Boynton Beach Summer Camp Fishing Trip - 3 Aug 2010

Yesterday Capt Rich and I took the Boynton Summer Camp camper out fishing on the boat. We took the first group out at 9:00am and we set up in front of the inlet in 115ft. The bite was on right away and the kids landed a handful of big bonitos using sardines and squid. The second group went out with us at 11:00am, and we set up in the exact same spot. We chummed with the bonitos and right away we got a massive hit which almost spooled one of the kids. 20 minutes later we had a 30lb kingfish in the boat. Just as everyone calmed down, we got another huge hit. This fish too almost spooled the reel. We got most of the line back and then it took another run. Almost 30 minutes later we saw the kingfish and another 10 minutes later the fish was in the boat. This kingfish weighed in at 35lbs. The third trip was just as exciting. We were all thinking of fish we would want to catch to add to our already great day. The one fish which was not on the wish list hit right away, and we had a dolphin fish in the boat. The kids caught a remora and some more bonitos to end the trip. The kids, as well as us, had an amazing day and everyone went home with plenty of fish for dinner.

Captain's Report 7/30/10

Today we headed out the inlet and set a north drift between 90ft and 175ft. The fishing started off slow and then we ran into the blue runners and triggerfish. We spent a few hours catching them till our arms got tired and headed in to snorkel just off the breakers. After we got out of the water we decided to troll home. On the troll home we caught a handful of blackfin tunas and bonitos. All in all it was a wonderful day and week out on the water.

Captain's Report 7/29/10

This morning we headed out with every intention to troll offshore, but once we cleared the inlet we saw no divers so we set up a drift in 111ft. Right away we caught a yellowtail snapper and mutton snapper. We set up again in 111ft and continued to catch snappers. We drifted north till around 1:00 and catch a nice kingfish, snappers and bluerunners. We then set up a troll back to the inlet and caught 3 blackfin tunas

Captain's Report 27 July and 28 July

Yesterday we tried our hands at bottom fishing in front of Boynton Beach. We fished between200ft and 50ft and caught a little over 60 fish for the day. We caught another nice mutton snapper, some yellowtail snapper, grunts, bonitos, and much much more.

Today, because it was the start of mini-season, we headed offshore to see what we could find. About 8 miles offshore we started finding some nice current breaks, and even found a huge bag, but sadly no dolphinfish. We trolled around for a couple of hours and saw no dolphin or weed lines. We did see a billfish chasing some baitfish on the surface, but as fast as he arrived he disappeared. We did come in around lunch time and caught a bonito and some grunts over the reef.

Captain's Report - 26 July 2010

Today we took a group of students out fishing on the boat. We started the morning trolling and about 8 miles offshore we caught a barracuda. A few minutes later we found ourselves in a school of dolphin fish. Most of the fish we undersized but the kids still had a blast catching fish after fish. After the dolphin moved off, we headed in to cool off and snorkel. we then headed out to 125ft and started our drift back in. On our drift we caught some big yellowtail snapper, a nice mutton snapper, a grouper, and some blue-runners.

Tomorrow morning we are heading back to fish the reef before the madness of mini-season starts

Boynton Beach Summer Camp Fishing 20 July 2010

This morning we fished with the Boynton Beach Summer Camp campers once the rain let up. The fishing started off slow, but once the tide switched the fishing heated up. The kids caught pufferfish, snappers, grunts, and crabs. Some of the smaller fish even made it into the touch tank along with the crabs.

Captain's Report (7/15/10) plus more...

Yesterday, (7/15/10) we started off the morning fishing with a school group who just finished our 5 week course. We headed down to Lake Osborne in Lake Worth, FL and sadly did not catch a single fish.

Later that evening we headed offshore with a charter. We started off trolling as soon as we were out of the Boynton Inlet and soon we had a big hit. The angler fought the fish for a while, but soon we had a bite off. We had a few more hits, but the fish did not get hooked. The final hour we headed into about 130ft just south of the inlet and tried a drift. We caught a bunch of blue-runners and triggerfish. Suddenly we had a big fish hit and almost spool the reel. We fought the fish for about 10 minutes until the fish stopped running and reeled in a big tuna head!

Today (7/16/10) we went fishing with the group from yesterday at the Boynton Beach Boat Ramp. Thankfully the fish started biting right away. The kids caught pufferfish, snappers, and blue crabs using cut up squid. I would like to thank everyone at Discovery Key Elem for all their help and for an amazing last 5 weeks.

Boca Raton Intracoastal Fishing 7/14/10

This morning we took the Boca Raton Housing Authority summer camp fishing at the Boca Raton boat ramp as a reward for doing so well during the last 5 weeks in class. The kids were all so interested in learning about fishing, and always had fishing questions for me. This morning was their chance to show me and themselves everything they have learned. The kids all set up their rods, put some squid on the hook, and dropped their lines in the water. It didn't take long for the fish to start biting. The kids caught snappers, grunts, and a sand perch. There was even one student who fought an unknown fish for 10 minutes before losing it. I would like to thank everyone at the Boca Raton Housing Authority and the kids for an amazing morning of fishing.

