The sportfishing boats of south Florida are having one helluva month. The bigger game fish are moving through and biting is excellent. Kite fishing on the edge of the gulfstream has been highly productive for sailfish, along with big game sharks, bull dolphin and tuna. We’re smack dab in the middle of shark fishing season here in South Florida, and the big game sharks are snapping. Hammerheads, makos, threshers, bulls and duskys are the sharks we are catching now. Fishing around the shipwrecks there are giant amberjacks, groupers and cobia, which don’t leave a bait unmolested for very long. Wreck fishing this time of year is really fun because of the quick action on big fish. Trolling the reef is good action this season too for kingfish, bonito and some pretty big wahoo. This is the time of year when all the biggest fish are caught.
The offshore dolphin fishing is phenomenal right now. Big, and I mean BIG mahi- mahi are being caught trolling the weed-lines that form up offshore. Anywhere from 5-20 miles offshore can be good grounds for finding mahi-mahi, you just need to find something good to fish around. When fishing offshore, keep constant lookout for weed-lines, floating debris, current edges and frigate birds to fish near. Expect to see some solid dolphin fishing during the next few months. Along with dolphin, when trolling offshore, you also have good chances of finding tuna, wahoo and sailfish. If you’re exceptionally lucky, you may even catch a blue or white marlin. I look forward to April-May fishing the whole year because you can catch just about anything and everything. It should be great fishing for the next couple of months for us here in South Florida. Good luck and tight lines.
Capt. Paul Paolucci
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