Fresh Coconut Grove Fishing Reports

Plenty of action today, bonitos,blackfin tuna, and barracuda

This year opening day snook season was incredible! The mullet run finally hit Miami last week, and the fish were everywhere on the beaches in the creeks and canals on the flats. My daughter and I had so much fun watching this slot 32 inch hit the Rapala top water lure. Go out and fish. Domestic Six Pack.

Visiting from California, Mr. Fischer wanted to do a few hours of fishing offshore before leaving the Dirty South. Well I said, we’ll need to run close to 10 miles out. 2-3 moderate chop, clear skies with only a USCG cutter on the horizon. As soon as we reached 1,100 ft. I notice a very large school of birds circling and diving on what looked like bait. Fields of flying fish, getting totally thrashed up. Upon our approach, I realized it was a massive school of black fin. Fish were breaching the surface with a few jumping as well. The naked ballyhoo we trolled were hit before the drags could even be set. Quickly switching out to Williamson tuna feathers, we run and gunned them for the next few hours before sunset. Ultimately limited out and with only one other boat in contention. All fish were between 10-16 pounds. Weekday fishing always a treat in the City that doesn’t sleep. Go get em’ boys, it’s on. Tight lines Capt. Chris Domestic Six Pack Charters

1100 - 1500 feet deep straight east of Fowey Light. The fish are thick, 7 - 15 lb. Eating anything you throw at them. Mr. Aurajo was covered in blood, in a matter of minutes. Every rid I had on yhe boat was hooked up with a fish, we swapped rods 4 - 5 times, re-baiting and literally just dropping the line over the side, withing seconds it was hooked up again. Tired of Magi and reaching our limits we headed inshore to collect lobster and spearfish. Black grouper, red grouper, mutton snapper, and a triggerfish. What a day. GO FISH!!!

When faced with adversity, one must adapt and overcome. That is what this young man did, it was a tough morning Fishing with very few bites. But when a guest claims he’s hooked the bottom, that statement isn’t always true. I’ve learned a lot of tricks in my 45 years of fishing, nothing is what it seems.

Had a blast with Oscar and Kayla from Australia! Weather: The weather was beautiful, with clear skies and a gentle breeze, making for a perfect day on the water. Target Species: Mahi Mahi Catch Report: We successfully caught our target species, but they were on the smaller side and had to release. We faced some challenges getting the larger ones to bite, despite our best efforts. Fishing Area: We covered nearly 60 miles of water in search of our target species. Oscar and Kayla took refreshing dip in the clear water to cool off from the heat.