Fishing Reports by Capt. Dave Kostyo

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - Honoring Our Veterans For those who are wondering if the tarpon have shown up in the winter time location at Haulover Inlet, the answer is no as of Tuesday evening November 8th. On that evening, there were two of us out fishing the Haulov more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - What a great feeling to get back out on the ocean again. On Saturday we had a large group of anglers that required 7 boats. Finding bait up in the Haulover area only required a few throws of the net to black out your live well. Those who searched more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - Good Riddance Wilma and Don't Ever Come Back Good riddance Wilma. We're glad you're gone and don't send any of your relatives our way. They are not welcome!! Its been a week since our visit from Hurricane Wilma. As expected, not very many of more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - For the past several days, we've been experiencing winds from the SW to NW. This has driven the blue edge out much deeper and has allowed dirty green water into the area. There has been spotty dolphin action along the blue side of the edge. Sailf more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - Marco Island Wade Fishing Season is in Full Swing! Marco wade fishing is hot! The Gulf finally settled down on Monday and massive schools of bait fish could be found all up and down the beach. During the remainder of this past week, large schools more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

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