South Florida Sailfish Action Heats Up


Things are certainly starting off with a BANG here in S. Florida. You know it’s good when we are catching them in Lauderdale, Islamorada, and Key West all on the same day! This is shaping up to be a great season for sailfishing here in South Florida. The sails have showed rather early, so come catch ‘em while they are here! We certainly have the area covered, with the ability to reach the fish from Palm Beach, all the way down below Key West.

Captain Joe McGivern up in Lauderdale has had quite a hot hand as of late, which is of no surprise. Joe’s been seen on the tournament leader boards quite a bit the last couple years. Capt. Joe’s preferred method of targeting the sails has been with the Kites. Live Goggle-Eyes have been the bait of choice for him this week. As we move on down into the middle Florida Keys, Capt. John Oughton was chasing them around in the sand, sight casting live ballyhoo and cigar minnows to them on Friday. A completely different approach necessitated by different conditions. The sails are up inside the reef in the Middle Keys, pushing ballyhoo up into the shallows. Then back down in Key West, Capt. Ted Lund is also at it with the Kites. Fishing this week on the center console, Ted had his best luck flying the kites using Goggle-Eyes and chumming with live Pilchards.

The sailfish tournament season kicks off this week with the SAILFISH CUP, run out of Miami, FL. Then we have events such as theIslamorada Sailfish Tournament and the SAILFISH KICKOFF just around the corner in December. We’ll be fishing an aggressive tournament schedule out of Ft. Lauderdale this year, and have plenty of openings for anyone who wants to join our tournament team. The tournament season is capped off April 13-17 with the World Sailfish Championship, the grand daddy of them all down in Key West, with a guaranteed top prize of $100,000! We hope to see some of you standing on the winner podium with us this Winter!


Tight Lines,

Captain Trey