Summer Time Fishing
Capt. Mike Busse
August 16, 2016
Pompano Beach - Saltwater Fishing Report
Summer time brings a lot of variety and options for fishing. Let's start with the mahi bite. Last year this time the mahi bite was the best I have seen in a long timeThis year so far has been one of the slowest years for mahi fishing. Just when you think the mahi bite will turn on it doesn't. The mahi bite has been hit or miss. We have seen large schools of mahis but they are on the small side. They must be minimum 20" to the fork to keep. I still do think we will run into an early fall run of keeper mahis. Don't get me wrong we have caught mahi, just not in the numbers we did last year.
With the mahi bite being slow we have changed on focus on other species. We have done a few daytime swordfish trips as well as deep dropping for rosefish and blueline tilefish. We had one swordfish trip where we didn't get a bite, but the other trips we either had bites or caught swordfish. The biggest swordfish being around 150 lbs. The rosefish bite has been very good. Rosefish are caught on the bottom in water from 750ft to 850ft. They are excellent eating and there are no limits on how many you can keep.
We have only had a few trips on the edge. The edge we have caught a few sailfish a few kingfish, bonitas and some small blackfin tunas. We will usually come in and fish the edge if the offshore mahi bite is not producing.
Summer is still in full swing and the variety of fish we can catch here in South Florida is incredible. I still have some openings next month so give me a call.
Catch Em Up,
Capt. Mike Busse
954-914-0042
www.reeldusky.com
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