September fishing report

Welcome to Coastal Angler Magazine's Palm Beach, Singer Island, and Palm Beach Shores, Florida fishing forecast for September. Let's talk about the fall run of kingfish. These fish will be on the smaller side, but they will be in good numbers. Kings will be holding in 70ft to 120ft of water. If the bite is slow, try drifting a little deeper in 180ft.  This is the time of year to scale down the tackle. To get that bite going, try using a smaller wire, like a #3 or 4. The reef bite will also be good. Yellow tails, muttons and vermilion snapper will be holding up in 60ft to 90ft of water. Scaling down for the snapper bite is important, too. Try using a light leader like 30# and a smaller black hook like a #4.

The inshore bite will be heating up this fall with the Mullet run. Cruising the beach looking for schools of Mullet will be easy. Just look for huge black masses near the shore. Anything from Sharks and giant Jacks to Tarpon will feed on these baits. The key is not to cast into the school, but to work the outer edge. Tossing your bait in the middle will get lost among the thousands of other Mullet. Also, use a small sinker to get your bait to swim under the school. If you can't use Mullet, you can use artificial baits - plugs, spoons, and jigs will work great. Cast them around the fringes of the school and hold on tight!

We covered the offshore and in-shore bite, but I want to talk briefly about  Sword fishing. September winds will still be somewhat calm, so take advantage of them. Swords will be holding in the 1200 to 1800ft range and will be eating live baits and rigged squid. You still have time if you haven't had the chance to battle a gladiator of the deep. Please make sure all your boating safety gear is up to date. Good luck, and remember you can't catch them from the couch!

Capt. Weston Russell

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