It's Time To Go Fishing!!
Capt. Dave Kostyo
November 18, 2008
Miami - Saltwater Fishing Report
Its been quite a while since my last report. It's now time to start fishing on a more regular basis, so lets get caught up. Knot Nancy is now equipped with a new set of Yamaha 150hp Four Stroke engines. The combination of more quiet, more fuel efficient, and no more adding oil to a reservoir is outstanding. On the tackle front, all my conventional reels are now Penn brand. My spinning reels continue to be the Pflueger series. Now lets get to the fishing reports.
To sum it up very quickly, fishing has been outstanding despite the lack of north current. Sailfish, dolphin, and swordfish are being caught on a regular basis. Kingfish are being caught, however not on as steady a basis as they will be shortly when we get our first run. Spanish mackerel have made a strong showing close to shore.
My favorite fish, the tarpon, are already feeding along the beach and in the Bay. That's a great sign as they normally don't begin to show until mid to late December.
Fabio Nick and Luis Stabinski spent a half day catching kingfish and several small sharks. The sharks ate flatline and kite baits and the kingfish ate baits on both the downrigger and bottom rods.
Bill Davis, Jim Jordan, and Aaron Given took advantage of tide conditions to fish both along the beach and in the Bay. The result was tarpon action in both areas.
Brian Jinks hosted brothers Gaby, Kiki, and Andy Herrero of Herrero & Sons to a 3/4 day trip. Fishing on the blue/green edge, we had action with sailfish, dolphin and bonito. All the sailfish action came on the kite and the downrigger and flatlines accounted for the dolphin and bonito strikes.
Spencer Pepe loves to fish. So much so that he no longer keeps any fish nor does he want to take any pictures. That was very good news for the dolphin we caught during a full day trip. They're still swimming out there today and maybe a bit wiser. The fish were in the 5 - 10 pound range and Spencer had a blast baiting, hooking, and fighting lots of dolphin during the course of the day. The action came in the blue water in the 650 - 850 foot range. On the way in we found large flocks of birds working over skipjack tuna. We hooked up two fish, landed one and pulled the hook on the other while high speed trolling jigs.
The action is great, so give me a call to schedule your trip. On the day of your trip, if the wind is up, don't forget to take your sea sick pills. The fish don't mind the bumpy seas and most times, the fishing is even better.
Captain Dave Kostyo
Knot Nancy Fishing Charters, Inc.
305-965-9454 cell
305-620-5896 charter
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Miami Fishing Forecast:
The winter season is upon us. Cold fronts are starting to come through on a regular basis. With these fronts come outstanding sailfish action offshore that will last through April. Continuing with offshore action, dolphin are pushing south to warmer waters and will continue to do so in good numbers. A major kingfish run will be happening shortly and that means almost none stop action.
Moving inshore the premiere fish is the mighty tarpon, also known as silver king. These beautiful fish will test your angling skills and stamina to the very end before we release them to fight again.
Target Species:
OFFSHORE - Sailfish, kingfish, dolphin - INSHORE - Tarpon
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