Captain's Log, March 11, 2026

Conditions

Wednesday morning and the wind’s blowing ESE around 15 knots. Seas running 2 to 4 feet with a moderate chop through Hawk Channel. Air temp pushing 78. Last quarter moon, which isn’t ideal for the night biters, but the daytime reef bite doesn’t care about that.

What the water’s doing

The Stream is in. Word on the water is the warm blue is sitting just 8 miles off the reef, tightest we’ve seen it in a while. There’s a hard temperature wall from the mid-70s up to pushing 79 right along the edge. When the Stream parks itself this close, everything stacks up.

Where the bite is

The color change is sitting right on the reef line off Islamorada. Green dirty water loaded with ballyhoo gives way to clean blue along a hard edge. That’s where you want to be, in 100 to 300 feet of water, working from Alligator Reef south toward the Hump.

What we’re hunting

Sailfish are the main event. Kite fishing the color change with live goggle-eyes and ballyhoo. The current’s pinning bait against the reef and the sails know it. This is the setup you dream about in March.

Kingfish are smoking along the reef edge in this chop. Slow-troll live baits or bump ballyhoo and hold on.

Wahoo are lurking deeper toward the Hump. High-speed troll the edges or drop down along the wall.

Bottom line

The Stream moved into our backyard and brought dinner. Don’t sit on the dock wondering about it. Book a trip and let’s go put blood on the deck.

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