![]() Buckets, pallets, pieces of wood or bamboo, and just about anything you can imagine can hold fish. Catching Dolphin on Floating Debrisįloating debris (floaters) can sometimes be the easiest way to have a banner day on dolphin. While trolling a weed line, look for schools or individual fish up top either throwing a v-wake, jumping while feeding, or just free swimming if you have a tower. Sometimes dolphin can be caught shallow but for the most part they like north current and blue water most frequently seen in the gulf stream in 300-2000ft of water. Weed lines in deeper water or more importantly, blue water will hold more fish. Weed lines that hold more bait often hold more fish. Look for small jacks, rudder fish, flying fish, etc. Depth of the weed line and biomass are important factors. Some weed lines hold fish and some are barren. Trolling 2 ballyhoo and 2 feathers is usually adequate for covering ground and determining if there are fish in an area. We could deploy more lines but if we hit a big school we are quick to switch to spinning gear. We like to troll down weed lines with 4 baits out. Weed lines or rips (current lines or edges) can be very productive for dolphin. It also allows you to cut them off and get baits in front of them. Noticing which direction birds are heading allows you to determine whether they are probably on fish. During late summer they are moving north for the most part. Dolphin are usually swimming south during spring and early summer. Another important indicator is direction. ![]() If the dolphin find flying fish or anything that sparks a feeding frenzy, the frigate birds dive to the water signaling that there are aggressive fish in the area. If these birds are up high, they are sometimes following a school of fish or a few bigger fish that hasn't found bait. Frigate birds feed mostly on flying fish. Another type of bird that can be productive is a frigate bird. You can usually drive right in front of their heading, pitch live baits, and it's game on. If you have a big flock of birds moving slowly and staying low, they are often on a big school of smaller fish. They usually dip and dive erratically while moving in a general direction at a reasonable pace. White birds and gannets usually stay pretty close to the water if they are on a school of fish.
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