Marathon Reef Light Tackle fishing report

May 23, 2007 Exclusive Report -

Jersey couple, Jenn Mathus and James Casey, fished two days with Capt. Chris Johnson aboard the "SeaSquared" out of Key Colony Beach Marina.

They went to the Gulf the first day and caught a multitude of species, including a 28-inch keeper gag grouper and this pair of cobia at 15 and 20 pounds. Their second day was spent fishing the Habitat for Humanity Mother's Day Dolphin Tournament. Although they didn't win, they put a very respectable catch of schoolies in the boat along with a couple in the 15 to 18-pound class. They had their catch cooked a couple of nights at Sparky's Landing and still had us ship home nearly 40 pounds of fillets to share with family and friends!

April 2007 Exclusive Report

Spring Cobia migration is on and the bite is strong!!!

Capt. Chris Johnson of SeaSquared Charters out of Marathon took his group out to the far Gulf for some great cobia fishing. They encountered multiple schools of 15 to 20 fish. The action was constant, and they caught their limit all in the 15 to 30 pound range.

They also caught gag grouper and mangrove snapper and a couple of small Jewfish. It was Ivan's first trip to the Keys and he was delighted to go away with so much good-eating fish! Pictured L-R: Ivan Uttech of Hayward WI, Carl Krueger of Mattapoisett MA, Joe Martz of Point Pleasant NJ and Mike Long of Key Colony Beach FL.

Tight Lines,
Captain Chris

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