October Action Aboard Knot Nancy
Capt. Dave Kostyo
October 20, 2012
Miami - Saltwater Fishing Report
October is typically a month when we expect our Fall mullet run. The lastest blow that we've had did its job and pushed lots of mullet down our way. The offshore fishing in October is for a variety of fish. The best way to approach the month is to use several different techniques to find out which will produce best. In doing so, you open the door to put together a decent days catch.
Dave Eschmeyer, Heidi Mohr, and Art Berardelli got in on the type of action that is typical of the October time frame. The mixed bag included 4 bonito, 3 blackfin tuna, 2 kingfish, 2 amberjack, 1 yellowjack, and 1 horse eye jack. We anchored and bottom fished, drift fished, and slow trolled. All the different techniques produced fish.
Nick Luders and Darrell Neuberger fished a full day off Miami Beach. Once we located the bait it took 2 throws of the castnet to fill the livewell. We then caught pinfish since we planned on doing some bottom fishing.
We found green water straight out from Haulover and after making a partial drift we decided to anchor up on some wrecks since we had north current.
The first wreck produced 2 mutton snappers. Darrell's weighed in at 7 lb 5 oz. Nick's weighed 6 lb 8 oz.
The action then died and we moved to another wreck. This time, each angler caught a black grouper. Nick got the bigger fish this time. His weighed in at a nice 16 lb 4 oz, and Darrell's was 12 lb 6 oz.
Brad, John, and Mike picked a day when the wind was blowing from the NNE/NE @ 16 - 19 knots with gusts to 21 knots. They opted to fish the calmer waters of the Bay. We took the plunge and fished the Dumbfoundling Bay area. We started things off with a jack crevalle. Followed that up with a 40 lb tarpon and finished the trip with another jack crevalle and few barracuda.
On our latest trip, we fished the Haulover area during the evening. TNT Marine Center basin was loaded with finger mullet. Made one cast with the net off the bow of my boat and had plenty of mullet to tarpon fish with. Started down the beach at 96th Street and worked my way back up to the Inlet. Caught one barracuda. Worked my way into the Inlet and hooked a tarpon using the new TroKar Saltwater Series Circle Hook by Eagle Claw. Bruce fought the fish and we took pictures and got a DNA sample after the tide pushed us past the bridge and onto the flats. Worked the area in front of the charter boats and caught another barracuda. Made one more pass through the Inlet from outside to inside and called it a night.
Both the winter tarpon and sailfish seasons are just around the corner. Now's the time to start booking your dates so you don't miss out on the great winter action we have in the Miami/Miami Beach/Key Biscayne areas. The earlier you call, the better the chances that you'll get the dates that you want.
Capt Dave Kostyo
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