This morning we had a group of hardcore anglers visiting from North Carolina. These guys were used to rough seas thank god, because the ocean was rough this morning off Boynton Beach. We had to cancel the last few trips due to weather, so everyone was excited to embark upon this charter. As is usually the case with stiff onshore breezes, the mahi mahi showed up close to the reef less than a mile offshore Boynton. We trolled bonito strips and ballyhoo along the edge of the reef and managed to hook 3 nice dolphin! One of them managed to shake off the hook when he jumped, but we did manage to land two nice gaffers for the dinner table. In between dolphin bites we were kept busy by small bonito that were attacking our lures and baits all trip long! Overall it turned out to be another awesome fishing charter in Boynton Beach. It looks like the weather is finally getting nice for us this week so book a trip while you can!
11/26/11
It has been a blustery week in Boynton Beach, so most of our fishing charters were postponed this week. However, those willing to try out the intracoastal for some prime inshore fishing have been having a blast catching a whole myriad of migrating species in our areas backcountry. The Great Day is not only built for offshore fishing, but an inshore killing machine as well! We had a very enthusiastic party of anglers this morning that were willing to try out Boynton Beach's awesome inshore fishery this time of year. While trolling lures only minutes from the dock, we were able to catch over 30 fish in our secret intracoastal fishing spot. By the end of the trip, our cooler and fish box were full of tasty spanish mackerel and bluefish. We also managed to catch and release over a dozen jack crevalle, which are some of the hardest fighting species of fish on the planet. This trip is a perfect example of how we can have just as much fun fishing the inshore waters as the offshore waters off Boynton Beach. Book your charter with us today, regardless of weather!
11/23/11 Afternoon Trip
Our afternoon fishing charter today had great luck right from the get go! Within 15 minutes of leaving the dock we found a pair of crab buoys floating in the gulf stream that had dolphin cruising underneath them. We managed to catch 2 dolphin before the bite turned off. Both fish were gaffer sized magi and they went straight into the fish box for dinner. After the magi bite slowed we continued to troll around looking for floating debris. Despite not finding any, we did manage to hook a nice blacken tuna on the deep bait that also went into the fish box for dinner! Shortly after the tuna came aboard a big fish ate the same deep bait and took off towards the horizon. We all had wahoo on our mind, and sure enough a nice 30 lb wahoo popped up in our prop wash after a feisty 10 minute battle. We gaffed the fish and headed back to the dock, knowing that we had pretty muched maxed out our fishing opportunities for the day. It was another incredible Boynton Beach fishing charter aboard Great Day!
11/23/11 Morning Trip
Well the weather finally began to cooperate for us here in Boynton Beach and we were able to run our first fishing charter in quite a few days due to the windy weather. The plan of attack for our visiting South Carolina anglers was to catch a goliath grouper while dropping dead baits over a nearby wreck. Divers have been reporting lots of these monster groupers on the wrecks, sometimes reaching upwards of 500 lbs! Our first 4 drops produced no bites from a massive grouper, but on the 5th drop we hooked a monster. Unfortunately the big goliath grouper took us back into the wreck and broke our line, but it was still fun to watch such a massive tug on the line! We decided to salvage the fishing charter by putting out live baits over the wreck and we hooked and landed 3 massive barracudas up to 53"! We trolled some dead ballyhoo and bonito strips back to the inlet to end the trip and we managed to catch a 6 lb dolphin for the dinner table. It was another awesome Boynton Beach fishing charter.
11/11/11
Today We took out a family from Canada to go fishing on a charter in the fertile waters of the Gulfstream. Despite the choppy seas, our customers remained true sports throughout the length of the fishing trip. The trip started off well and in the first 2 hours we landed around 6 bonito and a nice skipjack tuna, which would be destined for the dinner table. After finding a nice weedline in 200 ft of water, we were soon into the mahi mahi. We spotted the magi eating bonitos so we caught a few bonitos to use for live bait. The bullet sized bonitos did the trick and we were soon hooking into some gaffer sized dolphin fish. Unfortunately, we lost the biggest one, which would have probably tipped the scales at 25 lbs. We did land one that weighed around 12 lbs, so our customers were very happy. On the way in, we even managed to land a Spanish mackerel to add to the table fare! A beautiful day fishing off Boynton and Delray Beach!
11/4/11
Today we took out a happy couple from Quebec who were eager to test out their inshore fishing skills on the offshore waters of Boynton Beach. In the beginning of the charter we immediately began hooking up with bonito. We caught about 3 small bonito before an 8 lb blacken tuna decided to eat one of the bonito strips that we were trolling. After landing the tuna, we soon hooked into a double header of wahoo out in the blue water. Unfortunately there was a shark that ate one of the wahoo and took the tail off of the other. At least we landed part of a wahoo! The mahi showed up soon after that and we landed a nice one that weighed around 10 lbs. The action slowed towards the middle of the day when our charter came to a close, but the customers were plenty happy with the day's catch. Another successful Boynton Beach fishing charter!
August 2011
August has been a good month for charters on the charterboat "Great Day". We had good fishing with a few sailfish, a few wahoo, some kingfish, and none stop action, with bonito eating everything we put out. It was the month of the bonito. We had reports of a few mako sharks out of Lauderdale and even a blue marlin. Dolphin fishing was very spotty, with only a few good catches way out in the deep. Lets go fishing in the gulfstream.
June 2011
Summer is here, even if not officially, the fish don't know that. Water temp off Boynton is 83 degrees. The summer time bonitos are here and we're getting 1/2 doz per trip. Still a few kings around.On 6-18 we had 2 kings 2 25lb wahoos and 6 big bonitos, in the pm 6 gaffer mahi and a 20lb. wahoo in the afternoon. Fathers Day was also good with a 20lb king and a smaller one, 8 bonitos and a big skipjack tuna. Great action with feisty boitos and wahoos around. Come fishing on the Great Day out of Boynton Bch, Fla. Nice breezes and great fishing action.
April - May
Spring break, great weather, and good fishing. A really great spring. Business was good and we had banner fishing days throughout. We had several days with 15-30lb. mahi. Sailfish on live bait and natural bait. On Palm Sunday, flat calm day we baited and caught a scallopped hammerhead shark, 350-400lbs. Mixed in with the mahi and sailfish blackfin tuna and bonito.We also caught alot of big kingfish 15-40lbs. mostly on live bait. Two days in a row we had 38lb ers and double header sailfish. Come fishing with us on the
"Great Day" out of "Boynton Harbor Marina"
March 30,
2011
March is always a busy charter month with spring break, nicer weather, and good fishing.
Same this year. Sailfishing has been consistant throughout. We had doubleheaders 2 days in a row on live bait.
and several trolling natural baits. Some tournament boats had double digits sailfish live baiting with the kites.
Big bonito showed up in big numbers to test anglers and tackle. Small blackfin tunas to 10 lbs in 200-300 ft.
of water still around along with dolphin and kingfish up to 25-30 lbs. A private boat reported a 138 lb. yellowfin tuna.
Spinner sharks are still around terrorizing the beach goers. Come big game fishing with us in the gulfstream.
March 9,
2011
The cold water and days of not many fish seem to be gone.
Febuary is usually this way and it was true to form this year.
We had a great trip the first of the month, a b-day trip for 5 anglers with some nice sized dolphin, b-fin tunas, and a big amberjack.
The rest of the month was mostly slow with a few sailfish, and a few runs of bonita.
The wrecks produced some big barracuda, with one 55", and a few amberjacks up to 45#.
March is starting strong with school sized dolphin, gaffers mixed in and sailfish mostly on live bait.
wintertime bonitos still around. A report of 300# blue marlin came in 2 days ago off Boynton Inlet, caught on a 26' center console.
Fish ate a small dolphin being reeled in and got hooked, 2 1/2 hour battle.
Way to go Tim. Spring break is starting and we're looking forward to good business and good fishing.
February 1,
2011
Christmas week was a truly blessed week with great weather, calm seas, plenty of charters, and good fishing.
The winds were from the west , so the ocean was calm. We caught a few nice sized mahi, up to 15lbs.
some blackfin tuna, and 3 sailfish, trolling and 1 while live bait fishing.The following week was also good weather and good fishing.
We had a 29lb. kingfish and a 19lber the same day, more mahi, blackfin tuna, and sailfish.
The sailfishing for the tournament boats was off the scale, with some boats having 20 or more for the day.
The next week we put the boat out of the water for yearly maintainance, and bottom paint. Lets go fishing in the Gulfstream.
October 17,
2010
Started with offshore
wind, a lot of scattered weed, not much action. We did
manage to pick up 4 black-fin tunas and a small bonita,
and had a sailfish on breifly. Then the wind switched,
it started getting rough and we came in.
October 16,
2010
The ocean was
flat with an offshore wind. We started trolling inshore
and caught some spanish mackeral and blue runners on
light tackle. Then we worked offshore and caught a few
kingfish, one about 10 lbs. The gulfstream water was
in close, so when the king bite slowed up we went a
little deaper and luckily we found a huge school of
mullet in about 450ft of water. We suddenly hooked 3,
10-12lb mahi. Before we got the last one in the boat,
we hooked another and managed to get all 4, great action
and team work. The cell tower contractors, eat good
that night.
October 15,
2010
A very pretty
ocean, but very little action. We caught 3 black-fin
tunas and a bonita.
October 13,
2010
Oct 13 What
a great day aboard the " great Day". In 450-500
ft of water there was scattered weeds, flying fish and
mahi. We picked away at them and ended up with 4, 8-12
lb fish and 5 smaller ones, a small wahoo and 2 black-fin
tunas. None stop action the whole 4hr trip.
October 11,
2010
Sportfishing
today was ok. We had 4 kingfish, one was 12lbs. and
5 bonita that were small, so we put them out for bait
at the end of our deepsea adventue, but only had one
bite off.
July
29, 2010
Today
was one of those days when everything just kinda comes
together perfectly! We had a morning trip with a cheerful
family from Canada that was very eager to test out the
fishing in our South Florida waters. Luckily, the sun
was out, the ocean was flat calm, and the fish were biting!
It didnt take long to hook up to our first blackfin tuna
while trolling 2 miles off Boynton Inlet. The tuna wasn't
a monster, but even thse little football sized ones are
delicious! We pulled in 4 more tunas before getting a
big bite on the deep rod, and after a brief 5 minute battle,
our 12 year old angler got the best of a nice sized wahoo!
After landing the wahoo, the barracudas began biting ravenously,
and we caught 3 cudas over 40" long before heading
in around lunch time...another Great Day of fishing!
July
26, 2010
Today we were hired to run another boat in the afternoon
out of Boynton Beach. We set out around 1pm and we were
greeted with calm seas and beautiful conditions as we
headed offshore in search of some action. We found a
nice current edge out in 600 ft of water that looked
perfect for trolling up a dolphin or maybe even a wahoo.
We trolled the edge for about an hour, locating numerous
small pods of “peanut dolphin” meandering
around. Unfortunately, these little guys wanted nothing
to do with our baits, as they definitely were not in
a feeding mode. We decided to head inshore where the
water turned from blue to green, often a good indicator
of feeding kingfish. Sure enough we found a nice pod
of 10- 20 lb kings that were eager to eat our deep baits
as we trolled through them. We managaed to land 3 nice
kings before 4:30pm, saving an otherwise slow day of
fishing. These kings have been holding for a couple
days now, so book a trip now to get your shot at the
action!
July 24, 2010
Today we had
two half day charters, despite stiff 15 knot winds and
choppy seas. In the morning, the bite was a little slow
to start, but picked up as the morning progressed. We
started hooking bonitos around 10am and they kept biting
for about an hour before shutting down. After putting
3 in the box, a football sized blackfin tuna ate one
of our lures fished way back behind the boat. The tally
for the morning was 3 bonitos and a blackfin tuna. In
the afternoon, the bite picked up quite a bit and the
action was nonstop for 3 straight hours. While trolling
with ballyhoo and bonito strips, we managed to land
5 big barracudas, 3 kings up to 20 lbs, and 4 big bomber
bonitos! You never know when the fishing is going to
get red hot off Boynton Beach, but when it does it is
very exciting indeed!
July
11, 2010
Today we fished with a couple very skilled junior
anglers determined to have a great day out in the water
with their father. We started off the day with a bang
and nailed a monster bonito out front of Boynton Inlet
around 8:30 am. The big bony weighed nearly 20 lbs!
After that we caught a football sized blackfin tuna
on a small lure fished way back behind the boat in about
200 ft of water. The conditions were once again spectacular
with light winds gracing us during the whole trip. The
fishing slowed around 10 am but then picked back up
around 11 when the current started moving at a good
clip to the North. The bite was red hot all the way
up to the end of the trip and for 45 minutes rods were
bent and arm muscles were working! These guys were able
to land 2 nice kingfish over 10 lbs and 2 more big bonito,
ultimately leading to yet another great day of fishing!
Come back guys and keep up the good work, you are on
your way to becoming expert anglers!
July
10, 2010
Today we fished with Jimmy Morales and friends for
the second time in 2 weeks. We were greeted with glass-like
conditions once again, and the fish started biting right
away as we trolled in front of of Boynton Inlet. Although
we couldn’t find the blackfin tunas that were
out there the day before, the big bomber bonitos were
thick and we hooked 5 during the first 2 hours of fishing.
We were able to land 3 of these brutes, averaging about
15 lbs a piece. Then the bite slowed around 10 am and
we asked Jimmy if he wanted to switch things up a bit
and try and catch a shark. He thought it was a good
idea, so we put out one of our bonitos for bait and
within minutes we were hooked up to a monster bull shark!
We fought the fish for an hour and a half before we
finally had her tired by the boatside. We shot some
awesome video and got some great pics before we let
her go to roam the depths free once again. It was a
team effort and everyone was thrilled by the whole experience.
Congratulations guys!
July
9, 2010
This morning our clients were determined to put together
enough fish for an all out feast, so the pressure was
on us to put them on some good fishing. The conditions
were beautiful as we began trolling off Boynton Inlet,
with calm winds making for glass like conditions on
the ocean. We found decent weedlines and patches all
the way out to 300 ft, but our baits were ignored for
the first 45 minutes as we trolled around looking for
some action. We decided to switch up tactics and drop
to the bottom for snapper in the Lake Worth area, but
after 20 minutes without a bite it was apparent that
they weren’t biting. As we pulled in the snapper
baits, we began to see football sized blackfin tuna
busting baits near a weedline just offshore of us, so
we began trolling once again. Sure enough the tunas
started biting with wreckless abandon and before we
knew it we were hooked up to a doubleheader. After we
landed those two fish, the bite was on and we caught
five more tasty tunas in the next hour. Then they stopped
biting just as quickly as they started, probably due
to the fact that boats were invading from all directions
as they caught wind of the hot bite. During the final
hour of the trip, a nice kingfish surprised us and ate
a bonito strip fished near the bottom, rounding out
the day and adding a little flavor to the day’s
catch. Great Day guys!
July
8, 2010
After 3 days of solid fishing in a row, we figured
there was no way the fish would be biting on the fourth
day…but we were wrong! Once again, the day started
off slow with very little action on our trolled baits
early in the morning. We did manage to put 2 nice little
blackfins in the box before 9am, but after that the
bite shut down for the whole fleet. We decided to switch
tactics and put out some live baits over the shipwreck,
but even that tactic yielded no results. We blamed a
South flowing current for the poor fishing, and decided
to go back to trolling for the last hour of the trip.
As the end of the trip neared, however, the current
switched back to the North and the fish started biting!
In final 15 minutes of the trip, the drags started screaming
and our junior anglers were able to put 2 15 lb bonito
and a 10 lb king in the box. All of these fish responded
to bonito strips trolled deep on the planer. Congratulations
guys I’m glad the fish finally decided to bite!
July
7, 2010
Today we fished with an very nice family from Houston
during the morning. The conditions were nearly identical
to the past two days, but the fishing was a whole lot
different. We expected the tunas to be out in full force
once again, but it was the bonitos that ended up putting
on a show for us! As we trolled the 180-300 ft depths,
we could barely get our lines in the water before monster
bonitos would attack from all directions. It didn’t
really matter what we put out for bait, these bonitos
were attacking everything in sight. Double and even
Tripleheaders were the norm, and I was impressed to
see our anglers hang in there as they fought one bonito
after the other to the boat. These fish are some of
the hardest pulling fish in the ocean, and I think everybody
is going to be sore when they go to bed tonight! These
guys wanted to take home some fish to eat, and they
lucked out when a nice, tasty kingfish decided to eat
a bonito strip trolled deep in the water column. At
the very end of the trip, we finally hooked a football
sized tuna that was destined for the frying pan until
a monster barracuda decided to chomp him in half! Regardless,
the trip was a success and I would like to praise these
guys for their efforts.
July
6, 2010
I thought the tuna bite was amazing yesterday, but
today’s action was even better! We made it out
for a morning trip with a couple guys taking the day
off work to do a little fishing. Like yesterday, the
bite started off slow but quickly picked up around 9am
when we hooked a doubleheader on football sized blackfins.
After that it was pure mayhem, with tunas frantically
attacking our baits as we trolled them over the ledge
in 250 ft of water. Our biggest surprise of the day
came when a nice king mackerel decided to eat our deep
bait out in 300 ft of water. Those kings rarely travel
that deep! After putting a dozen tunas in the box, it
was the bonitos turn to eat our baits. We hooked an
impressive doubleheader of big “bomber”
bonitos and also released a couple nice barracudas when
the tuna action finally slowed down. The final tally
for the day was 12 tunas, 1 king, 2 bonitos, and 2 barracudas.
Not a bad day for a pair of anglers!
July
5, 2010
Well, after a rainy 4th of July weekend it was back
to fishing on Monday with a group of anglers from Lithuania.
Already skilled anglers in the Baltic Sea, these guys
were ready to test their might on some Atlantic Ocean
pelagic species. The day started off slow early in the
morning, but the action began to heat up around 9am.
Hoardes of football sized blackfin tuna started marauding
bait with wreckless abandon on the outside of the shallow
reef, and our trolling baits began producing multiple
hookups on nearly every pass over the ledge. The blackfins
weren’t huge, but they sure are tasty and what
they lacked in size they made up for in quantity. By
noon, the crew of enthusiastic anglers were able to
put 9 tunas and 2 bonitos in the fish box! A few barracudas
also made their way to a couple of trolled baits as
well, making for some awesome catch and release action.
