It's Mahi Mahi Time
Capt. Wayne Brodeur
April 19, 2016
Stuart - Saltwater Fishing Report
Welcome aboard the Reel Busy and to our Stuart Florida Fishing Report. It's mahi mahi time off the coast of Stuart Florida and we're catching dolphin up to 30 pounds.
The dolphin bite's been excellent on most days and we've been catching 15 to 25 pound dolphin on almost every fishing charter. We're catching allot of small gaffers of 8 to 12 pounds and we just started getting packs of schooling size dolphin of 3 to 5 pounds.
The winds been blowing and 7 to 10 foot seas have kept us at the dock for the last several days but we expect to find a red hot dolphin bite when we get back out there tomorrow.
The sailfish bite's been hit & miss but there's always a few sailfish hanging around the waters off the coast of Stuart. We've been catching a few while trolling the current edges for dolphin and that's always a nice bonus to a fish box full of dolphin.
We've been catching a few blackfin tuna on the hill but they're not stacked up yet so it's been just a pick. The blackfin bite is overdue and should get fired up any day.
Dolphin/ Mahi Mahi is the main attraction this time of year off the coast of Stuart Florida but we'll also be catching sailfish, tuna, wahoo and hopefully a blue marlin or two.
Now's the time to get hooked up with Reel Busy Charters for a great day on the water catching fish. Call Capt. Wayne 772-341-6609
Stuart Fishing Forecast:
May, June and July is prime time for our Bahamas Fishing Adventures or Yellowfin Tuna trip. Call Capt. Wayne and customize your Bahamas Fishing Adventure 772-341-6609. We'll be catching yellowfin and blackfin tuna, dolphin, wahoo and blue marlin on the troll. Yellow eye snapper, queen snapper and grouper on the deep drop and yellowtail snapper, mutton snapper and grouper on the hook.
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