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North Biscayne Bay Fishing Report
Capt. Alan Sherman
November 26, 2007
Miami - Saltwater Fishing Report
Hope Turkey Day was as good for you as it was for me, my family and friends but now its time to work off all of those extra pounds I gained and get back to fishing. The truth of the matter though is that I am normally busy during the Thanksgiving Holiday with charters and taking family members out for a quick fishing adventure before they head back to the places they live and this year was no different then any other. After a few cold fronts water temperatures have dropped a few degrees and many migratory fish have moved into South Florida. Baitfish continue to play cat and mouse with us in North Bay but the live shrimp that I have been buying are real nice in size and there has been enough baitfish schools that I have been able to Sabiki rig or catch with my Lee Fisher Cast Net. I am always asked a question in my business that I can always answer in one way and that question is “when is the best time to fish?” The answer is always the same and quite simple “when you can!” Predicting when the best fishing will take place is an impossible thing to predict. So many variables come into play that it is almost impossible to predict what a fish will do each day. My philosophy has always been the same. Get out on the water and keep an open game plan so you can go with the flow and adjust to what is happening that day. The plan doesn’t always work the way I would like but more times then not it does. North Biscayne Bay is probably the most difficult location I fish. It gets plenty of fishing pressure throughout the week and especially on the weekends. I grew up fishing in this part of the bay and I know it pretty well so I know that if given enough time I will eventually find a worthy fish or a school of fish to bend the rods for a good part of the trip. North Bay’s attraction is that it is close top home or hotels that a lot of my clients live in or are staying. A short drive to the boat ramp from most starting locations and fishing spots are normally within a short 15 minute run. It is a convenient place to fish. The sea trout to 6 pounds is the most numerous fish in North Bay but this time of the year Spanish & king mackerel to 6 pounds, bluefish, tarpon over 100 pounds, snook over 20 pounds, jacks to 15 pounds, bluefish, grouper to 10 pounds, snapper, ladyfish, pompano, sharks, barracudas and others may be available any day for the next 5 months. Almost everyday in North Bay my clients have caught small kingfish, Spanish mackerel from 1 to 5 pounds, bluefish, bluerunners, ladyfish, sea trout, snapper, grouper, jacks and a few snook. No two days have been the sane but neither has the weather and that can definitely make a difference. I have not fished in South Biscayne Bay as of yet this season but I expect the snappers, bluefish, groupers, jacks, mackerel, pompano and porgy’s to be plentiful in the Finger Channels. Flamingo remains the most consistent fishing area but requires a 2 hour drive each way by car. If this is something you can handle the experience is one you won’t forget soon. Loads of migratory birds have flown into the park and low tides around the flats have been a sight to behold. The Lodge in Flamingo is no longer open but there is good lodging in Florida City.
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Recent Catches:
Mark Block and his 6 yr. old son Will fishing a 4 hr. trip in North Biscayne Bay caught lots of small trout, jacks, snappers and lost a couple of mackerel. The fish were caught on live shrimp under a Cajun Thunder.
Brian & Fran Wexler of Miami fished in North Biscayne Bay and caught Spanish mackerel, king mackerel, bluerunners and jacks on Rapala Twitchin Raps and live herring under a Cajun Thunder.
Brian and Fran Wexler fishing 2 full days in Flamingo teamed up to catch 14 snook to 29”s, 15 redfish to 22”s, trout, over 20 jack crevalles to 6 pounds, ladyfish, catfish and snappers. The fish were caught on Hook Up Lures tipped with live shrimp and Gulp shrimp.
Dr. Ken Maryland and his brother Bob fished a full day in Flamingo and caught 12 snook to 30”s, 3 redfish, 1 black drum, snappers, jacks, ladyfish and catfish. The caught their fish on live shrimp under a Cajun Thunder and Hook Up Lures tipped with live shrimp and Gulp shrimp.
Fishing a 9 boat charter out of Key Biscayne Dave, Bob and Andy teamed up to catch over 30 Spanish and king mackerel, over 15 bluerunners plus a few sea trout on live shrimp under a Cajun Thunder and on Hook Up lures tipped with live shrimp.
Jim Weber his daughter Allie age 6 and his son Robert age 9 fishing North Biscayne Bay during a 4 hr. charter teamed up to catch small kingfish, bluerunners, jacks, Spanish mackerel and a bluefish. The fish were caught on live shrimp under a Cajun Thunder.
Dr. Norman Brooks and his life long friends Teddy and Bobby Schull fished Flamingo and caught cero and Spanish mackerel top 5 pounds, jacks, ladyfish, catfish, and one small redfish. The fish were caught on Hook Up lures tipped with shrimp and Gulp shrimp and on live shrimp under a Cajun Thunder.
Eric Gaston and his wife Allison fishing a 4 hr. trip in North Biscayne Bay caught Spanish and small king mackerel, bluerunners, jacks and a mutton snapper with most of the fish being caught on fly.
Fishing with my son Zach and my daughter’s boyfriend Daniel in Biscayne Bay we caught over 30 Spanish and king mackerel, dozens of bluerunners, bluefish, gag and black groupers 8 pounds and 4 snook in the 24 to 26 inch range. The fish were caught on Cajun Thunders and live pilchards, free lined pilchards and Rapala Twitchin Raps.
Fishing with my son Zach, my nephew Alexander and Daniel in Flamingo we teamed up to catch 9 snook with two in the 29 to 30 inch range, 6 redfish to 25 inches, lots of sea trout, Spanish mackerel, jacks, ladyfish, catfish and Daniel brought an estimated 100 pound tarpon that ate a Hook Up lure tipped with a Gulp shrimp to the leader before the fish ran off and spit the hook. The remainder of the fish were caught on Rapala Twitchin Raps, Hook Up lure with Gulp shrimp and Cajun Thunders with a live pilchards.
Richard Minty his wife Marlene and Cole 11 and Jessica 6 fished North Biscayne Bay during a 4 hr. charter and caught dozens of jacks, Spanish and king mackerel, bnluerunners plus ladyfish, pinfish, sea robins and sea trout to 18 inches. They fished with a live shrimp under a Cajun Thunder.
Check out my report in the Miami Herald’s Sports section under Fishing Updates each Thursday, the Florida Sportsman magazines South Florida Internet Fishing Report, my monthly South Florida Fishing Report in the Florida Sportsman Magazine or tune into the Florida Sportsman Magazines Live Radio Show on WMCU 1080 on the AM dial a 50,000 watt radio station every Saturday morning from 7 to 8 AM. Check out my new web site and see the monthly catches! 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 WMCU 1080 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 Too out of Whale Harbor Marina, Capt. Mark Schmidt on the Sundancer out of Murray’s marina in Key West and Capt. Wayne Conn on The Reward Fleet, Captain jay Cohen on the Spellbound out of Haulover Marina and more.
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“Tight Lines & Great Fishing” Get Em on The "GET EM" Capt. Alan Sherman “Get Em” Sportfising Charters Inc. Cell 786-436-2064 Home 305-757-5503 www.getemsportfishing.com
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