02/20-02/21/2010 Offshore Fishing Report

After a three month hiatus the weather finally warmed up and the winds/seas calmed to what is typical in South Florida. The water temperatures are 5 degrees colder than last year which i must say seemed to impact the quality of fishing drastically. We had some kings, bonito, grouper, and random bottom fish hit however fishing was overall extremely slow. The water temps did not get above 73 even at 4 miles out. Hopefully some east winds push some warmer water in for the next weather break. We trolled ballyhoo and artificials for miles with only a few boneheads to show for it. We drifted with sardines and cut bait with minimal success. Overall the fishing was not great but it sure was good to get out and enjoy the calm seas once again. Light winds and little current also made it quite difficult for the bottom fishing. There had been reports of manta rays with cobia however none were to be found on the weekend. Looks like the weather is going to kick back up this weekend so hopefully we will be back out the following week!!