Fishing Reports by Capt. Dave Kostyo

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - September has always been a slow month for me charter fishing wise. This September has been no exception. The few times I've been out, the fishing has been good. It has required a change in fishing tactics to get a good catch. Yes, there have bee more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - With the passing of Katrina, the wind and seas have calmed down so that running anywhere you want is a pleasure. A word of caution though. There is still plenty of debris in the water ranging from coconuts to large pieces of wood and bamboo, so kee more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - With the most recent hike in gas prices, the question that must be answered by the dolphin fisherman is Is it worth the expense of fuel to go out and search for dolphin? Only you can answer that question. On two of my last three trips offshore th more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - To say the air temperatures have been HOT would be an understatement. It has been down right brutal on some days. The gentle breeze from the E/SE has helped some, however after a dolphin attack, the best bet is to get the boat moving and create you more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - The heat of summer is definitely upon us. Make sure you have plenty of fluid on board to replace what you'll be perspiring away. For those who like to troll, get a #3 1/2 drone spoon down deep and you'll get your reward with kingfish and bonito. Th more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - Dolphin fishing in the Haulover area for the past several days has had its ups and downs. There has been a general lack of structure to fish to and the best bet has been finding birds working over a school of fish. In past years, finding some type more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - Lets get caught up, so it's straight to the daily reports. The first report is a bit old as it was before the blustery weather of Hurricane Dennis came through this weekend. Monday (7/4) Bill Quain, Joel, Ben, and Jackie were looking to catch som more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - Dolphin continue to make a strong showing. One day you find some decent size fish and the next they are almost all throw backs. The unfortunate thing that I am seeing is that way to many boats are keeping under size fish and lots of them. Distance more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - The offshore word is dolphin (mahi-mahi) and lots of them. The only problem is that they have been mostly peanut size with plenty of under sized fish that need to be released. I am seeing way to many anglers bringing in lots of fish under the minim more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - As I'm sitting here writing this report, we are having another weather system passing through our area resulting in an all day rain with plenty of lighting and thunder. For the past several days, the mornings have been beautiful. Then as is typical more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami