Hello Fish Fans, The fishing off the coast of Stuart, Florida continues to be a challenge but there’s a great variety of fish so anyday can be a great day. Close to shore along the beaches and inlets you’ll find a good Tarpon bite early in the morning and again later in the afternoon on into the evening. The Bonita have been thick from 50′ on out to 150 feet so if you’re just looking to bend the rods these things are eager to play the game. The Dolphin fishing is still a bit hit & miss but if you put in the time and cover some water you’ll find the filets your looking for. Calm seas are letting the weedlines form up and we’re starting to see some large patches of weedbeds as well. The best Dolphin fishing has been 15 to 20 miles offshore but there’s been a few on the weedlines 6 to 8 miles off the beach in the afternoons. Most of the Dolphin closer to shore have been small but there’s been a few gaffer size Dolphin in the mix. Kingfish are starting to show up in decent numbers 4 to 6 miles off the beach in 60 to 100 feet of water. Most of the Kingfish have been 8 to 12 lbs but 20 to 30 lbs is always a possibility as we transition from summer to fall in the coming weeks. There continues to be alot of Wahoo in the area from 180′ to 240′ of water 7 to 10 miles off the beach. Wahoo fishing is always hit & miss off the coast of Stuart but they’re here right now and it’s definetly worth a shot. Wahoo fishing on the east side of the gulfstream is spectacular in the fall and they’ll start showing up in numbers over the next 4 to 6 weeks. The Tuna fishing on the hill 10 miles off the beach has slowed to a crawl although they seem to be more eager to play the game in the afternoons. The Tuna fishing on the east side of the gulfstream north of the Bahama Bank continues to be excellent. Yellowfin Tuna are the main attraction and Blackfin Tuna are abundant. The Yellowfin Tuna are 30 to 80 lbs and the Blackfins are 10 to 20lbs. We’re catching most of the Tuna under 50lbs but the sharks have been making it tough to land the ones over 50. We hooked a big Yellowfin on our last trip and it turned into a Bull Shark over 250lbs by the time it got to the boat. The Sailfishing has been on the slow side for the last couple of weeks and I don’t expect much of a change until we start seeing more baitfish along the reef. We’re catch’in fish and you can too just give me a call and let’s go catch’em ! I’ll be back next week with another fishing report from Stuart Florida, Sailfish Capital of the World. Catch you later, Capt. Wayne , Reel Busy Charters 772-341-6609
