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Fishing Report:   Nov 1
Today we had Renee and her husband Travis from Tampa Florida out for a few hours of deep sea fishing with us.
Now let me give you a little back ground on Renee and Travis. They have their own boat and do a lot of fishing themselves when Travis is in town. Travis spends most of his time fighting for our freedom in the Middle East but as I understand it whenever he’s in town and the weather permits it they are out on their own boat.
They just so happen to be in town for the Fort Lauderdale international boat show and had a morning open and that’s where I came into the picture.
As luck would have it Travis had his heart set on catching one fish. (A Wahoo) as it turns out he had lost a big one right next to his boat and now that’s what he has his heart set on Now there has been a few around lately so we spent some time trolling a bit faster than we usually do on the reef. But after a good hour of trolling without a bite we all decided to go off shore and see if we could find a few dolphin fish and who knows maybe a Wahoo.
As soon as we started heading off shore Renee who was sitting up on the fly bridge with me pointed out something in the water chasseing some flying fish. Sure enough it was a nice dolphin fish.
Well son of a gun it’s not often that a customer finds the fish before me. So I knew I was going to have to be on my game today.
After an hour and a half more of trolling without a bite I yelled down to the cock


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Fishing Report:   November 11, 2009

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Tough fishing conditions along the Treasure Coast had anglers scratching their heads and wondering when and where they might go fishing lately. Lots of wind each day made it a challenge to get out on the water. Offshore was pretty much out of the question and inshore wasn't much better. After canceling several days, we finally made the attempt on Sunday. It made for a very limited area to fish.

Will Whitehead and his friend, Ty Fisher, were back out with me on Sunday. They caught fish, but it was tough fishing in both the wind and waves that we endured. The water was pretty chopped up and will take several calm days to clean up the water conditions. The trout bite should continue to hold it's own, but don't forget that it's catch and release. I didn't hear much about snook fishing this week. The conditions were right for activity around the jetties at night, but few dared the adventure. The weekend is much more promising for fishing. Still some winds, but nothing like the past week out there.

Pompano fishing should improve with the cooling off , sand fleas, Doc's Goofy Jigs and DOA jerk baits will work well when fishing for pomps. Add that toof the water temperatures. They have been in the river and along the surf. Live shrimp your next trip out fishing. Some sand perch have been caught around the bridges and it should take off now as well. Live or dead shrimp are great


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Fishing Report:   Oct 23
Ok we’ve been in the boat yard for some bottom work and a bit of much needed TLC on the Hooked Up and now we are itching to get back to the fishing. The only problem is the Hooked Up is still on dry land and our next fishing trip is less than three hours away. But after some hang shaking and a bit of grease here and there it seemed the whole yard pulled together and before we knew it we were back in the water and headed for the dock to meet our anglers for the day.
No sooner than we hit the dock our first angler showed up and she was eager to go fishing. We had Bobbie from Knoxville Tenn. soon after she got there Jerry and his wife Erica from Alexandria Virginia showed up and last but not least Even who was entertains his friend Alex from Columbia South America showed up and we were off and on our way fishing.
We had gathered some live baits from a few of the boats that were sitting at the dock and ran south for about 4 miles we went right to kite fishing.
Once we got our kites set with our live bait suspended from them the wait began. I had Bobbie up stairs on the fly bridge with me and while she was having a few drinks and telling me what a disaster her last fishing trip had turned out to be. Somehow I just knew that with the north current we had and the pretty blue water that this was going to be a good afternoon of fishing. At first it took a bit of penitence but at last it paid off. A sail fish popped up on our left long kite bait and


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Fishing Report:   November 6, 2009

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I usually talk about windy weather in March, but here we are in November and we have windy conditions throughout the Treasure Coast and it appears to be here for several days. The fishing has been very good out there, but few anglers have been able to brave the choppy waters to give it a try. I managed a day out earlier in the week, but had to cancel the last couple of days with small craft advisories out.

The pompano bite has been good and I found some early in the week that were feeding under the ladyfish and jacks. They have been nice size in the 15 - 18 inch range. Live shrimp, sand fleas, DOA shrimp or Doc's Goofy Jigs can get you some action on a very tasty fish this time of year. There are also pomps along the beach when it is fishable. Snook fishing around the inlet has continued to be productive on the tide changes and at night. Live mullet, Bait Busters and feather jigs are all good choices for snook. If you are fishing around the spillways, try the Bait Busters or TerrorEyz for good results. Redfish reports were mostly north of Fort Pierce around the Moorings. It's a tough place to fish this week though. Trout season is closed, but the bite had been very good. Release the fish carefully and handle them as little as possible.

