Miami Fishing Heating Up!
Capt. Orlando Muniz
November 16, 2015
Miami - Saltwater Fishing Report
Miami Fishing Heating Up!
Boy, it's nice to see November roll around. Slightly cooler temperatures and changing weather patterns signal that it is time to prepare for the heart of our fishing season. Before any serious fishing can take place, a lot of preparation must happen. The boat must be serviced from bow to stern and all of the tackle needs to be checked and replaced if needed. All of the reels need to be re-spooled with fresh line, leaders tied, and bait pens pressure cleaned and place back in the water.
Bait fishing is probably as important or more important than everything else. Days off need to be spent catching threadfin herring and nights targeting goggle eyes. Quality live bait is a huge part of successful charter and tournament fishing days.
Overall, fishing has generally been pretty good. Sailfish are starting to show up in decent numbers and we are seeing them on almost every trip. Fronts, like the one currently passing through will continue to push these fish south in our direction. I am hoping that the weather cools a bit and fish keep making there way down.
Kingfish have also been making a good push. We have been catching kings pretty consistently over the last couple of weeks. Most of the kings are 5-15 pounds and perfect for light spinning tackle. On Saturday, we fished the Dust Em Off sailfish tournament and had our mono leader cutoff by kings several times. Late in the day we started to fish a wire trace and landed a couple on live herring.
The sailfish tournament was a great way to prepare for the upcoming season. Conditions were as challenging as could be with winds going from 0-20 knots and back to 0. The wind direction was also all over the place and the rain was a constant obstacle. We ended the day going 0-2 on sails as we could not stay connected. Landing these two fish would have easily put us in 3rd place in the charter boat division. We'll have to wait till the next one.
Mahi mahi are still around especially when winds are coming out of an easterly quadrant. Many of the dolphin are being caught in relatively shallow water as they are chasing schools of ballyhoo over the reefs. Hopefully, these mahi will stick around for the rest of the winter fishing season. Even though we typically target sailfish this time of the year, mahi are always a welcomed addition to the fish box.
Last but certainly not least, several real nice wahoo have been caught as of late. A friend recently landed a 72 pounder on live bait and we landed one on friday that weighed in at 52 pounds. Although this wasn't my biggest wahoo off Miami, it was a very nice fish and it will provide the guys on this trip with lasting memories.
I will be conducting a seminar at the Bass Pro Shops in Miami this coming Saturday, November 21st at 3:00 pm.
Topic: Kite Fishing
We'll that's pretty much it for right now. Also, don't forget that you can keep up with all of the action by following us on FACEBOOK, Instagram, and Twitter. If you like watching some of the action, be sure to check out my YOUTUBE page for the latest video additions.
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Tight Lines,
Capt. Orlando Muniz
Nomad Fishing Charters
fishingchartermiami.com
786-266-0171
Miami Fishing Forecast:
Action should get better and better with each passing cold front. Pretty soon, spanish mackerel and tarpon will be taking over the inlets and beaches.
Target Species:
sailfish mahi kingfish wahoo tarpon
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