Saltwater Charter Fishing - Stuart, Florida Deep Sea Fishing

Wow, another great week of fishing off Stuart Florida's St. Lucie Inlet. The winds, blowing out of the east and southeast, are forming up weedlines that are teaming with dolphin. The shallower water along the Gulf Stream are still teaming with bonito, cobia, kingfish, snapper, blackfin tuna and shark as well as sailfish and dolphin. Out in the deep water where the Gulf Stream meets inshore waters (500-1200 ft) the dolphin action is still hot and holding bigger packs of dolphin.

This weekend was especially sweet for Christina Ambrosius, the 14 year old daughter of One Call Charters' owner, Robert Ambrosius. Fishing the Treasure Coast Builders' Association Tournament, off Port Salerno, Christina caught and released her first blue marlin. For details read:

Blue marlin release highlights TCBA for One Call angler

Additionally, the first and forth place prizes, in the Kingfish category, went to One Call anglers Matt Booth and Jimmy Homan. Matt's Kingfish weight in at 40.34 lbs and Jimmy's Kingfish weighted in at 22.58. All and all, a great day for all aboard the One Call.

Conspicuously absent from the list of fish weighted in for the tournament was the Wahoo. Not one of 84 boats entered in the tournament weighted in a Wahoo. Looks like they have moved on for the summer.

Tuna fishing for the next 6 to 8 weeks will be excellent for Yellowfin, Skip-Jack, and Blackfin Tuna, especially for those who venture out to the Bahama Corner. It is a 75 mile run from the St. Lucie Inlet, but usually well worth the trip this time of year.

Sailfish are starting to show up for the summer run and sailfishing should be good to excellent over the next month or two. As the water warms, sailfish, dolphin, kingfish and bonita will move in to 75 to 150 feet of water.

May, June or July are prime season for Marlin. For the best shot at the much sought-after Blue Marlin, try the new moon in June. If you really have your heart set on fighting the Blue Marlin, check out the entry below labeled: A Bahamas Corner Yellowfin Tuna Charter Report Date: March 4, 2010.

 

The adventure begins anew. Let's go fishing.

Florida Deep Sea Fishing in May

Fishing off Stuart Florida's St. Lucie Inlet this week has been great. All are reporting good catches for the time they are out, independent of sea conditions and depth. Fishing in the shallower depths near the Gulf Stream (around 200) puts you on a variety of species like bonito, sailfish, cobia, blackfin tuna, shark, and dolphin. Out in the deep water where the Gulf Stream meets inshore waters (600-800 ft) the dolphin action is as hot as it gets. The trend has been that the stronger the chop, the hotter the action.

The only downside this month is the usual increase of afternoon thunderstorms. Ever so, expect the rest of the month to bring the hottest action of the year, if you are looking for action with all species. Dolphin action is hot now and should stay that way as long as conditions remain unchanged. The sailfishing should be excellent in the coming weeks as they move north to Stuart, Florida's cooler Gulfstream waters.

All in all, that's much of what May has brought us so far.

The adventure begins anew. Let's go fishing.