Miami Fishing Reports

Miami, Florida - Offshore - They’re comin’! Sailfish that is. A growing number of Sailfish are becoming evident off the Miami- Dade coast. Not a typical winter bite, but the first signs of sustained Sailfish action occurred off North Key Largo this weekend. The a more...
Capt. Mark Houghtaling - Miami

Miami - Haulover to Fowey Light - In my opinion, one of the most exciting fish to catch in South Florida is the sailfish. Everytime someone on my boat catches one, I get excited. If it is the customer's first sailfish, that makes it even better. Add one better, if the angler is a more...
Capt. Dean Panos - Miami

Miami - Haulover to Fowey Light - Well the word to describe the fishing would be WINDY! Today the wind is forecasted to be NE 25 - 30 knots with higher gusts. Seas are 10 -13 ft, with seas in the Gulfstream up to 20 ft. This is beyond Viking weather. Even the bravest souls are at more...
Capt. Dean Panos - Miami

Miami, Florida - Offshore - On the one hand I have been welcoming the recent blustery northeast winds. They create huge swells in the ocean that carry baitfish, followed by Sailfish, Dolphin, and Kings, and deposit them in our backyard. On the other hand the winds have been more...
Capt. Mark Houghtaling - Miami

Miami - Haulover to Fowey Light - Fishing today was rather good. Starting the day off with a dozen and a half goggle eyes in our livewell, we headed towards the range marker to pick up some threadfin herring. The bait was sparse, although we did manage to get a couple of dozen thre more...
Capt. Dean Panos - Miami

Miami, Florida - Offshore - Steady northeast winds have been bringing large schools of bait to the Miami area. This time of the year, larger gamefish will be following the schools of bait looking for an easy meal. Already, Sailfish and Kingfish are showing up in our area. Th more...
Capt. Mark Houghtaling - Miami

Miami, Florida - Offshore - Heavy rains last week ruined offshore fishing for a while. Tremendous amounts of fresh water ran into the bay, and then over the reefs and then offshore, creating nasty green water out as far as 600 feet. Anglers that did get out after the rains f more...
Capt. Mark Houghtaling - Miami

Miami - Haulover to Fowey Light - KINGFISH! The kingfish are here. Beginning with Wednesday of last week, the kingfish have made a pretty good showing. We limited out every day we fished, and on Saturday had up to 20 kingfish in the first 2 hours of fishing. Most of the kings are more...
Capt. Dean Panos - Miami

Miami - Haulover to Fowey Light - If one word can describe the fishing last it week, it would be variable. The only consistent action we have had is a pretty good kingfish bite in the morning. Some days the kings bit all day, but they have been more consistent in the early morning. more...
Capt. Dean Panos - Miami

Miami, Florida - Offshore - Offshore fishing has slowed this past week. Only a few Dolphin were found offshore. The Sailfish bite was slow. The only encouraging action was the Kingfishing along the edge on the reef. A few anglers found “smoker kings” along the ed more...
Capt. Mark Houghtaling - Miami