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Miami, Florida - Offshore
Capt. Mark Houghtaling
June 5, 2000
Miami - Saltwater Fishing Report
Fishing has been typical for this time of year. The most prominent fishing has
been for Dolphin. Anglers are still finding good numbers of Dolphin in 400 ft
out to 1200 feet of water. There has been plenty of weedlines and the fish
have been searching for food beneath it. There seems to be a fewer amount of
big fish than what we have been seeing in the weeks gone by. The average
size of the fish being caught has been from four to five pounds. However,
Capt. Frank Godwin on the “Sonny Boy” ( 305-323-1395) found a husky 43
pound bull Dolphin pushing a wake down a weedline Saturday afternoon. He
said he was surprised to see the fish considering so many people have been
fishing so many tournaments, they have been putting heavy pressure on the
fish. Other anglers are having no problem catching their limit of fish.
Along the edge of the reef, anglers are still finding a few Kings and Sailfish.
Kingfishing has been better in the morning and the Sailfish have been
showing up in the afternoon. Bottom fishing is good. The Yellowtail action
has been good on the deeper reefs outside of Key Largo. Fisherman using
chum mixed with sand are having better action. It’s is a messy ordeal, but the
sand helps the chum drift deeper down to the fish, bringing them up to your
boat quicker. Also anglers in the “know” take a handful of chum and sand
and make a ball around their bait. They then take a couple of wraps with their
fishing line, around the ball. By dropping this ball overboard, it will sink
down to the fish. When a short tug is given, the chum ball breaks apart and
exposes the bait. Fresh cut bait is best. Ballyho and Pilchards make excellent
baits. Always drop a live bait overboard and keep it on the bottom. Big
Grouper love Yellowtail and will congregate around your chumline in search
of an easy meal. Drop a smaller Yellowtail (legal size is 12 inches) to the
bottom on a 50 pound rig. Black Grouper can’t resist them. Look for Mutton
Snapper to be hanging around the same area. The week before the full moon
should be best. Speaking of full moons, night time fishing for Snapper should
be great during the upcoming full moon. Mangrove Snapper should be
spawning during the next moon. They will be in the same area off Key Largo
but will bite better at night. You will find many of the Snappers over five
pounds.
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