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Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County
Capt. Dave Kostyo
April 23, 2003
Miami - Saltwater Fishing Report
Good Kingfish & Tarpon Action
Let's get straight to the fishing action.
Saturday evening (4/19) Frank and Sarah McIntire were out for a tarpon trip. On their last trip with me, Sarah caught her first sailfish and their two sons each caught a dolphin. Frank never got a chance to even hold a rod, so this trip, he was the prime angler. He was anxious to do battle with a tarpon. Little did he know, but that he was about to get more than he expected. Government Cut was the place and a crab did the trick. During the dusk period, the 100# tarpon ate and headed straight for the main channel. We beat the fish to the drop off and the real battle began. One hour and 15 minutes later, Frank was very relieved when I released the fish. He was sore and stiff, but a very happy angler. You picked on a big one Frank. A couple of drifts after that produced no more strikes.
Monday morning (4/21) Paul Sagsvee along with his two sons and daughter wanted some rod bending action. Species of fish was not important. We started straight out from Haulover in 140'. The NNE/NE winds @ 11-15 mph gave us some very pleasant 1-2 foot seas. Using live pilchards on 12 & 20 pound spinning outfits, we caught 7 kingfish in the 10-25 pound range. The action took place in the 100'-120' depth range and we fished as far south as the Lotus range. The largest kingfish (25#) was caught by 7 year old Joey, who is the youngest family member. The fish was almost as long as he was tall.
Monday evening (4/21) it was back to the tarpon action. Dave and Kim Gates from Ft. Lauderdale gave Kim's dad Joe Callaert from Freehold, NJ a birthday present of an evening of tarpon fishing. Joe and his wife, Linda were looking forward to some good tarpon action after hearing all the stories. As I say, "the pressure is on." The fish were rolling in good numbers. On our second drift, the shrimp, suspended under a float to keep it away from the bottom critters, go eaten by a 90# tarpon. Joe got his first chance at a tarpon. It cooperated by not running to the main channel. After numerous pictures, the tarpon was released and Joe was hooked on tarpon fishing. After dark, the crab got eaten next. This time Kim Gates experienced the deep fighting tactics of a tarpon as it made straight for the main channel. She showed the tarpon who was boss and whipped the 60# fish in short order. Then, on the last drift of the evening, another crab got eaten and Joe caught and released his second (70#) tarpon. It was another great family fishing outing with many memories made. As Joe put it "A GREAT TRIP WITH THE FAMILY AND THREE TARPON ACTION, TOO! I'm hooked. It's tarpon fishing for me."
Tuesday evening (4/22) and a GREAT BIG "THANK YOU" to everyone who attended the MET Booster Banquet. Without your support, the MET could not remain the largest free fishing tournament in the world.
Captain Dave
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