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North Biscayne Bay Fishing Report
Capt. Alan Sherman
March 22, 2006
Miami - Saltwater Fishing Report
Fishing North Biscayne Bay, South Biscayne Bay, Flamingo and Offshore with Capt. Alan Sherman
Wow! Where do I start? Have had a very busy schedule for the past month or so with Boat Shows, Yamaha photo shoots, Mast Academy’s Annual Fishing Tournament, writing fishing reports, Florida Sportsman Magazine’s Live Radio Show and of course fishing and you probably thought the life of a fishing guide was easy!
Fishing in South Florida has been about as good as it gets and with my new 22’ Pathfinder I have been able to fish so many different South Florida fisheries that even on a bad weather day I have been able to put my clients in an area that has hungry fish and somewhat sheltered waters. On calm days we have fished offshore of Miami and Key Biscayne targeting the plentiful schools of king mackerel and dolphin that have been and will continue to migrate along our South Florida coast. While offshore we have had shots at sailfish, amberjacks, bonita, snapper and grouper. On the days that the winds have come up we have fished off of Key Biscayne in the finger channels and have had steady action on Spanish mackerel, bluefish, pompano, jack crevalles, bluerunners, snapper and grouper and then in North Biscayne Bay speckled sea trout have been consistent and just recently sea trout have started spawning and are traveling in schools with many of the fish over 20 inches. Large jack crevalles with some as big as 18 pounds are roaming North Biscayne Bay and an occasional big tarpon have eaten our rigs that were intended for sea trout. Now that the Florida Bay boat ramps are open at Flamingo we have been fishing the outside of Florida Bay with great success on snook, redfish, sea trout, jack crevalles and ladyfish. The week of March 27th will allow great snook fishing in Flamingo.
For the next 3 months the Spring Migration will be taking place and all of the migratory fish that moved south during the fall to flee the colder water temperatures are now heading north so expect lots of king mackerel some as big as 50 pounds, Spanish mackerel, bluefish, pompano, sailfish, dolphin, blackfin tuna and bonita to be feeding on the migrating baitfish schools from the beaches on out to the Gulf Stream. Inshore in North Biscayne Bay large spawning sea trout will be hungry and aggressive with big Spanish mackerel, king mackerel, bluefish, pompano, large jack crevalles, ladyfish, tarpon and a return of the daytime snook fishing with the warmer water temperatures. In Flamingo you have until the end of April to get a snook for the dinner table before the West coast snook season closes until September 1st. Some of the best snook fishing will take place from mid April through out the summer months in Flamingo. Sea trout will be big and spawning and redfish will be plentiful out of Flamingo.
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.
If you haven’t booked a trip with me already for the up coming Spring season then give me a call and lets get you out for a special fishing adventure on the “Get Em”.
Recent Catches:
Fred Singer, Marvin Davis and Marvin’s wife Sidell caught and released over 20 speckled sea trout in North Biscayne Bay on a 4 hr. outing.
Steve Ziegler and his 9 yr. Old son Zach caught all the sea trout they could handle with Zach catching the biggest a fat 3 pounder in North Biscayne Bay on a 4 hr. trip.
Paul Sorti and his buddy Woody fishing in South Biscayne Bay caught pompano, 6 Spanish mackerel, 6 bluefish, 1 small king mackerel, 1 red grouper and loads of bluerunners on a ½ day of fishing.
David McNamara his wife Karis and David’s dad Rodger fishing in South Biscayne Bay caught 6 red grouper to 18”s, 4 small mutton snappers, bluerunners, grunts and a 1 Spanish mackerel.
Jerry Chaves and his fishing buddy Jerry Miller caught loads of Spanish mackerel, king mackerel and bonita fishing just offshore of Haulover Inlet on a ¾ day trip.
Jim Turner and his son Jim Jr. fishing out of Flamingo caught speckled sea trout, black drum, jack crevalles and ladyfish on Hook Up Lures and plastic shrimp tails tipped with a piece of Fishbites for scent till their arms were aching.
Dick Dalton fishing North Biscayne Bay on a half day trip caught sea trout to 3 lbs. and an 18.5 lb. jack crevalle on a Rapala X Rap plug.
Fishing with my son Zach on Spring Break in Flamingo we went 2 for 4 on snook to 10 lbs. on Hook Up Lures tipped with live shrimp, 1 redfish, mangrove snapper, sea trout, ladyfish and jack crevalles.
Stanley Angel, Jerry Chaves and Morey Moss fishing off of Key Biscayne in the finger channels caught Spanish mackerel, jack crevalles, loads of mangrove snappers and bluerunners then went offshore and went 0 for 6 on large king mackerel.
Gene Clasby and his fishing buddy Bill caught all the speckled sea trout they could handle on Cajun Thunders and live pilchards in North Biscayne Bay on a half-day trip.
Fishing with my wife Dana and my son Zach off of Miami in the ocean we caught loads of dolphin to 8 lbs., plus as many king mackerel and bonitas as we cared to catch. Many of the fish were caught on Rapala X Rap plugs.
Douglas Mendenhall his son DJ and Doug’s brother teamed up to catch dolphin to 6 lbs., and loads of king mackerel and bonitas just offshore of Haulover Inlet.
Martin and Kim Chandler of Margate turned a ½ day trip into an 8 hr. trip while fishing in 15 to 20 mph south winds in North Biscayne Bay. They caught 1 small king mackerel, gag & black grouper, mangrove and lane snappers plus over 30 speckled sea trout to 21”s. Most of the trout were over 16”s.
“Tight Lines & Great Fishing”
Capt. Alan Sherman
“Get Em” Charters Inc.
cell 786-436-2064 home 305-757-5503
www.getemsportfishing.com
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