Here is the video from our second swordfish charter of 2020! Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel “This Is Fishing” for exciting weekly reports.
150 Lb Swordfish landed during late afternoon charter
We left the dock at 1pm out of Boynton Beach Inlet and headed Southeast to the offshore canyons 20 miles away. Choppy seas slowed us down, but we made it to the swordfish canyons around 3pm, and the wind just died and the conditions were perfect. We baited up a bonito strip and dropped it to the bottom in 1500ft of water and immediately hooked a nice fish. After a 20 minute battle we had a fat 72″ broadbill swordfish in the boat! We made 1 more drop on the same spot but never got another bite. We were very happy with our fish in the boat, and we decided to call it a day early. Ran back to the dock by 6pm to fillet the big fish. Another successful swordfish charter in the books! Bring it on 2020! To book your very own swordfish charter in the Boca Raton / Delray Beach / Boynton Beach area, give us a call today at 561-451-7646.
Captain Chris agardy and his wife Virginia showing off a nice catch of wahoo…
It is no secret that the stretch of offshore waters from Boca Raton to Boynton Beach holds some of the finest deep sea fishing available in the United States.Captain Chris Agardy was born and raised along this fertile stretch of coastline, fishing these waters since he was 4 years old. Chris has more secret spots and tricks for deep sea fishing in this area than any other local captain. There are dozens of charter boats currently operating in this area, but most of them are run by transplant captains that have no clue what they are doing. You can be rest assured that you are guaranteed to catch fish on one of Captain Chris’ deep sea fishing charters. Chris targets wahoo, kingfish, dolphin, sailfish, tuna, cobia, kingfish, and bonito (false albacore) during his Boca Raton deep sea fishing excursions.
20′ Angler Center Console for up to 4 passengers
He is happy to teach novice anglers, but he welcomes experienced fishermen looking to hook in to the fish of a lifetime. He offers half day trips and full day trips depending on the kind of fishing you are looking for. He operates a 20′ center console for up to 4 anglers or a 42′ sport fish boat for up to 6 anglers.
Deep Sea Trolling Charters
Our best day of fishing last week was during a morning charter on the big boat. We caught 14 mahi mahi only 3 miles from the dock!
Captain Chris’ most popular trip is a half day of deep sea trolling in the offshore waters from Boca Raton to Boynton Beach. During his trolling trips, he keeps the boat constantly moving with lines in the water and uses natural bait with lures to entice strikes from hungry wahoo, dolphin, kingfish, sailfish, tuna, and more. Trolling is the most effective way to catch the greatest quantity of fish during half day and full day offshore deep sea charters. During a typical half day trip, the boat covers over 20 miles looking for schooling fish. This gives a distinct advantage over drift fishing boats that only cover a couple miles during a trip. Trolling is the best method for catching wahoo, schoolie kingfish, and schoolie dolphin. It is also the best way to target tasty football-sized blackfin tuna.
Deep Sea Live Bait Fishing Charters
Here is Captain Chris with his biggest wahoo of the 2015 season, a 61 lb beast that ate a live bait fished under a kite.
Live bait fishing is another option for anglers fishing with Captain Chris. Live bait fishing involves drifting slowly with live baitfish hooked to the lines. This type of fishing is different from trolling because it attracts bigger fish as opposed to catching a greater quantity of smaller fish. Live bait fishing is the best way to target sailfish, big kingfish, big wahoo, big tuna, cobia, and big dolphin (mahi mahi). Live bait fishing requires lots of patience while waiting for a fish to bite, but the reward can be worth the wait with monster fish being caught. Live Bait costs an extra $80 to purchase during our deep sea fishing charters, but the extra cost can be worth it for anglers looking for a trophy catch.
Monster Shark And Goliath Grouper Fishing
For those anglers looking to catch monster fish during their Boca Raton deep sea fishing charter, we offer specialized trips to local shipwrecks in which we target monster bull sharks, lemon sharks, hammerhead sharks, and goliath grouper. All of these species average 150-600lbs, and are capable of putting even the most able-bodied anglers to the test. This type of deep sea fishing is catch and release only, but there will be plenty of photo opportunities available if you land one of these sea monsters. This type of fishing involves using heavy conventional tackle to wrestle these huge sharks and fish up to the surface. This is the ultimate challenge for Deep Sea Fishing in Boca Raton.
