Doug, Andrew, Michael and me headed out after the storms swept through in the afternoon in search of some dolphin and maybe some snapper. It was Michael's first time offshore fishing so we wanted to get him something good. We ran down to breakers to try to snag some blue runners but didn't have any luck. We headed offshore to about 500' and found lots of scattered weeds but nothing that looked like it would hold fish so we headed in closer to shore to see what would bite. Of course it was Bonita Bonita Bonita but still fun especially since we had a first timer. After a long drift and bonita after bonita we headed up to the inlet and drifted north. Not long after Doug hooked a monster Hammerhead on a cut bonita fillet. After 45 minutes we finally got it up to the boat before releasing him! Wind was strong out of the south but waves were not too bad. Probably 2' with an occasional 3' set. Here is a quick video we put together of the shark battle. http://youtu.be/EsDibWFthgU

Headed out on the Blue Heron Drift Boat with LDS for a Friday afternoon fishing adventure. Grunts, snapper and Bonita were pretty much the most prevalent species. They set up drift in 80' just south of the Juno Pier and another drift in the same area but in 140'. Weeds were scattered and murky water was the rule. Someone did catch a kingfish that was chopped in half by the taxman (Barracuda). Overall pretty slow day but still nice to get out on the water and see how they were doing. Someone caught a Cobia on the morning trip. The crew also used half sardines which we thought was to save money and get smaller fish to bite but towards the end we made them use whole sardines and started to pick up the Bonita.

Carrie and I took out my mom and stepdad who were visiting from Ohio for an early morning fishing trip on Saturday. We were glad to see extremely calm seas and clear skies despite calls for threatening weather. We wanted to make sure we got them at least one fish before the weather turned so we fished off Singer Island in bonitaville but after battling two boneheads in the heat we decided to run offshore in search of Dolphin. We got to about 500' and there was a mess of weeds and boats but then we found the jackpot... a wood pallet. We put several small dolphin in the cooler ranging from 5 to 12lbs on cut bait and top water lures. Then the big bull came to eat one of our dead sardines we had freelined! Carrie battled him for 15 minutes and landed her biggest dolphin ever. We could not believe this pallet hadn't been picked over because it was almost straight out the inlet on a calm day with boats all over but we were glad it wasn't. Great day on the water with family then we headed in to peanut island to cool off.

Matt, me and Carrie hit the water around 845am after waiting for the early morning rain to clear. Once it cleared it turned out to be a beautiful day! After playing around with Bonita all morning we headed offshore in search for weeds. Despite being scattered the day before, there turned out to be massive weedlines and patches in 600' off of Jupiter Inlet. We found one mat that was holding some small schoolies and we put 3 of the biggest ones we could catch in the cooler. They were biting live bait that we were catching on the sabiki as we were catching the dolphin, lures, frozen ballyhoo and dead sardines. Matt actually hooked a dolphin on the sabiki and boated it! Carrie was slaying the dolphin on almost every cast! We saw one Sail free jumping on another weed patch but could not get him to bite. Great day on the water!

Thomas, Andrew, Dana and me hit the water at sunrise set out for dolphin, wahoo or Sailfish! We bought live bait from Target Live Bait by Sailfish Marina and then hit the water. After a few run ins with Bonita and a big Mutton Snapper we landed a 25lb Kingfish on a dead sardine. We had bought goggle eyes from Target Live Bait but all we had to show for it was bite offs and bonitas.

Andrew, Sir Snaps Alot, D-Rock and me hit the inlet bright and early and found very calm seas. We headed north to the pier to try and catch bait but the bait was very spooked by the 30 boats chasing them. A few boats were loading up but we were not one of them. We caught some bonita as usual and headed about 12 miles offshore to see if we could scrounge up some dolphin. Weeds were very scattered at best and there was not much debris in the water so we struck out there. We came back in and picked up some bottom fish and then the big one hit. Andrew fought a fish for 2 hours on the Penn Slammer. 15lb test and +/-75-100lb fish do not mix well when trying to pull it off the bottom. We gave it a try before the line finally snapped 2 hours in. We believe it was an amberjack however it will always be known for the mystery fish that got away! Pics to come later!

