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Miami, Florida - Offshore
Capt. Mark Houghtaling
June 4, 2001
Miami - Saltwater Fishing Report
You may have missed it! Two weeks ago every fisherman in Dade County
was telling tales of incredible Dolphin fishing offshore. Anglers were
boasting about the dozens of Dolphin they caught, and all of them were over
five pounds, and many of them were over twenty and thirty pounds. Is it
over? I’m not sure, but this week Dolphin fishing took a giant step
backwards, because it has fallen off to almost non-existent Dolphin fishing.
If you can find Dolphin, there is a good chance they may not be over two
pounds. Could the last two weeks of fishing been the bulk of our Dolphin
fishing season? I doubt it. I think we may just be in-between a wave of fish.
Possibly in the next week or two, we will have another wave of fish come
through and again have terrific action. But just because the action for
Dolphin may have fallen off, doesn’t mean there is nothing to fish for
offshore. While the Dolphin hunters were offshore finding empty pockets, a
few live bait anglers resorted to wintertime tactics, and fished the edge of the
Gulf Stream with kites and live baits, and did surprisingly well. To their
surprise there are still a large number of Sailfish along the edge of the stream.
Along with the Sails have been Blackfin Tuna, Kingfish, Cobia, Bonita,
Dolphin, ‘Cudas, and Mutton Snapper on the bottom. Many captains found
the action to be as good as a good winter bite.
Night fishing should start picking up for Mangrove Snapper along the edge
of the reef. Anglers fishing the drop off from forty feet to eighty feet of water
should do well while anchoring and chumming for the Grey Snapper. You
will typically find action better during the week of the full moon. The Cubera
Snapper should also bite during the next full moon. North Key Largo will be
the best action. Live Blue Crabs will be the bait of choice since lobster season
will still be closed.
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