Capt. Bouncer Smith
January 11, 2005
Miami - Saltwater Fishing Report
Great New Year Fishing Action
What a start to the new year! Although it has been windy, the fishing has been great. We started the year with Gary Friedman. He and his guest caught 4 sailfish, 2 dolphin and a 35 pound barracuda. On the 2nd, we caught 3 sails, king mackerel of 20 and 30 pounds, 3 school size kings and a couple dolphin. That night Brad Vince and a friend, Kevin caught tarpon of 40, 60, 80, 100 and 120 pounds.
On the 3rd, the John Folker family fished the morning with us and caught 4 dolphin fish and 6 king mackerel.
The 4th produced 8 sailfish, 3 African pompano of about 30 pounds each, ˝ of a 50 pound amberjack (Fan Fan thought it was a big bait), 6 barracuda, 1 king and 2 dolphin for the boys from Calder.
The 5th it was 2 sailfish, 6 kings, 4 dolphin and a 30 pound wahoo.
Lee Goodrick fished with some of his buddies on the 7th and they caught 6 sailfish, a king, a big whole amberjack, a barracuda and a scamp grouper.
The 8th we used rubber hooks. We managed to catch 1 of 5 sailfish and a small shark. We did have Drew Orvieto catch a tarpon of over 120 pounds that evening.
The 9th Cindy and Jeanne Pemberton, two great lady anglers, caught 6 sailfish and a dolphin. We caught 2 tarpon that evening.
The 10th was 3 sails and 4 dolphin for the Irwin Appel group.
The 11th was awful good. Sam Gable and Jason Dennis, both from Georgia, caught 6 sailfish, a 30 pound yellowfin tuna, 2 dolphin, 1 king mackerel and 2 tarpon. Both anglers captured the coveted “Gold Coast Grand Slam”s.
The reservation book is filling fast for the winter/spring season. Please get your reservations in soon. We are still available for the Miami Billfish Tournament. We have won it a couple times, and are ready to win again. For reservations e mail Bouncer at capt.bouncer@att.net .
A 33 foot center console charter skiff operated by Bouncer. Bouncer has over 40 years full time experince guide fishing off south Florida. He is a master at the pursuit of sailfish, tarpon, swordfish and many other popular gamefish. The boat sails from Miami Beach Marina, which is located on South Beach at the mouth of Government Cut. We are only a couple minutes from the fishing grounds.
Bouncer enjoys fishing with beginners and is popular among the most knowledgable expert anglers.
