Don’t call it a wintertime fishery. Though sailfish are prized for their tenacity to bite even on the windiest, roughest, December days, it’s no secret a steady population roams South Florida waters pretty much year-long.

In fact, right now is the time for sailfish in southeast Florida. Steady streams of reports recount plenty of fish this month. Sometimes free-jumping fish clue in anglers; oftentimes it’s just an explosion on a trolled bait or flatline, or a dark dorsal fin probing a chumline.

Start on the east side of the reefline for the high-flying head-shakers. Ninety feet is a common depth to start searching. (But maybe fishermen should start trolling straight out of the inlet after a report of a free-jumping sailfish inside the St. Lucie Inlet.)

Boaters out of St. Lucie Inlet have seen their share of fish, with double hookups being pretty common. Jim Langone, of Palm City, helped his son Andrew land his first sailfish last week on a bay boat. The fish bit a trolled bait between an ever-constant bonito bite.

“The left long starts to scream, but this time it's a tail-walking sail. I've never seen a kid switch rods so fast,” said Langone. “Twenty minutes later, and with an ear to ear grin, the boy forgot all about his arm cramps and had his first sail.”

Boats motoring to deeper depths should find plenty of dolphin for the icebox. If you hit the 1,000-foot mark, be ready for a blue marlin sighting. Reports out of Fort Lauderdale indicate there are more than a few blue marlin to be hooked, if not landed and photographed.