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April 12th to 18th 2014 Overall Catch Success Rate All Species Combined 78%Numbers at a glance: Marlin 76% Dorado 8% Other 2% BILLFISH:  Although catch numbers were lower this week than the previous one we were still very pleased with the fishi

Chris of East Coast Sports reports that the weather has kept many boats from making the run to the Gulf Stream recently but those who’ve been report that the excellent wahoo bite is still going strong. The ‘hoos are falling for traditiona

Today we fished a full day with Rick Gross – one of our first charter guests! We started off by catching a few Ballyhoo and a couple of Yellowtail Snappers on the Reef. We then put our baits out in about a 125 feet of water. We caught a nice Ki

OFFSHORE- Dolphin fishing reports improved drastically this week; with what seems to be a pretty decent number of fish showing up in 400-600' of water pretty much from south of Lake Worth Pier all the way up to Jupiter Inlet. Trolling small bally

Gear Learn how a rubber grommet can work better than a swivel rig Sometimes it's tough to get swivels to match your hooks for a ballyhoo. See why a rubber grommet is more versatile.

We have been enjoying an excellent run of Sailfish over the last week. Six to eight bites a day has been the norm. Rather than live baiting as we normally do we have had good success trolling fresh dead swimming Ballyhoo in combination with various n

Kyle of Island Tackle reports that anglers are seeing some decent dolphin action at spots starting in the 20 mile range right now. Ballyhoo paired with skirted trolling lures dead cigar minnows and live baits will all tempt bites from the dolphin. So

We fished the afternoon on the Reef. We threw out some live Ballyhoos and chummed the Reef. We had some great Cero Mackerel and Yellowtail Snapper action! We were able to land 3 nice Ceros and about 25 Yellowtails. Wind was out of the North and light

OFFSHORE- Offshore fishing was good again this week. Dolphin reports remain strong with the better catches coming deeper than 1000' for the most part. It's getting into a traditional summertime pattern for the dolphin: Find floating debris th

OFFSHORE- Reports have been a bit slim this week. Those making it offshore have found a decent number of dolphin around. 600-800' of water seems to be a pretty good range for the dolphin. Trolling small ballyhoo bonita strips and squid has been t

OFFSHORE- Slim reports from offshore this week thanks to a very nasty ocean. Last weekend saw some good action before the ocean really started to pick up. Dolphin reports remain solid and conditions do look good going into the weekend for them to bit

OFFSHORE- Another nice week of mixed bag action offshore this week. Dolphin reports were a little better this week with some nice gaffers being caught. Strong east winds should help push some dolphin in a little closer this weekend as well. Trolling

Boy, it’s nice to see November roll around.  Slightly cooler temperatures and changing weather patterns signal that it is time to prepare for the heart of our fishing season.  Before any serious fishing can take place, a

This week’s broadcast of the Chevy Florida Insider Fishing Report will feature baitfish. There’s a wide variety of baitfish used by saltwater anglers in Florida. Some of the same baits are used for inshore and offshore fishing. However th

Ron of Island Tackle and Hardware reports that anglers have been seeing some excellent wahoo action in the Gulf Stream recently. Most are falling for ballyhoo paired with skirted trolling lures but baitless high-speed lures can be very effective as w

OFFSHORE- Not a lot to write about offshore from the past week; and not a whole lot to predict for the upcoming weekend (see forecast below). As the ocean calmed down following Hurricane Milton late last weekend into the early part of the week the do

Dennis of Island Tackle and Hardware reports that anglers have been seeing plenty of action offshore when the weather has calmed enough for a run to the break. Blackfin tuna and wahoo are feeding around local Gulf Stream spots like the Steeples and S

Morgan and P-Nut here taking over this weeks fishing report. Don’t worry… We got this! OFFSHORE- First the sky’s will be blue but the ocean is going to pick up today (Thursday). In fact there will be a small craft advisory for toda

After a period of almost continous high winds we have been enjoying much better weather this week. The Sailfish bite is very steady with lots of multiple hookups. We have been producing a couple of caught Sails on recent half days along with Dolphin

OFFSHORE- Sailfish action has been good offshore over the past week. Bigger live baits (Goggle Eyes and Blue Runners) under the kite and smaller live baits (Threads Pilchards or Sardines) on the flatlines is standard operating procedure for the sails