3/15/2013 and 3/16/13 - Offshore Fishing Report Palm Beach
We fished each day this weekend and struggled to find fish despite having more live bait than we needed. We had a couple of hits probably from sharks or big kings but nothing to show for it. We did some bottom fishing with frozen sardines and picked up some bonito, blue runners, remora, and small jacks. We trolled all over from lost tree to breakers without even a knockdown. The seas were very flat on Saturday and sloppy on Sunday. Saturday was sunny and Sunday was overcast with very few breaks of sun. Temperatures were cooler than average both days.
2/3/13 Offshore Fishing Report Palm Beach
After being shutout on boated Sails in 2012, we started the year off right by getting Tommy his first ever Sail. Felt good to deliver another good birthday fishing trip for Andrew, Tyler and Tommy. There was a strong NW wind and we hooked up about 815am using 40lb leader, 6/0 circle hook and a blue runner as bait. We were in about 120' just off Breakers Hotel. We also went out Saturday 2/2 and struggled to get bites without live bait. We ended up trolling over Tri County Reef to catch a couple of cudas. The wind Saturday was out of the NW then E/SE later on in the day.
07/28/12 and 07/29/12 Offshore Fishing Report
We fished both Saturday and Sunday with extremely hot and calm conditions. What wind there was came from the South/Southeast. On Saturday we got a nice King and of course lots of Bonito. On Sunday, Doug and I ran offshore about 10 miles and found lots of small Dolphin under debris. We played around with those for awhile and put one legal peanut in the cooler. We also saw a few small triple tail but not worth catching. While running from weedline to weedline, Doug spotted a large Sail in about 700' of water but we could not get him to bite after spooking him with the boat. Seabreezes kicked up around 1230 on both days. The weather reports say there is Sahara Air keeping the rain away.
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07/01/2012 Offshore Fishing Report Palm Beach
All this report needs to say is Wahoo! Paige caught the first Wahoo on BlueSteel in about 230' on a dead sardine that was about 40' deep at 930am. We also caught lots of Bonito and one Tuna. Doug also caught a 5' hammerhead right after the Wahoo hit. Pretty much had the same conditions as the day before. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCxX85r_4NQ
06/30/2012 Offshore Fishing Report Palm Beach
Took out Andrew and some friends to find a steady North wind but the waves were around 2'. We decided to troll to see if we could pick up a Wahoo or a Sail but could not keep the Bonito and Cuda's off the line. We drifted in about 200' and picked up several more Bonito but the prize of the day was a Sailfish hooked on freelined ballyhoo. The sail danced for a few minutes before I let the line get spooled. We even had a sign from the fishing gods telling us to go towards the only cloud in the sky that so happened to resemble a Sailfish. After the disappointment instead of calling it quits we kept going at it and got into a school of Mahi. The fishing gods repaid me for my earlier mistake and we boated 5. The north wind helped the fishing and there was finally a strong current. Full moon was approaching and there were not many weeds even after Tropical Storm Debby tormented us for days. 05/26/2012 Offshore Fishing Report Palm Beach
You would think finding a weed line like this would be the jackpot but we hit every weed patch there was and no one was home. Caught tons of Bonito but the lack of current has been creating havoc for our offshore fishing. Reports are starting to come in of more fish biting so hopefully the coming weeks are better!
05/20/2012 Offshore Palm Beach Fishing Report
After the dismal showing in the KDW tournament, Andrew, his friend, and
myself headed out around 10am to find out if it was just bad luck or
just a bad fishing weekend for us. Turned out to be just as bad as the
day before however there were signs that things were starting to return
to normal. The current picked up a little bit but the stronger north
wind kept us still or drifting south slightly. We did see two turtles
mating and a third one trying to join in! Tough weekend all around but
it is why they call it fishing and not catching!
05/19/2012 Offshore Fishing Report Palm Beach
Team BlueSteel hit the water around 530am to fish the 14th Annual
Simmons and White KWD and to defend our 2011 Title. Everything seemed
promising until we got on the water. Seas were dead flat with no wind
early on. We found a little bit of bait near the pier but it was like
pulling teeth to get them to bite. After hearing the kings were biting
in 110' off the pier and lost tree we headed straight to there at 7am.
Before we could even get a good chum line going we were surrounded by
Triggerfish and they were hitting our baits before even getting to the
lower water column. We moved several times and finally got away from
them. Once we settled in we started slaying Bonito and Jacks of all
kinds. We made a decision after an hour of constantly battling the
Bonito to move further South in hopes of finding kings or Dolphin. We
fishing anywhere from 80-300' and could not find anything that started
with a K, D or W. What little wind there was later in the day was coming
out of the north. This along with a lack of current pushed our drifts
to the South, Southeast and Southwest. We did have a couple of bite offs
from Kings but nothing every came of it. We then decided to start
trolling around 11 to see if we can generate something to weigh in
however we came up short and decided to drift the last few minutes of
the tournament. After the Queen Trigger and the Scorpion Fish we knew
our time was not today. With storms building we decided to head home and
then drive cars to the weigh in only to find a grand slam had been
caught. Water temps were in the low 80's, current was non-existent, and
winds were light.
07/24/2011 Offshore Fishing Report Palm Beach
Doug and I headed out in the rough seas about 730am. When we got to the inlet I decided it was way to rough to try and catch bait so we just headed out with frozen bait. Has done the trick so far this summer so figured why not. We started the day of quickly with 3 kings and 3 bonito. After that we decided to head out deeper and headed south towards breakers in search of a better weedline. After a rough ride we got in to a thick weedline and instead of stopping I noticed two mooring balls floating about 500 yards away from the weedline so we headed over there to take a look and sure enough mahi and bait were everywhere. Doug also spotted a Triple Tail which he tossed a frozen sardine and fish on! While Doug was fighting the Triple Tail, i was playing with the Mahi. There werent any large ones but still fun. Caught 3 Kings, 3 Bonito, 5 Mahi, and Triple Tail. Due to the intense fishing and heat we were worn out and headed in. Conditions were rough with an east wind which created tricky conditions at the inlet.
07/17/2011 Offshore Fishing Report Palm Beach
Chris, his dad and me hit the inlet a little late due to the Jason Aldean concert keep the captain out a little too late. Nonetheless we got a few livies and headed offshore. We found a fantastic weedline in 200' so we set up a drift and were ready to go. The wind was brisk out of the North due to newly formed Tropical Storm Bret and actually forced us to drift South. I have only had that happen one other time and it meant a slow day. I imagine it happens more in the winter when the ocean is churned up. We managed to get on the board quickly with a Bonito and had several bite offs again. After some frustrating bite offs Mr C's line started screaming and i looked up and it was a monster mahi. We got the hook set and he was in for a 45 minute battle. Got it to the boat with a perfect gaff and we headed in after a successful trip. Mahi means we got to make our infamous coconut crusted dolphin fingers with orange marmalade! Lets hope this storm gets out of here quickly without too much of a swell!
07/16/2011 Offshore Fishing Report Palm Beach
I headed out solo since it was extremely calm. Cleared the inlet around 715 and tried catching some bait however there was a nice cuda that decided he was going to mess with me for 30 minutes and steal my bait and sabikis. I finally got fed up and headed out to find some weeds or rips. I found a decent weed line in 85 but knew that was going to be Bonito heaven so i went out to 400' to some spotty weeds. Sure enough i caught a Bonito within 5 minutes of lines being in. Add some Trigger fish and remoras and i had a SoFlo Garbage Slam! You can also thrown in the 5 or 6 times i got bit off. Since i was going to the Jason Aldean concert, i decided to call it an early day so i could get some things done. Its nice to be able to just run out whenever i feel like it. Conditions were completely flat, a light variable wind. The moon was full and didnt set until 10am or so. I am thinking the day was slow because of the moon and lack of current. Photos below sum up my day on the water but at least it was peaceful after a long week of work!
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