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Summer sailfish and bonita blitz
August 31, 2022 Fort Lauderdale 3 photos
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Trip Summary

Not as many trips leaving this time of year but the fishing has been great. The bonitas are providing steady action close to the reef between getting king mackerel and tuna. The mahi are still offshore but alot of the fish are small as it has been tough to find quality fish this summer. Today we got luccky and caught a nice sailfish trolling the reef and threw a mutton in the cooler live bait fishing.
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Matthew Schenk
Fort-lauderdale, Florida, United States
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Sick of the same old troll around waiting on a bite forever charter beat? Then you've come to the right place. Here we will focus on live bait fishing and using light tackle in most applications.  Everyone can agree that catching a big fish on a...

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