Presidents Day Sailfishing
Presidents Day Sailfishing, like fishing on all holidays, can be a mixed bag. The first thing is the sheer amount of occasional boaters out on the water; they may or may not know what they are doing. So taking care to “look out for the other guy” is paramount.
That said, the previous night gave us a glorious full moon. However, this does not always bode well for the angler. On the other hand, we had ample Florida sunshine, winds out of the southeast at 10-12 miles per hour, 2-3 foot seas, and we spent most of the day in 100-150 feet of water. Life was good!
We left the dock at 7:30 AM and managed to hook up two Sailfish at one time by 8:30…..hence the term “doubleheader.” Click on the image above to check that out. One of those guys came undone, but we managed a nice catch and release on the other. Not too long after that we boated a pretty nice Bonita.
As luck would have it, the fishing slowed down a bit but the great Florida weather more than made up for it. Then, on the way in, we got a perfect example to support the idea that some holiday weekend boaters are clueless.