Fishing Reports by Capt. Dave Kostyo

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - Cooler air temperatures in the morning, bait in the Bay, and some type of action on almost every drift. Sounds like Fall fishing to me, and that's exactly what it is. A couple of throws with the castnet and we were on our way with a livewell ful more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - It certainly is nice to get back out on the water and do some fishing. Fall weather is definitely in the air and with it comes some wind that has had its effects on my trips. On the first trip, we ran straight out from Haulover Inlet to 250'. The more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - Nancy and I returned from our yearly vacation to Marco just in time for Hurricane Jeanne. Now, enough is enough with those darned hurricanes. We don't like you, we don't want you, and please tell any of your future relatives to stay away from Flori more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - Hurricane Frances came and went and once again the Miami area dodged another direct hit. We did get our share of windy weather. The highest reading I saw from Fowey Light was sustained winds of 51.75 mph with gusts to 56.25 mph. The folks further more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - There has been no lack of current this week on the reef. The kingfish action has been fairly consistent with some being caught each day. With the good current and a blue/green edge, the sailfishing action has also been consistent. For those lookin more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - This past week, our trips were of an exploratory, snook, and late afternoon nature. Fish were caught on all the trips with some being better than others. The exploratory trip had us checking out numbers for various rock piles, wrecks, rubble, and more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - Dolphin action offshore has turned into a very hit or miss proposition. The westerly winds of last week have finally taken their toll on the dolphin fishing. There have been some very good weedlines loaded with bait fish. A good number of floaters more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - This past week, my fishing has taken me to St. Lucie Inlet for some catch and release snook fishing, a surprise birthday present dolphin fishing trip out of Haulover, and a vacation trip for a couple and their two friends. The dolphin fishing offsho more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - Dolphin fishing has seen its ups and downs for the past several days. There have been plenty of peanuts, however, they are all under size. The new rules require a minimum of 20 inches from the lower jaw to the fork of the tail. Remember to release more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - Today was another half day of dolphin fishing. Dan Samuelsen and his father-in-law, Dave Good both from Illinois along with Dan's brother-in-law, Jon Good from Michigan had never been fishing in any kind of saltwater until today. Dan had read all a more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami