The Start of Winter Fishing
Capt. Ryan McBride
October 19, 2009
Fort Lauderdale - Saltwater Fishing Report
Starting to really feel like winter down here in south florida. North winds, blue water pushing north and ballyhoo showering in the shallows. We have our best run of ballyhoo of the year from now through november when they push south to the keys. What does that mean? Fish feeding actively from 120ft all the way in to 10ft. of water. Now is a great time to target mackeral, dolphin, sailfish, and other species, all the way up to the beach. In november we have caught sailfish all the way up to 10ft. of water off the beach.
In the past week we have caught up to 4 sailfish a day live baiting on the reef. We have yet to target the fish in super shallow water but that doesn't mean they aren't there, I just haven't had a charter to experiment with yet. Mixed in with the sails are a few kingfish up to 25lbs. and dolphin up to 20lbs. though most are in the 5-10lb. range. All fish have been caught on goggle eyes and ballyhoo off the kite and slow troll.
Another great thing about fishing this time of year is bait is readily available. On the charters that I filled the livewells with plenty of live chum we have been able to chum up the small blackfin tunas in the 200-400ft depth. While they aren't big 3-10lbs, they can be non stop action on lite tackle.
Swordfishing continues to remain hot offshore with a good daytime and nighttime bite. Most of the fish are in the 100-200lb range.
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