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Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County
Capt. Dave Kostyo
June 13, 2003
Miami - Saltwater Fishing Report
FINALLY, Dolphin in the Haulover Area
The GOOD NEWS is that the dolphin have finally shown up in the Haulover area. It actually started on Monday and has been fairly consistent since. One day they are in the 400-500 foot range, the next they are out 8 miles, and still on another day 12 miles out. The key has been birds and scattered grass areas. The size has been varying from grasshopper to large schoolies. Just remember that if you come across a school of the small ones, take 1 or 2 and then search for some larger ones. Give the small ones a chance to grow and reproduce.
On Monday (6/9) we did the small bottom fish thing. With three children on board, constant action was needed to keep them busy. As is usual, the youngest boy caught the most fish. Even Dad and his associate were having a tough time keeping up. By late morning, everyone was getting tired and exhausted from pulling in fish and the heat. What did we catch? Grunts, triggerfish, small yellowtail snapper, and wrasse. It put smiles on their faces and the excitement was contagious. It's a great way to get small children excited about fishing.
Thursday (6/12) my customer had a cold and only had 2 hours of sleep after flying in to Miami and meeting his wife. Bait fishing was a bit on the tough side, however, we finally got enough pilchards to do the job. Even with seas of 3-5 feet and SE winds @ 15-20, he was dozing off while we were running. A bonito kept him busy for a while on a 12# plug outfit. Next, it was the downrigger and a fish that dumped 3/4's of the line before the leader broke. There was major chaffing from rubbing against the fishes body. Another downrigger strike, but this time we didn't hook up and then a nice 5# dolphin ate the kite bait. We called it an early day so Brian Tracey from Fort Wayne, Indiana could get back to his hotel and get some much needed rest. The Chef at his hotel prepared the dolphin for dinner.
On Friday (6/13), a much rested Brian was ready to fish. We started in 400' off the Twins and when we got to 390', his wife caught another 5# dolphin that could have been the twin of the one Brian caught yesterday. Then in 290', the downrigger got hit. During the fight, we got rained on, had to pull the kite in, and his wife caught another dolphin that had hit the kite bait. Brian's fish finally surfaced and it was a 20# blackfin tuna. They were certainly going to keep the Chef at their hotel busy preparing dolphin and tuna for dinner again this evening.
I'll be doing a seminar at the FishStocks event tomorrow (6/14) and Sunday (6/15). Then, it will be tarpon fishing tomorrow evening, dolphin fishing on Monday, and back to tarpon fishing on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. I'll keep you posted.
Captain Dave
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