Good Karma Sportfishing Charters

1. Click here to get the free Good Karma Sport?shing eBook - Stories, Fishing Tips and Species Guide 305-619-2126   goodkarmaryan@gmail.com   a a First, if you are trailering your own boat or want to learn about how to ?sh in Key Largo- listen to my podcast series at https://tavernier?shingcharters.com/podcasts/.   Also on Stitcher, iTunes, Spotify and iHeart Radio.  Good Karma Sport?shing. The seas o? of Key Largo, Tavernier and Islamorada have been fairly calm for early  June.  However, we are starting to feel the “El Nino 2019” summer heat in the air.  The water temperature has crossed into the high 80’s and is even creeping into the low 90’s.  In my opinion conditions couldn’t be better, the hotter it gets the better the ?shing gets.

2. Eric and his Boys with a Big Mutton Snapper  Preparing for a Key Largo, Tavernier or Islamorada Fishing Charter? Aside from bringing a hat and sunscreen, here are 2 things people seem to be forgetting.  These 2 things are most important aside from a good attitude and being nice to your captain or mate… Purchase a Pair of Polarized Glasses Before You Go On a Fishing Charter Make sure you purchase good polarized eye wear.  My recommendation for clients to purchase a pair of Flying Fisherman Glasses. They are located Tavernier! They are a?ordable and kick butt! Visit their Tavernier showroom at: 171 Hood Ave. Unit 2

3. Tavernier, Florida 33070 https://www.?ying?sherman.com/23/Sunglasses.html Also I recommend Blue Tinted Lenses for o?shore ?shing so you can see the ?sh in the ocean. Make sure your kids have good polarized eyewear to prevent headaches and sickness. Even if your kids don’t like to wear sunglasses or hats, please make sure you do your best to help prevent them from getting sick. Do Your Absolute Best to Prevent Seasickness- It Can Ruin Your Fishing Trip The Good Karma is equipped with a Seakeeper 2 which does help prevent motion sickness, but you must take every possible precaution.  Even in the summer when the forecast calls for ?at seas you can still get sick. The ocean rolls and there is nothing a captain can do about an ocean swell.Best to listen to the Captain of any charter as they are on the water a lot more than the client, in all types of sea conditions. Conditions change daily and sometimes hourly. Here is what I recommend: Do not eat a greasy breakfast. No eggs from McDonalds some of my last guests. No hangovers!!!  Monitor your partying the night before.  The ocean will punish you if you hungover.   It is not fun. Bonine seems be working for most clients over Dramamine the night before the charter. Recommend taking the seasickness pill of your choice the night before, the drug will get into your blood stream and actually work. If you take it the the morning before, it may or may not work. Do not eat Bananas the morning before the charter.  They will make you sick and don’t bring them on my boat.  Yes I am superstitious and I don’t care what other captains say. If you are prone to seasickness go to the doctor and get a prescription.  If you are really prone to seasickness, you tried the tips and they didn’t help you- I would recommend a backcountry ?shing charter.  The Good Karma does not o?er backcountry ?shing trips. Also please read all the rules and regulations prior to booking a charter with Good Karma Sport?shing. https://tavernier?shingcharters.com/faq/ Young kids are very susceptible to seasickness and heat so please do your best to help your kids have a great day on the water getting them prepared. Key Largo, Tavernier and Islamorada Fishing Update

4. Late June in my opinion is the absolute best time for Dolphin, Groupers and Mutton Snapper ?shing o? Key Largo, Tavernier and Islamorada. Dolphin/Mahi Mahi Fishing If you book a dolphin charter you must have patience and be in it to win it.  When we go o?shore- “once we are out there, we are out there”.   Be prepared for the heat and bright sun. Young Trey with his First Dolphin! My last few trips o?shore I have found the bigger dolphin and tunas are falling for skipping fresh dead Ballyhoo rigged.   This works best when there is no wind.

5. Kelsey with her Very First Dolphin

6. There are a lot of baby dolphin around and the big ones eat the skipping ballyhoo while the small ones eat arti?cial lures.  It is an adrenaline rush to watch a big dolphin attack a skipping ballyhoo o? of the outriggers.

7. Nice Black?n Tuna

8. Over the last couple weeks we had a couple really big ?sh crash on the skipping ballyhoo.  It is a heart stopper to watch this happen.  So far we have had to settle for the 20 to 30 pounder dolphin and a few nice ga?ers. The smaller schoolies we are catching on live pilchards. I will keep rigging them and skipping ’em all summer into the fall.  I know there will be a monster bull or big marlin eat my special rigged ballyhoo skipping the surface in the near future.

10. Snapper and Grouper We are getting them, but you have to be willing to leave the dock at 30 minutes before the sun comes up. If we get lucky we will have a little cloud cover. The bite shuts o? mid morning. I have been also running mid-afternoon into the evening charters.

12. These have been producing big bottom ?sh like the Black Groupers. We caught 2 nice Black Groupers yesterday. Key Largo Fishing Forecast through July 4 I will be targeting black groupers using heavy tackle along the deep edges of the reef along with large Mutton Snappers on my reef and wreck ?shing charters.  We will see more dolphin pushing through. We can target dolphin on nice days, but the sea conditions must be nice for a dolphin trip. Through th July 4 , we will have few larger size Black?n Tunas swimming through.  Large summertime King Fish will begin pushing through as well. I use titanium wire rigs in the summer months for King Fish. O?shore we have a chance for a Blue Marlin in July. Mangrove Snappers will be on the reef in a couple of weeks so we will be targeting them rather than Yellowtails. July is the slowest month for Yellowtail Snapper.

14. Who knows, they may or may not bite in July.  The Fishing Gods will determine. Red Groupers and Mutton Snappers move back out to the deep water locations after the spawn is over. African Pompano If you’re an “Instagram Fisherman” or “Facebook Fisherman” or waiting for my ?shing reports or weather updates, I highly recommend just going with your “instinct” like a good angler does and just plan a ?shing trip. “Cyber?shing” and “High Expectations” can only burn you.

17. The guys that have the best luck ?shing with me just plan a ?shing trip and let me take care of the rest and I appreciate that!

19. Thank you for taking the time and reading my ?shing report. Check out my podcast on the Stitcher App, I Heart Radio or my website – Good Karma Sport?shing. It’s free and hopefully good information. Follow Me in Instagram: www.instagram.com/goodkarmasport?shing_?_keys/ Like Me on Facebook: www.facebook.com/GoodKarmaFishingCharters/ Remember, anytime you’re fishing “It’s All Good.” Capt. Ryan 305-619-2126 Good Karma Sport?shing Search… July 2020 S M T W T F S   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31   « Jun     About Me Good Karma o?ers private ?shing charter trips (no open boat or split charters). We are limited to 4 People and do not carry a ?shing mate. I cater to all levels of ?shing experience and work very hard at making sure your Florida Keys ?shing charter is action packed and I especially enjoy working with