Islamorada Fishing Report, April 25, 2026

Slower day across the fleet, top to bottom.

The Islamorada Hump did not give up any tuna, and that part of the program never got going. We pushed offshore and looked as far as 1,100 feet, but there just was not much out there worth staying with.

The better signs came back on the weed, and that is where the mahi we did catch came from. The first decent area was scattered weed in roughly the 800-foot range, where we picked off several fish. The second and better setup was a more consistent weed line in 900 to 950 feet. That is where we picked away at a few keeper mahi and a few throwbacks.

Not a big-fish day. The biggest was a small bull in the 6 to 8 pound range. Every mahi we caught ate an Islamorada Flyer.

Captain’s take

Today was a weed game, not a Hump game and not a deep-water game. The fleet never found much tuna action, and the run to 1,100 feet did not show enough life to earn the extra fuel. The best shot at a bent rod came from staying disciplined around clean weed in the 800 to 950 foot zone and fishing Islamorada Flyers for a modest pick of keepers and throwbacks.