Miami Fall Fishing is Here!
Capt. Alan Sherman
November 8, 2012
Miami - Saltwater Fishing Report
I have held back from writing my weekly fishing report to my clients, friends and family because I was waiting for the Fall Migration fishing season to get started. Our weather recently has been a bit unusual compared to the past five or more years. Hurricane Sandy interrupted the good fishing we were having from our local fish the snook, tarpon and redfish by bringing us a ton of freshwater runoff and then high winds, dirty water and now cooler temperatures than we have seen in early November in many years. The good news is that the migratory fish like the Spanish mackerel, bluefish, jacks and pompano are here and with more to come.
Just yesterday I fished Don in North Bay and along the beaches. He is a Club fishing member and was looking for points from specific species to compete with fellow club members. We started at 7:30 AM and headed into North Biscayne Bay where almost immediately we spotted lots of pelicans diving on baitfish schools. After a few casts of my cast net the wells were full and off to our first spot. For the next three hours we caught jacks to 3.5 pounds, sea trout to two pounds, barracudas and three snook. These fish were caught on 2, 4 and 8 pound line. Some of the fish were caught on live baits and others on artificial lures. In one spot we spotted some small tarpon a species Don needed but these fish were not biting maybe because water temperatures were low. I talked to a fellow angler and was told there were mackerel, bluefish and jacks literally everywhere you looked along the beaches. We headed down the beach. Seas were calm except for a slight ground swell. We anchored the boat with my Minn Kota I Pilot. If you don't have one of these or have never seen one used let me tell you it's is a back saver. Imagine never having to drop or pull an anchor again and still be able to anchor the boat. Once in place a few net fulls of free baits were tossed in the water for chum and for the next three hours the water was boiling and busting nonstop. Don caught 14 mackerel, a dozen bluefish and I'm not sure how many jacks. He caught these fish on free lined baits hooked to Mustad 1/0 long shank hook, live baits fished under a Cajun Thunder float and on Rapala X raps and spoons using 2, 4 and 8 pound line. Just a few days before we fished two similar areas and had very little action. This time of the year a day or so makes all the difference in the world. I had fished North Bay on Thursday last week with Bob and David and had very little action except for sea trout.
I fished in South Bay last Friday and found the fishing to be very slow. Now a week later I may have to check it out again to see if things have changed. On that trip Rick and Bob caught but 2 gag groupers and a porgie, no snappers, lost two big cero mackerel and had a bunch of bluerunnetrs.
I was in Flamingo three times recently and on the first trip just before Sandy I had Lucie and Paula from Ladies Lets Go Fishing participating in a group fishing excursion. The girls were great and each accomplished something that many of my anglers only dream of. A Backcountry Grand Slam! (tarpon, snook, redfish and sea trout). We fished from Coot Bay out to Shark River and back and had over a dozen snook, three redfish, three snook a 12 pound jack crevalle plus ladyfish and other jacks. The next trip it was it was cold and windy. I had Sandra and Don on board and again we fished in the backcountry where I have been doing well on snook, redfish, sea trout and small tarpon. On this trip just after Sandy the water was very fresh and dirty and the fishing reflected just that. By the end of the day we had nine snook to 9.5 pounds plus a small tarpon. No jacks, ladyfish, sea trout, redfish or snappers. The last Flamingo trip was a few days later and with calm and warm conditions. Baitfish schools that had been around were nowhere to be found. We managed to catch 20 pinfish that we used while fishing a lot of the coastal shorelines and creeks and creek mouths but caught only a 100 pound shark on 10 pound line and a few catfish, jacks and ladyfish. We move offshore looking for tripletail and had over 12 shots at fish to 10 pounds but only caught one a 14 inch fish. All of the others were not interested in us. Over some structure we had three schools of cobia pay us a visit. We hooked three and lost all three. Caught some more jacks, lost a goliath grouper and released some more sharks. In our last spot of the day we caught 6 sea trout to three pounds plus a bunch of ladyfish and jacks.
Well that catches us up for now!
I have a few open dates next week and if you want to get in on the Fall action give a call at 786-436-2064 or e-mail me at [email protected].
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I am often asked when is the best time to fish? Normally I answer with "When you Can". From now till December everyday no matter what the weather is is the best time to fish. Miss a day during the Fall Migration and you may have missed the best fishing of your life!
All of these fish were caught using Key Largo spinning rods, Daiwa Advantage spinning reels and Stren and P-Line lines.
What are you waiting for? Pick up the phone and lets go catch some fish!
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I have many open dates in my calendar so if you're interested in getting in on some hot snook and sea trout action give me a call at 786-436-2064 or drop me an e-mail at [email protected]. Let's set it up today!
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Miami Fishing Forecast:
Fishing Forecast:
I expect the fishing to be pretty consistent for the next three or four months with lots of SEA TROUT, JACK CREVALLES, LADYFISH, BARRACUDAS, SNOOK, TARPON in NORTH BISCAYNE BAY and OFFSHORE of MIAMI, KINGFISH, BLACKFIN TUNA, SAILFISH and DOLPHINS will be available on the calmer days and in FLAMINGO in EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK we always have a huge amount of wildlife like the WHITE PELICANS, ROSEATTE SPOONBILLS, SKIMMER BIRDS,GULLS, OSPREYS, EAGLES, TERNS, EGRETS, HERONS, ALLIGATORS, CROCODILES, BOTTLE NOSED DOLPHINS, MANATTEES, SHARKS and TURTLES and of course the wide variety of fish that migrate into FLORIDA BAY and the GULF waters during the cooler months of the year. SNOOK, TARPON, REDFISH, SEA TROUT, SHEEPSHEAD, TRIIPLETAIL, BLACK DRUM, SNAPPER, GOLIATH AND GAG GROUPER, POMOPANO, COBIA, MACKEREL, PERMITS, BLUEFISH and I'm sure I am leaving a few other fish species out will be available to all anglers at one time or another throughout the rest of Spring and into the summer. And don't forget about the freshwater fishing in the Glades. Any day now water levels will drop and the fish will move into the canals and LARGEMOUTH BASS AND LOTS OF PANFISH will be available.
Target Species:
SNOOK, TARPON, MACKEREL, TROUT, REDFISH, DOLPHINS, SAILFISH, SHARKS, COBIA
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