Fishing Reports by Capt. Dave Kostyo

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - Despite keeping my virus checker up to date, I still got hit with a virus that wouldn't allow me to open my web browser. Despite everything we tried, the end result was a debug, reformat the hard drive, and start over. I am now back up to about 98% more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - Sunday (1/18) evening tarpon fishing at Haulover Inlet. Stephen Mras and April Wakeman from Fullerton, California were hoping to be able to catch a break in the weather so they could get out and do some swordfishing. Their back up plan was to go ta more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - Saturday (1/10/04) with the wind from the W/NW @ 12-24 mph, the kingfish bite was on at the Cuban Hole off Government Cut. Pilchards and herring swimming in the 80'-120' range didn't last to long. Slow trolling the area with flatline baits and down more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - Happy New Year everyone!! This is the time of year when I become very nocturnal in my hunt for tarpon. For the past three nights, it has been just that, a hunt. Tarpon have become scarce in the normal winter time locations where they hang out. Le more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - Sunday (12/28) afternoon/evening trip. Leaving Spinnaker Marina at 1 pm, the plans called for catching bait, fishing offshore till about 5:30 pm, and then finishing the trip by tarpon fishing at Government Cut. Guy Rock from Wilton Manor had his tw more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - Friday (12/26/03) half day trip in the morning. Fernando Ramos, his cousin Nelson Garcia, and co-worker Luis Palma all from Miami wanted to catch their first sailfish. We bought pilchards and goggle eyes at Haulover Inlet and headed out. Half way more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - The most frequently asked question that I have had lately is Are the tarpon in yet? After this evening's (12/22/03) trip, I can definitely say the answer is YES. With the wind blowing E @ 20-24 mph, I decided to go to Government Cut. The live more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - Brrrrrr was it cold last (12/17) night. The NW/NNW wind @ 20-26 mph had the temperature in the upper 50's when we left the dock. The nice thing about where we fished was that despite the strong wind, the seas were about 1 foot. Numerous layers of more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - The wind for the past two days has been from the WNW to NNW. The hot fishing has definitely made up for the chilly air temperature. Thursday (12/11), Courtland and Louise Conover from Woodland Park, CO wanted to sample the S. Florida fishing actio more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - The fronts are coming through on a steady basis. It's the time of year when 3-5 foot or higher seas are the norm. Anything less is considered a calm day. Kingfish and sailfish with a few dolphin and an occasional tuna become the predominant and so more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami