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Swordfish Fishing Out of Palm Beach: Run, Depth, Methods

Swordfish Fishing Out of Palm Beach: Run, Depth, Methods

The run, the depth target and the structure you cross on the way to sword water off Palm Beach Inlet. Covers daytime deep drops, night trips and the operators that list swordfish.

By Breakpoint Team
Swordfish Fishing out of Orange Beach: Run and Waypoints

Swordfish Fishing out of Orange Beach: Run and Waypoints

The named marks between the beach and deep water, from Poseidon's Playground to Argosy VI, plus the tournaments, charter and buoy that matter for an Orange Beach swordfish run.

By Breakpoint Team
Swordfish Fishing Out of Oceanside: Grounds, Gear, Record

Swordfish Fishing Out of Oceanside: Grounds, Gear, Record

One November keeper, three CDFW-listed artificial reefs, Barn Kelp and 2 offshore high spots at 24 and 30 nm. Here is what the record shows for swordfish off Oceanside, with the exact rig that landed the fish.

By Breakpoint Team
Swordfish Fishing Out of Ocean City, NJ: Season and Run

Swordfish Fishing Out of Ocean City, NJ: Season and Run

A port briefing for owner-operators weighing a fall canyon run for swordfish from Great Egg Inlet. It covers the October window, the 36-hour and 14 to 16 hour trip structures, and the named reefs and wrecks on the way out.

By Breakpoint Team
Swordfish Fishing Out of Ocean City, Maryland

Swordfish Fishing Out of Ocean City, Maryland

The local picture for swordfish out of Ocean City, Maryland: the same offshore run as marlin, the tournaments that score swords, one listed charter, and where to check the rules.

By Breakpoint Team
Swordfish Fishing out of New London / Waterford, CT

Swordfish Fishing out of New London / Waterford, CT

Swordfish from this Connecticut port are an offshore, overnight fishery, not a Sound fishery. Here is the season, the run east past The Race and who fishes it.

By Breakpoint Team
Swordfish Fishing Out of Nantucket: Run, Season and Method

Swordfish Fishing Out of Nantucket: Run, Season and Method

A port briefing for owner-operators: the summer run to the canyons south of Nantucket, how locals fish the night drift with squid, mackerel and eel, and which inshore landmarks are not swordfish grounds.

By Breakpoint Team
Swordfish Fishing out of Morehead City: Grounds and Method

Swordfish Fishing out of Morehead City: Grounds and Method

A port-specific briefing on Morehead City swordfish: the 2007 single-boat report of a 300-fathom night run, Big Rock and the nearshore landmarks off Beaufort Inlet, and the local balloon-and-squid drift.

By Breakpoint Team
Swordfish Fishing Out of Miami: Season, Grounds, Runs

Swordfish Fishing Out of Miami: Season, Grounds, Runs

Fall is the swordfish window off Miami. Here are the listed runs, the Liberty Ship in 370 ft, the named reefs and drop-offs, and the boats that fish them.

By Breakpoint Team
Swordfish Fishing Out of Martha’s Vineyard: Port Briefing

Swordfish Fishing Out of Martha’s Vineyard: Port Briefing

Vineyard boats fish swordfish on overnight canyon trips from June through November. This briefing covers the shoals to clear on the way out, what buoy 44020 can and cannot tell you, and which local charters list the fish.

By Breakpoint Team