Bird watching helps anglers

By Steve Waters.South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Big fish have been in short supply for offshore anglers, but every now and then, someone catches a whopper.

Kenny Harris, Will Klima and Chris Soccol picked a perfect time to get their biggest-ever dolphin, a 55.33-pound bull that earned them first place in the recent Hobe Sound Chamber of Commerce Summer Sizzler dolphin tournament.Click here to find out more!LocalLinks"

We've caught 30-pounders before, but not a 55-pounder," Soccol said.

The three Davie Fire Department firefighters were fishing on Harris's 23-foot open fisherman No Chiefs. They ran around off Jupiter looking for birds. Early in the day, some birds tipped them off to a bunch of small dolphin about 12 miles offshore."We were in a school of about 100 schoolies, but they weren't keepers," Soccol said.

They kept looking and around noon they saw a frigate bird about 14-15 miles offshore. They trolled by the bird and the big bull grabbed a pink-and-blue Ilander lure with a ballyhoo."

He just slammed it," Soccol said.

...I kinda like that idea, one hobby helping another hobby. fishing and birdwatching  :-)

Bird watching helps anglers: South Florida Sun-Sentinel

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