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Miami - Haulover to Fowey Light
Capt. Dean Panos
October 27, 2002
Miami - Saltwater Fishing Report
Double D Charters
10/27/02
Fishing during the day has slowed down a bit. There have been quite a few dolphin on the edge. Most dolphin have been between 5 – 10 pounds with an occasional 20 pounder thrown in. Kingfish have been hit or miss. You’ll get into an area where you will catch a few kings, and then they’ll turn off, until you find another area that’s holding a few. Sailfishing on the other hand has been cold. I have not, nor have I heard of many sailfish being caught. Another few cold fronts are what we need to start pushing the sails down our way.
Swordfishing on the other hand has been HOT! The last night we went out (Friday night) we went 2 for 5 on the swords, and had two more mystery bites at the end of the night. Our first bite came as I was putting out my third rod. The second rod went off, we got the angler into the harness, and after 5 minutes the hook pulled. The second bite came just as I got all my rods out. After about 35 minutes we got our first lady angler her first swordfish ever. It weighed around 80 pounds (52 inches LWJF – Lower Jaw to Fork of tail). This fish was hooked deep. We tried to revive him, but he didn’t make it, so since he was legal, he was kept for the table. As we got the boat set up again, the deep line went off, and we had a good fish on. After about 40 minutes, we got our 2nd fish to the boat. As we got this fish near, I was impressed by its size. I was a decent 200 pound swordfish. As I was going to bill him to take the hook out or to cut the hook, he went a bit nuts. You got to treat this fish with respect, especially the bigger ones. His bill came out of the water and he just missed me and instead hit the side of the boat. After he calmed down, we put a tape next to him in the water. He measured at 78 inches LWJF. I got the hook out (it was just impaled in his bill) and he swam away. Not only was this fish impressive, but my hats off to the angler. She was another lady angler, but this lady has many world records, and I am truly impressed with her angling skills. Not many people can catch a 200 pound swordfish so quickly. She knew exactly when to apply pressure, and when to let up. Our next swordfish was on the tip rod, and after 10 minutes, this fish decided to jump behind the boat. After watching this beast jump in the air as the moon was up, we fought him for another 10 minutes, and then the line went slack. For whatever reason the hooks pulled on this fish as well. We got one more solid bite, had the angler in the harness, but the fish came off after a few minutes. As the night ended, we went 2 for 5 on swords, and got two nice fish to the boat. The memory of watching that 200 pounder next to the boat, with his bill in the air ready for attack, and releasing him and watching him swim away will not soon be forgotten. Nor will the sight of the other swordfish jumping 100 ft behind the boat, with the moon just behind him, be forgotten either.
We are approaching the moon phase which I like the best, so if you want to experience some of this outstanding fishing, give me a call and lets go get em!
Tight Lines and Good Fishing,
Capt. Dean Panos
Double D Charters
(954)805-8231
P.S. – I’ll be speaking at the Ft. Lauderdale Boat Show on Thursday Oct 31st on kite fishing and will be speaking at the Miami Sportfishing Club on Nov 7th on swordfishing. Stop by. For more info, give me a call.
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