Islamorada fishing charters and guides

Islamorada fishing report, Florida Keys

The waters in the Florida keys have been so calm the last few weeks it had made for some great fly fishing on the flat of Islamorada. Using a 10 WT fly for is castes at caught two very nice redfish late the other afternoon. Offshore the Dolphin bite is still very good and will continue through the summer. Big racks of Dolphin at area marinas from Bud N Mary's to Holiday Isle.

  Give me a call if you want to set up either trip and I will get you set up. 

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  We came back from a great day of fishing for sea trout and redfish in the Everglades and a family of Manatees came to my dock slip and drank water off my motor. The offshore Mahi Mahi fishing in Islamorafa has been over the top so far this season. Charter boats from bud and Mary's to marina in Key West Marinas have been reporting great days of dolphin fishing. 

Islamorada fishing charters and guides

Congratulations to Capt Donnie Benbow for his Angler Jimmy Nelson getting the cover of Coastal Angler magazine. The big tarpon was released off the Bud Light boat.

Islamorada fishing

Local islamorada girls catch nice size sheeps heads with #fishingIslamorada on the flats with captain Donnie Benbow of Skins and Find Charters

Islamorada Fishing Report-Skins and Fins Charters

Islamorada Fishing Report- even though there has been a steady decline in Islamorada Bonefishing, the Florida Keys and Islamorada still have some of the biggest Bonefish. Islamorada Fishing Guides like Capt. Donnie Benbow of Skins and Fins Charters have been giving there customers shots at the Silver Bullets during the sunset fishing Charters. Bonefishing in Islamorada was first made famous by baseball slugger Ted Williams seen here holding up a nice sized Islamorada Bonefish. Other famous fisherman to fish for Bone fish in Islamorada include Billy Pate, Stu Apte, Capt George Wood and more. Now a days fishing for Bonefish in the Florida Keys take much more time. If you like to hint and stand in a Deer stand all day to see something, than Islamorada Bone-fishing might be for.

Fishing report 7/21/2013 Skins and Fins Charters

Capt Ted and Donnie Benbow of Skins and Fins Charters have really been wacking the bog redfish off Islamorada. Site casting plastic lures in the afternoon has done the trick.

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Nice Redfish being caught off Islamorada! reds up to 30" using light tackle.

Florida Keys tarpon fishing charters

Capt . Donnie Benbow if Skins and Fins Charters releases a nice Tarpon just of Islamorada on a sunset tarpon fishing trip.

Fishing Islamorada

Tarpon fishing is still going on in Islamorada in the Florida keys. Anglers of Skins and Fins Charters seen he fighting big Tarpon on live crabs.

Islamorada Shark Fishing Charters

Capt Ted Benbow of Skins and Fins Charters has been reporting big Bull Sharks up to 8 foot being caught on a half day Charter in the Everglades.

Islamorada fishing for Tarpon

Captain Donnie Benbow of www.skinsandfinscharters.com was seen here releasing a nice Islamorada Tarpon in the Florida Keys. The fishing reports are some what mixed on the silver King but Donnie had happy Anglers this night.

Islamorada fishing "Redfish"

The Resfishing has been well, Red Hot. Large numbers of Reds up to 30" being caught just off the Islamorada area in the Florida Keys. Capt Ted and Capt Donnie's Benbow of Skins and fins charters have been knocking them dead on live shrimp.

Key largo Red fishing, Florida Keys

It's a great time to be in the Florida Keys, Islamorada and Key Largo, it has been a mild winter so far and the fishing has been hot!! My son and partner Capt Donnie Benbow has been spending his time up on the shallow flats of key largo site casting plastics and spoons at big Redfish. These great fish are running 26 to 30" and put up a great fight on light tackle. Great work Son!! In the backcountry the big female Spotted Sea trout are showing up in the channels, some up to 5 LBs. Due to the mild winter we are also seeing the Tarpon move in, as soon as the water temp reaches 80 degrees, the bite will be on! Want to give it a try, give us a call, till then this Capt Ted Benbow asking you to "Keep it in the Shallow Grass"

