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Miami - Haulover to Fowey Light
Capt. Dean Panos
October 22, 2001
Miami - Saltwater Fishing Report
The weather has certainly been on the wild side. Rainy and windy described most of the week, and few boats if any were fishing. My last trip was yesterday, and it was a bit interesting. I was to fish aboard a larger boat. After transferring a livewell full of goggle eyes and pilchards from my boat to my client’s boat, we finally ended up on the edge. There was pretty blue water and a decent north current in around 150 ft depth. As I was setting out the first kite bait, my client informed me that the other members of the charter were not feeling well. It was blowing around 15 knots from the East and the seas were 3 – 5 ft max. These types of conditions usually make for good fishing, but for some people seasickness is a problem. My advice is that if you are prone to seasickness, take medication before you go out in, because usually theses conditions produce good action for sailfish, dolphin, kingfish and other ocean going predators.
Back at the dock and now transferring the bait back in to my livewell, I had a decision to make. I hadn’t fished in a few days, it was barely noon, and with a livewell full of bait and prime offshore conditions, you bet, I went out and did some fishing on my own. I decided I would do one drift and see what action could be found. As I was setting out the flatlines and attempting to send out the kite, all my flatlines got hit. I had a 10 –15 pound dolphin on each line. Doing the best I could by myself, I landed two of the three dolphin. After re-organizing the cockpit, I set out for another drift. This time I was able to get my flatlines out and as I was setting out the kite baits, I was wondering if the blue-green dolphin would show up for another attack. Instead of the dolphin showing up, a sailfish sprang from below the kite bait, missed the bait, but unfortunately didn’t come back. Even without fighting him, it was cool to watch. My drift had now taken me to the green water, and I was wondering if the kings would bite today. With overcast skies, I felt there was a good chance of them showing up. No sooner said than done, the deep line sizzled with a 15-pound king. As I fought this king, another rod went off, but that kingfish cut the bait in half and just missed the hook. With a kingfish in the boat, 2 dolphin, and a sailfish show, and basically all in one drift, I decided to get back to my dock at a decent hour and end the day on a high note.
With the rain letting up in a day or so and a new cold front coming to South Florida, the fishing should continuously get better. So for those getting a bit of cabin fever, when the weather lets up, get out and enjoy some decent fishing.
The Ft. Lauderdale Boat Show is coming up this weekend. I will be at the Mercury Booth as well as the SeaVee Boats booth Friday evening, and one day during the weekend, so come on out and we’ll talk fishing.
Capt. Dean Panos
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