Sportfishing in May is spectacular! We will be catching some of the biggest and best fish that we’ll catch all year this month. Dolphin are biting strong on the inside edge of the Gulf Stream in only 300 to 400 feet of water and are eating just about anything you throw at them. Trolling works well for dolphin, wahoo and tuna. Slow trolling live ballyhoo from the outriggers or kite fishing using goggle eyes are the best techniques to get the biggest dolphin. A few sailfish are still biting and if you really feel lucky, a few marlin are being seen offshore. Night swordfishing is also getting good when the weather cooperates. May is a great month for billfish.
Amberjacks are abundant on the shallow and deep water wrecks, along with some grouper and cobia. The best part is we can finally keep groupers again! They are in season as of May 1st. There is quick action on big fish to be found fishing around our local shipwrecks. Just drop down a live bait and wait for your rod to bend over. Big game sharks are still pouring through too. Hammerhead, mako, thresher and big bull sharks 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. Nick Colosi
New Lattitude Sportfishing
(954) 707-2147
www.newlattitude.com