Islamorada tarpon fishing

Had a two boat site seeing and light fishing half day trip
This morning with me and capt Donnie Benbow. As Donnie showed
then the sites, we broke away for a out standing bite of Spotted
sea trout. When Donnie dropped off his group went back out for some
recon. I'm a short time he saw one nice bonefish and 11 big Tarpon!!
Great work Donnie. Now is the time to start planning you spring tarpon trip.

islamorada Tarpon Fishing

Hello once again from the "Sportsfishing Capital of the World" Islamorada, Key Largo and the Florida Keys fishing. Well the waters out in the Gulf have cooled down a bit and the Spanish Mackerel run continues heat up. on a average four hour Charter nets up to 30 of these great fighting fish about 24 to 36" in size, we are also catching Pompano, Spinner Sharks and Spotted Seatrout too. In Flamingo in the Everglades National Park the Redfishing has really turned on, they have been hanging around in the channels and run offs. These great fighting fish are waiting to ambush baits coming through and trying to keep warm in the deeper water. Out on the shallow patch reefs there has been Yellowtail snapper, Grouper, Hogfish and Big Sharks and the Offshore/Deepsea Charter boats are catching the Big Sailfish. My partner and Son Captain Donnie Benbow has been spending a lot of time up on the flats pitching shrimp and Fly's at Bonefish and Redfish, it been a great way to spend the afternoon and I have been lucky enough to get my time on the bow of his boat doing a little recon with Donnie.
Captain Donnie and I have moved our Business/Boats ( The Bud Light Boats) to the newly re modeled Holiday Isle Resort and Marine, where they have just spent over 11 Million dollars in re doing the rooms, beaches, pools and landscape. The resort wants to become a more family place and my guest that have stayed there in the past month were happy with the results and they also like that if they booked a fishing trip with us, Holiday Isle gives them a 15-20% discount on their room rates.
Reminder: The spring Tarpon migration is on my Anglers minds and Captain Donnie and I are starting to fill our spring calendar up with trips to go after Monster Tarpon, now is the time to start planning your dream trip after these greatest inshore Sport fish there is!!.
Well that is what's been going on here in the Florida Keys. Want to get out on the water, give me a call or check out up dated daily photo's on my website. Till then this Captain Ted Benbow and Captain Donnie Benbow asking you to "Keep it in the Shallow Grass" 305-393-0363

Spanish Mackerel starting to heat up

Greeting once again from the "Sportsfishing Capital of the World" Islamorada, Key Largo and the Florida Keys fishing. Well the waters out in the Gulf have cooled down a bit and the Spanish Mackerel run has really started to heat up, an average four hour Charter nets up to 30 of these great fighting fish. There  fish provide great action for the whole family! On the Backcountry Everglades trips we are still catching good numbers of Redfish and some Snook. Captain Donnie and I have been spending some father son time looking for Bonefish up on the flats, Donnies is real good at it and it is a rare treat for me to be the Angler for a change. Reminder: The spring Tarpon migration is on my Anglers minds and Captain Donnie and I are starting to fill our spring calendar up with trips to go after Monster Tarpon, now is the time to start planning your dream trip after these greatest inshore Sport fish there is!!.
Well that is what's been going on here in the Florida Keys. Want to get out on the water, give me a call or check out up dated daily photo's on my website..www.skinsandfinscharters.com  Till then this Captain Ted Benbow asking you to "Keep it in the Shallow Grass" 305-393-0363

