Having been a week since the last trip, I was hoping for a repeat
of a good trip. The weather buoy area had been holding nice fish
in recent weeks, but a change took place. Cuda were about the
only takers, despite finding some scattered weed and Fliers just
outside the buoy. We did get a Sailfish jumping, saw a lot of
Dolphin (Flipper), and Turtles, but not much else. These two
trips were not trolling trips, but merely a few hours trolling the
weather buoy area, then anchoring up at the reef to fish the bottom.


Getting to 8A after the heat had built must have had something to
do with a slow bite, even for Sea Bass!!! Of coarse even when the
Sea Bass is slow you can always get some at 8A. Add a Trigger
here and there, and at least a good meal is had. There were a few
shark caught, but small Blacktip, up to 30 pounds, but short of the
required 54" Fork Lenth for a keeper.

Later in the day as we were prepared to leave it looked like a few
of the boats slow trolling the reef for Kings were starting to have some
sucess. One boat however, which appeared to be federally doccumented,
and perhaps a dual permit holder, was catching some smaller Kings,
gaffing them, measuring, and when too short, releasing, well, more like
disposing of them. That also occured with a few Shark.

The afternoons are really heating up, and with winds dying, it can be
miserable. Another Good reason for an early start! With two different groups
but very similar trips and results, I'm doing only one report. The 40 mph
ride is a real hit with the kids. I put the bean bag chairs up on the front step, and
they get a real thrill ride, plus free air conditioning!

Captain Henry
ACME Ventures Fishing
www.ACME-Ventures-Fishing.com
321-794-7955
602 Glen Cheek Dr., Cape Canaveral Fl.
Deep Sea Fishing Port Canaveral
"Wile E Coyote"