Jodi Lynn Charters

Tuna Time /Trip To D.C.

February 17, 2010 4:51 PM

The blackfin Tuna bite has been Red Hot .Double Digit numbers have been the norm the last couple trips to the Gulf Stream.There have also been some very nice wahoo in the 30 to 50 pound class.I look for the fishing to continue to get betterwith Feb and March being the best months for Wahoo.We have also averaged a couple mahi a trip as well.On the bottom we have been cacthing Amberjack and cobia on the 21 fathom(10 hr)trips.Gray Trigger Fish and Red Porgy and Black Sea Bass have rounded out the rest of our cacth on the bottom.Due to the unreasonable regulations forced on all anglers using incomplete and false science by the federal goverment most species that we normally catch this time of year are off limits. Vermillion Snapper and all grouper species are closed till May.Red Snapper are closed indefinitly.There is a large group of fisherman going to the capitol on the 24th of Feb to protest these closures .It is time to stand up and let your voice be heard .You can make a difference.If we don't stop this enviromental agenda the Atlantic coast from Chareston to Cape Canaveral will become a giant marine santuary where all bottom fishing is prohibited.Please contact your represenatives to the congress and the senate.Let them know how devestating this will be to the economy of fishing communities and the many recreational anglers who like myself offshore fishing is there passion.Lets Go Fishing Now and continue to be able in the future . Captain Robert Johnson.

Red Snapper Battle continues

September 15, 2009 8:47 AM

Tuesday, Sept. 15 ---We are in Charleston. The meetings will be broadcasted on http://www.ustream.tv/SAFMC for people out of town or having trouble getting to the meetings. If you can't be here and share your voice of concern on these very important issues at the public comment period on Wednesday Sept.16 at 5:30 pm, then I implore you to try and tune in on the web and watch what is happening and how this historic issue will transpire and how your future in regards to what ever type of fishing you do will be affected by the outcome of these new proposed laws.

Contact Info for Secretary Gary Locke

September 11, 2009 2:00 PM

Please email: www.TheSec@doc.gov or CALL (202) 482-2000 Main Line Today Amendment 16 sits on his desk! Let him hear from YOU!

Strategy Plan - Pls try to help

September 10, 2009 7:16 AM

STRATEGY PLAN—INTERIM RED SNAPPER RULE Situation: The Interim rule to ban red snapper fishing passed on a highly controversial, 7-6 vote of the South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council. The proposed Interim rule is in the hands of US Secretary of Commerce, Gary Locke for approval, partial approval or returning it back to the South Atlantic Council and telling them to update the scientific information. There is no additional debate or agenda item on the interim red snapper rule at the upcoming South Atlantic Council in Charleston. The only chance for preventing the red snapper ban is through the office of the Secretary of Commerce and the Obama administration. Don’t expect much support or sympathy from Dr. Lubchenco head of NOAA or Dr. Balsiger, head of NMFS or Dr. Crabtree head of the southeast region. They are in lock-step with the Pew Trust and others dedicated to changing the fishing industry of the United States by reducing the number of participants. Impact: The red snapper ban will result in a significant number of lost jobs that might never return and extreme economic hardships throughout the entire east coast. Plan of attack for the fishing industry concerning red snapper interim rule: · Develop a two-page, factual, hard-hitting anti-interim rule document for submission to: Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20230 Phone Main: (202) 482-2000 E-mail Secretary Locke: TheSec@doc.gov · Request every coastal Senator and Congressman from Florida through North Carolina to contact the Secretary of Commerce and ask him to send the Interim red snapper rule back to the South Atlantic Council. · Submit Talking Points to the politicians and ask all fish industry leaders involved in this red snapper war to contact their newspapers, TV and radio stations. · Develop a short message for every red snapper related business to fax to the secretary’s office as well as members of Congress. · Coordinate with fishing representatives from all South Atlantic states to enlist their support for the ECFS Plan. FOLLOWING IS A SIMPLE EXAMPLE OF WHAT NEEDS TO BE SUBMITTED TO SECRETARY LOCKE AS MOST BLATANT FLAWS IN THE RED SNAPPER INTERIM RULE. PLEASE ADD TO THIS LIST. Blatant scientific flaws in the Interim Rule: No scientific determination on number of red snapper stock(s) in South Atlantic. No empirical data on spawning biomass. Use of selective fisheries dependent and fisheries independent data. Closed SEDAR process prevents those outside the inner-circle to view raw data or any data until it is accepted and massaged by the Scientific and Statistical Committee and ready for Council action. No independent research and very little input from fishermen. Only science used is NMFS or agencies and academic institutions NMFS funds. Peer review is non existent. Council and NMFS ignored recommendations of the Snapper/Grouper Advisory Panel. Inadequate public input before final interim rule was ready for submission to the Council from their SSC Panel and inadequate input before the rule was submitted to the Secretary of Commerce. Statistical chicanery used to create scientific conclusions before the hypothesis was even determined, which is opposite from how the scientific method works. FWS data used as one of the main arguments for overfishing, is flawed beyond repair. Suggested Economic arguments to submit to Secretary Locke ADD YOURS: Unemployment rate in the United States is 9.7% and new jobless claims for August 2009 was 570,000—Florida’s unemployment is higher than national average, probably over 10% http://www.dol.gov/ Banning red snapper fishing could put thousands out of work. There are other options more humane and available. Fishing is a major and valuable component of the economic health of our region. Florida especially is teetering on the brink of a devastating its infrastructure. It is foolish to destroy fishing and tourism jobs especially when the science does not support such a savage act.

