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Miami, Florida - Offshore
Capt. Mark Houghtaling
September 4, 2002
Miami - Saltwater Fishing Report
Large schools of sardines have been seen along the reef along the southeast coast. This is the beginning of the fall run of baitfish and along with it, savy anglers will notice an increase in the sailfish action offshore. The action won't be the typical winter time fishing. What will happen is as these large schools of sardines travel to the south, they will be migrating offshore and you may find possibly two or three frigate birds hovering together offshore possibly 200 feet in the air. They may be eyeing a school of sardines below the surface of the water waiting for them to be pushed to the top by maurading sailfish, and other hungry pelagics. When they do, you will then see the frigates diving and whirling over this school of crazy baitfish as they try to get away from the hungry "snooters". Occasionaly, if you can get over the school of baitfish when they are pushed to the surface, they will try to hide under your boat, and it's not uncommon to have four or five sailfish directly under the boat in a feeding freenzy. All it takes is a fresh live bait tossed overboard and it's an instant hook-up. I have caught sails under schools of baitfish this way, only to release them, relocate the frigate birds again, and get right back in on the action. This occurence usually happens during the end of August and through September.
There are dolphin out there to be caught. Anglers are finding them under floating debris and a few birds. There are also kingfish in the area of Government and Haulover Cut.
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