12/04/2010 Offshore Fishing Report

With temperatures in the 50's after the years first real cold snap, me and the old man hit the inlet hoping the NW winds would allow us to at least troll the beach. We used the sabikis to catch some live bait but there were 5 other boats constantly on the South side of the jetties so it made it difficult to maneuver. With one blue runner in the live well we trolled the beach and landed a trigger fish in about 35 feet and a rainbow runner in about 40 feet. Then the sailboat regatta took over the ocean and the seas kicked up so we headed in.


Water Temp - 77 degrees
Air Temp -65 degrees
Water Clarity - murky but blue out past 30 feet
Weather Conditions - Partly Sunny to mostly cloudy
Wind - 10 knots NW
Current - light
Waves - 2'-4''
Lures/bait - Trolling Rapala Dolphin Plug/Ballyhoo
Moon - New
Tide - High to low

11/26/2010 Offshore Fishing Report

After a great week of fishing and great Turkey Day, Chris, his dad and I hit the inlet around 730am with a strong breeze our of the SE. I figured there was no chance of getting out the inlet but the Calabrese's were determined to catch some monster fish and wanted to brave it. I knew it was safe enough for us to go out but knew we were all going to need iron stomachs! We tried to catch live bait but the waves were to dangerous to get near the jetties so we gave up and started drifting the same spot where i caught the sail a few days earlier. Mr C landed a King to get the skunk off the boat and then he landed a yellowtail to seal up dinner! Then a huge ship was getting towed right in line with our drift pattern so we had to go out to 175' and we hit a small school of Dolphin. We all had one hooked and the battles began. Between the sail and the mahi, this was a great week of fishing. Glad to be back out on the water!!





Water Temp - 79 degrees
Air Temp -83 degrees
Water Clarity - very clear, blue water right on beach
Weather Conditions - Partly Sunny to mostly cloudy
Wind - 15 knots E/SE
Current - moderate
Waves - 3'-5''
Lures/bait - Dead Sardines/Ballyhoo
Moon - waning
Tide - High

11/24/2010 Offshore Fishing Report

After searching for fellow anglers and failing I hit the waters around 730am by myself. Loaded up on Ballyhoo and Blue Runners again. Headed SE out the inlet to a favorite spot in 100'. Within minutes of having the lines in the water the blue runner gets hit by a Sailfish but I lost it. After cursing and yelling the live ballyhoo i had out got nailed by the Sail and this time he was not getting away! After a 30 minute fight I got him in the boat for a quick picture. After I got over the excitement I went back for more but couldn't keep the bonito off the line so headed in to get ready for the Shrimp Gobbler Party!



Water Temp - 79 degrees
Air Temp -83 degrees
Water Clarity - very clear, blue water right on beach
Weather Conditions - Sunny with clouds moving from west to east as morning progressed
Wind - 10 knots E/NE
Current - moderate
Waves - 2'
Lures/bait - Live Bait (Ballyhoo/Blue Runners)
Moon - waning
Tide - High to Low

11/23/2010 Offshore Fishing Report

Finally took a vacation from work and decided to hit the water. Shawn and I went out thinking we were not going to get off shore however mother nature relaxed and allowed us to get out the inlet in relatively calm conditions. We loaded up on ballyhoo and blue runners but could not get any hits. It was Shawn's first trip and he saved us from being skunked by landed a small grunt on a jig. After a two month hiatus I cannot complain. It was good just being out on the water!

Water Temp - 79 degrees
Air Temp -83 degrees
Water Clarity - very clear, blue water right on beach
Weather Conditions - Sunny
Wind - 10 knots NE
Current - moderate
Waves - 2-3'
Lures/bait - Live Bait (Blue Runner's/Ballyhoo) and Dead Sardines
Moon - Waning
Tide - High to Low

11/12/2010 Lake Worth Spillway Report

Chris and I hit the ICW and the spillway after work and were shocked by the amount of activity but the lack of a bite. We threw every lure known to man at them but nothing to show for it other than a Sea Slug. Felt good to get back out fishing after a the long delay! Hopefully will get out Thanksgiving week since i have all week off!