Proposed OCEAN closures!

September 05, 2009 11:56 AM

PLEASE see pg. 4 & 5 of the South Atlantic Update, Summer 2009 for proposed fishing/OCEAN closures to bottom fishing! GOTO: www.safmc.net

Please read ALL 3 Reports following!

September 05, 2009 11:14 AM

This is an update sent out by the South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council to people that have signed up to be on their mailing list. If you don't receive this you can also read off of their website at www.safmc.net From pg. 4 to 6 explains what the federal fisheries management councils now have in mind for the long term area closures to bottom fishing. It also explains there reasoning. These closures will be very destructive to a lot of fishing families and interest along the southeast coast. I have also attached a letter from the Southeast Fisheries Science Center ( Erik Williams ) in response to Dr. Frank Hester's finds of the studies done that have prompted these actions on the South Atlantic Red Snapper. Also attached is Dr. Frank Hester's response back to this letter. Controversial at best, unjust definitely, but the National Marine Fisheries insist on proceeding with this plan!

Discrepancy catch reports by FWS

September 05, 2009 10:59 AM

Dear Dr. Erik Williams: The covering memo to the SEFSC document “Red Snapper in the U.S. Atlantic: Sensitivity analyses using dome-shaped selectivity for recreational sectors” said to address questions to you, so I beg your indulgence. Before beginning with the questions, though, I want to clarify a couple of points. First, the concern I expressed to the SSC and the Council addressed the discrepancy between the catches reported by the FWS 1965 and 1970 data sets and what the model indicated for the same years. I suggested that that might be due to using a flat selectivity curve when in reality larger fish may have been less vulnerable in that period when modern fishing electronics and position fixing was not widely available to the private recreational sect. The illustration of that sort of selectivity curve I gave was intended as an example only. It did include non-zero selectivity for fish 10-years old and above. The value was 0.02, so that statement in the SEFSC document Executive Summary is wrong, as is the analysis. It would have been helpful had there been some communication between the Center and me to make sure that the work done addressed the issue without the need to guess. Second, it is important to note that the issue was with the early years when there were no recreational catch data other than FWS and not with the entire assessment. It was interesting that your people did the additional sensitivity runs, but these were not required. As it is, we have only S37 and S39. Selectivity for the early period in S38 was the same as S37 if I understand what was done. I also think it worth pointing out that the near 40 sensitivity runs that have now been done actually are variants on only two hypotheses about early catches. So they hardly rule out alternatives such as recruitment failures that the model used but cannot handle, or other models including the production model. The fact that, arguably, they give qualitative similar results does not avoid the fact that qualitatively they give very different result for the benchmarks, and these determine the rebuilding targets. Which variant, if any, is the best has not been explained, and surely, a variant that ignore half the available FWS data cannot be considered the best. So that raises the first question. What were the numbers produced by S37, S38 and S39? I ask the Center to provide them so that we can see if they move the numbers closer to the FWS numbers. Year 1965 1970 SAR Total Numbers Caught 229.2 628.7 FWS Total Numbers Caught 598 1797 S37 ? ? S38 ? ? S39 ? ? Second question, the Executive Summary asserts that, “This red snapper stock demonstrates hallmarks of stock depletion: truncated age structure and constricted spatial range.” Any exploited stock will have age truncation, it is the degree that is the issue. But I do not recall any report of a constriction of the spatial range in the SAR-1 Report. I would appreciate it if you would point me to the proper place. The present document refers to few North Carolina caches in recent years, but range extension and contraction is as likely due to environmental changes as it is to population change, and SAR-1 is as silent on this as it is on the possible effect of the environment on spawning success. We are both very busy and I do not want take more of our time. My main purpose in writing is to correct the mistake in the Executive Summary and to receive the requested numbers for the three sensitivity runs. What follows are questions that do not demand an answer at this time. This, the spatial issue is of interest because of the conversations the fishermen have been having with the Council and others about the availability of the larger fish. They suggest that there may be a seasonal component that needs to be incorporated in the sampling design and in the analysis. To that, I saw mention in the DW report that time and area (at least State where landed) information was collected to some extent, although I believe the specific locations of the catches may involve considerable uncertainty. However, it is the generally held view that red snapper are not highly migratory, so I wonder to what extent the catches from the Central Florida area and the Carolinas have been examined to allow the data to be pooled. Was this done but not reported in SAR-1? The SEDAR 15 seems to have abandoned the practice of posting working and reference papers on the website so it may be that the information is available. The points here are two: if the fish do not generally travel far, then one might expect that there should be at least two management areas under consideration. There is no reason to expect the same response to exploitation, and the same growth rates for Central Florida say as for the Carolinas. Second, if the larger spawners are more available in the summer season, some adjustment needs to be made on how the samples are taken and accounted. This may, as I said, already have been done, but I did not find it in the DW other than noted above. The catch curves used to investigate selectivity in the paper are based on the otoliths data I presume. Looking at these raises a question that since the length frequency data in general indicate more large fish (that one would expect to be older) in the yearly sample than do the age data this suggests the otoliths samples do not accurately reflect the structure of the catches (perhaps from different samples?), or that young fish are growing much faster than the composite length-at-age relation over many years and areas shows. The two age and growth papers postulate this is due to regulatory selection of fish over the legal size, and this is reasonable, but would that bias apply to fish longer than 70 or 80 cm. Which makes me wonder if the weight-at-age conversion used in the model reflects the actual weights or uses the composite values for weight at age? Certainly, it is remarkable the large spread in lengths at a given age from the DW figure. Perhaps some of this variability is do to sampling in different years and in different areas. This has not yet been looked into on a fine scale. Perhaps the numbers are too small to do this? These last questions suggest there may be more data yet to be mined. Sincerely, Frank J. Hester, PhD

South Atlantic Fisheries Council Meeting in Charleston

August 31, 2009 11:41 AM

Dear Fellow Fishermen, Over the past year there has been a lot of controversy in regards to fishery management especially in the Red Snapper/Grouper Fishery. New laws have been passed this year and there are many more on the table that could be passed by years end. I encourage each and every one of you that has an interest or stake in offshore fishing whether it's this particular fishery or not to pay close attention to what is happening and the process by which this will take place. We are at a point in time that our voices must be heard in order to make our personal opinions known. If you sit quiet and don't participate and understand what is happening then you will have no choice but to accept the final consequence. My personal feelings about the scientific process and how this information was gathered is disturbing. There are mixed reviews of the same scientific information which causes concern. If laws are to be created and passed in the United States of America then they should be understood by the user groups and the general public. The wording needs to be presented and of such that the common laymen can understand and be able to follow the process. When the final decision is made there should be a feeling that the due process was explored diligently in order to come in to agreement between law makers and the user groups. I plan on attending all of the meetings here in Charleston the week of September 14-18. The meetings will be broadcasted on http://www.ustream.tv/SAFMC for people out of town or have trouble getting to the meetings. If you can't be there and share your voice of concern on these very important issues at the public comment period on Wednesday Sept.16 at 5:30 pm, then I implore you to try and tune in on the web and watch what is happening and how this historic issue will transpire and how your future in regards to what ever type of fishing you do will be affected by the outcome of these new proposed laws. I think it is very important for all of the general public to understand, so that there is no misconception of how the federal fisheries management process takes place. If this is not handled properly this could be an economic disaster and cause a ripple effect for not only fishermen, but for fish dealers, restaurants, bait & tackle stores, hotels, airlines, tourism, boat manufacturers, tackle manufacturers the list goes on and on. Please send this information out to as many people as possible and make the public fully aware of this very important meeting. I have attached the final agenda to this meeting so that everyone will know when the subjects of concern will be presented. I hope this helps. Sincerely, Capt.Mark Brown Mt.Pleasant,SC www.charlestonfishing.net

Hot off the Press!

July 24, 2009 7:31 AM

Rep. Mica Introduces Legislation to Halt Red Snapper Fishing Ban Washington, DC - U.S. Rep. John Mica introduced today legislation that would place on hold a proposed ban on Red Snapper fishing in the Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina to Florida. Congressman Mica’s bill directs the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study of the population of Red Snapper in the South Atlantic Marine Fishery (from North Carolina to Florida), and to limit the authority of the Secretary to move forward with any interim rule that prohibits Red Snapper fishing in the South Atlantic Marine Fishery until the study is reported to Congress. “Before we halt fishing, it is important that we secure accurate information on the health and status of the current Red Snapper population,” Rep. Mica stated. The Obama Administration is planning on instituting a moratorium on Red Snapper fishing in the Atlantic Ocean off the Southeastern coast for no less than 180 days. This ban would be devastating to the local economy and would cause the loss of numerous jobs. “Sport and commercial fishing is becoming an endangered activity. This legislation could also prevent more job losses during this time of economic uncertainty,” Rep. Mica said. “The effect this ban would have on the local economy would be devastating. Many coastal communities and the state rely heavily on the fishing industry.”

Live Broadcast of South Atlantic Fishery Managmt. Council Meeting

June 09, 2009 3:31 PM

http://www.thefra.org/FRATVsafmc.htm http://www.ustream.tv/channel/safmctv This is the live broadcast of the South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council and Science and Statistical Meetings going on in Stuart FL this week. Dr. Frank Hester will be making his report to the SSC this afternoon and will be criticized over his report and findings by the SSC. It is unfortunate that the SAFMC members will be in a separate meeting at the same time as this report. Everyone is encouraged to watch! If you miss it, it will be held on the FRA's website or you can receive a free audio recording from the SAFMC of Dr. Hester's report. The SAFMC meeting is being broadcast on USTREAM. Remember Dr. Frank Hester is defending the fishermen's views. His report states the discrepencies/ findings that are wrong, flawed. The first link, broadcasted by FRA is doing both meetings. The other link is being done by the SAFMC and they are only broadcasting the SAFMC's meeting. In the SSC meeting, Hester is doing his report. There are breaks for lunch or just a break and they quit broadcasting for a short period of time, but keep watching! They are making major decisions that will affect all of us!

THE Trolling Report

May 11, 2009 5:36 PM

Last week, ALL week, produced from 15 - 41 Mahi per day, the bigger fish are here with plenty of fish in the 20 - 25# range and a few in the 30 - 40# range! Several Wahoo were catch in the 30 - 55# class. Jumbo sized Blackfin Tuna with the largest being 34#. Throw in a couple Sails and you have a great beginning of May. Bottom fishing is good as usual -- limit of Red Snapper last Saturday. We have days available. Call me. Lets GOOO! 540-2628

Check out the RARE Snapper & Grouper Pictures;-)

April 10, 2009 11:31 AM

RedSnapperPinkSnapperVermillionSnapper/TunaMahiWahoo

March 13, 2009 10:06 PM

The fishing has never been better. Trolling on Sunday produced 16 Tunas, 6 Mahi, 1 nice Wahoo. Today they had 13 nice RedSnapper, 50 Vermillion Snapper, 6 Pink Porgies, Triggerfish and limit of Amberjack. Lets go lets go lets go lets go! Please contact these people in Washington. Stress to them the far reaching economic ramifications to closing the ocean. Bill Nelson's Aide: Michelle Barth (904) 346-4500 Mel Martinez's Aide: Adele Griffin (904) 398-8586 Legislative Aide who handles Commerce Committee work --- 202-224-3121 Democrats 202-224-6472 --- this is the switchboard; ask for each by name Chairman John D. Rockefeller, IV (WV) Daniel K. Inouye (HI) John F. Kerry (MA) Byron L. Dorgan (ND) Barbara Boxer (CA) Bill Nelson (FL) Maria Cantwell (WA) Frank R. Lautenberg (NJ) Mark Pryor (AR) Claire McCaskill (MO) Amy Klobuchar (MN) Tom Udall (NM) Mark Warner (VA) Mark Begich (AK) Republicans 202-224-5922 --- Switchboard Ranking Member Kay Bailey Hutchison (TX) Olympia J. Snowe (ME) John Ensign (NV) Jim DeMint (SC) John Thune (SD) Roger Wicker (MS) Johnny Isakson (GA) David Vitter (LA) Sam Brownback (KS) Mel Martinez (FL) Mike Johanns (NE)

March 05, 2009 8:41 PM

Ready for Spring 2009

February 25, 2009 12:20 PM

The weather's heating up along with the fishing! Pls send pictures (those who have NOT sent recent catches!) New pictures have been posted from the past week-end...lots of Mahi! Anticipating a great trolling season! March 2-6, the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Meeting will be held in Jekyll Island, GA. Public Input will be Monday, March 2 - 5:30. Public Comment will be Thursday, March 5 - 1:45 - ? We hope to see you there. Capt. Rob

Red Snapper Might Be Off The Hook- check out link

February 12, 2009 11:53 AM

Last weekend Robert went trolling for the first time; ended up with Wahoo, Tuna & Mahi! It's that time of year! Bottom fishing is still great AND speaking of great---check out this link from Charleston.net http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/dec/13/red_snapper_might_be_off_hook64962/

Upcoming Events / Fishing Updates

February 02, 2009 3:50 PM

Capt. Robert will be speaking at the SaltWater Sportsman Magazine Seminar Series this Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009 @ The Florida Community College at Jacksonville, Nathan H. Wilson Center for the Arts, 11901 Beach Boulevard, Jacksonville, Florida. Seminar begins @ 9a.m. The proposed fisheries closure for Red Snapper and Grouper has been put on hold by the National Marine Fisheries for NOW. But, plans are to revisit some time later this year. Will post as more information becomes available.

Make-up Trips Available

January 06, 2009 5:12 PM

We have been receiving a lot of phone calls from groups of 1-4 people wanting to share charters. If you are interested, let us add you to our makeup list. Groups are looking at all day trips and there are spaces available for this Saturday, January 7, 2009. The Red Snapper bite is STILL hot! Cobia, Vermillion, and Sea Bass are additional bonuses! Call me: (904) 540-2628

New Year's Special!

December 31, 2008 12:05 PM

Friday, January 2, 2009 --- Charter trip needs a few more fisherman to start off the NEW Year with a SNAP, GAG or COB!!! The FISHING has been phenominal! Red Snapper, Cobia, Grouper...just to name a few...call or email: (904) 540-2628 www.jlfishing@bellsouth.net HAPPY NEW YEAR! Standing by.

Everything's BITING

December 01, 2008 10:48 AM

Welcome to Jodie Lynn Sport Fishing. The RED SNAPPER bite has been as good as it gets. Limits have been the norm with quite a few fish in the 8 to 12 pound range. The GROUPER bite has been a little slower but we have managed a couple fat GAGS per trip with the largest pushing 50 pounds caught the day after Thanksgiving. The AMBERJACKS have been cooperating also with limits caught every trip. The COBIA are just starting to show up and I expect the bite to just get better in DECEMBER. On the TROLLING front the fishing for WAHOO and BLACK FIN TUNA will heat up in the Gulf Stream as the water temps cool down. There will still be quite a few SAILFISH around with multiple releases possible up till CHRISTMAS. Hope every one had a great Thanksgiving! LETS GO FISHING. Captain Rob.

October 28, 2008 10:46 AM

I’m Capt. Robert Johnson on the JLII fishing out of St. Augustine, FL. It's October and lately I've been fishig on the bottom and it has been on fire. I caught bait on the barge concrete; the big Spanish Sardines were right on the surface so bait catching was easy. I've fished due east in 21 fathoms and caught my limit of red snapper on the first two spots. There's not a lot of other species to go with them just Bee Liners(Vermillion) and Amberjacks. The water was 79 degrees and blue green in color. On Saturday I stayed within 20 miles of the beach and the bite was awesome---every live bait that hit the bottom resulted in a decent bite of 20 to 22 inch Grouper but had three fat Gags a Scamp a limit of Red Snapper a limit of Amberjacks a couple Cobia as well as Vermilion, Mangrove and Lane Snapper. I don’t know what this wind they are calling for 20 to 25 knots most of the week will do to the fishing but hopefully it will continue to get better if that’s possible. This is Capt. Rob-- good fishing---tight lines.

