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North Biscayne Bay Fishing Report
Capt. Alan Sherman
February 20, 2006
Miami - Saltwater Fishing Report
Fishing North Biscayne Bay, South Biscayne Bay, Flamingo and Offshore
with Capt. Alan Sherman
Time for a fishing update. Hope everybody had a great time at the Miami Boat Show. So much to see and so many new products to think about buying. One that caught my eye right away was the StowMaster Saltwater Series Precision landing Net. If you’re like me you can never find a good place on your boat to stow your landing net. All of the good ones are so big and always in the way. After looking at the StowMaster net it was love at first sight. When folded it will easily stow away in any ones rod locker. www.stowmaster.net
Anyway I have fished a lot of clients recently and the fishing has been quite good. North Biscayne Bay has had a lot of sea trout with some really nice fish mixed in with the small ones. Shrimp under a Cajun Thunder has been almost as effective as a ¼ oz red or chartreuse Hook Up Lure and a plastic shrimp tail with a piece of Fishbites added for scent. Along with the trout a few jack crevalles, ladyfish and pompano have been mixed in. Something that has troubled me lately in North Biscayne Bay is the vanishing grass flats. I’m not sure why they are disappearing but I am seeing a lot of bare spots on many of the grass flats. Could be from Hurricane Wilma or manatees but I think it probably is from boat props and large cast nets. Further south in the finger channels south of Key Biscayne we have been doing very well on an assortment of fish like pompano, bonefish, mutton snapper, black and gag grouper, Spanish mackerel, bluefish, bluerunners and small sharks. On the ocean side of Miami we had lots of King mackerel and dolphin action. Tarpon have been hitting real good off of the beaches during the late afternoons.
The Florida Bay boat ramp in Flamingo is open on one side finally and fishing there has been very good. On Saturday this past week we fished off of Sandy Key and caught small sharks and bluefish then moved into one of the creeks along the Gulf side creeks and had a few bites but no takers then ended up around Conchie Channel where small trout, ladyfish and jack crevalles ate every bait that hit the water. On Sunday we fished a few miles further southwest of Sandy Key and the Spanish mackerel were thick. The mackerel ate every shrimp that hit the water until my guys begged me to give their arms a break and fish for something else. We then fished close to Sandy Key and caught ladyfish, jack crevalles and nice sized sea trout until it was time to come in.
Looking for something to do on Saturday March 11th then sign up for The Mast Academy High Schools 3rd Annual PTSA Fishing Tournament. Captain’s Meeting on Friday March 10th. Fun fishing, great prizes, great barbecue and all for the kids. For more information call Suzanne Levinson at 305-376-4676 or go to http://mast.dade.k12.fl.us
Recent Catches:
Jerry Chaves and his fishing buddy Jerry Miller fishing off of Key Biscayne Bay caught 20 bluefish, small mutton snappers, 4 yellowtail snappers, yellowjacks, bluerunners and small sharks.
Clifton Rose and his son Gordon fishing off of Key Biscayne Bay caught bluerunners, 3 pompano, 2 Spanish mackerel and 1 small bonefish.
Tom Singer and his friends Joe and Sue caught 15 different species of fish fishing off of Key Biscayne bay in the Finger Channels and offshore. They also had a shot at a nice sailfish but the sailfish only hit the bait with its bill before swimming off.
Clifton Rose and his son in law Bruno caught 2 bluefish, 2 Spanish mackerel, 5 sea trout, dozens of bluerunners and yellowjacks plus a bunch of small mangrove snapper fishing the finger channels off of Key Biscayne.
Mike Pelligrini and his friend Josh caught 6 dolphin and 3 king mackerel and lost a small sailfish fishing a half-day trip lout of Bakers Haulover.
Jose Gonzalez his son Tomas and granddad Jose fished Flamingo and caught Spanish mackerel till their arms tired then turned their attention to sea trout. Sharks, ladyfish and jack crevalles.
Check out my weekly South Florida Fishing Report at www.florida sportsman.com and my monthly South Florida Fishing Report in The Florida Sportsman Magazine each month. We continue to broadcast the Florida Sportsman Magazine Live on WKAT 1360 AM every Sat. morning from 7 to 8 AM. where we get up to the minute fishing forecasts from some of the top Capt.’s in South Florida like Capt. Jimbo Thomas on the Thomas Flyer, Capt. Bouncer Smith on Bouncers Dusky, Capt Skip Bradeen on the Blue Chips Two out of Whale Harbor Marina, Capt. Wayne Conn on The Reward Fleet, the Newport Fishing Pier and more.
“Tight Lines & Great Fishing” Capt. Alan Sherman “Get Em” Charters Inc. 786-436-2064 305-757-5503 www.getemsportfishing.com Sponsors:Yamaha, Bob Hewes Boats, Minn Kota, Lowrance Electronics, Daiwa, Ande Lines, Precision Tackle, Capt. Hank Brown’s Hook Up Lures, Hydro Glow Lights, Ono’s Bi focal Sunglasses, Saltwater Assassins, Fishbites, Key Largo Rods, Lee Fisher Cast Nets, Rugged Shark Boat Shoes.
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