Fishing Reports by Capt. Joe Costadura

No water, lots of WIND!!!! - This last trip to Flamingo was quite interesting, to the fact that i could have put on snow shoes and walked across any of the bights! We tried running east to try to find more water but no luck and the wind blowing a constant 25 to 30 only made matt more...
Capt. Joe Costadura - Flamingo

Spring in Full Swing! - If you have a chance to get out to Florida bay anytime soon, now is the time! Lots of tailing Reds can be found early in the morning at sunrise making there way up on to the bights east of Flamingo as well as lots of Snook beating up the mangrove sho more...
Capt. Joe Costadura - Flamingo

Photo update for 3/15 report! - Just wanted to add this photo to my last report for 3/15, Dave Foster and buddy Scott of Aspen Colorodo nailed this nice Biscayne Bay Bonefish! See, I told you they're out there! Catch em up............Capt. Joe! more...
Capt. Joe Costadura - Biscayne Bay

Biscayne Bay/Flamingo Report - With the weather warming up a bit have been finding some good numbers of fish moving back up on the flats of south Biscayne Bay as well as the flats to the keys north of Elliot. The overall mood of the fish really stars to change for the better as we more...
Capt. Joe Costadura - Biscayne Bay

Fishing around the fronts!!! - I can't stop thinking about the days when I dont have to be bundled up like an eskimo in the morning, but tis the season! In the case of Biscayne bay , making a later start of it definetly has been paying off. On the deeper edges of the oceanside fla more...
Capt. Joe Costadura - Biscayne Bay

Biscayne Bay Winter Bonefish/Miami Tarpon - This is the time of year where the bonefish switch it up a bit and I usually find this time of year that my spring and summertime haunts arent as productive. On the oceanside however I've been seeing good numbers of fish schooling on the deeper edges more...
Capt. Joe Costadura - Biscayne Bay

Flamingo, Back to Front! - This past Sunday I hit up Flamingo first starting out in the back where we headed deep into Hells Bay. We found lots of Redfish cruising along the mangrove shorelines and pushing on the shallow mud flats. After making just a few casts, Grant found hi more...
Capt. Joe Costadura - Flamingo

Red Mud, Redfish! - Fishing was good in the backcountry out of Flamingo this past weekend! Saw lots of nice sized snook tucked back up in the mangroves although most of the ones we caught were only 20 inches, still lots o fun on the flyrod! I hit up some of my old haunt more...
Capt. Joe Costadura - Flamingo

South Biscayne Bay Bonefishing, Nov '08! - If you can get out on the right day in Nov. the bonefishing in South Biscayne Bay can be excellent! With cooler temperatures moving in and those blue bird days that come along with them visibility is never a problem, especially if you're out there du more...
Capt. Joe Costadura - Biscayne Bay

Florida Bay Fall Fly Rodding!!! - Early fall is an excellent time for fly anglers especially in the area of Florida Bay. Fall brings slightly cooler water temperatures giving fish a chance to stay up on the flats a bit longer and in a better fly eating mood! Although the winds tend more...
Capt. Joe Costadura - Flamingo