Fishing South Florida with Capt. Alan Sherman Get Em Sportfishin
Capt. Alan Sherman
March 12, 2010
Miami - Saltwater Fishing Report
Finally the weather is starting to warm a bit and the inshore waters as well. South Florida continues to get hammered by warm fronts, cold fronts and low pressure areas associated with these cold fronts. It seems that the jet stream is sitting right on top of South Florida and ushering in the bad weather.
I was on the water today and was supposed to fish a full day with a long time repeat client but due to the weather we had to cut the trip short. We fished in wind and then wind and rain but still managed to catch over 20 sea trout to 18 inches, a bluefish, a few barracudas and two nice Spanish mackerel fishing the grass and the area around Haulover Inlet using light tackle and live shrimp and pilchards and Hookup lures tipped with a Gulp shrimp. We lost a big jack crevalles when the line touched the Power Pole and cut it. +
Yesterday I fished a half day charter starting at 9 AM in North Biscayne Bay. Once again the wind was blowing like crazy but we found plenty of action from jack crevalles of 2 pounds, eight pounds, 10 pounds and lost a fish estimated at 15 pounds after a 20 minute fight that took us into Haulover Inlet and very close to eight and 10 foot waves. The fish eventually wore through the leader and that battle will become a great fish story for years to come. We also caught sea trout to 18 inches and a nice bluefish before heading in.
On this day I am fishing a three boat charter out of Crandon Park Boat Ramp. I have Dave, Ken and Ed onboard and we have tarpon on our minds but the wind is blowing and we will have to stay in the Bay an d see what we can come up with. We hit a small grass flat but no action and move on to fish another grass flat where we catch three small trout and one nice one before heading a bit further north. At thi spot fishing with Hookup lures tipped with Gulp shrimp the guys catch one sea trout after another before heading back to the boat ramp.
On Tuesday I was chartered by an Engineering Company to be part of a bidding process to build a few dams or plugs in Everglades National Park. I met my people at 8 AM and took them to the site where they took pictures and took notes to take back to their headquarters where they will put together a bid to present to the Park. While on the water the group saw three American crocodiles plus plenty of birds. No fishing today.
Monday we are fishing out of Crandon Park Boat Ramp and are targeting anything that will bend the fishing rods. The great fishing in the Finger Channels has gone dead with the cold water that we have had recently and unless you target the patch reefs on the Oceanside of the channels the fishing in this area has been dead. I have Marty, Joy and Mike on board and fishing the bottom the trio catches and releases porgies, black, gag and red groupers plus a few snappers and a blowfish.
Fishing the Patch Reefs on Saturday once again we catch hogfish, yellowtail snappers, and mutton snappers, red groupers and grunts.
Miami Fishing Forecast:
With weaker cold fronts expected water temperatures should continue to rise and our fishing will finally get back to where they we would expect it to be. Spring is just around the corner and so is the great fishing that we expect during that time.
Target Species:
Tarpon, Snook, Mackerel, Redfish, Cobia, Pompano, Jacks, Dolphin, Kingfish, Sailfish
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