Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County

Capt. Dave Kostyo
March 25, 2004
Miami - Saltwater Fishing Report

To say it is windy would be an understatement. Three of my trips have been cancelled so far this week and it looks like a fourth might get postponed till some time in April. The good news is that we were able to get in two tarpon trips so far this week and both were very productive.

Tuesday evening we hid the best we could behind the south jetty at Government Cut to protect us from the NE/ENE wind @ 23-29 MPH with higher gusts. Conditions were very fishable when using a sea anchor to slow the drift down to a reasonable rate. The fish we fought stayed away from the rough water of the main channel. For that we were very thankful. The rushing incoming water around the tip of the south jetty was very sloppy. There was a small shrimp run and the tarpon were blasting them off of the surface for a short period of time. We hooked up three fish and landed two in the 80 - 90 pound class. The 90 pound fish jumped a total of 8 times and the 80 pound fish jumped 5 times. They had me holding my breath each time I saw them jump and my angler counted them.

On Thursday in the very early AM, we fished odd ball hours to catch the tide and fish in the Bay. We started at midnight and fished till 4 AM. Despite the ENE/E @ 23-29 MPH wind, the area we fished was quite calm. The fish also were very cooperative and live shrimp produced 5 strikes of which we landed and released 4 tarpon.

The tarpon fishing continues to be on fire whether it is outside or in the Bay. If you are willing to fish some strange hours, the correct tide conditions are important for a successful trip, then hiding from the wind in the Bay is no problem. Don't let windy conditions ruin an opportunity to get in on the great tarpon action. Give me a call today and schedule your trip.

Captain Dave

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