Hi this is Captain Chris Agardy with the Boca Raton fishing report and forecast for November 11, 2015. On Thursday morning I fished a morning half day offshore charter with a few visiting anglers looking to bend a rod while they were in town. During 4 hours of trolling we were able to land 2 dolphin, 4 blackfin tuna, 2 bonito, and 4 barjacks. One of the dolphin was undersized so we had to release it, but overall it was a fun morning of trolling offshore. We were using bonito strips and ballyhoo for bait, and all of the action came right out in front of the inlet only 15 minutes from the dock. The current was moving to the North pretty good and there were plenty of flying fish around. Usually these two factors make for good offshore fishing…
On Saturday morning we had an offshore half day charter in choppy conditions with a hard East wind and no current. We started the day trolling and managed to hook up to 2 sailfish at once around 9am. We lost both fish, but it was fun to see these magnificent gamefish eat our baits right behind the boat. After trolling for another hour with no bites we switched our tactic to live bait fishing with goggle eyes under a kite. Around 10am we hooked up with a small Dusky shark that put on quite a show while trying to eat one of our live baits that was struggling near the surface 20 feet from the boat. One of our junior anglers grabbed the rod and after a short battle we had the shark in the boat for some pictures before releasing it. Our next bite came around 11am and it was another Dusky shark. Unfortunately, the shark bit through our monofilament leader, so we never landed it. Overall it was a slow morning of fishing with 2 sailfish bites and 2 shark bites, but our customers were very happy with their morning. Even if the fishing is slow, when the customers are happy, I am happy!
On Sunday morning I had an inshore fishing charter on my small boat along the intracoastal waterway. We started the morning at 8am buying a few dozen live pilchards from Gary at Dynamite live bait, then we headed to some local canals to fish a couple bridges that had been producing snook and snapper the past couple weeks. Unfortunately the fish had lock jaw, and we were only able to manage a few short bites from snappers and small jacks during the first three hours a fishing. During the final half hour of the trip we decided to fish near the Boynton Inlet for some tarpon and jacks in the main intracoastal channel. With 10 minutes left in the charter we finally hooked up to a nice jack on 6 lb test spinning gear. I had 2 junior anglers on board that took turns fighting the fish on the light tackle. They were very excited when we netted the jack and we snapped some good photos before calling it a day.
Overall, it was a very slow weekend for fishing, but our customers had a blast and we are optimistic that the fishing will turn red hot this week! Call me if you would like to book an inshore or offshore trip, I have plenty of openings this week. Thanks,
Captain Chris Agardy 561-451-7646