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North Biscayne Bay Fishing Report
Capt. Alan Sherman
October 6, 2006
Miami - Saltwater Fishing Report
FISHING NORTH & SOUTH BISCAYNE BAY & OFFSHORE
with Capt. Alan Sherman
It has been brought to my attention that I have not updated my fishing report in sometime and I apologize for that, so lets get updated. The long awaited run of finger mullet is taking place as we speak. Finger mullet have been plentiful along the Gulf coast from Lostmans River east into Florida Bay sparking fantastic action on snook, redfish, large jack crevalles, large ladyfish, tripletail, tarpon, goliath grouper and sharks. From afar it is possible to see scattering finger mullet schools take to the air trying to get out of the way of hungry predators. Catches of over 20 snook and 50 redfish in a day of fishing Florida bay and the Gulf shorelines and creeks out of Flamingo have not been uncommon. Closer to home in North Biscayne Bay schools of finger mullet have worked their way into the bay via Port Everglades Inlet, Haulover Inlet and Government Cut. Large jack crevalles some as big as 15 pounds, snook, barracuda, tarpon, ladyfish, sea trout and some very large bull and blacktip sharks have been feeding on these mullet schools. Spanish mackerel and small bluefish that have followed the baitfish schools south have also been available. The strong northeasterly winds of the past week have dirtied the inshore and offshore waters but these conditions will clear up soon and hot fishing will be taking place on a daily basis until water temperatures start dropping dramatically with the first few significant cold fronts that should take place sometime in late November. Offshore fishing will take off with the first large schools of migrating Spanish & king mackerel. The strong winds will be pushing in lots of magical debris that accumulate along the Gulf Stream’s edge attracting some of the best dolphin action in recent months and now you won’t have to travel 20 to 30 miles offshore to find them. Add in wahoo and sailfish and you have some great fishing to look forward to.
Don’t forget to check out the Florida Sportsman Fishing Show this weekend.
When: Sat. and Sun., Oct 7-8, 2006
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sat., 10. a.m. to 5 p.m. Sun.
Where: Miami-Dade County Fair & Exposition
(Formerly Tamiami Youth Fairgrounds)
10901 Coral Way, Miami
Admission: $7 adults, children 12 and under free with parent. Look for discount coupons in the Magazine or below.
Recent Catches:
Jerry Chaves and Tommy Singer teamed up to catch over 12 snook to 30”s and over 24 redfish to 28”s plus 2 tripletail in the 8 to 10 pound class. They also caught jack crevalles, ladyfish and sharks fishing in Flamingo.
Terry Morejon and her fishing buddy Harry went 2 for 3 on tarpon in North Biscayne Bay. They also caught barracudas and jack crevalles.
Craig Myers and his wife Gail during 2 half-day trips caught 6 gaffer-sized dolphin, lost a tarpon and caught loads of jack crevalles, bluerunners and Spanish mackerel.
Fred Lineman and his son and grandson teamed up to catch loads of jack crevalles, a small snook on a Twitchin Rap, mangrove snapper, a small black grouper, bluerunners and a bunch of Spanish mackerel in North Biscayne Bay.
Tighe Shommer fishing in North Biscayne Bay in 15 to 25 mile per hour winds lost 5 large fish of which 2 were jack crevalles in the 10-pound class and a possible snook in the same size plus 2 mystery fish. The action was on finger mullet.
Tommy Singer and Jerry Chaves fishing in Flamingo in northeasterly winds up to 25 miles per hour fished protected shorelines and lost a 70 pound tarpon that ate a Hook Up lure with a shrimp tail and a piece of Fishbites for scent after 2 jumps. The fish cut the 30-pound mono leader. They later caught sea trout, ladyfish, jack crevalles to 6 pounds, 3 – 20” redfish and went 4 for 7 on snook to 28”s. The biggest fish were caught on Hook Up lures tipped with live finger mullet and Rapala Twitchin Raps.
Check out my weekly South Florida Fishing Report at www.floridasportsman.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. cell 786-436-2064 home 305-757-5503 www.getemsportfishing.com
Sponsors:Yamaha, Bob Hewes Boats, Minn Kota, Lowrance Electronics, Daiwa, General Motors & Chevrolet, Rapala, Mustad, 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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