South Floridas Sailfish and Wahoo Bite
February 06, 2016 Fort Lauderdale 4 photos
Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)
Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)
Sailfish
Sailfish
Wahoo
Wahoo

Trip Summary

February Fishing Report – We have been Seeing sailfish in about **hidden content** Feet of water, also a couple of Mahi mixed in with Sailfish. On Friday the 5th, we had a cold front give us some north wind that started around 9am. With the direct north wind, he had tailing conditions for the Sailfish, where the Sailfish surf the northern waves toward the south. We Had multiple aggressive bites on that day, seeing 5 Sailfish in our 4-hour trip. We were using live goggle eye and live threadfin for bait, all out of the kite. Also the full moon Wahoo fishing has been great, getting multiple bites per day. The next full moon is approaching on the 22nd of February. Try not to miss this one, it will be a good bite. See you guys out on the Rip. Captain Mike Captain Of Good Hit Sport Fishing
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