Book a fishing charter today for your chance to take
home a sushi dinner…
June
28, 2010
Today we fished with Jimmy Morales and crew for a
morning trip in some rough seas. Despite the 3-4 ft
chop, the guys hung in there for the full four hours
and it paid off. As expected the early morning bite
was a bit slow with the full moon the night before.
Often the full moon causes the fish to feed all night,
and the next morning they get lockjaw. This was the
case, but around 11am the fish finally turned on and
11 year old Kevin caught his first kingfish, a 20 pounder!
The king ate a live goggleeye fished out of a downrigger.
After that, we managed to hook a doubleheader of blackfin
tunas out of the outriggers using plain feathers for
bait. Overall the trip was a success with the fish turning
on at the very end!
June 23, 2010
Today we took
out loyal customer Bill French for a morning of trolling
out front of Boynton Inlet. The fishing was a little
slower than we saw last week, but there was still enough
action for us to deem it a "Great Day" of
fishing, especially since the calm seas made it so enjoyable.
While trolling small skirts in 200 ft of water, we managed
to catch 3 blackfin tunas that would be destined for
the dinner table. Our full moon wahoo never showed up,
but we did nab a nice king off the planer rod just South
of the inlet. One of the coolest aspects of the day
was the amount of loggerhead turtles we saw frolicking
in the currents. It is always nice knowing that these
magnificent creatures are thriving in our area. I expect
the bite ot remain good this week with nice weather
and plenty of hungry fish out there, so book your trip
today!
June 19, 2010
Today we fished
with Thad and friends for a morning trip. After starting
the day slow, the king bite turned on around 10 am and
before we knew it we had 5 schoolie sized kings in the
box that fell for some live baits as well as bonito
strips fished deep on the planer. When the kings stopped
biting, we decided to head offshore and fish a little
deeper for a dolphin or a wahoo, especially since we
were approaching the week of the full moon. We didnt
hit our wahoo, but we did land a nice dolphin that hit
a dead ballyhoo in 300 ft of water. The dolphin was
patrolling a weedline looking for a mid morning snack
when we interrupted his day! Hopefully the dolphin fishing
will remain good as the week progresses!
June 17, 2010
Today we took
out another group of anglers in town for a convention
at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Lantana Beach. The bite
was not near as hot as the day before, but we did manage
to catch a decent king, a blackfin tuna, and a few small
bonitos before heading back to the docks at noon. We
found the fish off the Lake Worth Pier in 100-200 ft
of water, just a mile off the beach. The king ate a
bait fished deep behind a planer board, and the tuna
and bonitos took baits fished along the surface way
back out of the outriggers.
June 16, 2010
Today we fished
with Nico and his buddies from Slovakia who were in
town for a bachelor party before a big wedding up in
New Jersey. These guys picked a good day to fish because
we found a good bite right out in front of the inlet
with Captain Richard Ebersold at the helm. The king
bite was the best we had seen all week, with 9 kingfish
brought to the boat by 11am! The kings averaged 10-15
lbs and they even decided to immortalize a 30 lb king
by getting it mounted for their wall! The kings were
all suckers for trolled natural baits fished about 40
feet below the surface. To top off all the king action,
we were also able to nab a tuna, a dolphin, and a bonito
on the surface baits fished out of the outriggers. By
the end of the day, all 6 anglers had a chance to reel
in at least 2 fish each, making for some awesome action
in a four hour trip!
June 15, 2010
Today we teamed
up with the Geno 4, Miller Time, My Better Half, and
the Sharon Lee to take out some sales associates in
town for a convention at the Ritz Carlton. The bonitos
were out in full force on this breezy Tuesday morning
and our anglers had a blast reeling in bomber after
bomber. These brutes of the deep were falling victim
to ballyhoo and bonito strips fished out of the outriggers
and on the planer. Art the end of the trip we had a
welcomed surprise when a couple blackfin tunas decided
to eat naked skirts fished way back out of the outriggers.
Since our customers already had their dinners planned
for the week, they gave the tunas to us to take home
for sushi dinner. Thanks guys and come fish with us
again!
June 14, 2010
Today I got
the chance to fish a couple guys from Jersey. Our plan
for the day was to focus on catching dolphin and wahoo,
as we anticipated that there would be a good bite in
the morning. Unfortunately, despite beautiful water
and lots of current, we were unable to hook a single
dolphin or wahoo! In fact, the whole charter dock there
was not one wahoo weighed in! We did have a blast catching
a sailfish way offshore in the blue water. We usually
dont find them that far offshore so it was a pretty
cool surprise. Anyway, I have plenty of availability
for charters this week for anyone looking to hook into
some fish!
June 13, 2010
Well, the big
news! In the past two weeks it has been the arrival
of oversized blackfin tunas along our coastline. This
morning we happened to find a couple tunas right out
front of Boynton Inlet that were eager to bite our live
baits. With Diane from Montreal on the reel, we began
the day trolling ballyhoo and quickly caught a couple
little dolphin near a weedline on 120 ft of water. After
the bite slowed for us trolling, we put out the live
baits and immediately started hooking up with big bomber
bonitos and blackfin tuna. Our biggest tuna weighed
about 35 lbs. and put up one heck of a fight on light
tackle. Congratulations on your first monster blackfin
Diane!
May
23, 2010
This
afternoon we made it fishing with a family from Palm Beach
Gardens. They had never been offshore fishing before,
but they were eager to learn new tricks and brave the
2-4 ft seas to catch some fish. Our first hookup came
only 20 minutes after leaving the docks at Two Georges
Marina, and we ended up hooking 4 dolphin at the same
time. As chaos ensued, we managed to land all four of
the dolphin, a truly miraculous feat with 4 novice offshore
anglers! Unfortunately, one of the dolphin was too small
and had to be released, but it was definitely an awesome
start to the trip. After that, we ended up landing 7 more
keeper dolphin up to 20 lbs. in the next few hours. We
even managed to nab a blackfin tuna and a keeper kingfish
while trolling back towards the inlet on the way home.
The dolphin are thick! Anyone wanting to get out there
needs to give me a call!
