Blackfin Tuna Fishing Out of Miami: Season, Grounds, Boats
Blackfin off Miami is a fall, offshore Gulf Stream trolling fishery. Here are the named grounds with depths and distances, how locals fish, and the charters that list blackfin.
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Blackfin Tuna Fishing Out of Mayport: Where Boats Run
May is blackfin month outside the St. Johns, and the fish come to reef sites close in. Here are the run distances, depths and FWC coordinates for the structure off Mayport.
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Blackfin Tuna Fishing Out of Marathon: Grounds and Methods
Where Marathon boats run for blackfin, from the Hump to Thunderbolt and the bridge reefs, and how local crews work the water column around 200 ft. Includes the charters that list blackfin and the Tom Thumb dolphin tournament.
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Blackfin Tuna Fishing Out of Madeira Beach: Where and How
How the John's Pass blackfin picture fits together, from Capt. Steve Papen's July trolling start and the 120 to 150+ ft band to the long run to the Elbow and the Middle Grounds. It also covers the nearshore FWC reefs, the local Billy Bait spread and the fleet that fishes it.
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Blackfin Tuna Fishing Out of Lower Keys: Grounds and Runs
Where Lower Keys boats run for blackfin, from Looe Key in 35 ft to Wood's Wall in 2000 ft about 30 miles off Big Pine Key. Also covers how the fish are trolled, who targets them and the port-specific rules to check.
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Blackfin tuna fishing out of Little River: ledges and runs
A port-level briefing on where Little River boats find blackfin: the offshore ledges 20 to 30 miles out, the named structure along the run, and how locals troll it.
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Blackfin Tuna Fishing Out of Key West: Runs and Grounds
A port-only picture of Key West blackfin for anglers running their own boats. It covers the cool-season window, the Gulf Stream and westward grounds to the Tortugas, local methods and the Garden Key zone.
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Blackfin Tuna Fishing Out of Key Largo: Wrecks and Depths
Four named grounds in a tight 110 to 135 ft band hold the offshore picture for blackfin out of Key Largo. Here is what each one is, how deep it sits and where the rules live.
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Blackfin Tuna Fishing Out of Jupiter: Grounds and Depths
The 200-300 ft band, the structure between Jupiter Inlet and Push Button Hill, and how local captains fish for blackfin from fall through spring.
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Blackfin Tuna Fishing Out of Islamorada: The Hump Guide
Where the Islamorada Hump sits, when blackfin show on it, and the local pilchard live-chum sequence that raises them. Plus the named structure and the charters that list blackfin out of Robbie's Marina.
By Breakpoint Team