Fishing Reports by Capt. Dave Kostyo

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - Happy New Year everyone!! This is the time of year when I become very nocturnal in my hunt for tarpon. For the past three nights, it has been just that, a hunt. Tarpon have become scarce in the normal winter time locations where they hang out. Le more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - Sunday (12/28) afternoon/evening trip. Leaving Spinnaker Marina at 1 pm, the plans called for catching bait, fishing offshore till about 5:30 pm, and then finishing the trip by tarpon fishing at Government Cut. Guy Rock from Wilton Manor had his tw more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - Friday (12/26/03) half day trip in the morning. Fernando Ramos, his cousin Nelson Garcia, and co-worker Luis Palma all from Miami wanted to catch their first sailfish. We bought pilchards and goggle eyes at Haulover Inlet and headed out. Half way more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - The most frequently asked question that I have had lately is Are the tarpon in yet? After this evening's (12/22/03) trip, I can definitely say the answer is YES. With the wind blowing E @ 20-24 mph, I decided to go to Government Cut. The live more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - Brrrrrr was it cold last (12/17) night. The NW/NNW wind @ 20-26 mph had the temperature in the upper 50's when we left the dock. The nice thing about where we fished was that despite the strong wind, the seas were about 1 foot. Numerous layers of more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - The wind for the past two days has been from the WNW to NNW. The hot fishing has definitely made up for the chilly air temperature. Thursday (12/11), Courtland and Louise Conover from Woodland Park, CO wanted to sample the S. Florida fishing actio more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - The fronts are coming through on a steady basis. It's the time of year when 3-5 foot or higher seas are the norm. Anything less is considered a calm day. Kingfish and sailfish with a few dolphin and an occasional tuna become the predominant and so more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - After all the windy weather, it is really great to get back out and do some comfortable fishing. Like many other Captains, I've had my share of cancelled trips. I did have a few brave anglers who wanted to fish while it was still blowing. One grou more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - The high wind has kept most people shore bound both during the week and on the weekends. Unless you are just a dye in the wool offshore person, then even on the windiest of days, there are fish to be caught in the Bay. Both on Saturday (11/8) and t more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - On Wednesday (10/29), the marine forecast painted a grim picture for the day. We decided to give it a try and stay out as long as we could based on how bad the sea conditions got. Luckily for us the timing of the arrival of the wind was off. We we more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami