Gil Coombes

With the recent cold front that has pushed through the area and waves building to near 10' not too many charter or recreational boats have been able to get offshore. Our 44' Trojan Smokin Em made it offshore late this weekend and found Kingfish, Sailfish, Dolphin, Wahoo and Blackfin Tuna. Kingfish are being found in depths of 20-80' of water and are hitting just about anything that swims, however as of late we have had the best success on red tuna feathers to put the Kings in the box. Further offshore in depths of 90-250' of water we found Dolphin, Sailfish and Blackfin Tuna that were more than willing to take feathers, trolled ballyhoo and Rattle jets. Trolling at speeds between 4 to 7 knots seemed to produce the best. Wahoo are also present and the easiest way to get that Wahoo hooked up is to take a small Blackfin and bridle it on a double hook rig, place it down on a downrigger at about 30' and hold on. This is just the start of fishing season here in S. Florida with the best about to come.

Inshore fishing has been being ruled by Jack Crevalle. Large schools of Jacks have overtaken the Indian River and are hitting anything that moves or doesn't move. Although most are in the 1-6 pound range some very large Jacks in the 30-40 pound range are also in the river as well. Snook fishing has been mainly a evening or night fishing trip here as of late. Live mullet pitched along sea walls, docks and rock piles will produce. Trout are out of season as of now, however some fantastic catch and release action can be found on the Flats in the area of the Power Plant. Tarpon are still being found in the backwaters in decent numbers, however these are primarily juvenille fish and range from 5-50 pounds. These are fantastic fish to catch as they are much more acrobatic than the larger of the species.

Smokin Em Charters has plenty of openings for the month of November on both the Offshore and Inshore boats. Yes, we have 3 boats that can cover your Offshore or Inshore fishing excursion. Check us out on the web at www.florida-fishingcharters.com

Capt. Gil

Smokin Em Charters

Fish Species: Sailfish, King Mackerel, Dolphin, Wahoo, Blackfin Tuna
Bait Used: Offshore-Ballyhoo and artificials Inshore-artificials and live finger mull
Tackle Used: Okuma Reels with Crowder Rods
Method Used: Trolling
Water Depth: varied
Water Temperature: 78
Wind Direction: NE
Wind Speed:
Smokin Em Coming into the dock after a charter
Smokin Em Coming into the dock after a charter

Happy clients
Happy clients


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Gil Coombes

About The Author: Captain Gil Coombes

Company: Smokin Em Charters

Area Reporting: Ft. Pierce/Stuart/Miami/Key Biscayne

Bio: Capt. Gil has been fishing for over 20 years from the waters of Delaware to Florida. With a passion for the sport, not only has he strived to become one of the best Offshore Captains to fish the Treasure Coast area but also one of the top Inshore Captains. Running a 45' Trojan Custom Sportfishand 37' Luhrs Sportfish out of the Ft. Pierce are and a 20' Hewes Flats he continuously is placing fish on the docks. From Sailfish, Dolphin and Wahoo fishing Offshore to Snook, Tarpon and Redfish fishing the Inshore waters. Now with an added charter location in the Miami/Key Biscayne area fishing a 30' Ocean Runner CC is able to offer charters and his fishing knowledge in that area as well. No other charter service can provide the enthusiasm for the sport or knowledge like the crew of Smokin Em Charters.

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