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Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County
Capt. Dave Kostyo
June 26, 2003
Miami - Saltwater Fishing Report
Dolphin continue to make a strong showing offshore. Most fish are being found in the 10-15 mile range. Meanwhile, back in on the reef the bonito action has been fast and furious during the morning hours. Multiple hookups are the norm when the bonito zero in on your baits. Whether you use 6, 8, 12, or 20 pound tackle, your arms are sure to get a good workout. Late afternoon action for sailfish has been very good. Find some clean blue water with current and it won't take long before you get your reward. Inshore, the tarpon action at Government Cut is becoming very hit or miss. When they are there, crabs will get the strikes. When they aren't, the evening can be very long.
Sunday (6/22) Fred and Eileen Clark from N. Ft. Myers, FL were looking for some dolphin action. At 12 miles out from Haulover, the dolphin juniors started the action and when all was over and done, we had plenty of dolphin in the 4-8 pound range as well as a 20# cow. Eileen caught all her fish on her 6# outfit and Fred used my 12 and 20's. We ran further offshore and found a few more fish, but it seemed that the further we went out the smaller the fish became. We started catching and releasing. We called it a day and headed back in to clean our catch.
Tuesday (6/24) evening was one of those tarpon were on evenings. Live crabs, south side of Government Cut, calm water, and after it got dark, the action started. Max Dekelbaum wanted his friends Scott and Glenn to catch and experience the thrill of tarpon fishing. Glenn was first up and his 70 pound fish gave us a great show with plenty of jumps. Next, Scott picked on a 100 pound fish. It too put on a great aerial show and fought with lots of spirit. We tried hard to get Max a fish, but it wasn't to be. Both Glenn and Scott had caught and released their first tarpon and they are ready for more.
Wednesday (6/25) morning I had the Kohter family from England out for a half day of fun. The first part of the trip was for Mom (Karry) and Dad (Mark). The plan was simple. Catch a few live baits and get into some bonito action. Every drift had one to several rods in action. The motion of the ocean caused one of the boys to experience that dreaded motion sickness, so we quickly ran back to the bay and started part two of the trip. The water was calm, the chum line did its job and 7 year old Harry was in his glory. The great thing about young children is that they don't care what the species are, they just want action and lots of it. We lost track of how many fish were caught, but we did catch 7 different species of fish and it was hard for Harry to put the rod down when it was time to go in. Meanwhile, 4 year old Bradley had succumb to the rocking motion of the boat and couldn't keep his eyes open any longer. He slept during the entire bay portion of the trip and most of the way back to Spinnaker Marina.
Wednesday (6/25) afternoon we left the dock at 4 pm and added a few more baits to the livewell. On our second drift in 130' off North Shore Park, we hit paydirt with a beautiful 40# sailfish. Young Kang from Columbia, SC was using a 12# spinning outfit filled with Cajun Red Lightnin line. It was Young's first sail. We kept working our way south down the beach and found some very blue water just south of the Twin Towers. We set up again and this time in 140', Hank Kirkland also from Columbia got his first sail on a 20# spinning outfit. It was time to go tarpon fishing. As I mentioned in the earlier part of this report, tarpon fishing is becoming hit and miss. This evening was one of those miss evenings. A very large weedline was sitting completely across the area where we do our fishing. It was almost impossible to make a drift and not pick up grass on our baits. We tried the bay and had one strike, but the tarpon cut our leader off in the corner of its jaw.
With the air temperature heating up, fish in the morning and late afternoon if you want to avoid the heat. The action is good, so get out and enjoy it. I have openings, so give me a call and we'll get out and catch 'em as well as you can learn more about how to do it yourself.
Captain Dave
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