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Fishing in the bay out of Miami

Capt. Alan Sherman
April 28, 2008
Miami - Saltwater Fishing Report

It's been one trip after another for the last 10 days or so and finally I can sit down and catch up on my fishing reports. I had a lot of trips in Flamingo this past week and got to fish about every weather condition that you might see in the course of a month.
I fished Ken and Bob on a cold windy morning in Florida bay and started the morning with a 12 pound just under 33 inch snook that ate a live shrimp under a Cajun Thunder in under two feet of water and on eight pound mono. What a fight! The fish thrashed its head made long runs and tried to jump but just couldn't. Once the fish was put into the release well we looked for another slot size snook. The water was cold and we saw quite a few schools of snook and in all sizes but they just wouldn't eat. The winds were blowing at 20 or more from the north to northeast the rest of the day was spent throwing Hook Up lures tipped with Gulp shrimp. The guys caught over 100 trout, ladyfish, jacks, bluefish, snapper and catfish before the day was done. Back to Flamingo the next day again! Almost identical weather conditions and I am fishing Bruce and his buddy Bill. The snook were there again but not feeding and we spent the day catching over 60 trout, jacks, ladyfish, bluefish and catfish and again on artificials. Today I am fishing Jeff and Scott and they are hoping to catch some large snook on artificial lures. Scott mostly threw the Rapala Twitchin Rap and Scott concentrated on throwing the Hook Up lures with a Gulp shrimp. The water was dirty and a little chilly but the wind had died at least for the moment. We tried a few points but no luck and ended up in a small creek where the guys had some luck on small snook but no big ones. We worked our way back outside on the incoming tide and worked some markers where two cobias gave us a shot but no bites. The next marker produced some nice bluefish action and then we followed a row of crab buoys where we soon were into some real nice tripletail loosing a good 10 pounder but did land a nice pompano that was hanging out behind a trap buoy. We ended the day catching some trout, ladyfish and jacks. The next day I'm fishing Alan and his son Bradley in North Biscayne Bay for a ½ day trip. The weather was beautiful but bait was no where to be found. We threw Hook Up lures and Gulp shrimp and the guys ended up with a look down, barracuda and a dozen sea trout. Back in the bay the next day and found some pilchards and threadfin herring. I have Jerry, his son in law Chuck and Chuck's son Thomas on the boat. The weather is incredible so we decide to take the bait offshore. After a call to one of the local charter boat captains to find out what's been hitting offshore we decide to start near the inlet in 100 feet of water. We barely get the baits out and before we know it we have a 12 and 2 eight pound kings plus a bonito in the box. The action was quick with a lot of cut offs and missed strikes and then the fish shut off. We went looking for dolphin but no luck and finished the day with a few more kings before we called it a day. Back to Flamingo with hopes of fishing out on the Gulf but the wind is back and the bay is dirty. I have Jerome on the boat and we head into a small creek to get away from the wind but only find a bunch of real small snook so it's into Whitewater Bay where we work the back sides of some of the islands and find plenty of fish. Casting Hook Up lures tipped with a Gulp shrimp Jerome is into a snook, goliath grouper, redfish, snapper, trout, jack or ladyfish on almost every cast until its time to go home. My next trip was with Stephen and his grandson Jonathon and Jonathon's friend Eric. It is Jonathon's birthday and his grandfather is sponsoring the trip. The boys are excited as we head out into North Biscayne Bay loaded with enough shrimp in the well to catch a bunch of fish. On our way to the first spot we check out a good flat that has had some pilchards on it but today they are not there. We keep the net handy just in case the pilchards show up. The first two spots are dead and we keep looking for snook, jacks, barracudas, snapper and sea trout. The third spot gets some good action but the sea trout are on the small side so we move. The next three or four spots produce about the same action and the boys are starting to get sleepy on us but we continue our search for some bigger fish. This is a four hour charter and it's a weekend so the boat traffic is getting worse every second. Jet skis and wave runners are buzzing all around us and things are looking grim as time is running out. Our last spot produces a three pound sea trout for Eric and Stephen hooks up on a 15 inch trout that has a four or five pound trout shadowing it. Before we can get a bait in front of the fish it is gone. Jonathan catches a 16 inch trout and on the last shrimp Eric gets a big hit and the fish is taking drag. Eric fights the fish to the boat and on the Boga Grip the fish weighs four pounds and is almost 24 inches long. The trip has gone into overtime so we head home with smiling young teenagers and a satisfied grandfather.
Well that's about it for now. More trips to come and more articles to write.
I have taken possession of my new 22' Pathfinder Tournament Edition with a new F225 Yamaha Four Stroke outboard engine. This boat has almost all of the extras my last boats have had but on this one I have added a Power Pole that has already proven how effective and convenient the tool is and will be. I have only used the boat a handful of times and am still breaking in the engine. As all new boats it takes awhile to get them tweaked out and then to become comfortable with it and this boat is no different. The engine is powerful, quick and responsive and did I mention quiet? Wow! After going from a Hewes 21' Redfisher to a Pathfinder it soon was apparent that the Pathfinder is a true Bay Boat that allows a fisherman to get the most out of a day here in South Florida. Whether it be fishing the grass flats in North Biscayne Bay for sea trout or tarpon or the Finger Channels in South Biscayne Bay for snapper and grouper or running offshore looking for kings and dolphin on a nice day or working Florida Bay, the Gulf of Mexico or Whitewater Bay for snook, redfish and tarpon the Pathfinder does it and all in comfort. You can always tell when a boater has found the boat he likes because when he replaces that boat he replaces it with the same model only a new version and that is exactly what I have done. The pathfinder 22' Tournament is truly the boat for me. Its versatility allows me to do almost everything that an inshore guide with a little offshore experience wants out of his fishing platform. If anyone is interested in a 22' Pathfinder I traded my boat into Bob Hewes Boats in North Miami and that boat is ready to be sold.

Sponsors: Yamaha, Bob Hewes Boats, Maverick, Minn Kota, Lowrance Electronics, Daiwa, General Motors & Chevrolet, Rapala, Mustad, Ande Lines, Pure Fishing, Precision Tackle, Capt. Hank Brown's Hook Up Lures, Hydro Glow Lights, Costa Del Mar Sunglasses, Saltwater Assassins, Fishbites, Key Largo Rods, Lee Fisher Cast Nets, Smartshield, Master Repair in Stuart Florida.

"Tight Lines & Great Fishing" Get Em on The "GET EM" Capt. Alan Sherman "Get Em" Sportfising Charters Inc. Cell 786-436-2064 Home 305-757-5503 www.getemsportfishing.com

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Miami Fishing Forecast:

With calmer conditions coming in the future early mornings and late afternoons will see some great inshore fishing from large sea trout, large jack crevalles, ladyfish, snappers, barracudas, snook and trapon. At night with calm conditions snook and tarpon action will be at its best.

Target Species:

Snook, Tarpon, Sea Trout, Jacks, Ladyfsh, Snapper

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Capt. Alan Sherman is Coast Guard Licensed and Insured and specializes in No pressure calm water light tackle fishing in the prestine waters of North & South Biscayne Bay, Offshore and Flamingo in Everglades National Park from his 2005 22' Pathinfinder Bay Boat named "Get Em", powered by a 2006 Yamaha V MAX 200 hp outboard engine. The "Get Em" is loaded with all updated features and all fishing tackle is top of the line. The "Get Em" targets tarpon, snook, redfish, sharks, sea trout, dolphin,etc

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"Get Em" Sportfishing Charters
1286 NE 99th St.
Miami Shores, FL 33138
Phone: 786-436-2064
Alt. Phone: 305-757-5503
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