florida keys fishing/Islamorada

Greeting once again from the "Sportsfishing Capital of the World" Islamorada, Key Largo and the Florida Keys. This past week withGreeting once again from the "Sportsfishing Capital of the World" Islamorada, Key Largo and the Florida Keys. This past week with the strong moon tides the Redfishing was outstanding!! Large numbers of Redfish up to 30 inches were caught on the mid morning trips to the Everglade National Park. Captain Donnie Benbow and I had a few group trips early in the week out in the Gulf were our two groups of three anglers caught large numbers of BIG Spotted seatrout and nice size eating snapper. During the tide change we also did some fishing for Big Sharks and Tarpon in the glades too. Over on the Islamorada/Key largo side Captain Donnie has been taking every opportunity to go fun fishing with his friend Megan for bonefish, the bonefishing has been good and Donnie has been doing well at it. I have to tip my hat to my long time friend Captain Tim Klein for winning the Islamorada Fall Fly Bonefish tournamentthis past weekend, Great jog Timmy!!  Well that is what's been going on here in the Florida Keys, want to get out on the water, give me a call or check out up dated daily photo's on my site http://www.skinsandfinscharters.com/ . Till then this is Capt. Ted benbow asking you the "Keep it in the shallow grass" the strong moon tides the Redfishing was outstanding!! Large numbers of Redfish up to 30 inches were caught on the mid morning trips to the Everglade National Park. Captain Donnie Benbow and I had a few group trips early in the week out in the Gulf were our two groups of three anglers caught large numbers of BIG Spotted seatrout and nice size eating snapper. During the tide change we also did some fishing for Big Sharks and Tarpon in the glades too. Over on the Islamorada/Key largo side Captain Donnie has been taking every opportunity to go fun fishing with his friend Megan for bonefish, the bonefishing has been good and Donnie has been doing well at it. I have to tip my hat to my long time friend Captain Tim Klein for winning the Islamorada Fall Fly Bonefish tournamentthis past weekend, Great job Timmy!!  Well that is what's been going on here in the Florida Keys, want to get out on the water, give me a call or check out up dated daily photo's on my site http://www.skinsandfinscharters.com/ . Till then this is Capt. Ted benbow asking you the "Keep it in the shallow grass"

Dog day of summer

We put for a afternoon trip with my son Capt Donnie to work the bugs so to speak
Out of my new Marina Holiday Isle. I was a hot afternoon , but we did manage to put together
A nice bight of trout for dinner

Florida keys fishing report, Islamorada fishing Report

  

Greeting once again from the 'Sportsfishing Capital of the World" Islamorada, key largo and the florida keys. Well it was a great tarpon season this year! Big fish being caught from 70 to 200 plus pounds. I had kids as young as 12 years old pulling in the big Silver King monsters, Wow, what great memories!

  The Redfishing in the past few weeks has been outstanding, most trips producing 15 to 45 fish in a trip. The Snook are showing back up to spawn in the Everglades, white baits are working the best around the mangrove shorelines and holes. trout in the afternoon has been a hit with the kids and the Shark and Tarpon trips back in flamingo have treated Anglers to some big fish. want to give it a try? please give me a call. Till then this is Captain Ted Benbow of http://www.skinsandfinscharters.com/ asking you to " keep it in the Shallow Grass" 305-393-0363

Greeting once again from the 'Sportsfishing Capital of the World" Islamorada, key largo and the florida keys. Well it was a great tarpon season this year! Big fish being caught from 70 to 200 plus pounds. I had kids as young as 12 years old pulling in the big Silver King monsters, Wow, what great memories!

  The Redfishing in the past few weeks has been outstanding, most trips producing 15 to 45 fish in a trip. The Snook are showing back up to spawn in the Everglades, white baits are working the best around the mangrove shorelines and holes. trout in the afternoon has been a hit with the kids and the Shark and Tarpon trips back in flamingo have treated Anglers to some big fish.

  Hats off to my Son and partner Captain Donnie Benbow, he guided Megan fryman to her first Bonefish showened in the fish photo.

   Want to give it a try? please give me a call. Till then this is Captain Ted Benbow of http://www.skinsandfinscharters.com/ asking you to " keep it in the Shallow Grass" 305-393-0363

 

welcome to the newest Islamorada fishing guide "Captain Donnie Benbow"

 World famous Captain George Wood welcomes in the newest florida keys and Islamorada fishing Guide, Captain Donnie Benbow. Donnie and Capt Geroge had a great morning treating there Anglers to large hogfish, yellow tail snapper and grouper out on the islamorada patch reefs.

Captain Ted Benbow fished a group tournement with Captain Matt Bellanger, Captain Mark Johnson, Captain Chuck Kito and eight other Guide from around Islamorada. The two days of fishing produced some great fishing! Sharks, grouper, hog snapper, sea trout, pompano and more, a great day was had by all.

we are just weeks away from the spring tarpon run. If you want to catch monster tarpon, now is you time to book,