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North Biscayne Bay Fishing Report
Capt. Alan Sherman
January 13, 2007
Miami - Saltwater Fishing Report
FISHING NORTH & South Biscayne Bay, Offshore & Flamingo with,
Capt. Alan Sherman
Time for a fishing update! With the Holidays behind us things have slowed just enough for me to do some minor maintenance on my boat and trailer and a tune up on my Yamaha 200 HPDI outboard engine. The guys at Bob Hewes Boats in Miami were quick to get everything back in order after charters everyday for three weeks. My Minn Kota 36 volt trolling motor had been short on power and the guys at Master Repair in Stuart were quick to find one of my 12 volt batteries on the dead side and replaced the battery with a new one and now the quick strong power my 101 thrust trolling motor had is back.
Since my last report I have fished North Biscayne Bay inshore, South Biscayne Bay in the Finger Channels, offshore and Flamingo in Everglades National Park. With the unusual warm weather conditions fishing has been slow compared with last years fishing this time of the year except in Flamingo. Locally the fish just seem confused because water temperature had been as high as 77 degrees in the Bay. Lots of sea trout, a few jack crevalles, an occasional gag grouper and snook but not much else in North Biscayne Bay. Spanish mackerel have been hit and miss and offshore it has just been too rough to do anything. In South Biscayne Bay we had good grouper and snapper action in the channels but as the water warmed the fish moved back into the ocean. We did have steady action on mackerel and one day had a few pompano. In Flamingo with warm conditions snook and redfish plus sea trout, jacks and ladyfish were available on the outgoing tide around the flats with some nice tarpon action as well. Out in the Gulf mackerel fishing was non stop as long as the tide was running and a few pompano, bluefish, tripletail, lane, mangrove and small mutton snapper as well as ladyfish, jack crevalles, bluerunners and sharks made up the remainder of the catch. Weather conditions have cooled with a cold front during the early part of the week and then a strong cool northeasterly and east winds since have water temperatures dropping again. A strong front may make it into South Florida by the end of next week and that can only help fishing locally. Right now I have scattered openings for the next couple of months so give me a call and let’s set up a fishing charter.
Recent Catches:
Richard Bradshaw his dad Al and friend Jim Snell fished Flamingo in Florida Bay and the Gulf of Mexico and caught sea trout, snook, jack crevalles, Ladyfish, bluerunners, Spanish mackerel and snapper. At one time Richard and Jim had to get out of the boat and help me push the boat off of a shallow hard bottom flat.
Richard Weigar and his son William teamed up to catch loads of jack crevalles, a gag grouper, snook and sea trout fishing North Biscayne Bay during a 4 hour trip.
Joel Dockson, Neil Kapleman and Steve Magellan teamed up to catch over 50 sea trout to 20 inches fishing North Biscayne Bay
Paul Fass and his son Ian on a very windy day caught loads of sea trout to 20 inches fishing North Biscayne Bay. Gerald Miller and his friend Alan caught 6 Spanish mackerel and a few sharks while fishing South Biscayne Bay.
Fished Gregg Silver his wife Sandy and son’s Max and Danny in Flamingo in the Gulf of Mexico and in Florida Bay catching pompano, lots of mackerel, sea trout, jack crevalles, snapper and ladyfish.
Fished with my son Zach and my cousin Stewart in Flamingo in Florida Bay catching one redfish, lost and caught a snook, jumped a tarpon then moved out into the Gulf of Mexico and caught tripletail, sea trout, mutton, lane and mangrove snapper, ladyfish, sharks and more mackerel then we could count.
Jerry Chaves and his grandson Spencer caught 5 small mutton snappers, a lesser amberjack, Spanish mackerel and sea trout to 20 inches fishing just offshore and in North Biscayne Bay.
Richard Hayes Sr., Richard Hayes Jr. and nephew Derreck caught jacks, bluerunners, small snapper and grouper, and Spanish mackerel while fishing in the Finger Channels in South Biscayne Bay.
Mike Bonner and his wife Martha teamed up to catch 5 mutton snappers to 17”s, 6 groupers(black, gag and red), mangrove and yellowtail snappers, loads of grunts and 6 Spanish mackerel fishing in the Finger Channels in South Biscayne Bay.
Jamie Farrin and his son Brain and relatives Jack and Jordan fished Flamingo and caught 6 redfish, lost 2 tarpon to 80 pounds, over 30 ladyfish, 30 sea trout plus loads of jack crevalles. Jerry Chaves and his grandson Spencer fished North Biscayne Bay and caught sea trout, Spanish mackerel and jacks.
The Esquenazi family caught Spanish mackerel, pompano, jacks, bluerunners and small snappers fishing the Finger Channels of South Biscayne Bay.
The Dalton family fished the Finger Channels in South Biscayne Bay and caught small snappers, bluerunners, jacks, grunts, small groupers, bluefish and Spanish mackerel.
The Silver family from St. Pete fished Flamingo and caught, sea trout, snapper, jacks, bluerunners, ladyfish, Spanish mackerel and pompano fishing the Gulf waters of Flamingo.
Joe Guillo and his son Grant fished South Biscayne Bay and caught 4 groupers to 18 inches, 20 mutton snappers to 16 inches, bluerunners, grunts and bluefish in South Biscayne Bay.
Fished Michael Roberts and his son’s Benjamin and David in North Biscayne Bay and they caught over 20 sea trout to 20 inches during a ˝ day trip.
Fished PaulFass and his son in law Michael during a very windy day in North Biscayne Bay and caught Spanish mackerel, bluerunners and mangrove snapper.
Fished Sandy Weisberg and his friend Alan Pong in North Biscayne Bay and caught lots of jack crevalles to 5 pounds plus Spanish mackerel and mangrove snapper.
Fished Tommy Singer and his father in law Morti in Everglades City and caught redfish, ladyfish, sheepshead, snapper, jack crevalles and a 9 pound black drum.
Fished with my son Zachary who was on Christmas break from the University of Florida in Flamingo With winds to 25 miles per hour out of the north east and caught 3 out of 6 snook, 1 big redfish, trout, jacks, ladyfish and jumped one tarpon during a 4 hr. trip.
Gene Clasby his friend Bill and Gene’s son in-law Lance and Lance’s son caught Spanish mackerel, sea trout and snook fishing a 4 hr. trip in North Biscayne Bay.
Richard Wexner and his 3 friends fishing from Richards new 22’ Pathfinder caught 1 snook, 6 mackerel plus some small trout in North Biscayne Bay.
Jeff Weiss and Jay Pilch caught 5 snook to 30 ˝ inches, lost 2 big jack crevalles, caught 1 mackerel, 4 sea trout plus 2 snappers fishing North Biscayne Bay during an 8 hr, day trip.
Bill Howell caught close to 30 Spanish mackerel, plus bluefish and seatrout in North Biscayne Bay.
Fished Flamingo with my wife just before the holidays and Dana caught 2 of 3 snook to 30 inches and I got one as well all released plus a half dozen redfish all in just 4 hours.
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