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North Biscayne Bay Fishing Report
Capt. Alan Sherman
August 7, 2006
Miami - Saltwater Fishing Report
Fishing North Biscayne Bay, South Biscayne Bay, Offshore and Flamingo
with Capt. Alan Sherman
Hot! Hot! Hot! That holds true for the weather and the fishing. Yes I know you have been hearing about the summer doldrums and yes that is true for a lot of fishermen but if you know where to go and when to fish you can easily turn the summer doldrums into the summer hot fishing.
For the next two months we can expect similar conditions with temperatures getting into the 90’s by mid afternoon making late mornings and early afternoons quite unbearable. As bad as this sounds for the South Florida fisherman it does not mean that you have to give up fishing for the next two months it means that you have to change your fishing strategy. First to get around the heat of the day you must take advantage of the coolest part of the day mornings, late afternoons and evenings. When fishing locally in North Biscayne Bay and offshore of Miami as well as in South Biscayne Bay the key is to being on the water early say 7AM and fishing until 11AM. At this time you can expect water temperatures to be six to 10 degrees cooler then late morning or afternoon. If you are a late riser then plan on being on the water by 4 or 5PM where water temperatures will be dropping slowly as the sun sets and if you have the time you may want to fish right into the night. In South Biscayne Bay bonefish can be seen tailing on the last of the outgoing and first of the incoming during the first few hours of the mornings and then again in the late afternoons. Offshore we have residential king mackerel and bonito that have been very active in the mornings and dolphin. Fishing in Flamingo I take a different approach. Because it takes me 2 hours to drive to Flamingo I usually go for the whole day. Yes it is hot in Flamingo this time of the year but you can get around the heat by going early and ending the day around 3 in the afternoon. Summer fishing in Flamingo has been outstanding with the spawning of snook and the large schools of redfish that have been in the same areas as the snook and then add to the list tarpon, snapper, jack crevalles and ladyfish, goliath grouper and tripletail and if the weather is nice you can slide out into the open Gulf of Mexico and target permit, cobia, Spanish mackerel and sharks.
Recent Catches:
Paul Fass and his son in law David teamed up to catch sharks and barracudas while fishing off of South Biscayne Bay. The duo had several shots at tailing and cruising bonefish and then late in the afternoon missed a few hits by small to medium tarpon. The guys were using Daiwa Capricorn spinning reels loaded with 8 - pound mono on a Key Largo Rod.
Steve Persanpieri fishing by himself missed out on a large school of bonefish that stayed just outside of casting range but did manage catching sharks and barracudas before missing a couple of shots at small tarpon in South Biscayne Bay.He was using Daiwa Capricorn spinning reels loaded with 8 pound mono on a Key Largo Rod.
On busman’s holiday fishing in the ocean with my wife Dana and son Zachary off of Government Cut we caught 8 vermillion snappers a bonito and a 29-pound cobia on a Rapala Twitchin Rap plug.
On another busman’s holiday fishing with my 12 year old nephew Alexander and his sister Katherine in the ocean off of Government Cut we caught 7 vermillion snappers and a Creole snapper plus an estimated 100 pound manta ray that took over an hour and a half to land and release.
Jerry Cohen and Donald Kaplan fishing in North Biscayne Bay during an early morning half-day trip missed over a dozen hits by small tarpon and jack crevalles and then caught small trout and loads of barracudas. The guys were using live threadfin herring under a Cajun Thunder hooked to a Mustad #1 long shank hook number C68S-SS and Daiwa Capricorn spinning reel loaded with 8 pound mono on a Key Largo Rod.
During the Lobster Mini Season my son and his friends Chris and Amatti caught close to 20 legal lobsters.
Fishing a full day in Flamingo Rich Moore and his buddy Ken Gillette caught over 12 snook to 26”s, over 20 redfish to 27 1/2 “s jumped a 60 to 70 lb. tarpon that ate a live ladyfish plus jack crevalles and catfish. The snook and reds were caught on Hank Brown red & white 3/8 ounce bucktail jigs tipped with a piece of Fishbites for scent, Rapala Twitchin Raps and Hook Up Lures tipped with a live pilchard. The guys were using Daiwa Capricorn spinning reels loaded with 8 pound mono on a Key Largo Rod.There were no mosquitos!
Fishing North Biscayne Bay Hosey Hernandez, his 5 yr. old son Max and Hosey’s girlfriend Nicole landed eight Spanish mackerel a dozen jack crevalles and a bunch of ladyfish using live threadfin herring fished under a Cajun Thunder during a 4-hour trip.
During a late afternoon early evening trip in North Biscayne Bay my family and my nephew Alexander and niece Katherine teamed up to catch Spanish mackerel, ladyfish, bluefish, jack crevalles, rays, mangrove, mutton and lane snappers and then finished the trip with a snook and Alexander’s first landed tarpon. The mackerel and jacks were caught using live threadfin herring under a Cajun Thunder hooked to a Mustad #1 long shank hook number C68S-SS and the tarpon and snook were caught on a Mustad 1/0 C68S-SS hook and a Daiwa Capricorn spinning reel loaded with 8 pound mono on a Key Largo Rod.
During a late afternoon early evening trip Alex Shub and his 13 year old daughter Missy and her 8 year old brother David fishing in North Biscayne Bay teamed up to catch 5 Spanish mackerel, plenty of jack crevalles, ladyfish, lane and mutton snappers and then finished the trip off with Missy catching her first ever snook a 9 pounder and David catching his first tarpon a 13 - pounder. The mackerel and jacks were caught using live threadfin herring under a Cajun Thunder hooked to a Mustad #1 long shank hook number C68S-SS and the tarpon and snook were caught on a Mustad 1/0 C68S-SS hook and a Daiwa Capricorn spinning reel loaded with 8 pound mono on a Key Largo Rod.
Check out my South Florida weekly fishing report on The Florida Sportsman Magazine's Internet fishing report at www.floridasportsman.com and my monthly South Florida Action Spotters Report in the Florida Sportsman Magazine also tine into Florida Sportsman Radio Live every Saturday from 7 to 8AM on WKAT 1360 AM where you can hear the top Captains in South Florida give the listeners updated fishing reports and tips. Host Capt. Alan Sherman, Capt. Jim Anson , Capt. Pete Silot and Rick Berry of Key Largo Rods.
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