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Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County
Capt. Dave Kostyo
December 24, 2002
Miami - Saltwater Fishing Report
Tarpon Inshore or Mixed Bag Offshore, Fishing Is Good!
As I am sitting here writing this report, another cold front is approaching the South Florida area. As is common, the winds have picked up and have been blowing 22 knots and better all morning. Prior to the approach of this front I have made several trips both inshore for tarpon and offshore.
Sunday evening the tarpon were once again at Haulover Inlet. My anglers were willing, however, the tarpon had other plans for us. Our first strike resulted in a broken line. Next, it was a thrown hook on the first jump. Our third fish appeared to be hooked well. As we were chasing it down, it turned toward us, shook its head, and gave us back our hook. It was definitely getting a bit frustrating, but when you are tarpon fishing, you're going to have some trips like this. Finally, the fourth fish cooperated and we landed and released a 40# fish.
Monday morning, I fished offshore for the first time in awhile. Catching bait at Government Cut was quick and easy. We stopped at the range marker and added a few herring to the well and then ran straight out to 140'. There was a strong current edge inside of us and as we drifted over it, David Weingartz from Dryden, Michigan caught and released his first (74") sailfish. The action continued to be fast and furious on each drift. It seemed like we were going to be having a day of ones, 1 - 10# kingfish, 1 - 30# wahoo, 1 - bonito, 1 - skipjack tuna. We missed the hook up on about 4 other fish and as we were making our last drift, I made the comment that a nice 20# kingfish would be a great way to end the great day we were having. I changed the baits on all the surface rods and about a minute later, the last bait I had put out got eaten. Five minutes later, my comment came true as I gaffed a 20# kingfish. That changed the day of ones, but Rob and his two brothers didn't mind as they were all smiles.
Monday evening, we wanted to try swordfishing, but with east winds at 18 - 24 mph, we went tarpon fishing. On our fourth drift, we got our reward and Michael Oshry from Hewlett Harbor, NY broke in his new spinning outfit on a 40# tarpon. Building seas were making each drift more and more uncomfortable, so we decided to cut the trip short and were happy to have gotten the fish we did.
To sum it up, inshore the tarpon fishing is good. Offshore, there is a mixed bag with steady action, so whether you want eating type fish or are looking for sailfish, you'll be able to find them.
Merry Christmas to everyone and may you all get everything on your fishing wish list.
Captain Dave
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