What to look for in October

September 29, 2008 10:25 AM

It does look like the good weather will hold for the next four or five days and I will be fishing at least 3 days this week. Hopefully the water will clean up and the fish will turn on. Over the weekend the water was dirty and green but I did see a lot of surface activity and bait in the 100-foot range. I don’t have many charters for King Mackerel but the conditions are right for trolling in the 80 to 100 foot range. Plenty of bait such as sardines and blue runners are everywhere especially north of St Augustine --north east of Jacksonville the BR reef, Casablanca and SS areas showed a lot of bait activity on Saturday and where there is bait there are predators. Silver or blue 3.5-inch drone spoons are a sure way to pick up Kings and Bonita. Pull them down deep on a downrigger or a number 3 planer. If you are going to use a planer, run a snap swivel 20 feet of 100 pound mono on a barrel swivel and another 20 feet of mono and tie your spoon directly to the mono you will get bitten of a few times but the amount of bites you get are worth the occasional bite of the drawback to using a planer. is you have to hand line the fish in the last 40 feet...the advantages are it is very simple to use. You will also get bites on a standard sea witch ballyhoo combo. Don’t be surprised when the occasional Black Fin Tuna or Sailfish show up. A great way to spend a day on the water this time of year is to mix it up a bit so if the bottom bite is slow throw out the trolling rigs and pull around. It's also a great way to find new bottom spots so keep your eyes on your bottom machine and be ready to hit the save button!

September Expectations

September 10, 2008 9:43 AM

I’m Capt. Robert Johnson on the JLII fishing out of St. Augustine, FL and today is September 10, 2008. I just checked the offshore buoy...the wind was ESE 120 degrees and seas were just over 5 feet, wave duration was 8 seconds and wave steepness was average. When I look at the buoy reports I take in consideration the wave steepness information as much as the wave height. NOAA classified the wave steepness from swell to very steep obviously swell being the best and very steep the worst, the wave duration, which is the time between swells, is also something I take into consideration. An example is 4 feet with 10 seconds apart would be a beautiful day where 4 feet 4 seconds apart would be very rough. A lot of times when you have those kind of conditions it's a good indicator that the current is into the wind. Todays forecast would be a marginal fishing day in my opinion AND it really depends on how salty my customers are. Yesterday I mentioned Cobia and African Pompano; a great way to target these species is by jigging vertically my favorite color being blue and white in 6-8 oz depending on the current tipped with a whole squid or a white tail; work the jig slowly, they will eat it on the fall a live bait drifted down through the water column is also very affective. A live cigar minnow being my top choice I usually use 10 feet of 25 pound fluorocarbon with a half to one oz. lead in line to make it fall slowly keep your line slack so it falls freely. Hook size depends on the bait. I usually use a 4. A Live bait hook will get the pompano. He’ll also eat a dead sardine if you can’t catch live bait. Check out our website @ jodielynncharters.com Good fishing, tight lines Pray for good weather!

They're Biting!

August 14, 2008 6:35 PM

Name your Snapper! Which one would you like to catch, they've ALL been biting. Large Vermillion 2+ lbs., Red Snapper up to 25 lbs., Jumbo Mangrove Snapper, even large Yellowtails and occasional Muttons! If the Snapper don't pull hard enough for you---AmberJacks in the 30-45 lb. range have been in the daily catches:-) Water temps are still warm(82*) so the Grouper bite has been typical of late summer; a few Scamps, some large Gags, and occasional Red Groupers. On the trolling scene, Kingfish, Bonita, Barracuda and occasional Mahi have been consistant in the 10-30 mile range...80-100' of water. The bottom fishing has been best in 21-23 fathoms...126-138' of water. Lets GO Fishing...Calm seas have been the norm! Capt. Rob

It's ALL good!

July 26, 2008 6:22 AM

The Snappers -- Mangro and Reds have been in full force. Nice big Groupers have also jumped in the boat:-) along with the Amber Jacks. Water temperatures are warming up and it looks like the thermocline is gone, but there's quite a bit of tide. All in all the fishing's good. Calm seas, nice weather...it's ALL good, LETS GO FISHING!

Full Moon Frenzy

July 09, 2008 12:41 PM

OK everybody...as we saw from last month, the full moon brings out the best in the Red Snapper! I Have a makeup or charter available this Friday, July 11 aboard the Jodie Lynn II('60). Call me: (904) 540-2628!!!!

Let Your Blood Boil RED:-)

June 27, 2008 3:37 PM

Red Snapper, Mangros, Amber Jacks, African Pompano, Cobia and a few Grouper. The Snapper results for the week before the full moon(June 9-15) were 30 in one day. The results for the week(June 16-22) OF the full moon were 40 in one day. This week, TODAY's results are 18 nice big fat RED ones! Robert says they are biting in the 100' range. Also, looking at a makeup bottom trip July 4, JLII; have approx. 4-6 people, need more...LETS GO Fishing! 540-2628

Lets Go Fishing SATURDAY, June 14

June 11, 2008 9:08 AM

OK, these fish are biting...RedSnapper, Cobia, Kingfish, AJ's(coming soon--the best AJ recipe of ALL time!) HAVE availability on Saturday for makeup trip aboard the Jodie Lynn I. Have 2 definates! CALL Me -- 540-2628 Standing by!

Counter Currents

May 30, 2008 5:38 PM

The trolling season continues. For the past two weeks Mahi's have been 10 or greater just about every day. Sailfishing has been successful with a total of 5 this past week(check out the new pictures!) Best day for Wahoo was May 19 with 4, best day for Mahi was May 27 with 35. Not to forget the bottom:-), best day on the bottom was May 21 with 20 Red Snapper!(see prior report) Robert has been talking about a counter current coming thru with the larger Mahi doubling back(we're checking him for gills!)...stay tuned.

Lets GO fishing!

May 21, 2008 4:32 PM

Had a cancel on this Friday, May 23 aboard the Jodie Lynn I. Robert JUST called from offshore and they caught: 20 Red Snapper, 80 Vermillion Snapper, 1 Mango, 1 GAG Grouper, 1 True Mutton Snapper, 3 Yellow Tail Snapper, 12 Pink Porgy Snapper, 5 Gray Triggers & 4 AmberJacks!! The Mahi action this past week produced an average of 10 per day with Yellow Fin Tuna(that's what I'm talking about:-) Black Fin Tuna, lots of Wahoo and Sailfish. CALL Me! 540-2628

Lets GO Fishing!

May 21, 2008 2:58 PM

Had a cancel on this Friday aboard the '42 Jodie Lynn I! The weather's supposed to be beautiful...two feet:-) Lets GOOOO! The Snapper are biting! The Mahi are biting! YOUR Choice!!! CALL ME 540-2628.

Keeps on going and going!

May 14, 2008 5:17 PM

The past week was awesome! All fish were >20#! Sunday-45 Mahi; Monday-24 Mahi & Tuna; Tuesday-35 mahi; Wednesday-15 Mahi; Thursday-Limit of AJ's & Snapper(somedays they just won't bite); Friday-18 Mahi---THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!!

Still Going!

May 12, 2008 11:52 AM

Mahi fishing has been steady with some really nice 30 - 40# fish being caught daily...Sailfish, Wahoo and Tuna are still in the mix. Bottom fishing for Red Snapper and Grouper are good also...Expect the fishing to just get better and better on the full moon.

Great Quantities!

May 06, 2008 6:33 PM

Especially when it comes to #40 Mahi numbering 12 out of the 25 caught! What a GREAT week. Everyday is the same ole story:-) and a great one indeed! Wahoo have been scattered in the bunch along with the Tuna...I anticipate more Tunas showing up on the full moon...we'll see! Sailfish action has been steady. On Sunday and today, the Jodie Lynn I came in with a #35 Grouper and Snappers. The weather looks great. The fishing's great. It's a great day to go fishing! Check out the past week of PHOTOS sent in by our very photogenic customers. Best picture gets a free t-shirt:-)

Haul them In!!

April 30, 2008 10:01 AM

Cast the net on the right-hand side of the boat and you will find a catch." So they cast, and then they were not able to haul it in because of the great number of fish! Sound familar to anyone? Well, that has been the story this past week! Best day for Tunas was 9(Nice Big Fat Ones), best day for Wahoo was 5(NBFO) best day for Mahi 15(NBFO), best day for Sailfish--5! Check out the NEW Photos---Thank YOU to all who sent in pictures! Maybe I should have a contest for the best picture of the week and the winner gets a free T-Shirt! OK! Let the contest begin! The Jodie Lynn I had two great days on the bottom with lotsa RedSnapper and some NBF Cobia! It's ALL good. Lets go fishing!!

