Fishing Reports by Capt. Dave Kostyo

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

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - Saturday (7/10) fishing out of Haulover Inlet for dolphin left a lot to be desired. At 6.5 miles we found scattered grass that we worked for several passes up and down the line. Next, we found a large board that held only tripletail. Dropping a ji more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - Today was one of those days that dolphin fishing fanatics dream about. Calm seas and no wind made running and gunning a pleasure. Add to that some large pieces of wood floating, heavy scattered grass areas, and birds that were working over schools more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - If it's dolphin that you are in search of, be prepared to do lots of running. There has been little to nothing to fish to off the Haulover area. When you find a group of birds, spend some time following them. That has been the key to our success f more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - Dolphin fishing continues to be excellent. The trend for the past several days is that the fish have been in much closer. Also, some very good news is that for the past two days, we have been finding much better weedlines and large weed patches ver more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - After a week off from fishing, I was ready to get back out on the ocean. All the trips I had scheduled since Sunday (6/13) have been dolphin trips. It has been a good news bad news situation. The good news is that there are plenty of dolphin in th more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - With all the action on dolphin, blackfin tuna, sailfish, swordfish, and bonito offshore, many anglers overlook the fact that the tarpon are still here in good numbers and feeding quite good. As with many of the offshore fish, the tactic for successf more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - The wind has finally started to come down to a more civilized speed. The action offshore continues to consist mostly of dolphin, kingfish, and blackfin tuna with a few sailfish around. The dolphin action could be anywhere from the blue/green edge o more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami