Miami Fishing Reports

Miami, Florida - Offshore - On the one hand I have been welcoming the recent blustery northeast winds. They create huge swells in the ocean that carry baitfish, followed by Sailfish, Dolphin, and Kings, and deposit them in our backyard. On the other hand the winds have been more...
Capt. Mark Houghtaling - Miami

Miami - Haulover to Fowey Light - Fishing today was rather good. Starting the day off with a dozen and a half goggle eyes in our livewell, we headed towards the range marker to pick up some threadfin herring. The bait was sparse, although we did manage to get a couple of dozen thre more...
Capt. Dean Panos - Miami

Miami, Florida - Offshore - Steady northeast winds have been bringing large schools of bait to the Miami area. This time of the year, larger gamefish will be following the schools of bait looking for an easy meal. Already, Sailfish and Kingfish are showing up in our area. Th more...
Capt. Mark Houghtaling - Miami

Miami, Florida - Offshore - Heavy rains last week ruined offshore fishing for a while. Tremendous amounts of fresh water ran into the bay, and then over the reefs and then offshore, creating nasty green water out as far as 600 feet. Anglers that did get out after the rains f more...
Capt. Mark Houghtaling - Miami

Miami - Haulover to Fowey Light - KINGFISH! The kingfish are here. Beginning with Wednesday of last week, the kingfish have made a pretty good showing. We limited out every day we fished, and on Saturday had up to 20 kingfish in the first 2 hours of fishing. Most of the kings are more...
Capt. Dean Panos - Miami

Miami - Haulover to Fowey Light - If one word can describe the fishing last it week, it would be variable. The only consistent action we have had is a pretty good kingfish bite in the morning. Some days the kings bit all day, but they have been more consistent in the early morning. more...
Capt. Dean Panos - Miami

Miami, Florida - Offshore - Offshore fishing has slowed this past week. Only a few Dolphin were found offshore. The Sailfish bite was slow. The only encouraging action was the Kingfishing along the edge on the reef. A few anglers found “smoker kings” along the ed more...
Capt. Mark Houghtaling - Miami

Miami, Florida - Offshore - Anglers are still finding Dolphin offshore, however, recently they have moved in a little closer to the reef. Fisherman trolling in 200 to 300 feet of water are catching the Dolphin on lures and rigged Ballyho. Mixed in with the Dolphin have been more...
Capt. Mark Houghtaling - Miami

Miami - Haulover to Fowey Light - High winds during the early part of the week kept most boats in, but as the week progressed and into the weekend, the fishing and weather improved. Towards the end of the week, there were plenty of dolphin caught in 200 -500 ft of water. We defin more...
Capt. Dean Panos - Miami

Miami - Haulover to Fowey Light - Today was the first cancellation due to weather in quite a while. Winds were E-SE at 25mph and seas estimated at 7 - 10 ft. Although it was probably a bit less, it still sounded like it would be uncomfortable. Unfortunately the anglers were all from more...
Capt. Dean Panos - Miami