As Sirius rises and its accompanying dog days settle in across the region, warm water temperatures often push fish deeper, and it’s no different for walleyes looking for cooler places
Jun 4, 2021
Pictured above is Scott Sansone with a big swordfish caught earlier this week. We fished aboard Scott’s 42 foot sportfish called “Outpost”. Scott is definitely one of those guys that has luck on his side as we have caught several big fish together over the years. This fish was caught in 1780 feet of water on a bonito taco. We fought this fish almost two hours. Throughout the week and last weekend in the OAPB swordfish tournament we had reports of at least six fish between 250 and 500 pounds boated right here off Pompano. The winning fish in the tournament weighed in at 396 and was caught by Jim Holton. This is a great time to swordfish as the weather pattern calls for relatively calm seas through the summer months.
and while their behavior looks bizarre, the jumping carp are actually responding to the boat s motor. it gets startled by this sound and it reacts by leaping out of the water. look at this. the fish frenzy is an entertaining spectacle, but there s a serious downside too. this species really is invasive. it s not native to this water. it doesn t belong here. and it does compete with the native species for food sources. the voracious speed aggressively prey on sportfish, making them an angler s nightmare. they re not just in these waters. the exploding population is infiltrating tributaries through the midwest and alarmingly, heading north towards the great lakes. within an hour, 21 fish have jumped on board the boat. mac and troy aren t planning on eating them.