Andrew Roydhouse

Summer is here! The weather is heating up and so is the action on the reef. June is the beginning of the bonito run down our coastline. As we know from the movie "Stepbrothers", bonito are a gamefish and are very big, averaging 10-20 pounds and sometimes larger. Bonitos take over the reef during the summer months from June to September, moving through in huge schools the size of football fields and eating everything they come across. On the drift boat, it livens the action up to incredible proportions. 20 anglers on the boat, fighting 20 bonitos simultaneously. It would make a good movie! It's fast paced and fun action and everyone catches a lot of nice fish. Bonitos are definitely the dominant force, but kingfish, blackfin tuna, wahoo, barracuda and sailfish all travel amongst the schools of bonitos and bite just as aggressively as the bonitos do. Kingfish are much larger this time of the year, some up to 40 pounds but average size fish are the solid 10 pounders.

Snapper fishing gets good this month too. The full moon in June is the mutton spawn where the muttons congregate in specific spots off our coast and do their annual spawning. About 2 days before the full moon and 4-5 days after the full moon is the best mutton snapper fishing of the whole year. For the best bite on muttons, pick up some fluorocarbon leader material at the tackle store. It's expensive, but totally invisible and it can get the bite on the shy fish. Yellowtailing in June is also good. Crusher jigs, yellow or white ones work great for yellowtails, baited with a silverside or small piece of kingfish belly. Some nice mangroves bite good on the bottom this month, usually a strong late night bite on them starting after 11pm. Night snapper fishing is exciting this month, there's a lot going on out there. Great month for fishing, so get out there and tire your arms out on some bonitos, kingfish and mutton snappers! Sea ya on the water.

Come out fishing with us!

Fishing Headquarters

www.fishheadquarters.com

(754)214-7863

Fish Species: bonitos, sharks, tuna, dolphin, wahoo, sailfish
Bait Used: artificial lures and bonito strips
Tackle Used: Penn 30-50 Internationals
Method Used: Trolling, live baiting, shipwreck fishing
Water Depth: 100-400ft
Water Temperature: 88
Wind Direction: east
Wind Speed: 5mph
Great drift fishing catch aboard the Mary B III
Great drift fishing catch aboard the Mary B III

Nice snapper and kingfish catch on the drift boat
Nice snapper and kingfish catch on the drift boat


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Andrew Roydhouse

About The Author: Captain Andrew Roydhouse

Company: Fishing Headquarters

Area Reporting: Fort Lauderdale South Florida

Bio: I am a 3rd generation fisherman out here off Ft. Lauderdale and have been fishing proffessionally all my life. My company, Fishing Headquarters, runs daily drift fishing trips, sportfishing privae and shared charters, night time swordfishing trips, and any other type of fishing you would like to try.

954-527-3460
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