Stuart, Florida - Sailfish Turn On

Sailfish fishing off Stuart's St. lucie Inlet is the place to be right now. With the beginning of the mullet run just starting, good populations of bonito, and the wahoo migration following the arriving dolphin, life is good. With all that, the sailfish had to turn on and turn on they did. Sailfish have been clobbering live baits fished on top from 40 ft. out to 240 ft. The heavy dolphin migration should be in full swing within a couple weeks and that should product hot action here and in The Bahamas.

If Wahoo fishing is your thing, The Stuart Gulf stream side and The Bahamas will have prime time Wahoo fishing with the full moon in September. We have a two to three month window of opportunity to target those hard fighting, good eating, speedsters.

Plenty of dates are available to get you out there for a fish of a life time. Feel free to give us a call anytime if its to book a trip or even just to get a fishing report.

The adventure begins anew. Let's go fishing.

Stuart, Florida - Thunderstorms and Tough Fishing

Saltwater fishing off Stuart's coast has been hit or miss this past week, both near shore over the reefs and further offshore along the Gulf Stream. Add to that lots of thunderstorms and spotty bait availability, and fishing for gamefish or supper proved frustrating. A few sailfish and dolphin are being caught, mainly well offshore. Some small blackfin tunas are being caught right on the inshore edge of the Gulf Stream. A few boats are finding some small schools of mahi-mahi, but they really haven’t made their grand summer entrance yet. When the dolphin show, with them will be the huge wahoo that following them around.

Usually, the second week of August marks the beginning of the annual wahoo migration past Stuart Florida's St. Lucie Inlet. Last year that arrival came a bit later than usual, but the bite was great. We have a two to three month window of opportunity to target those hard fighting, good eating, speedsters.

Plenty of dates are available to get you out there for a fish of a life time. Feel free to give us a call anytime if its to book a trip or even just to get a fishing report.

The adventure begins anew. Let's go fishing.

Stuart, Florida - Go Where the Fish Are - When You Can

Fishing the Alantic Ocean off the coast of South Florida can, at times, be problematic. Stuart Florida's close proximity to the Gulf Stream provides anglers with a constant supply of game fish year round, but the Gulf Stream by itself or in conjunction with other forces and conditions can be troublesome, if not dangerous. A current of up to 5 knots rushes north in the Gulf Stream and, when met by winds out of the north, it can create a mad, boiling ocean with violent and huge waves that threaten even the most seaworthy boats. Up until several days ago, those were the conditions we were experiencing.

Thankfully, the wind has changed and fishing off the coast of Stuart Florida is now in calm seas & sunny skies, a returned to normal for this time of year. That makes for comfortable fishing, but not so much for catching.

The Pushbutton Hill area, which is about fourteen miles east of the St. Lucie Inlet, has been a reliable destination for blackfin tuna. They have been hitting small lures and feathers fairly consistently in the early morning or late afternoon bite. There have also been a few dolphin caught in the same area and the dolphin fishing is getting better.

South of the St. Lucie Inlet, near the Loran Tower, the bottom bite has been decent for vermillion and porgy.

King mackerel are striking slow trolled live baits on the 70 to 90-foot reefs and there’s been a few Wahoo in the mix. Around bait pods (mainly glass minnows) anglers will also find cobia, tarpon and king mackerel, plus a variety of sharks. Mangrove snapper are holding over the wrecks in the 70 to 100 foot depths.

Some sailfish are being caught in depths mainly between 90 to 120 ft., but sailfish sightings have dropped and catches are even more rare.

With the arrival of August comes the annual Wahoo migration past Stuart Florida's St. Lucie Inlet. We have a two to three month window of opportunity to target those hard fighting, good eating, speedsters.

Plenty of dates are available to get you out there for a fish of a life time. Feel free to give us a call anytime if its to book a trip or even just to get a fishing report.

The adventure begins anew. Let's go fishing.