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King Mackerel Fishing Out of Mayport: Grounds and Season

King Mackerel Fishing Out of Mayport: Grounds and Season

Where Mayport boats run for kings, from Nine Mile Reef to the Dry Dock 45 miles out, with depths, FWC coordinates and the July tournament weigh-in at Jim King Park.

By Breakpoint Team
King Mackerel Fishing out of Marco Island: Season and Depth

King Mackerel Fishing out of Marco Island: Season and Depth

When kings are off Marco Island, how deep boats run for them, and which local charters list them. Includes a plain note on where the two season windows disagree.

By Breakpoint Team
King Mackerel Fishing Out of Madeira Beach: Reefs and Runs

King Mackerel Fishing Out of Madeira Beach: Reefs and Runs

Spring and fall kings off John's Pass, from half-day reef runs to Hubbard's 39-hour trip. FWC reef waypoints, the Old Salt boundary and the methods local captains use.

By Breakpoint Team
King Mackerel Fishing out of Lower Keys: Grounds and Season

King Mackerel Fishing out of Lower Keys: Grounds and Season

Kings are fall and winter visitors on the Atlantic-side reefs near Big Pine Key. Here are the named grounds, their depths and distances, and how kings are fished locally.

By Breakpoint Team
King Mackerel Fishing Out of Little River, SC

King Mackerel Fishing Out of Little River, SC

A port briefing for owner-operators running Little River Inlet for kings. It covers the spring arrival and fall run, the 15 and 30 mile ranges, named reefs from 25 to 92 ft, and local trolling and live-bait methods.

By Breakpoint Team
King Mackerel Fishing Out of Key West: Where Boats Run

King Mackerel Fishing Out of Key West: Where Boats Run

Kingfish boats out of Key West run offshore to three named grounds, from the Gulf Stream edge to the Dry Tortugas. Here is where they go, who fishes them, and the one port rule to know at Garden Key.

By Breakpoint Team
King Mackerel Fishing out of Key Largo: Wrecks and Depths

King Mackerel Fishing out of Key Largo: Wrecks and Depths

Kings off Key Largo are fished offshore over four named artificial structures. Here are Spiegel Grove, Duane, Alva Chapman Reef and Eagle with their depths, plus the Monroe County rule twist.

By Breakpoint Team
King Mackerel Fishing Out of Jupiter: Ledge, Reefs, Timing

King Mackerel Fishing Out of Jupiter: Ledge, Reefs, Timing

Kings off Jupiter mean the 120 ft ledge from Juno Beach to Jupiter Inlet. Here are the named reefs and depths to mark on the way out, the bite windows and how the local boats fish them.

By Breakpoint Team
King Mackerel Fishing Out of Islamorada: Season and Grounds

King Mackerel Fishing Out of Islamorada: Season and Grounds

Kings work Islamorada from late fall through early spring, on structure from 6 ft reefs to the 200 ft Hump about 15 miles out. Here are the grounds to plot and who fishes them locally.

By Breakpoint Team
King Mackerel Fishing Out of Hilton Head Island, SC

King Mackerel Fishing Out of Hilton Head Island, SC

Kings are a summer fish off Hilton Head Island. Here are the named DNR reefs by depth, the run out to Navy Towers R7, and how local boats fish them.

By Breakpoint Team