6 Hour nearshore bonito action

We had another wonderful day out on the water. Ths goal today was to go and target black sea bass before they migrate back north for the summer. Right now some giant black sea bass are hanging out offshore of our coast in the 30-40 mile range. There was a big swell out of the south so it was hard to get any speed going without getting beat up too bad. About 18 knots was all that we could do, so we trudged our way out there. We knew that the ride out would be tough but once we got there everything would be great. After about an hour and a half of riding we made it to the spot. We stopped and caught a few small ones but not what we were looking for. Off we went again, only about five miles this time. Once we arrived I noticed big stacks of fish coming about 10 feet off the bottom. This spot looked much better. We dropped down and made quick work of a 4 person limit of nice sized sea bass. After that we bounced around to a few different spots in that area in hopes of finding a school of vermillion snapper. We found plenty but unfortunately most were too small. We ended up catching a couple keepers before heading home. We also caught a few nice red snapper that we released. (Out of season) All in all it was a great day with tons of action. We were rewarded with a box full of fish and a beautiful ride home. The seabass will stick around for another week or so before they start migrating back north. Give us a call to get out on the water and get in on the action. **hidden content** - Capt. Austin

We had the opportunity to take a group of guys from Michigan on a nearshore fishing adventure today. The water has finally warmed up a little bit and the Atlantic Bonito have started to show up. We started out on some nearshore reefs trolling for Atlantic Bonito and Spanish Mackerel. It was a little slow, but we picked away at some fish all morning. They wanted to slide offshore a little farther and do some bottom fishing for black sea bass. We pushed out to the 10-12 mile range and were greeted with tons of fish, just a lot of undersized ones. They caught two keepers to bring home off the bottom. To finish out the day we stopped on the way home and trolled for the last hour or so catching a couple more Bonito for the frying pan! Fishing continues to get better and better every day. Give us a call to get out on the water and get in on the action! - Capt. Austin

A cold front just came through which means the fan turns back on and so does the cold weather. Whenever we woke up this morning we knew that we were going to be greeted with cold winds and bumpy sea conditions. Our group knew what to expect and wanted to try to make it offshore anyways. We pushed offshore with the plan to make it as far as we could and do some fishing. We were able to make it out about 12 miles which would be the 50-55 foot depth range. The water is still really cold in that depth range so bottom fishing for black sea bass was our only option. The guys fished really hard and caught what I would guess to be hundreds of sea bass. Most of them were undersized but they caught around a dozen keepers for dinner and that was plenty! The water will continue to warm up over the next few weeks which will give us more and more options. Give us a call to get out on the water and get in on some fun! - Capt. Austin