Bottom Fishing For Snapper
We also offer specialized Boca Raton deep sea fishing charters for yellowtail, mangrove, and mutton snapper. The most productive snapper fishing occurs at night, but we offer daytime trips for snapper as well. Snapper fishing in Boca Raton involves anchoring the boat near a reef and chumming up the snapper to the boat using chunks of fish. Snapper are very small compared to the fish that are caught while trolling or live bait fishing, but they are excellent eating quality. The average mutton snapper is around 5 lbs and mangrove and yellowtail snappers are 1-2 lbs. When the snapper are biting, we can catch up to 20 keeper snapper during a 4 hour had day deep sea fishing charter in Boca Raton.
Deep Dropping For Swordfish With Electric Reels
We have excellent daytime swordfishing that occurs 15 miles off the coastline of Boca Raton. We offer Deep Sea Swordfish Charters with electric reels for fishing heavy weights at depths up to 2,000 ft. This is a relatively new fishery for one of the most challenging sport fish that roams the sea- the broadbill swordfish. Swordfish Charters are 8 hour full day trips that include the opportunity to catch dolphin, tripletail, rosefish, and tilefish as well. This is a very popular trip for people looking to harvest lots of meat from swordfish that can exceed 500 lbs!
Here is a photo of a nice 30 lb wahoo caught last week with Capt. Chase aboard one of our Boca Raton fishing charters!
Offshore Fishing Report: The fishing has reached a transitional period for the offshore waters of Boca Raton. We are still catching many of the same species that we were seeing during the heart of the Summer months with a few of the fall species mixed in as well. The most action has come from kingfish and wahoo, but there are still some quality catches of mahi mahi coming in on a weekly basis for our Boca Raton fishing charters. The majority of our fish have been taken while using live baits such as pilchards, spanish sardines, goggle eyes,a nd blue runners. We like to drift with our live baits when there is a bit of a breeze blowing…this allows us to cover more water while at the same time deploying fishing kites on the opposite side of the boat to keep a few of the live baits on the surface. On the side without the kites, or windward side of the boat, we like to stagger our live baits using different sized weights. The weighted baits tend to get more strikes from kingfish, wahoo, and amberjack, while the kite baits tend to get more bites with sailfish and mahi mahi. This is also a great time of year to catch a mutton snapper on one of our Boca Raton fishing charters. The mutton snappers make for excellent table fare, and they can be fooled by using dead sardines fished near the bottom in the same areas where we are catching kingfish farther up in the water column. Regardless of which species is biting on any given day, we are having no problem keeping the rods bent on our offshore fishing charters in Boca Raton this month!
Inshore Fishing: On the inshore front, we are seeing a transition occur. The schools of small pilchards and spanish sardines that have been present along Boca Raton beaches have started to thin out and we are starting to see schools of silver mullet move Southward in their place. This is an exciting time of year for fishermen aboard our inshore fishing charters because there are plenty of opportunities to hook into glamorous species such as tarpon and snook. The tarpon have been best during the early morning hours around piers and the mouths of the inlets near Boca Raton beaches. These tarpon will offer a challenge to fly fishing anglers, but live baiters will have it a bit easier throwing live pilchards at them. The snook are about finished spawning, which means that they will be on the hunt for baitfish in preparation for fattening up for the cooler months ahead. This is why it is such a great time to target these two species this time of year on our inshore Boca Raton fishing charters.
Swordfish Fishing Report: This is it guys…the best swordfishing of the year is upon us. Anglers venturing out of Boca Raton in search for broadbill swordfish are experiencing another great run of big fish this year. The best time to catch one on one of our Boca Raton fishing charters is near the full moon, but these gladiators of the sea can be caught at any given time for those willing to venture 15 miles offshore. Daytime swordfishing has been most productive for the biggest specimens, but there has been plenty of action for the night time swordfishermen as well. Our Boca Raton Swordfishing charters cannot guarantee you fish, but they give you an excellent chance at catching that fish of a lifetime. Call me today to book your trip!