May
21, 2010
This
morning we started the day with Michelle and her family
for their final day of their 3 day charter. We decided
to take a chance and headoffshore in search of dolphin
and marlin, setting up our 50 and 80 lb outfits with horse
ballyhoo and large lures for the troll. After 3 hours
and 26 miles covered, we had no luck in hooking anything
on our offshore adventure. Despite the slow fishing, Michelle
was happy to take home a whole cooler full of fish from
the last two days. In the afternoon we took out a few
enthusastic anglers visiting from Trinidad. The bite turned
on for the afternoon, and we ended up hooking a monster
amberjack just 10 minutes into the troll! After that,
we continued trolling and caught kingfish, dolphin, bonito,
and even a rainbow runner before we decided to head back
to the docks and call it an afternoon. Check out the HD
video footage taken from the fly bridge!
May
20, 2010
Today Michelle showed up to the dock with only her
mother for a fun day of bottom fishing and mother daughter
bonding out on the water. The weather could not have
been more beautiful, with blue skies and glass calm
seas making for an easy ride up to our "snapper
hole". We were fishing within 20 minutes of leaving
the dock, and soon the fishing duo was hooking into
snappers, porgie, and grunts on every drop! The ladies
had an awesome time, occassionally bringing 4 fish at
a time with multiple hook rigs. On the way in, we decided
to put out a few rods to catch a kingfish while trolling,
and sure enough we hooked a king right before pulling
our spread near the inlet. Another awesome day for Michelle
and family!
May 19, 2010
Today was Day
1 of a three day charter with our regular customer Michelle
with her family and friends, and they were very excited
to get out on the water for a morning of bluewater trolling.
Within 15 minutes of leaving the dock, we were already
hooking into 10-15 lb kingfish right out front of Boynton
Inlet. There were probably 30 other boats fishing the
same body of fish, but everyone seemed to be cashing
in on the action. Around the 10 am, we decided to head
a bit offshore in search of a wahoo or a dolphin to
add to the mess of kings we had already accumulated.
10 minutes later we were hooked up to a nice wahoo that
hit our deep rod! After a short, 5 minute tug-o -war,
Michelle brought the fish in to the gaff and we boated
it. By the end of the morning, our final tally was a
20 lb wahoo, 6 kingfish up to 20 lbs, and a couple bonito
as well. What a way to start their 3 day adventure!
May
14, 2010
Today we had a trip where nothing seemed to go right
in the beginning, but by the end of the day our luck
had changed and everything fell into place to make for
some awesome fishing! The seas were choppy to start
off the day with winds blowing out of the East at 15
knots. Adding to these frustrating conditions was the
fact that there was very little current, a scenario
that usually makes the fish very finicky when trying
to tempt them to eat our baits. For the first 3 hours
of the trip, we only had 3 bites while trolling out
in front of Boynton Inlet. We never hooked any of these
fish as they were biting short on our bonito strips.
Everything changed around 11 am when we located a school
of small bonito. After hooking a couple bonitos we decided
to throw them back out to use as live bait, and that's
when the action really started. We ended up landing
4 big barracudas and a 25 lb kingfish that were following
the school of small bonitos around the reef. When the
bonitos dissappeared, we decided to do a final drift
for sailfish before the end of the trip. Using live
pilchards for bait, we hooked a sail around 2pm and
landed him 15 minutes later! After such outstanding
catches, our clients decided to immortalize their fish
by having trophy replicas ordered to hang on their wall.
It is a trip they will remember forever!
May
13, 2010
Today was one of those days when all the elements
come together to make for the perfect fishing trip.
We left the dock at 7:30 am with a group of 6 anglers
who were in town for a business convention. We began
trolling South and hooked up with our first kingfish
around 9am. A monster hammerhead shark decided that
he wanted our king for breakfast before we put a gaff
in it, but he was nice enough to leave us with the top
half of the fish for our own dinner table. After that
first king, the bites came fast and furious and by 10am
we had 7 kings and one blackfin tuna in the boat before
the bite slowed down. We put out a full spread of live
baits after the kings stopped biting, and our first
bite came on a live pilchard on a 12 lb spinning outfit.
The fish ended up being a big bonito that put up quite
a battle on light tackle. The next bite came right at
the end of the trip, and what do you know? It's a sailfish!
After a 10 minute battle we had the sail boatside before
releasing it back into the depths to fight another day.
Great trip guys!
May 10, 2010
This morning
we had a trip with some entertaining anglers who were
happy just to be out on the water whether the fish were
biting or not. Fortunately for them and despite a South
flowing current, the fish were biting pretty good near
the shallow reefs in front of Boynton Inlet. While trolling
with ballyhoo and bonito strips, we were able to hook
3 schoolie kings and 4 bonitos before the bite slowed
down around 11 am. A moderate NE wind made for bumpy
conditions, but this did not distract the anglers from
putting some serious heat on some serious fish. This
is the best time of year to fish off our coast so book
your trip with us today!
May 9, 2010
This morning
we were met by completely different conditions than
the day before, with barely any current out in the ocean
compared to the strong North current from the days before.
Usually this means for slow fishing, and it was, but
we did manage to put a few nice fish in the boat that
kept our customers happy. While trolling bonito strips
on the planer, we were able to land 3 nice kingfish
up to 18 lbs, and we lost a couple that might have even
been bigger than that. These fish were taken right out
front of the inlet only 15 minutes from our dock at
Two Georges Marina.
May 8, 2010
Today we decided
to try a little live baiting around a shipwreck for
our morning trip. The first bite of the day turned out
to be a monster barracuda that was pushing 55"
inches long. After a couple good photographs and high
fives, we released the cuda to catch another day. After
catching a few small bonitos on the troll, we put out
a couple of live baits the flatlines and downrigger
in hopes of hooking a big kingfish or wahoo as we slow
trolled back towards the inlet in Boynton. Just as we
were about to give up hope with 10 minutes left to fish,
the downrigger went off and we were hooked up to a nice
king. After a dramatic 10 minute battle, we sunk the
gaff into a nice smoker king that weighed about 32 lbs
back at the dock.
May 7, 2010
Finally, a summerlike
weather pattern has set in and the water temps are on
the rise. This usually means offshore winds in the morning,
onshore winds in the afternoon, and plenty of fish to
be caught all day long. This morning we started the
day by trolling North along a current edge that had
set up in 200 ft of water. Within the first half hour
of the trip, we jooked and landed a nice 20 lb bull
dolphin that ate a ballyhoo fished near the surface.