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April 21, 2008 9:51 AM

First, the fishing has been SUPERB! The Mahi, as of Friday, hit the >20 mark. Robert said he stopped counting at 20! Capt.Sasaki, Jodie Lynn I, caught the first Sail of the season, then, not to be outdone, Robert followed suit. Both boats ended the weekend with Wahoos, Tunas, Mahi, and Sails(tied at 2 each:-) Thursday we fished 21 fathoms with catches of Red Snapper and a couple nice Grouper---bottom fishing is good ALL year! With fuel prices going through the roof, to offset charter costs, we are offering DISCOUNTS for ALL additional passengers greater than 6. For the months of April, May & June, the charge for >6 passengers will be $100 per(a $50 savings) for the '60 Jodie Lynn II. Catch MORE Summer Specials coming soon!!!

Wahoo, Tuna, Mahi!!! Finally!!

April 14, 2008 12:17 PM

The weather has been a tremendous obstacle, however, the trolling bite is ON! Robert had Wahoo to 70 lbs.!!! Look for the pictures! Lots of 30 lb. Mahi, and decent 20 lb. Tunas. Pray for great weather and LOWER fuel $$$!

Feb. 20-26

February 27, 2008 9:22 PM

Bottom fishing continues to be great with snapper and grouper biting well in 21 and 23 fathoms. AJ's, beeliners, triggers and a few african pompano and cobia have been rounding out the catches. Trolling has been slow this week but Capt. Rob feels that once we get some good water moving in the tuna and wahoo should be biting.

Just had a cancel SATURDAY, FEB. 9--JLII

February 08, 2008 8:10 AM

Bottom Fishing on Thursday, Feb. 7: 6 Grouper 20 Red Snapper 2 African Pompano AJ's, BeeLiners, Triggers Capt. Rob really wants to GO! ---Call 540-2628

Jan. 23 - Feb. 6

February 06, 2008 5:40 PM

Red Snapper and Grouper continue to be excellent in 21 - 23 fathoms. Trolling was phenominal on Tues. Feb 5 with 16 Black Fin Tuna, > 20#, 3 Wahoos, range 25 - 40# and 3 Mahi, 12 -25# range! I'm open this Friday and the weather looks GREAT! LETS GOOO!

Jan. 15 - Jan. 22

January 23, 2008 4:15 PM

Snapper and Grouper are still biting in 21 fathoms. Only day weather allowed to fish was Saturday with limits of Red Snapper, Vermillion Snapper and Gag Grouper up to 20 lbs. Have an opening on Saturday, Jan. 26 aboard the JLII if interested please call (904) 540-2628!

Jan. 8 - 15

January 17, 2008 8:22 AM

The weather has been terrible. The one day we got offshore, the Snapper, Grouper, Amberjack, B-liner bite was very good in the 21 fathom range. Bait of choice was dead sardines & squid; live bait was hard to come by.

Dec. 31 - Jan. 7

January 07, 2008 9:38 AM

When the weather allowed, bottom fishing was good for Red Snapper, Grouper & Cobia. The bait of choice was live bait and cut bait. Fishing was best from '100 - '150. Trolling for Tuna, Wahoo and the occasional Sailfish will continue to improve in the '150 - '300 range. Look for water temps of at least 72 degrees.

Fishing report for 1st Week of December

December 17, 2007 3:50 PM

Bottom fishing for Red Snapper and Cobia are good in the ’80 – ‘100 range. Sailfish with a few Wahoo are from 21 fathom – 28 fathoms. As water cools pelagic fish action should increase. Bottom fishing in 21 fathoms is great for Red Snapper, Gag Grouper, Scamp Grouper, Amber Jack, Vermillion, Grays, everything’s biting! On Sunday, December 2 we trolled all day. The bite was steady with Black Fin Tuna and Wahoo action in 23 – 28 fathoms…with scattered Sailfish and Mahi biting. Still early for Mahi. Ended up with 16 Black Fin Tuna, 1 - #45 Wahoo, 3 Amber Jacks, jumped off a Sail and Mahi. Water was 77.5 degrees

Fishing Reports

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