Cobia – Fish Envy Charters

September 25, 2015August 23, 2023

Local Deep Sea Trips: Fish Envy Fishing Charters Offers $130 Half Day Split Trips

I get plenty of inquiries about split charters where each person pays their own share to split a charter with other anglers. We do not offer these kind of split charters, but there is a fishing charter boat named “Fish envy” located 15 minutes North of Boca Raton that offers splits for $130 per person. FishEnvy fishing charters take place aboard a sport fish boat that can bring up to 6 guests for half day trips. If you are looking for split trips please visit fish envy Fish Envy’s website here. If you would like to book an affordable private charter, then “fish envy” with Capt. Chris Agardy is the right boat for you. You can reach Chris at 561-451-7646.

Sailfish Season Aboard Fish Envy Fishing Charters

Sailfish are present year round in the waters offshore of Boca Raton, but the Winter months are when they school up and migrate through our area in the greatest numbers. Starting in November, boats using kites with live bait can expect to hook double digit numbers of sailfish during cold snaps. Sailfish are catch and release only, but they are one of the most sought after gamefish in the Boca Raton area. Sailfish jump numerous times after they are hooked and they put on one of the greatest shows of any fish in the angling world.

Cobia Season Aboard Fish Envy Fishing Charters

Cobia are most abundant during the Winter and Spring months, when they are migrating through the Boca Raton area. Early in the season, the most cobia are found traveling with Stingrays along the beach, feasting on crabs and small fish kicked up by the ray. The best way to target the cobia along the beaches is by sight fishing from a boat with a bridge or a tower. A higher vantage point will help to see the cobia swimming along the sandy bottom. Once a school of cobia has been found, it is common to hook up to multiple fish at the same time. It is very important to be prepared with multiple spinning rods to pitch baits to these cobias before they spook to deeper water.

Kingfish Season Aboard Fish Envy Fishing Charters

Kingfish are one of the most common species encountered in the offshore waters of Boca Raton. Customers on deep sea fishing charters can expect to catch kingfish year round within a mile from the beach. During the Spring, the biggest kingfish of the year can be caught with live bait. Every trip during April and May could result in a kingfish exceeding 50 lbs. Trolling with baits deep in the water column will also account for plenty of bites from school-sized kingfish in the 5 to 15 lb range. Kingfish are good table fare, especially when smoked on a BBQ grill.

Wahoo Season Aboard Fish Envy Fishing Charters

Wahoo is one of the most elusive offshore species in this part of the state, but they can be targeted as close as a mile offshore the beach. In fact, some of the biggest wahoo of the year follow schools of bonito into waters as shallow as 70ft during late Summer and Fall months. Wahoo average 15-30 lbs off Boca Raton, but occasionally anglers will hook into wahoo in the 40-70 lb class. The biggest wahoo will wreak havoc on light tackle, and the best chance to land these fish is by using 50 lb class reels loaded with at least 500 yards of line.

Tuna Season Aboard Fish Envy Fishing Charters

The tuna fishing peaks around May/June, when anglers can expect to hook into blackfin between 20-30 lbs. These tuna will regularly take trolled baits, but live baits with light leaders will get the most bites.

If you are looking for a $130 Split fishing charter, the Fish Envy Fishing Charters are the way to go. If you are looking for more of a private fishing experience, give us a call today at 561-451-7646 to book a private charter for only $520 to 6people for a half day.

September 23, 2015August 23, 2023

Fish Envy’s Boat Is Option For Private Charters In Boca Raton, FL

“I get a lot of phone calls for people looking to split private charters with other anglers on my boat. While I don’t offer split charters, the Fish Envy Drift Fishing Boat is the perfect option for them. Here is some more info about these shared fishing trips…”

-Capt. Chris Agardy

The Fish Envy fishing boat is an offshore drift fishing operation that is located approximately 20 minutes north of Boca Raton. This is the best option for anglers looking for a more affordable way to experience offshore fishing than booking one of our private charters . The reason the prices for a fishing trip on the Fish Envy are so low is because you share the boat with other groups of anglers. These drift fishing trips are primarily targeting mutton snapper, yellowtail snapper, cobia, kingfish, black grouper, gag grouper, dolphin, blackfin tuna, wahoo, sailfish,red porgy, vermillion snapper, and more. This type of fishing involves using three hook rigs and chicken rigs with natural bait such as dead sardines and cut squid. The reefs that are fished by the Fish Envy fishing boat along this area of coastline 12 miles North of Boca Raton. The drift fishing trips take place along these reefs that lie from 1 to 2 miles from shore. You can visit the Fish Envy Fishing website for more information here.

