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North Biscayne Bay Fishing Report
Capt. Alan Sherman
January 16, 2004
Miami - Saltwater Fishing Report
FISHING NORTH BISCAYNE BAY
with Capt. Alan Sherman
Jan. 16th 2004
Fishing Update:
If you hadn’t noticed it’s got quite a bit cooler in the last month or so and the fishing has responded to the lower water temperatures in many different ways. This time of the year to have consistent catches you must adjust your fishing techniques to the conditions that you face each day. During the fall and winter the weather changes sometimes daily but the one thing that stays predictable is the water temperatures. Water temperatures will drop 4 to 8 degrees with each passing cold front. Its like clock work. The front approaches and then as it passes the water temperatures start inching down, as the front passes and the winds circulate back into the east the water temperatures start inching up again. This will happen each week as much as twice a week. So how does this affect the fishing? Once you understand a little about each species your targeting you can then come up with a plan that will work for each fish.
Snook don’t like cold water but will stack up where there is a strong current with deeper water. Strong currents create friction, which creates heat.
Tarpon drop into deeper water when it gets cool but they also go where the current is strong to feed on shrimp, which run this time of the year.
Speckled sea trout can handle the cooler temperatures as long as it doesn’t get too cold. Less than 60 degrees and they may shut down. This time of the year trout are feeding on shrimp. Look for them around the deeper edges of the grass flats.
Snapper and grouper look for the deeper channels and holes and feed real well this time of the year. The finger channels off Key Biscayne are hot this time of year.
Spanish mackerel, bluefish and pompano like the cooler water and are where ever the bait is.
Jack crevalles and ladyfish will be roaming the bay looking for anything to eat and offer great fast action.
Bait like pilchards, sardines, and threadfin herring move into the deeper channels that have a good current flow. You might find them in the open bay if the water depth is greater than 8 feet or so. Look for the birds. Pinfish are schooled up in the bay and are easy to find on your depth recorder.
All this means great fishing if you know what you are fishing for, where to look for them and how to target them.
So take advantage of the variety and lets go fishing!
Give me a call I’m always available!
Recent Catches:
John Plant and his nephew Evan caught and released 6 mackerel, 8 blue runners and a gag & red grouper fishing in North & South Biscayne Bay.
Rick Kuci his son Konrad and nephew Mike caught and released 10 speckled sea trout, a bunch of small jack crevalles and 2 Spanish mackerel in North Biscayne Bay.
Steve Menken and friend Conrad caught over a dozen speckled sea trout and released 3 gag groupers to 23”s in North & South Biscayne Bay.
Murray Verlin caught over 50 jack crevalle, Spanish mackerel and speckled sea trout casting live shrimp on Hook Up Lures in North Biscayne Bay.
John Gomez and his daughter Adriana caught 20 speckled sea trout to 16”s jacks and blue runners using shrimp under a Cajun Thunder and shrimp on a Hook Up lure in North Biscayne Bay.
Sandy Liedeker and friend Doris caught over 20 speckled sea trout on a ˝ day morning trip in North Biscayne Bay using Cajun Thunders with a live shrimp & Hook Up Lures with a Saltwater Assassin plastic grub.
Howard Malter his son Jake and friend Jerry caught jacks, Spanish mackerel, grouper & snapper fishing in North & South Biscayne Bay. A cold front came through that day and if not for the Frogg Toggs foul weather gear I had on board our trip would have come to a quick end.
Paul Fass fishing North & South Biscayne Bay and just offshore of the ocean beaches lost 2 snook, caught 6 bonitas, 3 juvenile king mackerel, 8 Spanish mackerel to 5 lbs., blue runners, gag and red groupers to 12 lbs.
So for now “Tight Lines & Good Fishing”
Capt. Alan Sherman
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