Get Em Sportfishing Charters South Florida Update
Capt. Alan Sherman
August 24, 2012
Miami - Saltwater Fishing Report
It has been awhile since my last report so here is a quick update. Fishing in South Florida has been very good despite the hot afternoon temperatures and stormy conditions that we have had to contend with. The key to getting the most for your buck has been fishing in the right location the day you choose to fish and then hitting the water early. Depending on the wind we have had very little trouble fishing all three locations that I have been fishing.
Lets start with the inshore fishing in North Biscayne Bay. The baitfish schools have returned and if your on the water early the baitfish have been easy to see. They are scattered throughout the Bay and consist of small pilchards, sardines and threadfin herring. Once the baitfish have been found I have had no trouble catching as much as is needed with just a few casts of my net. We have been using the baitfish as chum and for bait. Fishing these baitfish under a Cajun Thunder float hooked to a 1/o Mustad long shank hook, free lining the same baits and casting Rapala X Raps, Skitter Walks, Flat Raps, Twitchin Raps and Hookup lures tipped with a soft plastic Trigger X or Gulp baits from 7 AM till 11 AM is producing nonstop action from sea trout, jacks, ladyfish, small barracudas and mangrove snappers. Once the sun gets up high the fish shut down in the Bay for the day.
Offshore with the same dolphins, blackfin tuna, loads of bonitos and a few kingfish.
Fishing in Flamingo has been incredible with intense action from snook to 12 pounds and schools of redfish that eat almost everything thrown their way. Mixed in with the reds and snook are mangrove snappers, large sea trout and large sharks.
All of these fish were caught using Key Largo spinning rods, Daiwa Advantage spinning reels and Stren and P-Line lines.
What are you waiting for? Pick up the phone and lets go catch some snook!
Many Thanks to Yamaha outboard engines, Pathfinder Boats, Bob Hewes Boats, Continental Trailers, Haber Vision Sun Glasses, Daiwa Fishing Reels, Key Largo Rods, Minn Kota Trolling Motors/ Talon Shallow Water Anchor/ Hummingbird Recorder/GPS, StowMaster Nets, Lee Fisher Nets, Hookup Lures, Mustad Hooks, Rapala lures/Trigger X, General Motors/Chevrolet, Berkley Products, P-Line Products, Grand Slam Aluminum Fabricating Inc., Precision Tackle/Cajun Thunder Floats, Florida Sportsman Magazine, Columbia Sportswear, P-Line!
I have many open dates in my calendar so if you're interested in getting in on some hot snook and sea trout action give me a call at 786-436-2064 or drop me an e-mail at [email protected]. Let's set it up today!
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Yamaha, Bob Hewes Boats, Maverick, Minn Kota, Daiwa, General Motors & Chevrolet, Rapala, Suffix, Trigger X, Mustad, Pure Fishing, Gulp, Berkley, Precision Tackle, Cajun Thunders, Capt. Hank Brown's Hookup Lures, Hydro Glow Lights, Saltwater Assassins, Key Largo Rods, Lee Fisher Cast Nets, Smartshield, Master Repair in Stuart Florida, Stow Master Nets, Columbia Wear, Tempress Seating, Aluminum Fabricating Inc.
Miami Fishing Forecast:
Fishing Forecast:
I expect the fishing to be pretty consistent for the next three or four months with lots of SEA TROUT, JACK CREVALLES, LADYFISH, BARRACUDAS, SNOOK, TARPON in NORTH BISCAYNE BAY and OFFSHORE of MIAMI, KINGFISH, BLACKFIN TUNA, SAILFISH and DOLPHINS will be available on the calmer days and in FLAMINGO in EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK we always have a huge amount of wildlife like the WHITE PELICANS, ROSEATTE SPOONBILLS, SKIMMER BIRDS,GULLS, OSPREYS, EAGLES, TERNS, EGRETS, HERONS, ALLIGATORS, CROCODILES, BOTTLE NOSED DOLPHINS, MANATTEES, SHARKS and TURTLES and of course the wide variety of fish that migrate into FLORIDA BAY and the GULF waters during the cooler months of the year. SNOOK, TARPON, REDFISH, SEA TROUT, SHEEPSHEAD, TRIIPLETAIL, BLACK DRUM, SNAPPER, GOLIATH AND GAG GROUPER, POMOPANO, COBIA, MACKEREL, PERMITS, BLUEFISH and I'm sure I am leaving a few other fish species out will be available to all anglers at one time or another throughout the rest of Spring and into the summer. And don't forget about the freshwater fishing in the Glades. Any day now water levels will drop and the fish will move into the canals and LARGEMOUTH BASS AND LOTS OF PANFISH will be available.
Target Species:
Target Species: SNOOK, TARPON, MACKEREL, TROUT, REDFISH, DOLPHINS, SAILFISH, SHARKS, COBIA
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