Catching Kingfish Aboard Fish Envy Fishing Boat

Drift fishing with triple hooked sardines is the best way to target king mackerel (kingfish) in depths ranging from 30-250 ft. Kingfish tend to gather in schools during certain times of year, with the biggest kingfish occurring during the Spring. Monofilament leaders get the most bites from kings, but wire leader can help prevent cutoffs during a hot bite.

Catching Cobia Aboard Fish Envy Fishing Boat

Cobia fishing begins in the Winter and lasts peaks around Spring time before slowing down in the Summer. Cobia are encountered while bottom fishing with sardines or squid in depths ranging from 30ft to 300ft. The best cobia fishing occurs during the Spring run of bull sharks. The cobia tag along with the bull sharks and can be chummed up to the boat for easy pickings. Cobia meat is favored over most other fish, making it one of the top desired species during drift fishing trips aboard the Fish Envy.

Catching Mutton Snapper Aboard Fish Envy Fishing Boat

Mutton Snapper fishing is best during the stronger tides of the full and new moons. The best way to catch mutton snapper while drifting is to fish with long monofilament leaders left to sit on the bottom with chunks of baitfish on a circle hook. A mutton snapper bite can be very subtle, so it is important to pay attention to the rod tip when soaking baits on the bottom for these finicky feeders. Depths of 70 to 275ft seem to work well for mutton snapper fishing.

Catching Grouper Aboard Fish Envy Fishing Boat

Grouper fishing is best from January through April, when large spawning schools of gag grouper and black grouper take residence at local reefs. They can be caught by using dead sardines, live blue runners, or ballyhoo while fishing along reef ledges in 50ft to 250ft. Grouper season closes at different times as regulations change from year to year, so make sure to keep up to date on regulations before planning a grouper fishing trip.

If this type of drift fishing sounds good to you, please visitfor more info…

If you are more interested in private inshore charters, then give Capt. Chris Agardy a call today to book a private charter on his u20′ boat for up to 4 people: 561-451-7646

May 7, 2012September 11, 2012

The Fishing Continues to Explode off Boca Raton!

Boca Raton Fishing Charters Wahoo Live Bait — This wahoo was taken on one of our Boca Raton fishing charters on Saturday. We hooked into the 40 lb + wahoo while looking for dolphin way offshore! It was the biggest full moon of the year, and we believe that this had something to do with this rare encounter with a large offshore wahoo.

Offshore Fishing Report and Forecast: This past week has seen it’s share of ups and downs for fishermen around Palm Beach County as our weather pattern continues to fluctuate before settling into a consistent Summer pattern. One thing is for sure, when the seas have been calm, the offshore fishing has been unbelievable at times! We are seeing lots of big king mackerel in the 30-50 lb range eating live baits and dead sardines while we drift along the outer edges of the reefs while on our Boca Raton fishing charters. These kingfish will continue to bite ravenously as our smoker king season peaks this month.

Boca Raton Fishing Charters — This is a still frame from the video of the wahoo from the pic above!

Blackfin tuna fishing is outstanding as well. Last Saturday we caught 4 blackfin tunas that weighed over 20 lbs each to win the Royal Palm Yacht Club tournament in Boca Raton! The secret to catching these monster blackfin tunas this time of year is to have feisty live baits. Our live bait supply is always being replenished for this reason! Kite fishing is an exciting way to fish live baits this time of the year for the big kingfish and blackfin tunas, but the occasional wahoo, mahi mahi, sailfish, or cobia are all prospective targets under the kites while on one of our Boca Raton fishing charters. Mutton snapper, mangrove snapper, yellowtail snapper, and amberjack will be readily hitting our deep baits as we drift along the reefs of Boca Raton this time of year as well. The best part about fishing in May is the sheer combination of quality sportfish that you may encounter while on one of our Boca Raton fishing charters.

Inshore Fishing Report and Forecast: The inshore fishing is really starting to get good as boat traffic lessens with the end of the tourist season. This allows us to fish our favorite intracoastal fishing holes without being interrupted by extensive boat traffic while on one of our Boca Raton fishing charters.

Having said this, it is also a good idea to book an inshore trip with us during the weekdays, as the weekends will still be tough with the year round resident weekend warriors! Anyways, snook fishing tops the list for inshore waters right now. The warming waters trigger a massive migration of snook into the inlets during the month of May, and Boca Raton Inlet is known as one of the best spots to catch monster snook this time of year. The snook show up with the arrival of massive schools of pilchards, spanish sardines, and threadfin herring into Boca Inlet. We like to fish light spinning tackle for these snook, which can reach 40 lbs this time of year! Tarpon and Permit fishing will heat up along the beaches while on one of our Boca Raton fishing charters. We like to use crabs for bait for both species this time of year.

To book a fishing trip, give me a call or email!

Capt. Chris agardy

855-535-FISH

chris@bocaratonfishingcharters.com