08/07/2010 Offshore Fishing Report

After two and a half years of fishing with BlueSteel we have caught almost every fish targeted except the long coveted Wahoo. Today was supposed to be the day Doug and I put an end to that however after 45 miles of trolling, we are still hooless. Our time will come soon enough. As a decent consolation prize, Doug landed a 12lb Blackfin Tuna on a live sardine in 300' of water.
Water Temp - 85-87 degrees
Air Temp -88 degrees
Water Clarity - very clear, blue water out past 90'
Weather Conditions - Sunny with clouds moving from west to east as morning progressed
Wind - 5-10 knots south switching to variable
Current - moderate
Waves - 1-2'
Lures/bait - Live Bait (sardines, greenies, pilchards)
Moon - crescent
Tide - falling

08/01/2010 Offshore Report

The last trip of the weekend did not produce nearly as much action. We all needed some rest so we hit the inlet an hour later. We caught a lot of good sized bait but that did not translate into more fish. It took a couple of hours to get the skunk off our backs with Kim landing a bonito and a grouper. The only fish of the day. In our defense the water was almost too flat with no current or movement. When the current did pick up we had to run all over the ocean to dodge storms and couldnt keep our lines in the water. Still a great trip as anytime you are on the water, its better than being anywhere else. Paul did not make this trip and that may have been why we did not catch much. He has the fishing gods on his side for sure. Kim ends up with the MVF award, Luke the LVF, LJ the best mate, and Paul is the Clover! Great time with family and got to catch some fish as a bonus. Thankful for the weather and the time we got to spend together. As they say....catching memories!

07/31/2010 Offshore FIshing Report

Adventure number two began with catching live bait and then heading to the old stomping grounds of where Paul caught his Sailfish about a year ago. No luck with Sails this time but the lines were a screaming quickly as less than 15 minutes into the trip everyone had caught at least one fish and Kimberly began to stake her claim on the Most Valuable Fisher Award. The snapper and grouper were biting everything in about 70' of water. I then made the decision to go for the big fish so we moved north of the inlet in 150' of water and then Kim caught the smoker King that tipped the scales at around 27lbs and barely fit in the cooler after bending and twisting. It was at this time LVF was born. Luke for whatever reason had some trouble getting the grippers on the King and created a murder scene instantly when the beast began to shake and spray blood. After that the action began to slow as the current and tide went slack and clouds started to move in from the west. We tried trolling for a bit but did not have any luck other than a bonito that Luke managed to get in. Another great day on the water with excellent conditions until mid morning.




Water Temp - 86 degrees
Air Temp -93 degrees
Water Clarity - very clear, blue water right on beach
Weather Conditions - Sunny with clouds moving from west to east as morning progressed
Wind - 5 knots Variable
Current - moderate
Waves - 1-2'
Lures/bait - Live Bait (sardines, greenies, pinfish, pilchards)
Moon - crescent
Tide - low to high

07/30/2010 Offshore Fishing Report

The Varadi's made their annual trip to Palm Beach and the weekend fishing did not disappoint, nor did mother nature for the first time in July. We hit the inlet around 715 and started catching bait on the south side of the pier. The "northerners" were sabiki rookies but they quickly honed in their skills and filled the live well with bait. Pilchards, greenies and sardines were the most abundant. Shortly into our first adventure Luke and Kim landed two kings while LJ and Paul were fighting bonitos and groupers. Most of the fish hit frozen sardines with only one bonito hitting livies. We generally fished in 100'+ however most of the action seemed to be out past 150' with as LJ puts it "sea world blue water" ruling all the way to shore. Paul also stepped up his game on peanut island and landed this alien looking cowfish from the pier.

Water Temp - 86 degrees
Air Temp -90 degrees
Water Clarity - very clear, blue water right on beach
Weather Conditions - Sunny with clouds moving from west to east as morning progressed
Wind - 5 knots south/southwest
Current - moderate
Waves - 1-2'
Lures/bait - Live Bait (sardines, greenies, pinfish, pilchards)
Moon - crescent
Tide - low to high

07/04/2010 Offshore Fishing Report

Doug and I went out despite the rain and tried to catch live bait before hitting the seas. We went to Munyon Island with no luck but did see a lot of star fish. We then hit up the south side of the jetty and found the jackpot of blue runners and grunts. It would have been nice if the captain didn't forget the kite but nonetheless we did manage a few rainbow runners for sashimi and a barracuda. The seas were very sloppy with a large swell but calmed down when the sun finally came out. There was not as much action as the previous day but still found the fish. We tried fishing for sharks in shallow because while getting live bait we saw a couple in 30' or less. No luck with the live bait however. Maybe the dead sardines are the way to go?




Water Temp - 85 degrees
Air Temp -85 degrees
Water Clarity - very clear, blue water right on beach
Weather Conditions - Cloudy/Rainy, wind out of NE
Wind - 10 knots NE
Current - Strong
Waves - 2' with 2-4' swell
Lures/bait - Live Bait (blue runners/grunts/jacks)
Moon - Waning
Tide - Falling

07/03/2010 Offshore Fishing Report

After a two week break, we got back out with sloppy seas and rain showers but gentle winds to start off the fourth of July weekend celebration. The rain the night before really made the seas greener than normal inshore but were blue about a mile out. I had been hearing there was not much action other than snapper and that was definitely what was biting. Between the three of us we had 12 fish or so with only a barracuda straying from the snapper species. Twinkle Toes Chris managed to stay on his feet and not break anything this time so we will consider it a successful trip.



