Summertime Deep Sea Catch
Capt. Steve Souther
June 24, 2016
Fort Lauderdale - Saltwater Fishing Report
July is just around the corner and as always our temperatures are heating up. But so is the fishing, that is, if you are interested in quantity and not size. Not to say there aren't some sizable fish to be caught in the deep sea, there are. But this time of year our method to catching fish is mostly trolling dead bait, lures or a combination of both. Covering the area looking for schools of Dolphin, Tuna, Wahoo, Kingfish with a few Sailfish mixed in.
This week has been a mixed bag as far as what we've been catching. Bonitos are plentiful most days with a few nice sized Tunas mixed in. It's the early morning or late afternoon bite that has been best. This is almost steadfast in fishing no matter where you are. The sun being directly overhead tends to drive the fish deeper and our deep baits are what produce most between 10 am and 3 pm each day.
Only a few Kingfish are being caught right now but Dolphin are making sporadic appearances with our easterly winds. This time of year the Dolphin are small, some too small to keep. But they are still fun to catch and release and the big ones can be just around the corner.
This week I chose my biggest guy on a shared charter with our smallest fish of that trip, a Blackfin Tuna. You can see the crowd he attracted from his catch. We already had some Bonitos and a few Kings in the box. We added some Tuna to this one and all were bigger. But don't let the size fool you. These are sushi grade Tuna and delicious! We often cut one up on board and serve with Soy and Wasabi. Not like what you get in the can, not at all.
Captain Steve
Target Species:
Sailfish, Shark, Swordfish, Wahoo, Tuna, Dolphin, Marlin and more...
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