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Fishing Report for Northern Miami-Dade County
Capt. Dave Kostyo
April 3, 2005
Miami - Saltwater Fishing Report
Here's a quick update of the latest from both the offshore and inshore fishing.
Saturday (4/2) evening, Chuck, Curtiss, and Michael were looking forward to challenging a tarpon. When we arrived at Government, the fish were rolling all over the area. It took a few drifts before Chuck was hooked up immediately after putting his bait out. It was a see saw battle before Chuck got the best of the tarpon. A few boat side pictures and it was now Curtiss' turn. Two drifts later, a very feisty 80# tarpon tested Curtiss. The fish made it to the deep water and moved out with the tide past the second green marker. We took pictures and released the fish just as one of the cruise ships was passing by us on its way out. It was Michael's turn next. The fish turned off right after it got totally dark. While we were trying to locate them, we added a ladyfish and yellowtail snapper to the catch and release list. After numerous drifts covering a very large area, Michael got his chance. Another silver beauty put on a great boat side aerial show for all of us to marvel at. At one point during the battle, the tarpon showed his defiance for Michael by slapping its tail on the surface and soaking him. Pictures were taken and the fish was released. That made us 3 for 3 for the evening and that's how it ended.
Sunday (4/3) morning, Fred and Eileen wanted some kingfish to make some smoked dip. Minutes after putting out the baits at the Cuban Hole, Fred had one of the two fish that he needed. The next drift, Eileen added the second one. The next drift, we missed the hook up on another fish. The next move was to set up in some deeper water to try for a sailfish. The main goal had been accomplished and a sail would be a bonus, however, not necessary. The north wind at 22 knots was pushing us south along Key Biscayne. We worked from 120 - 140 feet and watched lots of flying fish come up, but had no action on our baits. We finally got a strong hit and didn't hook up. Moments later, the other rod hooked up and the fight was on. I was waiting for the jumps that never came. It didn't take long to find out why. The big brown fish was a cobia. It also had another fish swimming with it. A bait was tossed out to the other fish and now both Fred and Eileen were hooked to two not so happy cobia that kept trying to swim around one another. We stayed one step ahead of them and soon got them separated. We got Fred's first and 10 minutes later, we got Eileen's. By this time it was time to head back in with our bonus fish. It wasn't a sailfish, but cobia of 23 and 31 pounds.
I've got some dates open during the early part of this coming week. Give me a call and lets get out there and catch some more fish.
Captain Dave
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