Destination Based Fishing Trips

Have you ever wondered how it is that some people always have a knack for planning successful fishing trips AWAY from their home fishing grounds? We all know that certain “someone” that will talk about their plans for going “somewhere” to catch a specific species. After they’ve taken that destination fishing trip we all sit around listening to the stories about how that trip went. More often than not we get to see the pictures of just how successful that trip was and wish we had the time in our busy schedules to have made that trip with our buddies.

Given the diversity of the Lower Keys fisheries, it’s safe to say that there is always “something” to plan on catching regardless of the time of year. We’ve got “something” for everyone. Backcountry anglers can target Bonefish, Tarpon, and Permit almost year-round. For those that like to bottom or wreck fish we’ve got more areas than anywhere else. Deep-sea or Blue Water anglers, we’ve got Marlin, Sailfish, Swordfish, Dolphin, Tuna and Wahoo a short ride from the dock. In all of these fisheries you don’t need to venture any farther than 20 miles from the dock. As a matter of fact, you can actually fish ALL of these fisheries in a single day and still make it back for Happy Hour! Read more »

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Tarpon Fishing Report Key West

Tarpon Key West

The Old Days Of Tarpon Fishing

Its TARPON Time.. ? Well not quite yet.. but, we can start thinking about it here in Key West because “The Boys Are Back In Town” that means the big bruiser tarpon we get out of the Gulf of Mexico in our winter months are here. These are brown back fish, really big and frankly they have attitude problems.

Here is some older tarpon porn for you all to view. Now, these days we are no longer allowed (nor is it a good idea) to bring the fish on to the deck legally. This photo was taken a while ago here at Dream Catcher Charters back when we did not know any better..  Enjoy…

Key West Tarpon Fishing Report.. goes like this. Scattered fish are in the channels and runs between the island chains here in Key West. We are seeing some pretty big schools and today we had some good eats. Now, these fish are not rolling like traditional fish do.. Read more »

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Key West Backcountry Fishing Report January 31

Bonefish Key West

Bonefish Fooled By MirroLure

Things are hopping here in Key West for fishing. lots of wind lately but we are still getting out to have a blast in the backcountry here at Dream Catcher Charters. In the shallows we have been able to put our clients on some mean blue fish, sharks, and big barracudas in addition to a mix of pompano, huge 25+ inch trout and kick but jack fishing

With the warmer weather this week we also managed a few nice sized bonefish on the flats with some stellar catches of winter time Key West permit. Winter is a great time to fish Key West as we have all the protection in the world from the elements with our  many islands of the Key West Read more »

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Redfish, Snook and Sea Trout in the backcountry of the Everglades. Jan 26, 2012

Winter temps here in the Florida Keys range from lows in the mid 50′s to highs in the low 80′s and so far this year this Winter has been a warm one. This warm trend has kept the waters of the backcountry very comfortable for the fish we love to catch here at Bamboo Charters. Capt. Tony Melton operates our 24 foot Pathfinder bay boat and loves showing people the unique environment that the Everglades has to offer, oh and he sure can put them on the catch!
Using light spinning tackle and a mix of live shrimp and shrimp look a likes such as Gulp! shrimp and D.O.A. shrimp Capt. Tony guides his clients to catches of a varied mix of trout in the channels and basins that surround the Flamingo area of the ‘Glades. Snook and Redfish can be caught along the edges of flats and on rising tides Tony will drift the deeper flats and have his anglers cast to pushing fish and to the many potholes that dot the flats. The trout run 14 to 22 inches and put on a great fight and they are found in huge schools which make sea trout a great fish to introduce new fishermen to. The Reds and Snook can vary in size from 18 to 33 inches and are prized for their fight and put up quite a challenge on light tackle.
the next time you are looking to tussle with a trout or get beat down by reds and snook check us out at 305-394-0000 and ask for Ana.

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Winter Time Monsters are Lurking! Jan 10 2012

Winter time fishing here in the Florida Keys brings in the monsters. By monsters I mean huge Barracuda! Many people look down on this Sabre Toothed beasts, not me, nor any of the happy clients that we here at Bamboo Charters have pitted in battle with these fantastic sport fish. Barracuda will can be caught on a wide variety of lures and baits. Capt. Tony Melton runs a 24 ft Pathfinder Bay boat for Bamboo Charters and he has been scoring big ‘Cudas on very light tackle using Tube Lures while trolling and sight fishing around patch reefs. Read more »

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