Went for an offshore trip today out of Port Canaveral. Seas were a little sporty for the 22′ Pathfinder but that didn’t keep us from running out over 20 miles East of Port Canaveral. Pogies are still south of the pier past the breakers, with mullet closer to the beach. Sharks and Barracudas kept our free-lined pogies busy at every stop we made. Bottom catches consisted of small Seabass, grunts, few porgies, some triggerfish, more sharks, and numerous red snapper. Trolling was slow today from the 110′ to 150′ depths but if you find the right bottom structure, you will have non stop action using cut squid, cut pogies or sardines, or live pinfish sent to the bottom. Red Snapper still remains closed until Dec. 5th 2010 until further notice due to “overfishing” of these species. Please remember to properly vent any fish that is going to be released with the proper venting tools.
I plan on fishing the Mosquito Lagoon and Banana/Indian Rivers this week so please check back for updated reports. Thanks!
-Capt. Willy Le
