07/18/2009 Offshore Fishing Report

Doug and I went out again this morning but we were determined to stay away from the Bones this time so we started out in 300' out of the Lake Worth Inlet. About 10 minutes go by without much action then Doug hooks up with a a nice football Tuna. Then a few minutes later he is doing battle with a 30lb Amberjack. While he is getting worked by the big bruiser, I see a Dolphin swim by the back of the boat so I free lined a Ballyhoo out and he steals the bait. I reel in and throw it out again and this time, FISH ON! No video this time but a great start to the day within the first hour that we are out. The seas were even calmer than the night before so we ran out to 700' looking for weeds or trash where maybe some Tuna or Dolphin would be feeding. We found some boxes, shoes, and bags with no fish holding there so we headed back in for another drift and hooked up with some more boneheads. The current was very spotty today but water temperatures we 89 degrees in 700' and 86-87 from 80' to 150'. When out deep there was almost no current but when in shallow we would hit a strong current every so often. It was strange. With temperatures in the 90's and no wind, we called it a day since we were pretty much roasted by 2pm. The fishing has seemed to drop off after noon for the last few weeks. Also interesting that we did not get one snapper with everyone reporting a hot Mutton bite.