October Offshore Florida Fishing Report by Fired Up Charters
- October 5, 2014
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- By Story/Photos By Captain Chris Cameron
Hopefully this October will be the start to a good fall run. We have had a tough, odd season so far. Now is the time that we start to see Mahi running again more consistently than the few here and there. Whether they are actually coming back from the keys or going back to the keys, who knows… Find some weed lines out there and give it a try, we had a good day in 95 feet last week working weed patches with live pogies. If you already have the live bait from the morning cast netting, try to slow troll livies in the same way. Mahi will also eat mullet. So if you can’t find the pogies you should have no problem catching the mullet as well.
Sailfish and wahoo will be seen more now as well. Wahoo are generally better at sunrise. They also like higher speeds and as we know there are many different tactics in “hoo fishing”. I always get lucky on the shotgun line with a big black/red islander with a horse ballyhoo. Cobia will start up again soon. We really need to have some colder nights first though to cool the water back down. It’s still kind of warm considering we need it around 70 degrees give and take.
If you haven’t noticed the mullet run going on; it still is. Every morning I go out I see them up and down the beach getting hit on by everything. I also see the smaller mullet rounding the jetties getting smacked by reds and snook. Though it may not be the best table fare, jacks, bonita, sharks and Spanish mackerel have been all over the mullet.
Kingfish are still doing well at the local reefs. Use stinger rigs and live pogies. There was a few days that pogies were hard to come by so use frozen cigar minnows if that’s the case. If you’re using frozen bait, spinning minnows, you may want to tip the rig with a kingbuster. Try a few colors till you find what is working best. Sometimes a naked dead bait works just fine. Lately it has been day to day. One day you can limit out in the first hour and the next day in the same conditions you cannot buy a bite.
If you need any help please don’t hesitate to call us. If you have some pictures to share please send them to firedupcharters@gmail.com. Have a great October!
This report has been brought to you by Captain Chris Cameron of Fired Up Fishing Charters, your premier fishing guide charters of shark fishing Cocoa Beach, Port Canaveral, Daytona Beach, Orlando Florida area.
Good luck this month and we hope you do well!
Capt. Chris Cameron
Firedupcharters.com
407-222-3573
726 Scallop Drive,
Cape Canaveral FL 32920
