11/4/15 Early November Offshore Fishing Report

A few boats the last couple weeks have ventured offshore 15 - 25 miles in search of mahi. Some have been successful but some have struggled with finding fish. The boats that found them had some great catches of fish, but it is nearing the end of the season so the mahi bite will probably remain hit and miss until next spring. One single piece of floating debris is what did the trick for some of the boats! The mahi follow the debris as it holds a lot of baitfish. The blackfin tuna bite has been mediocre on the humps, also with the wind we've had the live bait has been a little tougher to catch so chumming the tuna up has been harder. It looks like the wind is going to start calming down this weekend, so hopefully the bait gets "happy" again and we can get in on the tuna action. There has been a lot of sharks on the humps, so if you want to catch something big that pulls hard you might want to consider that. Unfortunately they eat a lot of the tunas, so if you are trying to catch dinner you have to get the tuna in before the sharks get them. A lot of boats have been staying on the edge of the reef the past week. There's been quite a few yellowtail snapper as well as some mutton snappers and groupers. A few boats have also got in on the sailfish action. The sailfishing should only get better and more consistent as we get into winter. The Kalex had 4 releases one day, The Relentless has released a few fish the last week, and the Hey Papa had a couple releases too. There's been quite a few cero mackerel on the reef as well as a couple king mackerel too. Way offshore there's still a couple swordfish around too. Jon Patten from England released one juvenile one trip and Capt. Charlie reported losing a nice fish his next trip. Give the office a call at 305 664 2461 to book your next Florida Keys Fishing Charter! 

Capt. Nick Stanczyk