Man was it nice out there yesterday. By far the best conditions we’ve fished this season. Didn’t see many other boats other than a few sporties out deep.
We started out at the ledge trying to land a couple wahoo, but that didn’t pan out. Decided to run out to 1000ft around 226 hole. We put out our sailfish spread and found a MASSIVE weedline that lasted for miles heading north. Started working it and surprisingly hooked the world’s smallest dolphin on the outside rigger using a Black Bart’s pelagic breakfast lure. It was so small we dragged him for about 200 yards before I realized he was on as the clip never released and the drag didn’t budge at all. He wasn’t in good shape when we got him to the boat, so he went in the box. Shortly thereafter, WHAM, both port side riggers went off. It was so flat calm that we actually got to see one of the dolphin jump airborne out from under the weed line and attack the bait. Super cool to see him hit it like that.
After a few more hits and short strikes totalling 10 , the bite stopped. While the size definitely has decreased compared to what we were catching in the spring, I was shocked that we had consistent action this late in the season.
We decided to head to Commanche and bottom bump a bit. Ended up getting a slew of porgies that we sent back, a vermillion, a reef donkey that still has my back singing, and a nice size King Mack that will make his way to the smoker on Friday. Everything was caught on remaining cut ballyhoo and butterfly jigs.
Super fun day out on the lake.