Water Temp - 85 degrees
Air Temp - 85 degrees
Water Clarity - very clear, blue water
Weather Conditions - Cloudy/Partly Cloudy and hot with storms in vicinity
Wind - 10 knots E/SE
Current - average to weak
Waves - 2'-3'
Lures/bait - Dead Sardines
Moon - Waning

Catching Memories

I put this video together of everyone who has been on a fishing trip with me. These are a lot of memories that people will probably will never forget. I know i will remember them forever and i appreciate everyone who has and will continue to go fishing with me. Who knows maybe one day, Doug and I will be able to make some money doing what we love! Thanks for the memories everyone!! Keep the coming.
Capt. Jeff

06/19/2010 Offshore Fishing Report

What are the chances that two weekends in a row we get the anglers on BlueSteel a fish that they requested? Apparently pretty good. Bryan, Doug and I got out early for part 1 of his bachelor party and got things started right of the bat with a quadruple header of bonito and a mutton. 4 fish on and 3 people made for a great start but that was not the target for today. Sailfish was on everyone's mind and as we were cruising back to set up a new drift to get out of the bonies, It was an all in approach with a storm forming and us trying to get Bryan a Sailfish on his day!! Luckily, Doug saw a free jumping sail in 200' so we sped over there and within 5 minutes, Sail on!!! Bryan battled him for about 50 minutes on a spinning rod rigged with 20lb test, 40lb leader with 4/0 circle (yes light tackle for a Sail but fun). As the fight wore on, a storm was brewing in the Southern sky that just barely held on for us to get back into the inlet safely with some great pictures of Bryan's first Sailfish. Due to the storm Bryan had to be thrown in at Peanut Island!



Water Temp - 86.5 degrees
Air Temp - 88 degrees
Water Clarity - very clear, blue water right on beach during High Tide
Weather Conditions - Sunny and hot with storms in vicinity, very little wind out of SE/E
Wind - 5 knots E/SE
Current - strong
Waves - 1' until storm kicked up to 3'
Lures/bait - Dead Sardines
Moon - Waxing

06/12/2010 Offshore Fishing Report

Yesterday was going to be a tough act to follow regardless of what we caught today but we managed to have a quadruple header of bonito which is always fun and mass chaos! Luke and Kim both landed a couple of nice sized Yellowtail Snappers which we just threw back since we had 15lbs of mahi in the fridge already. Conditions were not as pleasant today with the north wind going against the current. All in all it was a great couple of days fishing. We even got Aunt Carol on the boat. Maybe next time we can get her out on the ocean?!






Water Temp - 86 degrees
Air Temp - 1000000000 degrees
Water Clarity - very clear, blue water right on beach
Weather Conditions - Sunny turning Cloudy, wind out of N
Wind - 10 knots N
Current - minimal
Waves - 2'
Lures/bait - Dead Sardines/Ballyhoo/Goggle Eyes
Moon - Waxing

06/11/2010 Offshore Fishing Report

In celebration of Kim's 16th Birthday, her, Luke and I went out bright and early with calm seas waiting for us. Kim said all she wanted was a Sailfish or a Dolphin. Well we were able to get one of the two with BlueSteel's biggest Dolphin yet! We were in about 150' of water when this monster swam up to the boat while Luke was fighting a 20lb Bonito. The Mahi measured in at around 25lbs and was about 45 inches long and had no problem feeding the entire family for Kim's Birthday dinner! We also had a bunch of bonito as always. If the Varadi's keep coming this Summer we may have some record fish! Every time they visit me we catch something amazing!





Water Temp - 86 degrees
Air Temp - 1000000000000 degrees
Water Clarity - very clear, blue water right on beach
Weather Conditions - Sunny, very little wind out of South
Wind - 5 knots S
Current - strong
Waves - 1'
Lures/bait - Dead Sardines/Ballyhoo
Moon - Waxing

06/06/2010 Offshore Fishing Report

Bad day! Got a late start with Courtney for her first trip out and then had steering problems that delayed us even further. Then we only caught one remora after 5 or so bite offs. After the weekend before of slaying Dolphin i guess that is the fishing gods way of bringing me back down to earth!!Still a beautiful day on the water but extremely hot!

