe Islamorada ladywill make your trip unforgettable. With our "year-round" fishing, you can pick from a variety of fishing experiences.Spring and Summer are in the height of dolphin season. Dolphin (sometimes known as Dorado or Mahi-mahi ) come to us in abundant numbers and often travel in large schools. Seeing the large heads of a male dolphin, called a "Slammer," streaking across the wake to strike a bait will certainly get your blood pumping. The "Schoolie" dolphin are no slouches either on spinning rods in a feeding frenzy with sometimes six or eight fish hooked up at once, in seemingly endless supply. Throw in a few Wahoo, Blackfin Tuna, Amberjack, or an occasional Blue Marlin and you have the essence of our summertime offshore fishing.  call 305-664-8070 and we will make sure to help you get the fish of a lifetime.