After that, we hooked another dolphin(around 6 lbs)
on the same current edge and landed him before the bite
began to slow down. We decided to head a bit farther
offshore and started trolling back towards the inlet
around 10:30 and that's when a nice football sized blackfin
tuna decided to bite on a feather bait fished out of
the long outrigger. That was the last of the action
we saw, but our customers were more than happy to take
home some tuna a nd mahi mahi for the dinner table.
May 3, 2010
This morning
we had an enthusiastic group of Canadiens that wanted
to catch some big fish. Shortly after putting out the
trolling spread we hooked up to something huge on the
planer rod. After an intense tugowar, our angler Jack
was able to hoist up a 30 lb amberjack from the depths
below. Shortly after that, A couple little football
size blackfin tunas decided to eat our bonito strips
fished out of the long outriggers. After the bite slowed
a bit offshore, we cruised back in near the shallow
reefs and caught a couple kingfish and an amberine that
ate bonito strips fished on our deep rod. Overall, it
was an action packed day and our customers had plenty
of fish to take home for dinner.
April 30, 2010
This morning
started out with bumpy conditions from moderate winds
out of the NorthEast. After giving our anglers the choice
postponing the trip, they decided to brave the windy
conditions with the hopes that the fish would be biting.
Well, they made the right decision! Shortly after putting
out our trolling spread we found a current edge full
of sargassum weed about 3 miles offshore. These are
perfect conditions for offshore fishing, and within
minutes we were hooked up to our first dolphin. After
putting that fish in the box, the action was fast and
furious and we hooked 2 doubleheaders, landing 3 more
dolphin in the 5-10 lb range. Then, around 9:30, our
deep rod started screaming drag and before we knew it
a big fish had ripped 200 yards off the reel! We were
all thinking that it might be a big wahoo due to the
fact that it didnt jump and we were still within a week
of the full moon. Sure enough, after a 15 minute battle,
I sunk the gaff int a 45 lb wahoo that would be destined
for the dinner table! The action slowed a bit after
that first fish, but we were still able to put a couple
more dolphin in the box and even caught a kingfish to
take home for dinner. What a Great Day!
April 28, 2010
This morning
we were able to make it out for some offshore fishing
with a group of enthusaistic anglers from Vermont and
New Hampshire. After the day started out slow, we began
to find some good action a couple miles North of Boynton
Inlet while trolling with ballyhoo and bonito strips.
The first fish of the day was a feisty 15 lb kingfish
that ate a bonito strip on the planer rod. After that,
a big bomber bonito took one of the feathers fished
way back out of the outriggers and we put em in the
fish box. The next fish to hit a feather was a beautiful,
lit up sailfish that jumped and made some very impressive
runs before we chased him down for the release. After
that we ended up catching a few more bomber bonitos
to round out the day. Although the North winds were
blustery and the ocean was choppy, the fish sure did
cooperate today!
April 25, 2010
Strong South
winds and very little current made for tough fishing
conditions along the coastline of Boynton Beach today.
We fished in the afternoon with Dave and Lauren and
they sure were troopers. We began trolling right in
front of the inlet and the conditions kept us from venturing
to the North or South, so we stayed right out front.
Our first bite turned out to be a small barracuda that
hit a ballyhoo with a pink skirt. After that, we managed
to land a small kingfish on a trolled bonito strip fished
deep on the planer. The couple were satisfied with their
catch and decided to call the trip early to get out
of the rough seas. West winds are expected next week
along with much better fishing conditions...thank God!
April 22, 2010
Light South winds
and a decent North current made for some decent fishing
conditions this morning for the Baker family of Michigan.
The fishing started out a little slow, but around 8:30
we began hooking up with a few feisty little dolphin
that were eating bonito strips out of the outriggers.
We ended up landing 3 dolphin before the bite shut down.
All the fish were between 22" and 30", perfect
for some juicy little fillets! After that, the bonitos
showed up and we ended up catching 4 nice ones that
put up quite a fight on light tackle conventional gear.
We ended the trip with a 15 lb kingfish that ate a live
goggle eye fished out of the outrigger. We had another
trip in the afternoon with John and Tom who split the
trip. Expectations were high after they saw our catch
from the morning, but unfortunately the fish did not
cooperate like they had earlier in the day. Although
the trolling was slow, Tom did manage to land his first
sailfish while we trolled South towards the shipwreck.
The sailfish was fooled by a bonito strip fished way
back out of the long outrigger. After that we fished
the wreck with no luck and then set up a drift with
live baits back towards the inlet. We had 3 kingfish
bites and landed one that went about 12 lbs. Overall
it was a good trip.
April 19, 2010
We fished with
Brian today for an afternoon trip. The conditions were
beautiful with light West winds and a North flowing
current. The kingfish were the name of the game today
as we managed to land a half dozen of them using live
pilchards right out front of the inlet. We had a blast
watching the kingfish explode and skyrocket on the baits
we fished out of the outriggers. We finished off the
day with a few bonito that were suckers for the same
live pilchards. The kings were not monsters, but we
did manage to put a couple in the box over 10 lbs. A
couple other boats also reported wahoo out a little
deeper in 200-300 ft of water.
April 18, 2010
Chester English
and his son Chester were eager to catch some more fish
this morning after having a stellar trip last month
with a nice wahoo that they had mounted on their wall.
Unfortunately, we had a very tough time locating fish
as the current was South flowing and the water color
was green. These are generally poor conditions when
fishing off boynton. We did manage to hook a bonito
at the end of the trip that saved the day for us. The
bonehead fell for a bonito strip on a blue skirt.
April 17, 2010
Wow what a day!
Today was one of those days when the fish were biting
with wreckless abandon and it was hard to even get a
bait in the water without it being woofed down by a
nice dolphin. As Capt. Brad trolled back and forth over
the reef ledges right off the inlet, Brian and friends
managed to land 14 dolphin and a couple blackfin tuna
in a 4 hour period! Even better than the quantity of
the fish was the quality of the fish we caught...with
a few of the fish ranging between 15 and 30 lbs! Early
on , the dolphin were responding well to trolled bonito
strips, and as the day progressed we switched over to
live baits to keep the bite going. Brian and his buddies
were extatic when they took home a whole cooler full
of dolphin fillets to cook up when they got home. Great
Job guys!
April 10, 2010
Today we had
a 6 hour trip with Jason from New Jersey. There was
very little current and very dirty water, so the fishing
was very tough, but we did manage to land a few keepers.
