Stuart, Florida Summertime Sailfish Report

Early in the month the sailfish action had been rivaling prime winter time action. That action has slowed, but sailfish fishing has been good to excellent on most days. Most are being caught by live baiters targeting big kingfish. Local sailfish fishing should be good to excellent over the next month or two.

Most kingfish are biting in waters 20' - 140 '. There are still plenty of smokers around, but most are smaller schooling fish in the 5-12 pound range. Bottom fishing is good; we´ve been catching lots of good size tilefish in the 400 foot range. Vermillion snappers are also biting as well and late June marks the month that the giant Warsaw groupers show up. The snapper bite should remain steady during the full moon. The snapper have been taking both live and cut baits.

Although the dolphin bite is hit or miss, there are fish being taken from 60 to 350 feet of water.

July is the time of year when we head across to the Bahamas for sport fishing expeditions. The weather is perfect, the seas are calm and the fishing is incredible. Early July is prime season for Blue Marlin.

The adventure begins anew. Let's go fishing.

Stuart, Florida Saltwater Fishing Report

It's about as good as it gets offshore right now. As of this moment, kingfish are biting in waters 50'- 100' east of the Loran Tower, dolphin are south of the Inlet in +/- 400' waters, black fin tuna, snapper and horse eyed jacks are biting off Push Button Hill and bonitos seem to be everywhere. In addition, with the winds shifting back to normal the weed lines are holding together and building. If that continues the eminent north bound migration of dolphin will hold on those structures and be easier targets.

Sailfish action has been rivaling what many see in the winter time. Most are being caught by live baiters targeting big kingfish. Sailfishing should be good to excellent over the next month or two.

You can sense the dilemma. Like the kids in Willy Wonka's chocolate factory, what prize do you choose?

The adventure begins anew. Let's go fishing.

Stuart, Florida Deep Sea Fishing

Another great week of saltwater fishing off Stuart Florida's St. Lucie Inlet. The winds, blowing out of the east and southeast much of last week formed up weed lines that were teaming with dolphin. The first part of this week those winds shifted to the west and dolphin fishing sputtered a bit. Most of the weed lines held up and the last several days the wind shifted back to east and southeast. We are back in business.

With the winds shifting back to normal June should provide excellent dolphin fishing for the next 2 or 3 weeks.

The shallower water along the Gulf Stream are still teaming with bonito, cobia, kingfish, snapper, black fin 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 weed lines should hold the bigger packs of dolphin.

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

July is one of the best months of the year to target blue marlin off the coast of Stuart, as the small schooly dolphin that are starting to move in are their favorite food. July is also an excellent time to spend the evening drifting the gulfstream for Swordfish.

The adventure begins anew. Let's go fishing.