Miami, Florida - Offshore

Dolphin fishing continues to peek up and down our coastline. Fish can be found from as far out as twenty miles , and as close in as one mile. (Remember all distances are measured from the edge of the reef) Average sizes have been from three to six pounds. Weekly tournaments have been seeing winning fish in the thirty to forty pound class. If you are tired of fishing for Dolphin, the bottom bite has been very good in the area off Key Largo. Gary Lawson fished aboard the “Naked Furniture” and had a terrific day bottom fishing. He said he had the entire reefline to himself. Everyone was passing him by, to fish offshore for Dolphin, while he was reeling in a nice catch of bottom fish. His catch consisted of two sixteen pound Gag Grouper, one twelve pound Black Grouper, two yellowjacks, and one nineteen pound Mutton Snapper. He then ran offshore and joined the chaos, and caught twenty nine Dolphin. Lawson said he heard many anglers complaining on the radio of a lack of fish. He reported finding plenty of fish under diving birds. Many anglers will troll looking for fish, when they should be hunting birds and boards. I call it looking for the three “B’s”....Birds, Boards, and Bait! Knowing when to use the correct method of fishing will certainly increase the likelihood of catching fish. Trolling can be very effective, but this week, the “run and gun” method worked the best. Look for the Dolphin action to continue as well as the bottom bite. Kingfish are still around in the early morning and there are plenty of Bonita along the reef in the afternoon. Many boaters are traveling to Bimini on the weekends and finding excellent Yellowtail action, along with Dolphin, Grouper, and even an occasional Cubera Snapper.