With the recent cold front that has pushed through the area and waves building to near 10' not too many charter or recreational boats have been able to get offshore. Our 44' Trojan Smokin Em made it offshore late this weekend and found Kingfish, Sailfish, Dolphin, Wahoo and Blackfin Tuna. Kingfish are being found in depths of 20-80' of water and are hitting just about anything that swims, however as of late we have had the best success on red tuna feathers to put the Kings in the box. Further offshore in depths of 90-250' of water we found Dolphin, Sailfish and Blackfin Tuna that were more than willing to take feathers, trolled ballyhoo and Rattle jets. Trolling at speeds between 4 to 7 knots seemed to produce the best. Wahoo are also present and the easiest way to get that Wahoo hooked up is to take a small Blackfin and bridle it on a double hook rig, place it down on a downrigger at about 30' and hold on. This is just the start of fishing season here in S. Florida with the best about to come.
Inshore fishing has been being ruled by Jack Crevalle. Large schools of Jacks have overtaken the Indian River and are hitting anything that moves or doesn't move. Although most are in the 1-6 pound range some very large Jacks in the 30-40 pound range are also in the river as well. Snook fishing has been mainly a evening or night fishing trip here as of late. Live mullet pitched along sea walls, docks and rock piles will produce. Trout are out of season as of now, however some fantastic catch and release action can be found on the Flats in the area of the Power Plant. Tarpon are still being found in the backwaters in decent numbers, however these are primarily juvenille fish and range from 5-50 pounds. These are fantastic fish to catch as they are much more acrobatic than the larger of the species.
Smokin Em Charters has plenty of openings for the month of November on both the Offshore and Inshore boats. Yes, we have 3 boats that can cover your Offshore or Inshore fishing excursion. Check us out on the web at www.florida-fishingcharters.com
Capt. Gil
Smokin Em Charters
