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Miami - Haulover to Fowey Light
Capt. Dean Panos
March 19, 2002
Miami - Saltwater Fishing Report
3/18/02
Two exciting events occurred this past weekend – the sailfish really turned on and I received delivery of my new 34 ft SeaVee Openfisherman. Starting with the boat - what an awesome machine. 34 ft long with a 10 foot beam, powered by twin 225 HP Mercury Optimax motors. Even full of fuel, I got the boat close to 50 mph. Having fished on the 34 SeaVee for almost all the tournaments, I am now happy to be an owner of one, and so will my customers. We will be fishing in quite a bit more comfort and safety, and fishing in style. The boat has great Furuno electronics and awesome fishing accessories.
As far as the fishing goes, last week itself was OK but not red hot until Friday. Beginning with Friday the sailfish really turned on. Some boats went into the double digits and quite a few boats had up to 6 –8 sailfish on Saturday. Breaking in the boat, I didn’t fish on Saturday, but did charter fish on Sunday. The bite did slow down just a slight bit on Sunday, but we still got 5 sailfish shots, releasing them all after a few pictures boatside. That was a good way to break in a new boat. The water was about as pretty as it has been all season. Blue water with a ripping North Current was exactly the conditions needed to spark up the sailfish.
Tarpon fishing has been a bit up and down, but we did get two very large tarpon last night. When the line is screaming off the reel, and the tarpon doesn’t jump at all, you know you have a big fish on. Fishing along the outside of the jetty, both tarpon dragged us threw the inlet (undoubtedly to break us off on the ledge) and then back over the top of the ledge. We released both fish in great condition.
The kingfish have started to show up, as have the dolphin. I did hear of a few boats that ventured 10 – 12 miles offshore, and said that the dolphin fishing was fantastic, with lots of big schoolies along with bigger fish. I did see some 40 – 50 pound fish being brought in. Next fish to show up will be the blackfin tunas, which are due any week now.
This week looks good, and with an approaching cold front Friday, the fishing can get even better. So if you want to experience some great fishing as well as the experience of a 34ft SeaVee , give me a call and lets set up a trip!
Tight Lines and Good Fishing,
Capt. Dean Panos
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