Boynton Beach Summer Camp Fishing 7/13/10

This morning I was lucky enough to be able to take the Boynton Beach Summer Camp fishing at the Boynton Boat Ramp. The tide was almost high and the water was as clear as I had ever seen it, and there were fish everywhere we looked. We cut up the squid into small pieces and started fishing. The kids caught snappers, grunts, and pufferfish. There were also about 5 barracudas hanging around and we hooked into 2 of them, but sadly got bit off.

Saturday Fishing Club 7/10/10 and mor

We would like to first thank the City of Boynton Beach for all their support and for allowing us to create an amazing classroom at Boat Club Park. All the students are extremely excited to finally be able to learn how to fix and build fishing rods, fix and clean their fishing reels, build lures and rigs, and much much more.

The last week has been filled with fishing and new adventures. This week we took a group to the beach to try their hands at surf fishing. The fishing was not going very well, so we switched to snorkeling and kayaking. The kids were soon taking turns with the kayaks and snorkeling equipment, and loving every second of it.

The kids are excited for the coming week as we have another beach trip planned, but more importantly they can not wait to start learning how to build and fix their fishing equipment.

Saturday Fishing Club started off hot right away with the kids catching fish after fish, but then all of a sudden the tide switched and the sun started really heating everything up and the fishing slowed down dramatically. The kids caught snappers, grunts, pufferfish, and had a barracuda teasing them the entire morning! One of the most impressive things I saw all morning was a boater coming in and throwing an empty chum box in the water, and one of the students put his fishing rod down and went over and picked up the box and put it in the trash can.

Saturday Fishing Club 19 June 2010

Saturday Fishing Club 19 June 2010

This last Saturday the students of the Saturday Fishing Club in Boynton Beach asked if they could show me something new, and wanted to try their hands at freshwater fishing again. They directed me to the pond across the road from Mangrove Park by the Boynton Beach Marina. We grabbed a few buckets of worms and headed out. The fishing was hot right off the bat again. We fished with bobbers and weights and found the bobbers worked better at the pond. The students caught about 50 fish an all were released. We caught Bowfins, catfish, bluegills, small bass, and Mayan cichlids. We fished at the pond for a few hours, and then the kids headed to the boat ramp to continue fishing and caught snappers and grunts until they got tired.

Fishing Week of 7 June 2010 through 12 June 2010

This past week has been a big fishing week for us. There have been some nice size jack crevalles on the beach which we caught on Wednesday and Thursday using topwater plugs and white jigs. The jacks are cruising the shoreline in the surf chasing the little baitfish which have been around the last few weeks.

Saturday Fishing Club at the Boynton Beach Boat Ramp was like nothing the students have seen thus far. We fished with small cut pieces of squid, and the kids caught 137 snappers and grunts in a couple of hours. Once it got really hot and more boats started coming in we switched to freshwater fishing. Using live worms we caught a bunch of bluegills, and a couple of bowfin and catfish. It was an amazing day for all of us last Saturday, and the students all borrowed fishing rods so they can fish this week on their own.

Captain's Report 29 May and 1 June 2010

29 May 2010 Charter Fishing

With the moon having been almost full and up all night, we figure the kingfish had been feeding all night so we decided to head offshore about 8 miles where we had seen a current break on the satellite images. Capt Rich's hunch paid off and as we reached the current break we got our first dolphin bite. Right away we started chumming the water with sardines and we had the school around the boat for about 30 minutes. Along with all the dolphin caught we also caught a barracuda on the troll.

1 June 2010

As a graduation gift to the 2010 Seagull Academy graduates we headed out Tuesday morning to see what we could find. We set up our drift in front of the Boynton Beach Inlet and right away we found ourselves on a school of big blue-runners and remoras. Sadly the seas had been building slowly through the morning and it was time to head in. The graduates, some of whom had never been on a boat, had a ball on their fishing trip and intracoastal cruise.

Saturday Fishing Club Boat Trip 22 May 2010

The top students from the Saturday Fishing Club earned a fishing charter for all they have accomplished the last 2 months. The students boarded the Florida Fishing Academy charter boat early Saturday morning excited and ready to for an amazing day fishing out on the water. Capt Rich pointed the boat just south of the Boynton Beach Inlet and we set up for a few drifts. The kids right away started getting bites and the first 2 fish were brought in. The students caught Yellowtail Snapper, Blue-runners, kingfish and Bonitas using whole sardines. Along with all the fish the students saw and caught, we all also saw sea turtles swimming around near the boat. The students had a great day out on the water and are ready for the next trip.