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Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County
Capt. Dave Kostyo
May 12, 2004
Miami - Saltwater Fishing Report
The wind continues to blow from the east with no let up seen in the near future. The dolphin do not mind it at all and if you have the stomach for the seas, then you'll be able to enjoy some good action.
On Monday (5/10), I had the good fortune to be able to fish with a family of lady anglers that covered three generations. Eileen Clark, her daughter Sharon Whitney, and grand daughter Tiffany Kempisty had visions of some light tackle action with dolphin fish. An E/ESE wind @ 16 - 22 MPH had us working our way slowly offshore just south of Haulover Inlet to start our first drift in 400'. The water was light blue with no current. After crossing the edge and no action, we moved south to just north of the Twin Towers and reset in 600'. Once we got inside of 500', the action started. The pilchard on the kite drew first action, then a flatline herring. From that point until the end of the half day trip, we had some type of action on each drift. Everyone got in on the fun and many of the moments were captured on video by Eileen. All three ladies are avid fans of the Jaws movies series. When a hammerhead shark swam up to the boat and hung around for several minutes, lines from the movies were quoted as everyone enjoyed the site. Sharon and Tiffany did a tag team effort on a 12.5# bull and the smallest fish weighed in at 5 pounds. With no current, we also caught 2 of the ever pesky remora. To see some pictures from the morning's fishing, go to my website www.knotnancy.com and click on the fishing report link.
Tuesday evening (5/11) it was time for some tarpon fishing at Government Cut. With an east wind @ 23 - 28 MPH, the south side got some protection from the jetties. It was definitely a sea anchor night. The tarpon seem to have fallen back to their after full moon phase feeding pattern. Ron Walker got his first fish (50 pounds) just before it got totally dark. His second (70 pounds) fish was found close to the reef area to the south of Fisher Island. Both fish were active jumpers and the Eagle Claw 2004EL 8/0 circle hook did its job by holding tight to the tarpon's jaw. Not having to bow to the tarpon is one of the bonuses of using circle hooks.
Captain Dave
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