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Key West Offshore Fishing Report
 Brought to you by Capt. Chris Lembo of Incognito Charters
Visit Capt. Lembo's web site at
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or give him a call to go fishing at 305/292-0067. You
can also send an email to
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September 06, 2007 - Key West Off Shore Fishing Report
We hit a record high temperature today
and man was it hot on the water. The water temperature
halfway to the reef in front of Boca Chica was 91.7 degrees.
It was a couple of degrees cooler outside the reef . Current
has moved back into the waters in some areas and it is still
non-existent in other areas. The west seems to be better for
current and temperature.
Offshore I have not found much to make me happy in the
past few weeks. Not much weed, very little debris, picky fish. Dolphin is hit
or miss boat by boat. If you listen to the radio you will hear a few boats with
small fish, a few with one or two nice fish and a few with none. Keep plugging
away as your turn will come. I found Dolphin schools in 250 feet. Most of the
fish were in the 3-5 pound range. I have also found some Sailfish and Wahoo in
the 120-250 foot depth range. Again everything seems to be a little to the west.
The reef was alive this morning but slowed as the sun
moved straight overhead. I had a group from Baton Rouge, LA that caught African
Pompano, Mutton Snapper, Scamp Grouper, Triggerfish and Dolphin as well as the
obligatory big fish rock-ups and a countless number of Sharpnose Sharks….all
while anchored in 110 feet of water. Not a bad day for late summer heat. Look
for fish to be in the over 100 foot depth and you need to find good current. I
found current and it fished well, but as soon as the current died so did the
bite. I moved and found more current and a good bite and so on and so on. Bonito
strips and Ballyhoo plugs worked for us today.
Gulf fishing has been OK but will improve with cooling
temperatures. As soon as fall sets in on us we should see huge schools of
roaming Mackerel chasing bait. Kings, Cobia, Grouper will start to move in as
the water temps cool.
Now is s good time to catch up on all your equipment
maintenance. Grease up all your reels, replace worn parts, check all the guides
on your rods and have everything in good shape for when the fishing really turns
back on.
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