The first fish to hit the box was a 10 lb king that
fell for a bonito strip fished deep off the planer.
Our second fish was a schoolie dolphin that fell victim
to a ballyhoo fished out of the outriggers. To finish
the day, we tried fishing the shipwreck with live baits
and managed to land a nice barracuda before heading
back to the docks.
April 3, 2010
Today turned
out to be a tough day of fishing, but we managed to
pull some quality fish out of the depths using live
goggle eyes for bait. On the morning trip we fished
with Paul Carabella and his Navy vet buddies on top
of the shipwrecks down to the south. We caught a nice
barracuda right off the bat and then went an hour and
a half without a bite. Just as the trip was about to
end, we put down our last goggleye off the downrigger
near the bottom in 85 feet of water and ...Thump!!!
A nice cobia inhaled the goggleye and after a 20 minute
battle we had the 35 lb fish in the box. For our afternoon
trip we fished with Billy Busch and friends from the
Anhueser Busch company. Billy's son landed his first
sailfish using a love goggle eye in 150 ft of water
straight off the inlet. The fish measured 90" and
it will be hanging from their wall back home in St Louis!
After that, we fished a shipwreck to the north and managed
to put a 25 lb cobia in the boat in about 200 ft of
water. What a great day it turned out to be!
April 2, 2010
Today was the
day of surprises! We took out Nancy Malher and crew
for a morning of fishing and the conditions were absolutely
beautiful with calm winds, blue water, and plenty of
North current. Our first big surprise was a 39"
Black Grouper that fell victim to a bonito strip trolled
deep on the planer rod. Talk about a tough fish- that
thing almost ripped out the rod holder when it hit!
The second big surprise of the day was a 45 lb cobia
that we found cruising along with a manta ray in 100
ft of water off Lake Worth Pier. The cobia was a sucker
for a live goggleeye that we pitched to him. Nancy was
in for quite a ride when she got in the fighting chair
to battle this behemoth! After fighting the fish for
15 minutes, we had her in the fish box ready to head
home to be BBQ'ed up for dinner. We managed to catch
a couple kings while trolling on the way back to the
inlet to round out the day...
March 17, 2010
The same group
of football players from Monday were eager to put another
hurting on some fish on this St Patty's day that would
go down in infamy. Instead of trolling for kings this
time, these guys decided they wanted to fish for some
truly big fish near the shipwrecks. On the Great Day,
be careful what you ask for because we might just give
it to you. The trip started off with a monster hammerhead
chowing down on a slab of bonito that we put out to
drift along in the current. The 300 lb shark got the
best of us after a 10 minute battle, but the guys were
still enthusiastic about catching some more monsters.
We used live bonitos and blue runners to muscle up 2
big amberjacks from the deep, each weighing around 25
lbs. These were some tough fighting fish, but there
was still one species these guys just had to try and
catch-a goliath grouper! After putting out our secret
goliath grouper bait near the shipwreck, it didnt take
long for a monster to eat the bait! The guys fought
the fish for over a half hour, but ended up landing
a monster 300 lb goliath that took every bit of strength
from every person during the battle. It was a truly
amazing feat for these guys and it is a fish that we
will remember forever on the "Great Day"!
Congrats guys!
March 15, 2010
Today we had
a group of Spring Breakers from the Kansas State Football
team eager to take the field in our own offshore arena
where the fish are the superstars! After a fruitless
troll to the North at the beginning of the trip, we
hit the kings hard once we made it into the waters around
Lake Worth and South Palm Beach. These guys were hardcore
athletes, easily conquering kingfish after kingfish
as we trolled around the dropoff using bonito strips
for bait in 70 ft of water. The highlight of the day
was when we caught a 19 lb king that smoked a dead ballyhoo
fished out of the outrigger. This was a good warmup
trip for these guys as they had us booked for the upcoming
wednesday as well!
March 13, 2010
Today the kings
were biting as good as we have seen all year. We had
a group of anglers from Sweden who were very excited
to get in on some king mackerel action while visiting
Boynton Beach. Using bonito strips for bait, we managed
to land half a dozen keeper kings in just a few hours.
A few throwbacks were mixed in there as well, but there
were some good sized fish put in the fishbox that day.
The highlight of the catch was a 28 lb king that decided
to inhale a dead ballyhoo way behind the boat off the
long outrigger. That smoker king sizzled the drag pretty
darn good before finally giving up and coming to the
gaff waiting in first mate George's hands. Today gave
us the feeling that Spring is arriving and the bigger
fish are arriving with it!
March 12, 2010
Sometimes the
weather forecast turns upside down just when the time
comes to leave the dock to go fishing, and today was
no exception! Today we split up a big group of vacationing
insurance adjusters to go fishing aboard 4 different
boats, including Geno 4, Sharon Lee, Fish Happens, and
Great Day. Unfortunately, the rain started as soon as
we left the dock and didnt stop for the rest of the
day. The winds were forecast out of the west, but when
they switched Northeast at 20 knots, we knew we would
be in for a rough ride. Of course the fish were biting,
and we did manage to land 2 bonitos and a kingfish before
we called it a day and headed back to the dock around
10 am. All the fish fell victim to bonito strips fished
deep off a planer.
March 8, 2010
Today Terry made
it out fishing in the morning with a couple friends
eager to try some offshore fishing. Bonitos were the
name of the game today, and we had no problem tangling
into 8 "bombers" that kept the rods bent consistently
for the whole trip. The trick to getting them to bite
trolling dead ballyhoo at a very slow speed. We took
a break from the bonito slaying towards the end of the
trip and we put out a couple live baits out over the
shipwreck. The result was a beautiful 48" Barracuda
that Terry decided to make into a trophy for his wall!
Congratulations Terry on a very nice fish!
March 5, 2010
Today we had
a group of veterans ready to wage war against the kingfish
that have recently showed up to our area this week.
Just a short run South out of Boynton inlet, we found
the kings eager to bite our trolled baits in about 80
ft. of water off Delray Beach. With six guys on the
boat, the pressure was on to catch enough fish for dinner,
but the kings did'nt disappoint. The fish were'nt monsters,
but we ended up catching 5 kings in the 6-10 lb range
and released a handful of undersized fish as well. Everyone
took home a big bag of fish and we were happy to learn
that they booked another trip for April, which happens
to be one of the best months for offshore fishing!
