3/24/2012 Half day offshore
Capt. Nick Gonzalez
March 24, 2012
Miami - Saltwater Fishing Report
Left the dock at 7:30 and headed to the cut for bait. We netted pilchards on the flats then caught a few threads and headed out. There wasn't enough wind for the kite and the conditions looked terrible on the edge. (helium on the kites was the back up plan) Further south it was better but the decision was made not to run due to time constraints. We bump trolled livies while we looked for current and decided to do a bit of trolling instead. We put out a spread of swimming ballyhoo and feathers then began trolling east until we found current. There was blue water outside of 350' so we headed south and zigzagged the contour from 350'-600'. The first hit was a solid strike on the shotgunned swimming ballyhoo in about 600'. The fish had a solid first run and I could feel the tail beat. It came straight at the boat before taking off again and the species was pretty much confirmed at that point. After about a 20 minute fight, we saw stripes and boated the wahoo.
javascript:insert_image('
')
The fish ended up weighing 38 lbs. We continued trolling and eventually had a double header in 450'. One fish hit a pink feather and the other hit the shotgunned swimmer again. Both of the fish fought like tuna, but we weren't sure if they were skipjack or blackfin (blackfin being preferred). Fortunately, they were both tasty blackfin.
javascript:insert_image('
')
We came back to the edge after a few more minutes of trolling. We put out livies at every level of the water column then started live chumming. After emptying the well without a hit, we headed in. We were back by 1:00.
javascript:insert_image('
')
Final Tally- 38lb wahoo and 2 blackfin tuna
Visit www.fishmiamicharters.com for more fishing reports or to book a charter.
Shoot Double Threat Charters a like on Facebook today!
Miami Fishing Forecast:
Sailfish are still around with 1-3 being caught on a typical day where they are targeted. They are a little bit spotty and you need to run to find the correct conditions on most days. Blackfin tuna are here but not very big yet. (the big ones will be here soon) Wahoo are still a possibility as are the cobia. Mutton snapper are on the reefs and wrecks. Dolphin are here pretty thick some days and scarce the next. Overall the fishing has been good and should continue to be productive. This is a great time of yea for all sorts of fish off Miami.
Target Species:
sailfish, wahoo, tuna, dolphin, snapper, and more
More Fishing Reports:
