Hello Fish Fans, The first cold front moved into the Stuart area this weekend and the morning lows went from 74 degrees on Satuday morning to 53 drgrees on Sunday. Last Wednesday before the front we headed to the corner off the Bahama Bank to beat up on the Blackfin Tuna which is usually as close to a sure thing as any fishing trip could be. I’m not sure if it had anything to do with the approaching cold front but there was nobody home so we headed back to the Stuart area and beat up small to tiny Blackfin Tuna. The fishing was on the slow side Thursday so we spent the 1/2 day beating up on the small to tiny Blackfins hoping to catch a few dolphin but they never showed up. The Sailfishing had been good for several weeks but with west winds in the forcast for Friday we postponed the trip till Saturday in hopes of a better Sailfish bite with northwest winds. The Sailfish bite was fair but we caught 1 out of the 2 we hooked up and spent most of the day catchin 10 to 15 pound Dolphin with a couple of kingfish in the mix. The conditions were a bit choppy on Saturday but Sunday after the cold front passed through it picked up to what I like to call sporty. The best part about Sporty conditions is most of the boats get to the inlet and turn arround leaving all those fish for those of us that have boats designed to handle the seas. The Sailfishing was slower than I expected but 10 to 20 pound dolphin were everywhere feeding on the acres of flying fish along the edge of the reef in 80 to 100 feet of water. The fishing off the coast of Stuart Florida will be good to excellent for the next 3 to 4 months with Sailfish and Dolphin providing most of the action. These cold fronts pushing down from the north will kick the Sailfish migration into high gear and packs of Sailfish will begin showing up here in Stuart and hanging arround. Small Packs of Dolphin will be joining in the Sailfish migration and most of these Dolphin will be 10 to 20 pounds. There will be some schools of smaller Dolphin but most of the Dolphin will be over 5 pounds this time of year. The fishing is good and this will continue so 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
