The big wahoo have moved in so be prepared for a big bite!

Pictured here is the Speaker charter from a few days back aboard the "Lisa B" out of the Port 32 Lighthouse Point Marina. July is a great time to catch big wahoo locally. The migration of the larger blackfin tuna has moved on and what is left are the smaller 1-to-3-pound fish which wahoos absolutely love to eat. Over the last several years we have caught our largest wahoo in July, and they all usually have blackfin tuna in their stomach. Anglers all over south Florida will be in pursuit of big wahoo the next few days. As you can see from the picture there's still a few mahi-mahi around but you definitely have to pick through a few short fish. It is actually a good sign to catch small mahi as they grow fast and should be much bigger next year on the return migration. The mahi-mahi and blackfin tuna are getting smaller and the wahoo are getting bigger!

Further offshore, the swordfish bite was almost nonexistent this week. We had two charters early in the week with no fish and no bites. For the swordfish report call the shop to check in daily to see if the bite picked up. On a good note, the sailfish bite was excellent all week with charter and recreational boats catching up to five fish per trip. Several boats out of the Hillsboro inlet recorded 2 to 3 sailfish trolling on a four hour trip. We do get some consistent sail catches during the summer months. Most people think sails only bite in the wintertime, but that is untrue.

 I will remind you again that when the weather gets this hot and humid the storms can be intense so be prepared.

For an up-to-the-minute fishing report tune in Friday mornings to Big 105.9 Paul Castronovo Papa's Pilar fishing report at 6:20 AM. 

Tight lines all!

RJ Boyle