Fish like this 31 pound Wahoo have been the average for those fishing the Lady K out of Boynton Beach this August. During the 21st Kid's Fishing Day, funded by the Palm Beach Fishing Foundation, we also boated a 40 pound wahoo in which 10 year-old Melvin, from West Palm Beach and part of the PALS group, reeled in by himself. He caught the fish on a dead drifted sardine.

Most of our wahoo are taken while on the troll while resetting between drifts or on the run out from the inlet to the fishing grounds, which are only a mile or two away. The fish have been holding just outside the kingfish and bonito schools in 180 to 240 feet of water. Of course, many of the sport charters are catching their fish from 200 to 400 feet of water.

We have been using fast trolling plugs with the assist of cigar weights to get them deep enough, but the fish have been willing to hit Islander lures used with a bonito strip near the surface. The standard red/black or orange colors have been working as well as blue/white or blue/black/purple combos.



Kingfish have been the mainstay for most of our customers fishing on all three daily trips. Many of the fish are in the 8 to 12 pound class, although quite a few 25 pound plus fish are being taken during the afternoons and evenings. Snapper have been feeding on the bottom under the kingfish schools and using cut bait has been the best way to get some tasty fillets home without wearing yourself down fighting kingfish and bonito all day.



Black-fin Tuna are still around and can be caught while using light spinning tackle in conjuction with a circle hook and dead sardine. Be prepared for a long battle when going after fish like tuna and wahoo, both fish will tax out both gear and anglers alike. For more stories and reports - feel free to check out barjack fishing.com

Fair winds and good fishing folks

Capt. Bruce