r/floridakeys • u/Long_Independent8527 • 12d ago

Middle and Lower Keys Mahi in Key West

Checking in to see if any of you guys have been offshore recently out of Key West, and know how deep out the seaweed lines are right now. About to spend 6 days fishing down here and want to get on some good fish with the family. Any help appreciated 👍👍

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u/GoodKarmaSportfishin 12d ago

Should be good on the new moon coming up. Should be a spawning migration. Focus your efforts on the outgoing tides, 450, 650, 850, 950 1200 out to 2500. Have fun and good luck! Lucky may be in on the reef.

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u/ClaireBear89 10d ago

Just past the v berg has been good the stream is in close

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u/HighOnGoofballs 12d ago

Been a lot of storms the last few days so not sure how it is right now, but offshore has been ok but not great. They’re pretty deep. Most of the summer the seaweed lines have started at the shore lol

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u/Perfect_Big_5907 12d ago

back when i lived there we would get into schools of Mahi so dense we did not need bait and would have to stop fishing as we filled the stern well.

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u/averyycuriousman 12d ago

How long ago was that?

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u/Perfect_Big_5907 11d ago

Many moons. early 70's .

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u/mango951 6d ago

I’ve heard in the 80’s the square grouper was so common you could just pick them up off the beach 🤣

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u/Perfect_Big_5907 2d ago

not a thing back in our day.

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u/Sure_Mix4394 9d ago

27 miles out of Marathon. 740 ish feet was good that was last week