The Mahi Mahi Are Here
The Mahi Mahi are here! This time of year we are looking under every single piece of debris we find for a prize Mahi Mahi hiding out. The last two days out turned up two different “floaters” Each being large nets tangled with rope and floats. The first one we spotted kept us busy with Dr. Mike Ferrera and his wife Donna visiting from Scottsdale, AZ pulling in three nice fish around 20 to 25 lbs. Donna’s was the largest. Again Lady Luck! The next day we headed out with high hopes of finding the floater again. Well, that didn’t happen. Unlike the previous day of smooth calm water, today it is a little bumpy with some wind and swell making it harder to spot floaters. We tried to calculate where it may have drifted to in a blistering north current. No luck. But we did find a different one. This one was also large with rope and floats tangled in it. On the first pass we snagged a nice Mahi Mahi about 25 lbs. Today David Blauvelt visiting from Avon, OH with his wife Christie was our angler. David brought the Mahi Mahi to the boat like a pro. We circled the floater a few more times with no luck and moved on. We continued on our mission to find more debris. We did! This one rewarded us with a nice Shibi and an Ono! Not bad for day on the water. Mike was able to take a mixed bag of fish back to his hotel for dinner. (Some hotel restaurants will prepare your catch for you. Always ask them in advance before you bring fish back with you.)