Water Temp - 85 degrees
Air Temp - 95 degrees
Water Clarity - very clear, blue water right on beach
Weather Conditions - Sunny, very little wind out of west
Wind - 5 knots W
Current - minimal
Waves - 1'
Lures/bait - Dead Sardines/Ballyhoo
Moon - Waxing

06/05/2010 Offshore Fishing Report

Chris, his brother Todd, Doug and I cleared the inlet around 730 to find extremely calm seas, warm temperatures, great water clarity and lots of Bonito. Chris followed up his dolphin day with a nice 20lb amberjack. It was almost too flat to fish but we did manage some bonito to keep things interesting. Chris and his wonderful balancing skills led to a crack in the windshield but no one was hurt and all the rods are OK so no big deal! Plus we got the fish in!



Water Temp - 85 degrees
Air Temp - 90 degrees
Water Clarity - very clear, blue water right on beach
Weather Conditions - Sunny, very little wind out of west
Wind - 5 knots W
Current - minimal
Waves - 1'
Lures/bait - Dead Sardines
Moon - Waning

05/29/2010 Offshore Fishing Report

Chris and I hit the inlet around 745am to find NOAA was once again dead wrong and sloppy seas were staring us in the face. We braved the seas and headed right to where I caught the Dolphin the night before and sure enough, we had a dolphin and a Kingfish on within 15 minutes of putting our lines on. Chris had no trouble getting either in. As he was fighting the King, a Dolphin took the Slammer Rod and I handed it off to Chris and "released" Kingfish gently back into the water AKA Captain screwed up and lost it. Karma for catching 3 dolphin by myself i think. After a few Bonito we headed back to the spot and once again got into more Dolphin. This time we landed a big bull, 7lbs, 30". After battling this mahi, we went back for round three and this time all 4 rods went off. Chris got one in, then moved to another rod, then to another and then another before we had 5 total in the cooler and more fish than we needed. We let one go back as it appeared to be too small and after my hands being cut up from grabbing leaders every two seconds. After the chaos a storm started to threaten so we headed in to clean the fish!


Water Temp - 82 degrees
Air Temp - 88 degrees
Water Clarity - very clear, blue water right on beach
Weather Conditions - Sunny, Choppy 2-3'
Wind - 10-15 knots SE
Current - medium
Waves - 2' -4'
Lures/bait - Dead Sardines
Moon - Waning Full Moon

05/28/2010 Offshore Fishing Report

In my first fishing trip alone, it was one of the most memorable trips i have had in the 2.5 year history of BlueSteel. I got out on the water around 5pm and went straight to 120'. Immediately hooked up with 3 bonito and the lines went into one big tangled mess (a little harder to reel in three fish that i thought). I did manage to get one in the boat after cutting the other lines. With it looking like another disappointing friday afternoon fishing, i stepped it up and went out to 200' and found some nice weeds with some flying fish. Low and behold i hooked up with 3 dolphin all at the same time. With one rod in the holder, one rod between my legs, and one rod in my arms reeling, i managed to get all three in the cooler! If you think its chaos when you get into a school of dolphin with a boat full of people, try doing it alone!

Water Temp - 82 degrees
Air Temp - 88 degrees
Water Clarity - very clear, blue water right on beach
Weather Conditions - Sunny, Mostly Calm
Wind - 10 knots SE/E
Current - medium
Waves - 2'
Lures/bait - Dead Sardines/Goggle Eyes
Moon - Waning Full Moon

05/21/2010 Offshore Fishing Report

Doug and I rolled out after work to get some Kings and Snapper. Doug managed several Bonito and one nice snapper. He finally got to keep one since the wife was out of town. Overall the conditions seemed perfect for a big night but we had trouble finding the fish. Most of the action when we did find it seemed to be in 120' or deeper.


Water Temp - 82 degrees
Air Temp - 88 degrees
Water Clarity - very clear, blue water right on beach
Weather Conditions - Sunny, Choppy 2-3'
Wind - 10 knots SE/E
Current - medium
Waves - 2' -3'
Lures/bait - Dead Sardines/Goggle Eyes
Moon - Almost Full Moon

05/08/2010 Offshore Fishing Report

Reelsgood and I went out after work on Friday to catch some Kingfish and Snapper with a successful snapper trip but no kings. We fished in depths all over but mostly found 100 feet to be the hot spot We fished north of the inlet with hopes of finding the kings and hit the south side of the inlet on Saturday. Both days produced a lot of snapper and bonito but no Kingfish. We did have a few bite offs presumably Kings but still have not shown up in large numbers.

Water Temp - 81 degrees
Air Temp - 88 degrees
Water Clarity - very clear, blue water right on beach
Weather Conditions - Sunny, Calm
Wind - 5-10 knots S/SW
Current - medium
Waves - 2' or less
Lures/bait - Dead Sardines/Ballyhoo/Surface Trolling Lures