Page 6 - Stuart Exposure - June '24

Page 6, Stuart Exposure
Treasure Coast Outdoors

The Tilefish Are Back! Tilefish have white flakey flesh and are as good to eat
as anything that you will catch. Many anglers don’t spend
By Jim Weix the time or have the equipment to fish for them. Their loss.
A year ago, anglers were Given the fact that overfishing is affecting so many species,
wondering where the tilefish it was good to see the return of these fish. Although not
had gone. Deep drops, with as exciting as seeing a dolphin jump, it is a thrill to bring
an electric reel and weighed up your rig and try to see what is coming up.
chicken rig, were coming up Fishing for them is easy, but you will need an electric
empty. At the same time, a reel. Using a 5- to 10-pound weight, you fish on the
commercial fisherman was bottom in anywhere from 600 feet or more. Look for a
advertising fresh tilefish and mud bottom, since the fish partially burrow in and wait
showing a boat loaded with for food to come by.
tilefish. Editor’s note: Jim Weix is an avid hunter, angler,
Tilefish live in pods. If conservationist, as well as an outdoor writer. Jim is included
you catch one, it is not unusual to catch several. It was in the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association’s Hall of Fame for
thought that the pods were being wiped out. helping restore thousands of acres of wetlands. Jim is a broker
I guess we will never know. The good news is that they associate with The Keyes Company. He can be reached at
are back. (772) 341-2941 or by email: jimweix@jimweix.com.
Tom Flynn, Russ Imbruglia and Nate Stevenson were
beyond surprised when they pulled up their limit of one fish
per person on their second drop. The first drop didn’t work
out, as the line got caught in the propeller.

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