Fishing Reports by Capt. Bob Bushholz

Strong Sheepshead Bite - In the past month the sheepshead bite has really picked up in a big way. We had 2 trips in a row catching 41 and 45 up to four lbs. using both live and frozen shrimp on 1/4 oz. troll-rite jigs. Even in the inlet with dredging going on the bite has be more...
Capt. Bob Bushholz - Stuart

Tripletail Bite on Fire - Great tripletail fishing since the New Year with 39 landed, up to 22 pounds. We even caught 2 tagged tripletails - for which I called the University of Southern Mississippi who are in charge of the tagging program. The tagged fish were caught in In more...
Capt. Bob Bushholz - Stuart

Snook Season Opens - Snook season is open now till June 1st with the same regulations as last year (28-32 inch slot, 1 per person). With the water warming up, look for more common snook in the inlet and docks compared to the fat and swordspines during the winter. Pomp more...
Capt. Bob Bushholz - Stuart

Stuart Redfish Bite - The redfish bite the past 5 years seems to get stronger and stronger. Lots of slot sized reds (18 - 27) since September with a few up to 33. With the water warming up from our recent cold snap, look for more redfish around area bridges and inlets more...
Capt. Bob Bushholz - Stuart

Great Tripletail Bite - The tripletail bite here in Stuart has really picked up the past few months and should continue into this New Year. One of, if not the best eating fish on the planet, tripletail average 6-10 lbs., but catches of over 20 lbs. are possible while fishin more...
Capt. Bob Bushholz - Stuart

Per- Person Rate Trips - Yesterday I ran one of my weekly per-person rate trip with regulars Ed Delany, Steve Feig and 2 new couples aboard Catch 22. On these special trips I pair up singles or couples not interested in a private charter. The trips require 5 or 6 people at $ more...
Capt. Bob Bushholz - Stuart

Big Tripletail around Town - We're finally starting to see some large tripletail here in the Stuart area. Since Thanksgiving we have landed several close to 20 lbs. and should continue through December. We recently caught a rare keeper grouper at 28 with the majority inshore be more...
Capt. Bob Bushholz - Stuart

Thanksgiving Report - The drum bite continues here on the Treasure Coast with plenty of black drum around averaging 3-5 lbs. We are still seeing some redfish to 32 at the bridges but it seems to be tapering off. Sheepshead bite is on the rise and will continue thru March more...
Capt. Bob Bushholz - Stuart

Stuart Inshore Red Hot - The redfish and black drum has been the hottest bite the past few weeks with reds running slot size up to 31 with black drum up to 14lbs. Snook and tarpon are still around. Snook season ends December 15th. Been seeing an increase of jack crevalle la more...
Capt. Bob Bushholz - Stuart

Great Fishing - As we head into November, look for a Spanish mackerel, bonefish and pompano to start showing up. Last week we did catch a nice 4lb mackerel which was our first for the fall-winter season. Also expect to see less snappers and more tripletail and floun more...
Capt. Bob Bushholz - Stuart