Stuart Florida March Sailfish

It can be a mixed bag when reporting on Stuart Florida March Sailfish. Typically, the fish are there. That said, there are days when the wind is also there. Our boat, The Valentine, is a 54 foot Hatteras powered by twin 1250 horsepower Caterpillar engines. She will keep you dry and comfortable when Mother Nature acts up.

To illustrate the value of a this type of boat, we recently hosted a pair of semi-locals from Melbourne Beach, Florida. We cleared the St. Lucie Inlet with our clients aboard by 7:00 AM and the weather was waiting for us. Winds were a brisk 15-20 MPH out of the SSE. Luckily, at this time of year, we only had a short run to the fishing grounds, and The Valentine was holding up its end in the chop. Right out of the gate we were 2 for 3 on Sailfish and 2 for 2 on super aggressive Hammerhead Sharks by 10 AM.

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A quick note on what we mean by “2 for 3” or “2 for 2.” Think of a baseball hitter. In our world, “2 for 3” on sails means we hooked  up and fought 3 of this target species, then caught and released 2 of those 3. It amounts to a way to “keep score”, so to speak.

In the end, we finished the day 6 for 8 on sailfish, getting back to the dock at around 3:00 PM. As usual, Captain D. Cobb and Captain Chris Fluellen, as captain and mate respectively, were stellar in their professional efforts.

Always remember that “life is short, fish hard.”  Contact us now. Thanks for reading.