Bridges have held snapper, black drum and sheephead with a few reports of some sand perch moving into the inlet. The river is overrun with jacks


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Fishing Report:   October 29, 2009

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Warm fall weather has been the norm lately along the Treasure Coast. Light winds have allowed anglers to enjoy the great fishing action around the Indian River. Lots of baitfish all over the river this time of year makes it a fantastic time to fish. There is some great action all over the area, so plan on a fishing adventure soon!

Trout fishing continues to be the best bite all along the river. Jim Kosko, son, Brennan, and his friend, Grey was out with me earlier in the week. The guys battled with some snook around the docks, losing several big fish. We headed north of Fort Pierce and fished the grass flats for trout. Lots of trout continue to feed around the bait schools in two to five feet of water. The trout were waiting on the guys and along with some snook, ladyfish and jacks, they had a busy morning of fishing the Indian River flats. Brennan and Grey had a great time catching fish. DOA Deadly Combos or live shrimp will keep you busy reeling during the fall months. Harbor Branch, Bear Point and Queen's Cove continue to yield good amounts of good size trout.

Snook fishing around the inlet has been good on the high end of the tides and at night. Jmes Herta sent me an email and photo of his first slot snook (29"). He caught it on a Mirr-O-Lure along the Stuart Causeway. Lots of tarpon continue to feed the inlet at night. The bluefish are along the jetties and invading the


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Fishing Report:   Oct 2
This morning we had a local from Ft Laudable George chartered the Hooked Up to entertain a couple of his friends Shane and Chris from Oklahoma When we started out our day we had no idea how good fishing was going to be a no idea how long we would be fishing today.
It all started out with us trolling the reef with our two planners running down about 45 feet deep and three ballyhoos skipping across the surface. Today the kings were biting and biting well. We had our limit of 6 in the box in no time and another 4 hours left on our fishing trip. (So we thought) So Captain J.J. decided to troll out to the Gulf Stream and see what might be swimming around out there.
After trolling for over an hour catching only one little black fin tuna things were looking not so good when all of a sudden Captain J.J. spotted a piece of wood floating. As soon as the Hooked Up got close to the floating piece of wood out came a nice dolphin fish and we knew we were going to catch some good eating fish. We ended up catching a few nice dolphins there and decided to try one more trick to see if there might be anything lurking down deep under this floating fish magnet. We set out a planner with a big silver spoon trailing about 60 feet behind it and trolled by our piece of wood one more time and BAM it got hit. We ended up catching a nice 20 pound Wahoo.
What a great morning of fishing in fact it was so good that on our way back to the dock George asked us what we were


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Fishing Report:   October 16, 2009

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We have enjoyed lots of great fishing around the Treasure Coast this week. Maybe not a lot of big fish, but plenty of action to keep rods bending in all directions. Hoards of baitfish around the river has the fish gorging themselves on the easy meals. We have caught a variety of species and have lots of fun out there!

While trout have continued to bite well on the flats, the big news has been that the pompano have shown up in the river. Anglers have been waiting for the tasty fish to come back to the area for winter. Start looking in three to six feet of water along the edges of the flats and you can have some great dinner fare. Live shrimp, sand fleas or pompano jigs are the best options. Doc's Goofy Jigs are very popular this time of year and pink has been a favorite color.

There are some big fish around some of the docks to the south of Fort Pierce. Harper and Dave had one on for a short time before getting spooled by one of the big boys. We found snook around the docks while Mitch and Brianna were out with me. A DOA TerrorEyz will find the fish around the docks. Pat and Dalton Wells were down and I have never seen so much activity around the river as that day. As far as you could see in any direction, bait was being crashed by just about every species on the river. It was an amazing day for all of us. 13 year old, Dalton, caught fish till his arms were worn out. We


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Fishing Report:   October 7, 2009

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It has been a lot of fun on the water this week. Action has been good, especially for the trout bite. Each time out there has produced lots of trout on the flats. We have fished both north and south of Fort Pierce with the same results. Deeper water on the edges of the flats has held lots of fish. Find the bait schools and you will find the fish hanging around there. It's been a good week!

Todd and Lauren were down again, They caught a lot of fish and lost a couple big ones, too. A good variety of fish were to be had from lookdowns to gag grouper. I was out with Pat and Dalton for a weekend of fishing. We caught trout and redfish among our catch. Most fish came along the edges of the flats in two to five feet of water. Live shrimp or DOA shrimp will get you plenty of action out there. CAL jerk baits have also been very productive on the flats. Docks are holding big jacks, redfish and snook. Top water early, followed by DOA TerrorEyz are great lures for dock action.

