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Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County
Capt. Dave Kostyo
February 16, 2003
Miami - Saltwater Fishing Report
Whether You Fish Inshore or Offshore, The Action is GOOD!!
I have been very busy with fishing trips and the Miami Boat Show since my last report. This is the first opportunity I have had to bring everyone up to date with what has been going on with Knot Nancy Fishing Charters.
One of the more unusual trips I have had was with 3 anglers who were not interested in going after sails, kings, dolphin, or tarpon. They were extremely happy with catching grunts, triggerfish, and nurse sharks. It just goes to show that everyone has different tastes in fishing. The trip was a riot. They each had their own mark for their fish and the contest was who could catch the most fish. I'm not sure whether it was Mr. No Mark, Mr. One on the Head, or Mr. Two on the Head. Regardless, they each had a ball catching fish after fish.
Jeff Godel and his friend Keith Zelles from Voorhees and Beach Haven, NJ fished a 7 am till 7 pm trip. After catching half a dozen dolphin, we concentrated on finding a sailfish for Keith. The sail found a flatline bait and Keith caught his first sailfish. Later in the day a larger dolphin ate a kite bait and a large bonito found the deep bait. Moving inshore, Keith caught and released his first tarpon on our first drift. Next drift it was a spanish mackerel. The fourth drift had Jeff hooked up to a 55# tarpon and after a very exciting battle we released his fish and called it a good days fishing.
The next morning, the wind picked up drastically and unfortunately, one of the young angler's was overcome with motion sickness. All was not lost, as we moved inshore to the protection of the jetties and caught the young man a barracuda. The action was caught on video by his Dad and the angler's comments were "This fish sure pulls hard".
One of the slower nights of tarpon fishing had Peter Pillone from Hollywood, FL catching and releasing his first tarpon on the very last drift of the evening. Another night, just before we were going to move into the Bay, we hooked up and released a dandy of a tarpon. It too, was the only tarpon of the evening and just before coming in, we added a 2 1/2 pound ladyfish.
A few nights, the wind was blowing so hard that we fished for tarpon in the Bay. It required just a bit of searching, however, when we found them, we had 6 fish one night and 3 fish the following night.
After working the Boat Show with Whitewater Boats on Saturday, we went tarpon fishing. The good bite took place earlier in the evening from the reports I received. The windy weather during the day calmed down so we had fairly comfortable conditions at Haulover Inlet. Despite this, on of the anglers started feeling the effects of motion sickness and after hanging in for a few drifts, we moved into the Bay were we found another tarpon that made our evening.
Another day at the Boat Show with Eagle Claw and Whitewater and that brings us up to date. I'll be at the Boat Show again tomorrow and tarpon fishing in the evening. This coming Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, I'll be at the Bass Pro Shop's Spring Classic at Ft. Lauderdale. Come by the Shakespeare display and we can talk some fishing.
To sum it up, offshore there are sailfish, some dolphin, and some kingfish. One day the sail action is hot way down (Triumph Reef) south, the next day it happens off Key Biscayne, another it is the Government Cut area, and yet another, they are everywhere. Inshore, the tarpon fishing remains great off Haulover Inlet and throw in the Bay when it is to windy for the outside. Just remember that the best tide in the Bay is by far the outgoing.
I have a few openings remaining for February and March, so give me a call if you want to get out and take in some good fishing action.
Captain Dave
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