By Capt. Brett Magers
The sportfishing in May is spectacular! We’re catching some of the biggest and best fish that we’ll catch all year, during this month. Dolphin are biting strong on the inside edge of the Gulfstream in only 300-400 feet of water and are eating just about anything you throw at them. Trolling works well for dolphin, and also for wahoo and tuna, but slow trolling live ballyhoo from the outriggers or kite fishing using goggle eyes are the best techniques to get the biggest dolphin to bite. A few sailfish are still biting and if you really feel lucky, a few marlin are being seen offshore. When the weather cooperates, night fishing for swordfish is also getting good. May is a great month for billfish.
Amberjacks are abundant on the shallow and deep water wrecks, along with some grouper and cobia… and you can finally keep groupers again! They are in-season as of May 1. There is quick action on big fish to be found fishing around our local shipwrecks. Big game sharks are still pouring through. Hammerheads, mako sharks, threshers and big bulls are doing their annual migration through our waters. If you want to hook into and catch one of these monster game fish, now is the best time. Sharks go where the action is and there is plenty of action happening in Fort Lauderdale this month. Tight Lines!
Capt. Brett Magers
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