After stopping to get Sir Tyler his Dunkin Donuts coffee, Carrie, Tyler, Lindsay and me headed out bright and early to catch the sunrise and hopefully some fish. The bonita and rainbow runners were out in full force and tough to avoid. We did manage one Yellowtail but most of our bait was taken by triggers, rainbow runners and bonita. Conditions were flat with a light east wind.

Carrie and I cleared the inlet bright and early to see a great sunrise and find more bait than we knew what to do with. We saw about 25 boats all piled up over the shallow reefs in about 40' of water. We loaded up on Sardines and Goggle Eyes and headed out to catch fish or that was the plan. Instead we found sharks to be menacing and it was nearly impossible to avoid them. Within 30 minutes we had lost all of our goggle eyes to sharks and sardines weren't too far behind. We did manage a some assortment of bottom fish but the sharks proved to be too thick to conquer. On the bright side we had a good time and the weather was perfect. Lucky for the sharks I was not prepared with the big shark rods however next time the sharks will be in for a battle if they want to play this game again.Seas were about 2-3' with a N/NW wind. Skies were clear and temps were in the mid 80's. Water temps were about 80 and there were a ton of weeds in shallow but not offshore. The gulf stream was about 7 miles offshore.

Tommy Bahama, T-Max, Lindsey and I hit the inlet bright and early to try to catch the calmest of seas (all relative considering they were 6-8' on Saturday). We found a brisk northwest wind but allowed us to get offshore at least until the wind shifted to the north. We cleared the inlet and found boats piled up over the wrecks loading up on sardines. Tyler and Tommy put several in the livewell and we headed out to catch us some fish. We set up shop in about 90' and the water was crystal clear. Tyler had a quick hit but nothing to show for it. The wind really started to howl out of the N/NW around 9am so we headed in a little tighter to shore and trolled for some kings. We landed 2 bonito and 1 decent sized king. We then decided to do some bottom fishing and sure enough we had a Sailfish come right behind the boat. We pitched a perfect cast with a live sardine and the sail didn't want anything to do with it. After that Tyler landed a nice Yellowtail and a Queen snapper. There were flying fish and bait everywhere. Gulfstream was in very tight to shore and water was so clear you could see bottom in about 60' of water. Good to see after the dirty water of the last few weeks. We couldn't fish way offshore like we wanted but we had a lot of action for rough conditions and having to be limited to close to the inlet.Winds were NW becoming N and actually relaxed as the day went on. Skies were mostly clear other than a few patchy clouds. Temps were in the 60's and a bit chilly.

Carrie, Becca, Doug and I cleared the inlet around 8am with a low cloud deck but very calm seas. We headed south in about 30' of water thinking we would catch some blue runners around The Breakers. Luckily, we hit a huge pod of sardines and loaded up with the sabikis. We also managed a few blue runners for shark bait! Since it was so calm we pushed offshore just east and south of The Breakers and found a decent weedline in 390'. Within seconds of tossing in a live sardine we had a dolphin on. Becca boated the first one then Carrie put one in the cooler and Doug finished the dolphin slaying by adding another to the cooler. We had a fourth but he jumped off. Great way to start the day considering the previous trip. After that we headed in shallow to try bottom fishing with not much luck. We headed offshore again and found weeds from 300' all the way to 1000'. We had another dolphin spotted but he would not bite. He looked like he was feeding with birds hovering but not luck. The girls wanted to catch a shark so we slow trolled some blue runners off Singer Island from Tierra to the inlet with no luck. We zig zagged from 20' to 60' and finally got a bite in 55'. Line started screaming from the Always and Forever rod! Doug took over and got it up to the boat only to find out it was a monster Kingfish! Estimated about 40lbs! Great way to cap off a pretty good day. Temps were in the mid to upper 80's and it was sunny once the skies cleared around 9am. Winds were from the W, NW and switched to the SE in the afternoon but were light. Seas were 1' or less building to 2' as the afternoon went on.