Key West Ladies Dolphin Fishing Championship

LADIES DOLPHIN CHAMPIONSHIP

SET FOR June 30th, 2012

Sponsored By Mercury Marine

Island Genn With A Nice Key West Dolphin

Key West, Florida Keys – Female anglers have seven (7) ways to win     $10,000 in cash and prizes for catching dolphin during the one-day Mercury Marine Ladies Dolphin Championship set for Saturday, June 30, 2012.  Hosted by Murray Marine, 5710 US 1 Key West, Florida the tournament offers a boat prize and awards to the top five individual anglers.

A $3,000 cash prize is to be awarded to the angler catching the single heaviest dolphin during the day long tournament.  The second-place angler is to receive $1,500 cash and the third-place angler is to receive $500 in cash.

A boat prize of $2,500 and a will be presented to the team weighing in the heaviest aggregate weight of two dolphin.

Captains, mates and anglers are to meet at 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 29th at the Salt Water Angler at The Westin 245 Front St. Key West, Florida for final registration.  The following day, the race to catch dolphin is to begin at 7:30 a.m.

Click The Poster To See All the Details..

The scales at Murray Marine are to open at 3:30 p.m. with continuing until 4:30 p.m. In the event of a tie, the fist fish weighted in will be declared the winner.  All weighed fish must exceed 10 pounds, and anglers are encouraged to release all fish exceed their heaviest.

An awards presentation and fish fry will follow the weigh in.

The tournament entry fee is $400 per boat.

For more information, call Lee Murray @ (305) 296-0364 or e-mail lee@murraymarine.com.

Competing Anglers looking for boats Call IslandGenn @ 1-305-292-7212 or E-mail her islandgenn@me.com

Categories: Fishing Tournaments | Tags: , , , , , | Leave a comment

Tarpon In Key West

Full moon is waning and the tarpon migration in Key West is well on its way.

The Atlantic facing beaches are all experiencing the traditional flow of fish we get here in Key West every year for tarpon season. As the tarpon come across the deep waters of the Carribean they run right smack into Key West as the first place for fishing. May anglers have met them there and made use of these opportunities using fly fishing gear and light tackle spin fishing. Some fish on fly over 80lbs were reported before the weekend.

With the HUGE full moon over the weekend the fishing was slower than normal in the mornings but the evening tides were NUTS…. Fish were feeding hard and we made good use of that here on the last of the outgoing tides. With the slick waters for this weeks forecast coming up the fishing will be EPIC as the moon wanes.. GET ON IT>>

Get your Tarpon fix here in Key West with Dream Catcher Charters. We still have some availability and can get you out there on 4, 6, and 8 hour trips. Give us a Call 1-305-292-7212

Categories: Fishing Reports, Key West | Tags: , , | Comments Off

Key West Fishing Dream Catcher Style

Yellowfin Yachts 24 Bay Boat

Visiting anglers deserve the very best for the money they spend here in Key West on a fishing charter. It does not get any better than Dream Catcher Charters of Key West. Owned and operated by veteran Key West fishing guide Capt. Steven Lamp and his wife Gennifer Dream Catchers has set the bar for what a charter company should be since 1994. Members of the Key West chamber of commerce and many fishing organizations that focus on preserving fishing as a sport and conservation of the resources through management not closure.

Dream Catchers offers daily trips to the backcountry, flats, deep sea, dry tortugas, marquesas, wrecks and reefs of Key West with 4, 6, and 8 hour charters. We specialize in not one type of fishing charter but all of them. Our focus is on the customer and what they are looking for when they put their hard earned vacation dollar out there to go on a boating charter whether it be  snorkeling, sight seeing, fun fishing or hard core fishing.

Mercury Marine

The boats at Dream Catchers have always been the best of the best. Working with manufacturers such as Yellowfin Yachts, Sea Hunt, Action Craft, Pro Line and Lake and Bay boats we have been able to offer our customers state of the art fishing boats that not only look great but are comfortable, fast, safe and proven to be winners in many arenas of competitive fishing.

Yellowfin Yachts makes our hard core inshore fishing platforms With the 24 Bay boat. Well known and sought after the Yellowfin bay boat is hands down the most popular bay boat in the industry. Able to float in 12 inches or less with 3 people on board there is little you cannot do or fish for with a Yellowfin Bay boat.
Our Yellowfin 32ft center console “Intense” is the cadillac of offshore battle wagons. Able to reach far away locations for amazing grouper and snapper fishing as well as fish the Deep Sea waters of the Gulf Stream for sailfish, tuna, wahoo and dolphin.
Added this year we have the new Sea Hunt bay boats offering our anglers bathrooms on the bay boats and plenty of shade to avoid the ravishing sun with nice sized t-tops. The Sea Hunt line is also a nice addition for our snorkel fishing trips to the Marquesas and beyond.
The Family fun bus is our 28ft center console customer tailored for the easy going group in mind. Plenty of room for 6 or less to have a fun day on the water fishing, snorkeling, sight seeing, dolphin watching or whatever.
Powered by Mercury Marine we never have an issue as our motors are always up to date and the latest technology. Verado, Opti max and the newest in 4 stroke outboard technology is what you will see here on our boats at Dream Catcher Charters.

