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Catch of the Day
Another Wahoo Today
We have been catching a lot of Wahoos the last week or so. I think we’ve had over a dozen in the last couple of weeks. The last 2 days were tough fishing. I had shorter trips and the Wahoos didn’t bite. Unfortunately for the Wahoo fishing, the water color...
Fishing for the wrong fish
Today, I think we were fishing for the wrong fish. There are many different species of fish here in the waters of the Florida Keys. Different species provide different angling experiences for different people. Some fish are “food” fish. They are sought and...
Every day is different
Fishing has been very good the last week or so. We have had a run of late-season Dolphin, some great Wahoo fishing and a few Sailfish. But it is fishing and every day is different. We started looking for the Wahoos that have been stacked up south of Key West....
Whacking the Wahoo!
Fishing has been good and we have been “Whacking the Wahoo!” the last few days, (get your mind out of the gutter). Wahoo are a tough fish to catch. Normally you lose about half the Wahoo that bite and you don’t always get a bite from a wahoo....
Looking for a “Big Fish” today
If you think about it, “Fishing” is a broad term. It can mean many things. I’ve had people book my boat having no idea of how an “offshore” boat works. Trolling with rigged baits and lures is definitely different than using bobbers and...
Half Day Today
Just a 4 hr fishing trip today. We had the same customer as yesterday and we were still looking for a Sailfish. Because of the shorter trip, I didn’t think it was worth stopping to get live bait. It would take too long and we had hooked Sailfish trolling on...
Looking for a Sailfish Today
Many of my customers are not particular about what they catch. Some just want “action” regardless of the type of fish. Some prefer to catch something they can enjoy for dinner at the end of the day. Both of those options leave me with a variety of fish to...
Mixed bag of great fishing
Today we didn’t have one main species of fish we were catching. Instead, we had a mixed bag of great fishing. We missed a couple of Wahoos yesterday inshore so I decided to start in that same area today. I’m glad I did! We were only trolling for a few...
Dolphin and Sailfish
We had a full day trip today. My group was a Bachelor party most of whom were from Louisana. I needed action and some good eating fish for the group and possibly a trophy fish. Some days, things just work out right and today was one of those days. I figured I would...
Good Action Today
We had a mixed bag of fish today. No one species of fish were really biting. Some days are like that. You may want to target a particular kind of fish, but if it’s not biting, you have to start looking for other species to keep people busy. We had hoped to fish...
Wahoo!
In my last post, I mentioned the conditions were getting “right” and I expected the fishing to “bust loose” soon. We are coming up on a full moon and this time of year that means the Wahoo should be biting. Well, believe it or not, I was Right!...
Conditions shaping up
Fishing is not “red hot” right now, but I have to think it is going to get better. Conditions are shaping up the way they should this time of year. We haven’t had a “cold” front yet, but it is cooling off. Both the air and the water are...