Fishing Report: The offshore bite is red hot – New Pelican Newspaper

By The New Pelican Newspaper | on September 02, 2022

By RJ Boyle | Contributing Columnist

Pictured here is the Riley party from South Carolina, with a spectacular catch aboard the Lisa B from a few days back. Our goal was to land a swordfish. We set up shop about 16 miles offshore at 8:30 in the morning. We fished for an hour before getting our first bite.

We hooked the swordfish on a rigged bonito strip with a glow skirt. We fought the fish for 45 minutes before landing everyones first swordfish. As we put the baits out redeploying on our second drift, we got covered up in mahi mahi. We threw spinning rods tipped with bait and one by one began to fill the box. It sure is nice when a plan comes together. When we got to the dock, we cleaned the fish for well over an hour and a half. Everybody went home with plenty of dinners for the next month.

The near shore fishing was a bit slow this week. A few smaller Wahoo and lots of bonito were landed. If youre going to spend time fishing this weekend, I would suggest running offshore to look for mahi. There is a lot of scattered seaweed right now so dont be afraid to pull up on the patches and throw a few live baits to prospect. You can also troll around them quickly to see if the patch is holding fish.

Get tight!

RJ Boyle is the owner of RJ Boyle Studios in Lighthouse Point and has decades of experience fishing the waters off South Florida and beyond. To contact him at his studio or to inquire about his charter boats, visit rjboylestudio.com or call 954-420-5001.

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