Fish are Biting.
Capt. Ryan McBride
September 17, 2009
Fort Lauderdale - Saltwater Fishing Report
As we have gotten away from the full moon some fishing has slowed other species have turned on. The wahoos are still around though not biting as good as on the full moon, we are still averaging one shot a day. In the last week the kingfish have started biting again with fish from 5-30lbs. being caught with some regularity. They are post spawn skinny fish but still fight just as hard and seem to still be biting best out in the deeper water from 180-250ft.
Out on the deeper side there are a lot of little blackfin tunas from 3-10lbs., these fish are really fun on light tackle. We have bee targeting them with 8-12lb on light action rods and using small live bait and butterfly jigs to get the bite. The only reason we haven't gone lighter on the line is there have been a few sharks taking the fish when the fights continue on for extended periods.
We started to see some of the dolphin bites pick up on the last week. Fish from 5-15lbs. showed up on the reef from 100ft out last week. Should only be a little bit longer and we should have a good run of dolphin. They are usually here the best when the mullet are the thickest.
The mullet are starting to trickle south though the main body of fish is still to the north. Most of the mullet passing have been smaller fish but make great bait. If you haven't experienced the mullet run its a great time to get out and target some of the many speices that feed off the massive schools. Along the beaches snook, tarpon, sharks, cudas, jacks, and other species gorge themselves on the massive schools of mullet that are heading south. The trick to making them bite is presenting your bait in a way that makes it stand out from the 100,000+ other baits swimming down the coast.
Offshore the swordfish has been consitent with a lot of fish coming both day and night. The bite should get even better on the next moon and the fish should continue to be bigger as the water cools.
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