The Mullet Run Fishing Blog

Well we all waited with great anticipation. Checking our spots over and over just praying for the run to start to gaining momentum. No momentum no consistancy and many fake outs. I really can not complain though, the fishing was good and almost of all my clients went home happy. Only a few clients actually got to see "Happy Bait". Just after our one and only cold front the bait started to scream by Fort Lauderdale. From my estimates 80% of the bait including all sizes and all species moved by our coast during the four day period after that last cold front. Most every body pretty much gave up on Happy Bait except for a few diehards. Happy bait was a little tough this year but I hope you guys found a little "Happy Bait" to get you by until next year. We have Sailfish and Tarpon to look forward to this winter so good luck out there! Stay tuned to the www.lunkerblog.blogspot.com for on going blogs about fishing South Florida Thanks to all you guys who participated and...

Mitchell Vitalle (Right) swept the Fort Lauderdale Inshore Snook and Tarpon Tournament . Biggest Snook. Biggest Tarpon. Most Snook. Most Tarpon. Thats a serious win and we are all proud of him. Seriously.

Its been 92 degrees everyday for a month and the bait has been almost obsolete. We are finally getting a cold front this weekend maybe this will do it for us. At this point I am not counting on anything if the bait shows then god bless.

Decent sized pod off the beach late afternoon. Single Pelly dive bombing, didn't see any fish crashing it.

Jonathan Mathews sent over certified report out of Palm Beach last night that the mullet were thick in the inlet. These were not just finger mullet, true hog legs getting blasted by big fish. Maybe its finally starting. Capt. Jeff

The mullet still are very thin. Although the fishing has been good tonight landed five tarpon and a nice snook but the bait totally blows. Ya you can muster up enough fingers to go fishing but no " Happy Bait". At this point we just got to hang in there and hope October is epic. When you do see the real schools of bait look for the white holes. These holes are created by big eating fish. If you do not see these white hole an you are not getting any strikes move on until you find the white holes! Capt Jeff

The transition from Pre-Pod to the true mullet run or (Happy Bait) is extremely dramatic. Right now during this pre-pod period you will see some mullet and plenty of white bait. Each day is a new story sometimes the fish are there sometimes they are nowhere to be found. Although the fishing can be good during the pre-pod period, the big fish and multiple species will move in during a true "Happy Bait time". You will see big schools of bait as large as a football field or two. Everyone will have bait if they so choose and every one will be stoked and happy. Big fish will be in the surf for everyone to see not just someone with a trained eye. Tarpon, Sharks, Jack, Bluefish , mackeral, Lady fish will be showing themselves repeatedly. Most of all when you get home from fishing you will feel a high that only the mullet run can deliver. If you see it you will know! Capt Jeff