Fishing Reports by Capt. Carlos Mendez

Miami Dolphins Tournament - 3rd Place - We've been fishing with the Sinnick family from Chicago for many years. Year after year, they would come down and fish the Miami Dolphins fishing tournament - we've even won this tournament together in the past. Sadly, the family lost a college age more...
Capt. Carlos Mendez - Miami

Blackfins and Bottom Fish - We fished yesterday and found a rather large weed line in about 200' - 230'. We had live bait and the tunas and sails were on it. Ironically we couldn't find any dolphin on this line. This was a corporate trip and the people showed up late and they more...
Capt. Carlos Mendez - Miami

Lots of Action Keeps Kids Entertained - We have been fishing this week with a lot of families and their kids. Keeping the small ones entertained was paramount and easy with the help of our plentiful bonitas! Mixed in were 4 blackfin tunas, some barracudas as well as some bottom species. more...
Capt. Carlos Mendez - Miami

Trolling Deeper - Trolling Deeper Fishing has been slow in the morning but in the afternoon it has been much better. While there is no north current the water looks nice around 180. We are trolling small to medium size lures and the sails, tuna, and bonitas have be more...
Capt. Carlos Mendez - Miami

Blue Water and North Current - The water conditions off Miami have improved dramatically. Yesterday, we found the blue water in just 130 feet of Miami and the current was flowing well to the north. Unfortunately, live bait was hard to come. We drew a blank at all our usual spot more...
Capt. Carlos Mendez - Miami

Sailfish Action Good Deep - Sailfish action has been pretty good on the deeper side and around 200' - 250'. The problem is getting live baits. As you may know Miami's Government cut and Fisherman's Channel are being dredged and this is affecting the bait migration. Until the di more...
Capt. Carlos Mendez - Miami

Wahoo, it's April - Miami fishing is off to a slow start for the month of April, my favorite month. April is slow compared to other years but the sailfish action is alive. Sails are harder to get since the edge is not as defined as usual. Try working sails on deeper wat more...
Capt. Carlos Mendez - Miami

Spring Fishing off Miami Heats Up - Fishing off Miami has been slow to develop as March should be an excellent month to fish. It feels more like January as the fishing has lagged somewhat as it compares to other years. Nevertheless, we are producing catches in all areas, top water, bo more...
Capt. Carlos Mendez - Miami

Bottom and Wreck Fishing in Miami - Fishing in Miami offers a multitude of choices to the angler. While the exotic sailfish and colorful, tasty dolphin may be primary, many anglers opt for bending the rod over our bountiful wrecks. The majority of our ship wrecks were intentionally su more...
Capt. Carlos Mendez - Miami