There is still a good sailfish bite offshore. Wahoo, good numbers of dolphin, large bonito and a lot of small sharp-nosed sharks are in the same areas as the sailfish. The sailfish action has been good in depths from the beach to the edge of the Gulf Stream. The most productive depth is likely around 120 feet. Some dolphin are being taken in 300 feet of water, close to the Gulf Stream, chasing hordes of small blackfin tunas.

There are reports of kingfish in 50 to 80 feet of water and they were taking slow trolled live bait.

Also, major schools of bluefish are moving south with the sharks close behind. Good wreck fishing is being reported, but keep in mind that in one more week all specie of grouper go off limits for four months.

As has been the case for the last several weeks, getting bait has been problematic.

The adventure begins anew. Let's go fishing.

Cold, calm, partly cloudy and the sailfish are here and hungry. As I write this (Noon - Monday, Dec. 21st), it is 56°F with a light wind out of the north and partly cloudy skies. Conditions are perfect and the weather forcast for the rest of the week looks good. Life is Good!

Last week the sailfish migration moved into the St. Lucie Inlet area in mass, but the weather for most of the week was wet and windy with condition beening good one day and bad the next. The few days that were fishable produced great sailfish action with sailfish and dolphin taking both slow trolled ballyhoo and live bait in the 160 foot range both north and south of the St. Lucie Inlet. Finding bait fish has not been easy.

Dolphin and kingfish are still here and biting. Much of the dolphin action is being reported in 160 to 200 feet and the kingfish in about 80 feet of water.

The adventure begins anew. Let's go fishing.

My previous fishing report (December 1) started off with "December is here and so are the dolphinfish, still." and ended with "Although the sailfish bite is picking up, until the water temperature drops a bit, the heaviest consentration of sailfish will be some considerable distance north of the St. Lucie Inlet. But, all it should take is some cold weather to bring them here." Nothing has changed!

December generally produces spectacular sailfish action off the St. Luice Inlet and likely 2009 will be the same. Still, by this time we usually have several significant cold fronts pass through and the water temperature is lower by a few degrees.

That said, the sailfish acton has been good with the sailfish taking both ballyhoo and live bait, primarily north of the St. Lucie Inlet. That's good, because finding bait fish has not been easy this week and weather condition have been good one day and bad the next. That's to be expected and come with the season.

Dolphin and kingfish are still here and biting. Much of the dolphin action is being reported in 160 to 200 feet and the kingfish in about 80 feet of water.

The adventure begins anew. Let's go fishing.

December is here and so are the dolphinfish, still. As a matter of fact, dolphin action has picked you over the last couple weeks. The likely reason for that is water temperature. According to todays report at HotSpots Charts, the recorded water temperature outside Stuart Florida's St. Lucie Inlet is 80 degrees Fahrenheit. That's the high end of the dolphin's preferred range and close to the high end of a sailfish's range.

Although the sailfish bite is picking up, until the water temperature drops a bit, the heaviest consentration of sailfish will be some considerable distance north of the St. Lucie Inlet. But, all it should take is some cold weather to bring them here.

The adventure begins anew. Let's go fishing.