10/25/2009 Offshore Fishing Report

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.

10/10/2009 Offshore Fishing Report

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.

09/26/2009 Offshore Fishing Report

Cleared the inlet around 745am ready to drift and then troll for Tuna. After ReelsGood brought in several bottom dwellers and I reeled in a decent sized Barracuda, DDBD spotted a Dolphin then proceeded to put him in the cooler. It wasnt his birthday Sailfish but a Dolphin is always a nice consolation prize. After that we decided it was Tuna time. We trolled north first then came back south and caught a few nice sized Tuna. One on the new reel given to Doug as his wedding present. Anytime you have Tuna and Mahi for dinner, you cannot complain but otherwise it was a slow day. The water was the clearest i have ever seen. When bottom drifting we could see fish swimming on the bottom in 100' of water. Amazing to see fish swimming around your bait but not eating it, also semi-disheartening. First cold front was expected later in the week so should be pushing the Sailfish and Dolphin in close.