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Miami - Haulover to Fowey Light
Capt. Dean Panos
February 10, 2002
Miami - Saltwater Fishing Report
2/10/02
Offshore the action has been good on some days and outrageous on others. Wind and current have been the determining factors in the offshore bite. Sailfish have been the primary species, but dolphin showed up pretty well this week also. The sailfish continued to bite all during the week, with Wednesday (the day my boat was down for maintenance), being the banner day. Capt. Q fished down south on Wednesday and released an awesome 17 sailfish in one day. Congratulations to Capt. Q and Capt. Neil on a banner day.
The sailfish bite slowed down a bit since then, but we have been getting at least one to three sailfish per day, with the exception of Friday when the dolphin were beating the sailfish to the baits. The size of the dolphin were pretty good with the biggest at around 25 pounds. Fish this size make for plenty of fillets. Kingfish have been surprisingly quiet so far, but a few cobia have been caught to take up some of the slack.
Tarpon fishing in the evening continues to be very good, with the best night at 5 fish. The tarpon have been found mostly in the Government Cut area. It seems that there is some magical switch somewhere that triggers the tarpon to eat. It may be quiet for an hour or two, and then all of a sudden you catch 5 tarpon in an hour. So when you are tarpon fishing and it seems slow, hang out and give it a while, eventually they will turn on.
With more cold fronts expected this week, and hopefully some good North current, the action offshore should continue to get better.
Tight Lines
Capt. Dean Panos
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