March 3, 2010
Teddy Taylor
and a friend chartered us out on what started out as
a slow day trolling. Like we tell all our clients, however,
there is always the chance that in a four hour trip
we have to get creative to catch fish. This time of
year, that usually means securing live baits to fish
above one of the shipwrecks in our area. After we abandoned
trolling and switched to using live goggle eyes for
bait, we started nailing the fish right away. After
a couple drops with the downrigger, we nailed a pair
of monster barracudas around 45" each. Teddy decided
to make a trophy fish mount from the first one. Congratulations
and nice fish! We rounded out the day with a couple
bonito while trolling using dead ballyhoo on the way
home. It was an awesome afternoon.
February 21,
2010
Today Steve and Lisa
chartered us out for an exciting morning of trolling and
live baiting. A South Current kept the fish catching while
trollng almost nonexistent, but we did manage to catch
a couple monster barracuda while live baiting on the wreck.
Out of 4 charter boats that went out today in Boynton,
only one of them came back to the dock with a fish- a
20 lb dolphin. I expect the current to switch around and
the fishing to pick up this week so book us today!
February 19,
2010
Wahoo!!!! We left
for a morning trip this morning and immediately hooked
up to a doubleheader on wahoo as we made our first turn
trolling in 200ft of water. We lost the second wahoo on
the long outrigger, but the first one made it into the
fish box. It weighed around 20 lbs and fell victim to
a bonito strip on the planer. After that, the bite was
as slow as it goes, but we did manage to land a couple
big baracudas at the end of the trip while live baiting
o the shipwreck.
February 18,
2010
This afternoon we
had a split trip between Howard and Frank, who were both
determined to hook into some fish while trolling offshore.
The bite was less than stellar, but a couple small kings,
a bonito, and a couple monster barracuda kept the action
going.
February 14,
2010
This morning the
fishing was slow to start, but it picked up about half
way through the trip and we were able to put a couple
small kings in the box by 10 AM. The kings were taken
on the troll using bonito strips for bait below the surface.
At the end of the trip we were able to catch a nice amberjack
that weighed around 35 lbs. The AJ was a sucker for a
live blue runner on the downrigger.
February 7,
2010
February 7, 2010
Once again we were greeted with strong West winds and
we headed out with hopes of tangling with a sailfish using
live bait. The sails did not bite for us, but the kingfish
gave plenty of action and we were able to land 3 after
we abandoned the live bait fishing to go trolling. Fresh
bonito strips did the trick for us.
February 6,
2010
Despite West winds
blowing at 25-30 knots, local anglers Andres, Will, and
Brad decided they wanted to charter us for a sailfishing
trip. Using live herring for bait, the elusive sailfish
did not show its face for us, but we were still greeted
with some action. Using a downrigger, we were able to
land a nice kingfish and 3 red groupers during our 3 hours
of fishing. Although we could have wished for a little
more action, you can't complain when you come back to
the dock with fresh kingfish for the smoker!
February 3,
2010
We were able to
get out on a beautiful morning with 4 enthusiastic anglers
from Ontario ready for some offshore tug-o-war. The fish
cooperated well over the shipwreck, and before we knew
it we were hooked up to a double header of monster amberjack
using live blue runners for bait. Unfortunately, one of
the fish broke us off on the wreck and the other one spit
the hook right before I was able to gaff it. We quickly
recovered from misfortune and were able to land a 33"
amberjack shortly after. When the amberjacks stopped biting
the barracudas took over and we were able to land a 45
incher before we began trolling home. On the way home
we caught a kingfish to round out the day!
February 1,
2010
February 1, 2010:
Despite non stop rain for the entire day, we were able
to get out fishing with a couple gung- ho anglers from
Arkansas for an afternoon trip aboard Great Day. We managed
to catch 2 Mahi Mahi and 2 Bonitos while trolling before
we switched tactics and put out some live baits over the
shipwrecks. The anglers had a blast catching 2 monster
Barracudas using live blue runners for bait. In fact they
were so proud of their catch they decided to make trophys
out of them to hang on their wall! One went 45" and
the other was 42". On the way home we nabbed 2 kingfish
while trolling with bonito strips for bait. Who says the
fish don't bite in the rain!
Jan 25 - 27,
2010
On Monday, January
25, anglers aboard Great Day had a blast reeling in a
couple nice kingfish and a handful of feisty bonitos during
a 3 hour long morning trip in the waters South of Boynton
Inlet. That afternoon on Great Day, another happy group
of anglers scored even more action in a 3 hour trip while
trolling and live baiting South of the inlet. On the troll,
two nice kings were taken as well as a handful of bonitos
using ballyhoo and bonito strips as bait. Capt. Brad and
first mate George made the call to stop trolling for the
second half of the trip and they decided to put out a
couple live bonitos for bait to switch things up a bit.
The result was 2 monstrous amberjacks around 40 lbs each
that put up quite a fight on light tackle! Capt. Brad
said that the second amberjack was eaten by a huge bullshark
just before it was landed, adding a bit more excitement
to an already exciting trip.
On Wednesday, January 27, the Great day headed out
for a morning trip with a few enthusiastic anglers from
Ontario. The first fish landed was a nice Mahi Mahi
that was taken using a dead ballyhoo for bait while
trolling. After the trolling bite slowed down, Capt.
Brad gave the word to put out some live blue runners
over a shipwreck. After that the bites came fast and
furious and soon the anglers had another monster Amberjack
in the box and also released a big barracuda to finish
off the successful afternoon.
Jan 18, 2010
Beautiful day to
be on the ocean, flat calm, light west wind, clear blue
sky. Today we had Robert and David, from New Jersey aboard.
We started the morning off catching some live bait. We
slow trolled with some light tackle, and caught 1/2 doz.
blue runners, and a few spanish mackeral. We headed south
trolling some ballyhoo and bonita strips. There was no
north current, so we went to one of the wrecks and put
out a couple of live baits. In about 2min. we had a big
barracuda on the downrigger bait. Robert took about 15
min. in the chair and we had him to the boat, 4 1/2 ft
barracuda. We had a couple other bites, and had another
big fish on the hook, another big barracuda for David.
The guys had a great time and will be back in about 2
weeks to do some sailfishing. Hopefully we will have the
right conditions ie. north current, north wind.