Snook fishing around the inlet has been good, with lots of tarpon action at night on the jetties. Some good reports of bigger snapper around the jetties as well lately. Bridges are holding black drum and snapper. The turning basin is still boiling with ladyfish, blue runners and jacks. It's a free-for-all on the high tide. Fishing has been great and will continue as the baitfish fill the river. Plan on getting


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Fishing Report:   I spent a couple of days on a Stuart and Jupiter fishing guide trip with Missouri anglers Bill and Eric. They were new to Snook fishing, and I was eager to show them what it was all about. The conditions played a huge role in this trip. While the weather was great, for some reason an abnormally high swell was running both days, hurting the bite bigtime. Of course the marine forecasts didn't seem to mention this! Despite that, we found some windows of fishable water. The fish we found were quite stubborn, but with precise and quiet presentations and a light leader we were able to get a few to go. By the way, the mullet run was in full swing when I was scouting things out the day BEFORE the trips! Lots of Tarpon, Jacks, even 2 Cobia cruising around. I look forward to fishing with these guys again next June!


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Fishing Report:   Sep 26
Today Eric’s wife Lisa bought him a great B Day present she chartered the Hooked Up for Eric and three of his closest friend Hans, Steven and Frank all from Florida.
We started out our day pretty much like we had been the last few weeks trolling on the reef. We set out our two planners running about 45 feet down and three surface lines skipping across the surface. Today while we did catch a few kingfish and a couple of bonitos we did not catch them as well as we had for the last few days. It could have been due to the lack of current but all the same we were determined to show Eric a great time on the water.
After trolling the reef for quite some time we decided to try some kite fishing so in came the trolling gear and out went our kites with live baits suspended from them.
Sometimes I guess it is better to be lucky than good because when we least expected it we got a bite on one of our kite baits and out came this sail fish dancing all over the surface. There was no question as to who was going to fight this one and with that Eric jumped in the chair and the fight was on. It took Eric a good 15 min to finally get this nice sail fish along side of the boat. We got a couple of good pictures and released him and watched him swam away in great shape.
Eric thanks again and good luck on your bass tournament tomorrow and o yea HAPPY B DAY.
Captain Taco (954) 764-4344 or toll free (877) SEA-4344
Sep 30
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Fishing Report:   Today we had Al from Maine and his wife’s husband I mean brother in law (LOL) Ode from Punta Gorda Vermont out for a full day off shore looking for dolphin fish and sword fish.
We got an early start and once we got to about 400 feet of water we slowed down the boat and put out some trolling baits hopping to find some dolphin fish on our way out. We were all up on the fly bridge just shooting the breeze when I notice a piece of debris floating. At this point I was the only one who knew that there was a piece of debris floating ahead of us but I told everyone to go down stairs and get ready because I had a feeling that we might run into some fish soon.
As we made our first pass by here they came dolphin fish came gray hounding across the surface headed straight for our baits. In a matter of seconds we were hooked up with three dolphins at the same time. We got them all in the boat and headed for our second pass by. And once again here they came from everywhere attacking our baits.
After a good half an hour of this passing by and hooking these dolphins I knew that we were never going to get out to the sword fish grounds if we kept this up.
So I called in one of my friends Captain Rick aboard the Happy Day Today and let him know the fish were over here and they were biting well. Once Captain Rick came over and seen where we were catching these fish under we turned the boat and continued our journey off shore toward the sword fish grounds.
We


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Fishing Report:   October 1, 2009

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Mild weather has made fishing along the Treasure Coast a joy! Gone were the 90+ days for a while and cool breezes made for wonderful fishing weather. We have enjoyed some really good fishing on the river and client have caught a lot of fish this week.

Jeff and Jane Hearn joined me early in the week and they caught trout after trout, including one redfish and each a snook to their catch. John Dadak and Johanna Grauer was out with me later this week and we got into the trout again and larger trout as well. Johanna boated a big 22" gator trout, while John landed a 22 1/2" and 24" to add to the days catch. John lost a couple trout that would have topped his 24". They also caught a smorgasbord of fish including several snapper species and snook. It was a fun week on the water!

Try the DOA Deadly Combo, live shrimp or CAL jerk baits for good results on trout on the flats. Queen's Cove, Harbor Branch and the east shore south of Fort Pierce have all been productive this week. Snook fishing around the inlet has been good at night with live bait, TerrorEyz, top water or diving plugs. Lots of bait around the river has kept the predators busy feeding. We found acres of glass minnows in the turning basin and the ladyfish, bluerunners, mackerel and jacks were constantly crushing them. Some decent size tarpon are also around the inlet chasing bait.

Snapper and black drum continue


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