FALL FISHING ON THE GET EM IN SOUTH FLORIDA IS RED HOT!
Capt. Alan Sherman
October 29, 2011
Miami - Saltwater Fishing Report
I know it's been a long span between fishing reports and I like to get the reports out once a week but between business, getting the new Get Em a 22' Pathfinder 2012 Tournament Edition XL Bay Boat powered by a 2012 Yamaha SHO V MAX 250 four stroke outboard engine the way I want it, four scheduled weekend trips to the Bahamas and the Keys stretched out over the next three months on a 65' Bertram it looks like my schedule will be pretty tight. I will continue to fish and book charters between the Bahamas and Keys trips so don't worry if you are booked with me already or want to book a trip in the future I will still have dates available and will be available on the dates already booked.
The Fall migration started off early this year with Hurricane Irene pushing huge schools of mullet south along our coast and into our bays. Many of the mullet schools have moved south and into Florida bay where they will winter until water temperatures start to rise and then head north during the Spring Migration. As of this week I have had reports of big schools of finger mullet and pilchards that are headed our way. After Irene passed through South Florida the migrating mullet schools that arrived where terrorized by schools of hungry tarpon and snook. The fishing was great for those two species but that has tapered off now that water temperatures are falling. Replacing that action has been schools of Spanish mackerel, bluefish, a few pompano, large jacks, small jacks, ladyfish, gag groupers and nice sized mangrove snappers. Schools of tarpon have moved up into Dumfoundling Bay but these fish have been tough to catch as they always are. Offshore fishing has picked up with catches of mutton snappers and jacks being caught on the bottom and Spanish mackerel being caught from the beaches out to100 feet of water. Schools of dolphins were being caught along the blue waters edge where they were chasing schools of flying fish and ballyhoo. Sailfish are returning and small blackfin tunas and a few wahoo are being caught as well. South Biscayne Bay has not turned on as of yet but that could happen after the next cold front or two. In Everglades National Park redfish catches continue to dominate but snook, sea trout, sharks, ladyfish, jacks, grouper, snappers and tripletail continue to please anglers.
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RECENT CATCHES:
Fishing North Biscayne Bay Pat Sunman caught one 20 inch redfish, over a dozen sea trout to 24 inches, ladyfish, snappers, barracudas and jacks while casting Rapala Flat Raps, Clackin Minnows and live pilchards hooked to a Mustad 1/0 long shank hook.
Tony and Meiling fished Flamingo during a half day charter and caught 20 redfish to 24 inches, one snook of 28 inches, lots of sea trout, snappers, jacks and had a huge bull shark try and steal a few redfish and the snook while casting live pinfish and pilchards hooked to a ¼ ounce red Hookup lure.
Was hired as the fishing guide during a three day trip to the Bahamas on a 65' Hatteras and caught amberjacks to 30 pounds, yellowetail, mangrove, schoolmaster, blackfin, yelloweye snappers and red hind groupers, barracudas, sharks and cero mackerel.
Got canceled but because of the nice weather I took my son Zach out and fished offshore of Haulover and caught lots of Spanish mackerel, five mutton snappers and two yellowtails, bonitos, blackfin tuna, big bluerunners and lesser amberjacks on live pilchards and Rapala X Raps.
Fished Darrel Owens and two of his working buddies in North Biscayne Bay. We spent two hours casting at large tarpon ion Dumfoundling Bay and managed two strikes but no hookups before moving back into North Bay where the guys had steady action from jacks, bluefish, small mackerel, barracudas and sea trout.
Darrel Owens was with me again by himself so today we decide to do something different. After loading the live wells with pilchards we headed to South Bay looking for mutton snappers and groupers. We did catch a few of each species but they were small so we changed gears and just started looking for action. In one spot we released snook, gag groupers and four pound jacks before settling in on steady action from small jacks, bluefish, mackerel and sea trout that were mostly caught on Rapala X Raps.
Today I am part of a seven boat three hour charter in North Biscayne Bay. My anglers wanted a little sun and a little action and that's what they got. Casting live pilchards fished under a Cajun Thunder float the guys had steady action from bluefish, jacks and a few sea trout.
Today I am with Phil his dad Ed and Phil's college buddy Seth in North Biscayne Bay. Casting Rapala X Raps and live pilchards the guys caught and released 12 mackerel, two trout, barracudas and lots of jacks to two pounds.
Back on the water with John, Masaki M and TK Y from Yamaha Outboards in Japan and in the US. We are fishing in North Biscayne Bay. The idea is to check out some of the local marinas so the guys can see what kind of boats and engines are most popular here in South Florida plus do a little relaxing fishing. After checking out the sites we started fishing with Rapala X Raps and live pilchards fished free lined and under a Cajun Thunder float. After about three hours of fishing in the bay the guys had caught over 30 Spanish mackerel, two gag groupers and lots of jacks, barracudas and a few sea trout.
My new boat has 60 hours on it and is ready to go. Everything new and working the way it's supposed to. The Yamaha SHO 250 Four Stroke is purring away and the 22' Pathfinder is sliding through the water smoother than ever. My new Frigid Rigid cooler is in place and my new Tempress seats are fastened in tight. The Minn Kota Talon is quiet and has given me a full extra foot of anchoring depth. My new Minn Kota I-Pilot trolling motor is quiet as well and the GPS lets me do so many things it is really amazing. I am getting better with my new Humminbird 1197c SI.
I have open dates for the next month so give me a call and let's go catch some big trout, snook, tarpon, redfish, jacks, ladyfish, mackerel, kingfish, dolphins and tunas.
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Rick Berry of Key Largo Rods (www.keylargorods.com) recently got in a new shipment of jigging rods. There model numbers are 843 and 844. These are 7 foot spinning rods with a lot of beef that will easily handle 12 to 30 and 15 to 40 pound braided line and a one to two ounce vertical jig. I have been using them for live bait fishing for snook, tarpon, sailfish, bonitos and dolphins and am very excited about the strength and feel of these new rods. I can't wait to give them a shot on snapper and grouper on the reefs! Check out the Key Largo Rods web site or give the shop a call and have a few made up.
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Check out my report in the Miami Herald's Sports section under Fishing Updates each Thursday, the Florida Sportsman Magazines South Florida Internet Fishing Report
(www.floridaspotsman.com), my monthly Action Spotter Fishing Report for the South Region in the Florida Sportsman Magazine each month.
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Capt. Alan Sherman
"Get Em" Sportfishing Charters
786-436-2064
www.getemsportfishing.com
Field Editor of the Florida Sportsman Magazines Action Spotter Report South Region
Field Editor of the Florida Sportsman Magazines Internet Fishing Forecast South Region
Editor of the Miami Heralds South Florida Fishing Report Thursdays Edition
Miami 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 SAILFISH and DOLPHINS available on the calmer days and in FLAMINGO in EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK will 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 the Fall and Winter months.
Target Species:
SNOOK, TARPON, MACKEREL, TROUT, REDFISH, DOLPHINS, SAILFISH, SHARKS
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