Doug and I hit the water at 6pm after the Browns got blown out again! I started the evening off by landing a Snapper and a Grouper, then Doug finished the evening by catching a couple of snapper, trigger fish, and a monster Bull Shark. After a 30 minute fight, Doug finally got the beast to the surface. It was about 7' and our guess was 125 lbs. We were able to get these pictures but without being able to keep it on the surface due to its weight, this was the best we could do. Water was very clear but a little choppier than I expect with a light southwest wind. There were some clouds and light drizzle and temperatures were around 80 degrees at sundown. There was a fairly strong current but we were able to keep our bait on the bottom with 1 and 2oz sinkers. We didnt get any bites on the flatlines or the bonito strips with all action coming on the bottom.

Hit the water early so we could get back to the dock in time to watch some college football. Doug wanted to throw the cast net a few times. We caught a tropical grunt fish that resembled Nemo, blue runner, and a triggerfish. We cleared the inlet around 7am. We Trolled, bottom fished, drifted with livies and managed to come away with a few AJ's, kings, bonito, skipjack, and random bottom fish. All in all a great day on the water. We did find a nice color change in about 300' but only produced a skipjack and a bonito. I now owe Doug lunch because he caught a fish with Nemo. Bottom fishing has slowed considerable but hopefully the first cold front of th year and the strong winds will bring the Sails and Dolphin back in.

After getting rained our for another Wahoo trip on Sunday morning, we hit the water again ready to finally land the long awaited Wahoo. Conditions were very sloppy in the morning and my GPS/depth finder was not working properly so we were trolling blind. Luckily its pretty easy in South Florida to use landmarks and dive boats to know what depth you are at. We trolled all over again for Wahoo with not one hit. Not even the Yozuri Bonito could step up and get a hit. After a few hours of trolling, we fished the bottom ad caught some Yellowtails, Mutton, and Kings to make the day partly successful. Conditions improved throughout the day with storms still scattered about. No Wahoo but better than being at work.

Hit the ocean around 530pm ready to troll for Wahoo. Seas were pretty calm with a west wind. Weed lines were all over from about 150' to about 350' but we couldn't get a hit. We trolled north, south, east, west and no luck. With the full moon, we thought it would be perfect conditions but i think the storms created a problem for us. Water clarity was excellent almost all the way to shore. Wahoo or bust so no pictures this trip. We would have rather caught nothing if it wasn't going to be a Wahoo.

Got out on the water around sunrise this morning and started the day trolling for wahoo and tuna. No luck with the wahoo but did catch 2 nice size blackfin. With the bite slowing down, we decided to try our luck bottom fishing. Reelsgood boated a nice 5lb mutton snapper and released a king. He had another king to the boat that broke through the leader. As usual, a couple bonito were also on the list of catches. With a few nice fish in the cooler and the heat getting to everyone, we headed back the launch around noon. Big thanks to Reelsgood and Calabrese for the morning entertainment after they decided to pull an all-nighter!

After we gave it a quick try on Monday with no luck and some passenger seasickness, we were finally able to get out this morning and enjoy the crystal clear water pretty much right up to the shore. Water Temps are hovering around 87 offshore with a solid 2' swell for the last week pushing in all sorts of blue water. This also contributed to the hot snapper bite. Gary with his lucky OSU hat was able to land 2 Yellowtails and a Kingfish while my Mom was able to land a Remora all by herself. Didn't get the Sailfish they were hoping for but still a successful day when we are able to have dinner on the grille. Most bites came in 80-110 feet with the remora and sharks a nuisance closer to shore.

After a 2 week hiatus, we finally got out after work on Friday for a quick fishing trip which happened to be Frances' first time ever fishing. We found surprisingly calm seas with a lot of weeds in close to shore. The waves were expected to increase from Hurricane Bill but they never materialized. Frances caught here first fish within 15 minutes and it was a 5lb Mutton Snapper that went right in the cooler. After the first fish, she was a natural, probably more so than Dr. ReelsGood who once again manhandled a Bonito and lost it at the boat ruining the triple header picture. Bryan and Jackman quickly added to the feast with a few more Muttons and Yellowtails along with a decent sized Kingfish. The Bonito and Snapper were biting almost every cast in 80' to 100' of water. It was a great day and full of excitement which is always good for a rookie. Conditions were perfect with the current pushing us at about 3mph due north. The water temperature was 88 degrees 2 miles out and 85 degrees 1 mile out which I am guessing helped make it a good day.

Took Jed, his brother and friend out to find gently rolling seas. It was one of our worst fishing days in a few months with our first bite not coming until after noon when the Yellowtail started to bite. We then hooked up with a couple of bonitos and called it a day. The winds did pick up considerably out of the east on our way back in. Once again the action was found east of the Juno Pier.

Went out to try to capitalize on the hot sailfish bite but didnt have too much success other than a few Kings and Bonito. Most of the action seemed to be east of the Juno Pier in about 80 feet. We did hookup with a nice 8lb mutton snapper. East winds are beginning to pick up which should help move some Wahoo and Dolphin back in close.

Cleared the Palm Beach Inlet a little later today around 715am but ran down to Breakers in about 60 feet of water. Team LJ and Luke lost several fish then Team Kim and Paul hooked up with a Sailfish. I had just free lined a Ballyhoo trying to mix up the baits and sure enough we got hooked. Paul got his shot at his dream fish and did not disappoint. After a two hour fight and somehow avoiding disasters by catching the engine with the line and avoiding the sharks we got the Sail in the boat. During the brutal fight, we saw several nurse sharks ready to pounce on the weakened fish and 3 other sails swimming with the one on our line. We probably could have had a double or triple header with a bit more experience on the boat but one is better than none. We then caught 3 bonito at once and Luke, Kim, and Laura Jean all stepped it up to complete the triple header. I created 4 more fishing addicts to add to the list. Conditions were perfect once again with much more bait popping the surface then the previous day. Maybe the storms stirred them up? Will have to research why the bait was more abundant than the day before. I was glad to get my Uncle who taught me about fishing and life a dream fish with his kids. One of my better moments on the boat in my short fishing career. I think the tournament results produced a tie as everyone caught fish and we would not have gotten the pictures or the Sailfish to the boat without everyones help. Here is a YouTube link to a video showing some of the exciting moments during the fight! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AM_a2-ZZCE

Cleared in the inlet at 645am with the family to find beautiful conditions with a slight east wind and big storms over the Bahama's providing a nice sunrise with the calm seas. The blue water finally made its long awaited appearance. The kids caught several Bonito with Luke and LJ catching dinner for the family. We fished from about 80' to 300' of water with a lot of bait popping on the surface with Bonito closely behind. At 9am we saw a Sail free jumping in about 110' but the dive boats lived up to their jerk stereotype and dropped their divers right in front of our drift after circling us for about 15 minutes. We also found a tree branch and a weed line in 250' but no one was home other than a Bonito and maybe a something big that got off LJ's line. Overall conditions were absolutely perfect with blue water easily accessible and the current at about 2mph. Fishing was rather slow but everyone caught their first Offshore fish and had a blast. At least the Bonito are biting again which means the Wahoo should be more abundant in coming weeks.