The Saltiga From Daiwa

Fishing gear is always supplied here at Dream Catchers. We use nothing but the best here as well. All updated in 2012 brand new Daiwa reels. We use the Saltiga, Certate, Ballistic, Saltist, and Gold series line of reels from Daiwa. Our monofilament is replaced weekly and our braid is also by Daiwa. We have found throughout the years of chartering here it does not pay to go cheap on fishing gear especially when our customers success is on the line – literally.
The rods we use are a mix of rods that we have found work well. OUr favorites are the rods from Key Largo Rods. Our good friend Rick Berry makes sure we are set up with the latest in rod building technology  to keep us tacking fish and looking sharp.  Rick has been building rods forever

Outfitting our boats we have Calcutta line of products. Tackle boxes, Sunglasses for our clients, shirts, hats, visors, rod belts and important tools we use for fishing.
We make it a habit day in and day out to show our anglers a great time on the water.
Categories: Charters Of Florida Keys | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

Family Fun Fishing is good for miles of smiles! April 21, 2012

Family fishing trips

Smile

Everyone is smiling on family fun fishing trips.

are a blast! These trips are all about good times and good fun . . . oh and family trips are about Catching! Spring break means its time for mom, dad and the kids to invade the Florida Keys. With the varied fishery that can be found on both sides of the Keys its never hard to find a crowd pleasing catch of fish. The shallow reefs that dot the waters of the Atlantic offer grouper and snapper fishing and then porgies, hogfish, mackerel and more. Light tackle spinning set ups and circle hooks tipped with shrimp is all it takes to out you on the catch. The nearby waters of the backcountry hold sharks, sea trout, redfish, snook, tarpon and a pile of other hard fighting fish. Skill levels of all types will be pleased and the captains and guides of the Florida Keys could double as staff members at Camp Run-A-Muck with ease, we all love family fishing and introducing you and your family to our passion, fishing and catching!
Make plans to get out on the water here in Islamorada in the heart of great fishing soon. Give us a call at Bamboo Charters at 305-394-0000

Categories: Tips And Tricks For Florida Keys Fishing | Tags: , , , , , | Comments Off

Key West Fishing Report April 6

Hi folks, Catching my breath here. Its been busy.. Holy smokes. Here at Dream Catcher Charters we have been running non stop with all guns loaded and having a great time with our fishing clients catching all sorts of fish.

Dream Catcher Charters Tarpon Fishing

Tarpon season is in full swing. Here at Dream Catcher Charters our live bait tarpon fishing trips have been very rewarding.Anglers can expect to see hundreds of fish at any given time of the day. Fly fishing for tarpon is just now taking off with fish laid up in the backcountry and along the edges out in the Marquesas Keys.

As everyone knows, we specialize in backcountry fishing, flats fishing, wreck and reef fishing. Its all been EPIC Even with the grouper being out of season. The wreck and reef fishing trips that we have been running have turned up some incredible edible catches of NICE mutton snappers and yellowtail snappers. The grouper are everywhere out there so the fishing is non stop.

Permit fishing Key West

April means Permit in Key West

On the wrecks permit and big barracudas have been the “fun factor” for sport fishing. We always release our permit that we catch so they can fight again but a good sized legal cobia hits the ice and later the dinner plate.. Yumm..

For the fun days on the water we have been having a ball with the “family fun trips” where we take a group of 6 or less out for a fun day on the water catching all sorts of fish, seeing dolphins, snorkeling and just “having fun”…. This is a perfect time of the year for this trip as the water temps are up and the clarity is amazing, that, along with epic fishing conditions we have a blast all the way around..

Mutton Snappers On The Reef

Dream Catcher Charters is located in Key West just 5 minutes from the major hotels. We have the newest boats from Yellowfin Yachts powered by Mercury Verado. We provide you with the latest fishing gear from Daiwa, models such as the Certate, Saltiga, Saltist, and Procyon. Booking a fishing charter with us or any fishing guide in Key West is very easy..

Just Call.. 1-888-362-3474 we are always here to answer questions about our fishing.

 

Categories: Backcountry Fishing, Fishing Reports, Flats Fishing, Key West, Tarpon Fishing Update | Tags: , , , , | Comments Off