Dear Members,Dear Members,Dear Members,Dear Members,

Thank you to all our members who came to our Thank you to all our members who came to our Thank you to all our members who came to our Thank you to all our members who came to our annual meeting. All your gracious comments meant a annual meeting. All your gracious comments meant a annual meeting. All your gracious comments meant a annual meeting. All your gracious comments meant a lot to myself and the board as well. I hope you all lot to myself and the board as well. I hope you all lot to myself and the board as well. I hope you all lot to myself and the board as well. I hope you all enjoyed the ”Great News” and the wonderful party enjoyed the ”Great News” and the wonderful party enjoyed the ”Great News” and the wonderful party enjoyed the ”Great News” and the wonderful party afterwards. afterwards. afterwards. afterwards.

Every Month I Receive questions about member Every Month I Receive questions about member Every Month I Receive questions about member Every Month I Receive questions about member billing. We bill your credit card twice a month. On the billing. We bill your credit card twice a month. On the billing. We bill your credit card twice a month. On the billing. We bill your credit card twice a month. On the 1st of the month, which covers all charges from the 1st of the month, which covers all charges from the 1st of the month, which covers all charges from the 1st of the month, which covers all charges from the 15th of the prior month to the end of the prior 15th of the prior month to the end of the prior 15th of the prior month to the end of the prior 15th of the prior month to the end of the prior month, plus dues & any unspent food & beverage month, plus dues & any unspent food & beverage month, plus dues & any unspent food & beverage month, plus dues & any unspent food & beverage minimums due. The 2nd billing is on the 15th of every minimums due. The 2nd billing is on the 15th of every minimums due. The 2nd billing is on the 15th of every minimums due. The 2nd billing is on the 15th of every month which covers all charges from the 1st to the month which covers all charges from the 1st to the month which covers all charges from the 1st to the month which covers all charges from the 1st to the 15th of the current month. If you have any questions 15th of the current month. If you have any questions 15th of the current month. If you have any questions 15th of the current month. If you have any questions regarding your statements and or the billing process, regarding your statements and or the billing process, regarding your statements and or the billing process, regarding your statements and or the billing process, don’t hesitate to call me, I hope this explanation helps.don’t hesitate to call me, I hope this explanation helps.don’t hesitate to call me, I hope this explanation helps.don’t hesitate to call me, I hope this explanation helps.

Spring is in the air & Tarpon abound. We are still Spring is in the air & Tarpon abound. We are still Spring is in the air & Tarpon abound. We are still Spring is in the air & Tarpon abound. We are still experiencing a great season and looking forward to a experiencing a great season and looking forward to a experiencing a great season and looking forward to a experiencing a great season and looking forward to a very busy April & May.very busy April & May.very busy April & May.very busy April & May.

Please be considerate to your fellow members & Please be considerate to your fellow members & Please be considerate to your fellow members & Please be considerate to your fellow members & make sure to have your parking/name card on your make sure to have your parking/name card on your make sure to have your parking/name card on your make sure to have your parking/name card on your dashboard when you come to the club and park 3 dashboard when you come to the club and park 3 dashboard when you come to the club and park 3 dashboard when you come to the club and park 3 deep pulling all the way forward. If you need a new deep pulling all the way forward. If you need a new deep pulling all the way forward. If you need a new deep pulling all the way forward. If you need a new name tag to put on your dashboard, please see me.name tag to put on your dashboard, please see me.name tag to put on your dashboard, please see me.name tag to put on your dashboard, please see me.

Sincerely.Sincerely.Sincerely.Sincerely.

VinnieVinnieVinnieVinnie

IFC ShortCast

CAPTAINS CORNER

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Hello Fisherman! Springtime is finally here. Actually, it felt like we never had winter here in the keys this season. The nice thing about the springtime fishing in Islamorada is the wide variety of fish you can catch. We’ve been able to really mix up the types of fishing each day. The trick is to take advantage of the weather and currents. We’ve really had to work hard this past month to have good fishing. The biggest reason is the difficulty catching fresh live bait. With the lack of good live bait around, we’ve been doing a lot of deep dropping and patch fishing. The gulf stream has been relatively light inside of 600 ft. This allows us to easily hold bottom with little weight and fish very effectively. We typically use squid or cut up barracuda or skip jack. But, the trick to catching the larger snowy groupers and yellow edge groupers is to use a live bait or deboned ballyhoo. Capt. Shan-non Attales, on the Warbird, has been regularly boating big groupers this past month. There have been lots of big porgies and tilefish to bend the rod too. I expect the deep drop fishing to stay strong until the gulfstream moves in closer and the cur-rent gets to strong. When the current picks up, it’s time to target the pelagic fish like dolphin, tuna and sailfish. All pelagic fish are much hap-pier when the gulfstream current is moving hard. It tends to bring more bait into the area and, in turn, excite the fish into a feeding frenzy. In the last week we’ve had some good current edges move in with sargassum weed. With the right wind di-rection, a weed edge has also formed holding lots of small flying fish and other baits. There have been lots of frigate birds tipping off the feeding mahi. We’ve had great success skipping a small dead ballyhoo way back in front of the working frig-ates. Small squid jigs will also work well for the dolphin as well as tuna. The biggest surprise the last month was the huge number of sailfish we were finding offshore while we were hunting for dolphin. For nearly two weeks straight, we saw a sailfish with birds working over them. These sailfish were very aggressive too. We caught them on a variety of live baits. The best was a small pilchard. I guess it was mimicking the small baits the sails were feeding on in the weed. I expect the next few months to be a great for sailfish. Then, they migrate down the coast towards Mexico to spawn. The key is to have a current edge that will form a good tailing condition. April is typically a windy month here in south Florida, making the water more turbid. Often, a powder blue color change will form along the outer reef. A variety of pelagic fish will surf the waves as they travel west down the coast. The local fishing captains love to sight fish for sailfish and cobia this time of year. The powder blue water makes it super easy to spot the migrating fish as the surf the waves. Some of my best days as a captain have occurred with the springtime tailing condition. It is important to take ad-vantage of a good color change when we have one. The humps have also been very active for tuna and amberjacks. The early morning and late afternoon bite is usually the most productive for the tuna fishing. The key to catching an amberjack is usually the bait. A live blue runner or goggle eye work well for bait, however a deboned tuna or bonita really catch the big sea donkeys. And don’t be disappointed if a big shark decides to munch on your amberjack. Its not unusual for a big tiger or hammerhead shark this time of year to have an easy meal. The best bet for the next month will be the permit on the wrecks, along with the appearance of the slammer dol-phin. Historically, some of the biggest bulls are caught over the next 2 months. More often than not, they will be caught under a frigate bird that is feeding on the flying fish which the dolphin are scaring into the air. The yellowtail snapper fishing is also outstanding over the next few months when the water is churned up. The muddier water helps camouflage your line so you in turn get more bites.

SUNDAY APRIL 27th 2014

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Rules: Meet at the Club between 8AM and 10AM. Pick up a score sheet and have a Bloody Mary . Go fishing or don’t go fishing. Lines in anytime after 9AM, lines out anytime before 3PM. Go home take a shower (your friends will thank you). Meet at the club with score Sheets by 5PM. Awards Bash BBQ including:

Bob’s famous conch chowder and a special toast to Bob.

Trophies: Most Species, Least Species (must catch one fish to qualify), Longest fish, Shortest fish, Most

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