Fishing Reports by Capt. Dave Kostyo

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - Lets get straight to the daily fishing activity. Thursday (6/26), Young Kang and Hank Kirkland were back for round two. Catching bait at Haulover Inlet at 4 in the afternoon was a snap. A short run offshore to 180' off 71st Street and we put the more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - Dolphin continue to make a strong showing offshore. Most fish are being found in the 10-15 mile range. Meanwhile, back in on the reef the bonito action has been fast and furious during the morning hours. Multiple hookups are the norm when the boni more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - Dolphin (mahi-mahi) fishing continues to be EXCELLENT. It has not been necessary to make long runs offshore to find them. On Thursday (6/19), Jeff Finder and his daughter Brittany, who just finished the 7th grade, scheduled a half day of fishing. more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - The tarpon are still hanging in there at Government Cut. Dolphin fishing has gone crazy offshore in the 10-13 mile range. So take your choice, both are well worth the effort. Saturday evening (6/14) using live crabs, the tarpon action turned on a more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - FINALLY, Dolphin in the Haulover Area The GOOD NEWS is that the dolphin have finally shown up in the Haulover area. It actually started on Monday and has been fairly consistent since. One day they are in the 400-500 foot range, the next they are more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - Continuing on from my last tarpon report on June 3rd, we once again went tarpon fishing on the evening of June 4th. What a difference a day can make. On the 3rd, we worked hard to get one tarpon strike and one tarpon caught. The evening of the 4th more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - Offshore, the blue/green edge has been in as close as 85' and the current has been off the scale. When you put these two factors together, it means good sailfishing. Despite these good conditions, the word on the dolphin season has been a bit disap more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - Weather has been playing an important factor in when and how long we have been able to fish without getting wet and safety from lightning. Fishing in general has had its ups and downs in the area from Haulover Inlet south to the Monument Buoy just s more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - Beautiful weather, light winds, and calm seas best describe the past week in the Abacos. We caught yellowfin and skipjack tuna, dolphin, barracuda, and a white tip shark. As for the marlin fishing, in three days of trolling, we had one fish make a more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami

Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County - Fishing off the Miami area between Key Biscayne and Haulover Inlet has been very good this past week, so lets get to the day by day results. Saturday (5/3) was an afternoon/evening trip. Catching bait has been very easy at Haulover Inlet, so with more...
Capt. Dave Kostyo - Miami