Fishing Reports by Capt. Dave Kostyo

More Hot Sailfish Action Off Miami/Miami Beach - Here's a quick update before Knot Nancy starts another week of fabulous offshore and tarpon fishing off the Miami/Miami Beach coast. Vern Frampton treated his friend Doug Charlton to a sailfishing trip for his birthday. Up in Canada, they both ha more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Strong North Current Means HOT SAILFISH Action Off Miami, FL - The good news we've all been waiting for is that the current has finally found its way into the depths we like to fish for sailfish. The action for sailfish has picked up dramatically. Fred Glauser and Rachel Cain saw two different kinds of wea more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Cold Weather's Gone, It's Back To Fishing - The cold weather has finally left us, but not without leaving a bad taste with many fisherman. Massive fish kills because the water temperature dipped into the 50's have caused emergency regulations to be put into effect. Despite the bitter cold th more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Action For Dolphin, Kingfish, Tarpon and More Remains Steady - While I have the time between trips, lets get caught up again with the activity out of the Haulover Inlet area aboard Knot Nancy. Over the last week, there has been no current in the area. That area ranged from south of the Twins to the north en more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Winter Tarpon Have Arrived Along The Beach At Haulover - Good news for all tarpon fanatics. The winter tarpon season has finally kicked off along the beach at Haulover. Live shrimp is the main course for these beautiful packages of jumping and gyrating silver beauties. Bruce Newman went 2 for 2 and said more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Calm or Windy, Dolphin Action Very Good!! - Here's a quick update before heading into the last week of 2009. We gone from calm weather to windy weather. With each condition, there has been a general lack of north current. A few sailfish are being caught, however, the best catches aboard more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Good Fishing For A Variety Of Fish - If you're looking for some good fishing action, now is the time that you're going to find it with a variety of fish. The wind has ranged from calm to well into the mid 25 knot range and everything in between. The seas have been flat calm to rough. more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Mixed Bag Catches Make For Big Smiles - They say that variety is the spice of life. This holds true for fishing also as the action has been steady for a variety of species. When the current picks up or when the wind puts a chop on the water, the action picks up. Without either of those more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Winter Sailfish Season Has Arrived! - The winter sailfish season arrived with the most recent cold front that passed through the South Florida area. That's the best news that most anglers have been waiting to hear after a long hot summer. With winds from the WNW to N @ 15 - 20 knots, a more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

First Signs Of Fall Fishing Have Arrived - The first signs of Fall have arrived. By that I mean that we finally had a two day run of mullet in the Haulover area. The mullet were being harassed by numerous tarpon as they exploded in the large schools of bait. Also, there have been some spor more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami