The ‘Super Grouper’ vertical jigging trips were a success. Hard working Captains Wayne and Chris and dedicated jig fisherman turned what was a slow weekend for many Miami anglers into productive days on the water. Four 10-hour days aboard the Reward Won produced a mixed bag with several species of grouper (snowy, scamp, gag, red), … Read more
This past month or so we’ve had unusually warm weather, which I’m sure has contributed to the inconsistent fishing. There are however, some good things happening as we speak. The full moon period of April can produce great fishing for South Florida. This past week has shown signs of big kingfish around, with several over … Read more
1) Vertical Jigging Trip Recap 3/24/2012 We had a great day. No bait on board, only jigging. Highlights: Check out the video here: 2) “Super Grouper” Vertical Jigging Trips – May 1st, May 5th, May 6th Grouper season opens May 1st. We have put together Super Grouper jig trip May 1st, and opening weekend jig … Read more
Are we still waiting for winter? Give it up. Ain’t going to happen. The winter fishery wasn’t as strong as we would have liked, that’s for sure. Sailfishing is just now getting good. This week we’ve seen them every trip. We hope that they keep coming! Kingfish made “fake” runs, with a few trips in … Read more
A week or so ago we had a great time with kingfish for several trips. The fish were caught in 80 to 100 feet of water off Government Cut, Miami Beach. The standard kingfish rig with a whole sardine or ballyhoo worked well, with a variety of weights. Depending on wind and curent conditions we … Read more
Grouper season has closed, and we have shifted focus from working the bottom to jigging the entire water column. This requires lightening up on the gear to be able jig longer, with less effort. Trolling small feathers and finding birds working in 400-500’ of water is a good way to locate black fin tuna, especially … Read more
Cool weather has finally come to town, at least for a while anyway. Fishing in general has been erratic at best. We had a few nice trips catching kingfish, only to have them disappear. Normally kings are a staple for us as well as other coastal fishermen in South Florida. It’s fairly easy to predict … Read more
Headboat Habits Hey fishermen! I hope everybody has had a good fall, and ready for the winter blast, not only of cold weather, but of great fishing to come. Hopefully, our weather patterns may have finally changed somewhat. I don’t know about you, but we on the Reward Fleet are tired of several things that … Read more