Jan 25, 2010 3:51 PM Posted by cbs4webteam SeaSquared Charters - Middle Keys
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The Smith family from the Buffalo area added a fishing charter to their annual vacation to Coco Plum Beach and Tennis Club.
Dad John enjoyed a beautiful, sunny day on the water with three
lovely ladies - his daughter-in-law Lesley, wife Suzanne and daughter
Katie (left to right in the photo) . I took them to some of my
favorite patch reefs for some snapper action, and we weren't
disappointed. Despite having quite a few fish "upgraded," we caught
tons of snapper, released a lot and kept 18 mangrove up to 18? and 3
lane. A hogfish and 3 Spanish mackerel filled out the fish box.
I will brine and smoke the mackerel and mail it to the Smiths. They
planned to dine on the snapper and hogfish at Castaway Restaurant in
Marathon.
We also caught and released a large number of red, gag and black
grouper - so many that I lost count. The grouper were so aggressive,
they came right up to the boat and stole many of our snappers. We also
had a whopper of a kingfish at the boat, but he made his escape just in
the nick of time.
John and Suzanne's son - Lesley's husband - was deployed to the Gulf
by the Navy today, so we wish him luck and a speedy return to his
family.
Capt. Chris Johnson, SeaSquared Charters, Marathon Florida Keys, 305.743.5305
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Today
was the first really, really beautiful day since our cold snap, so
three charter Captains, one jet ski guy – and a guy from Massachusetts
who calls himself a Hardcore Angler – set off for a day of fishing the
reef.
My intent was to scope out some new fishing spots I’d received plus
do some snapper fishing for a tasty dinner. With two other charter
Captains on board, the pressure was on. Thankfully, they’re both good
friends …. Capt. Jimmy Griffith, who runs Light N Up Charters out of
Hawks Cay Resort, and Capt. Tom Beck, who runs various private boats as
well as our tarpon trips on the SeaSquared.
Ryan DuVernay, who owns 7 Mile Watersports, was along mostly for
comic relief. Rounding out the crew was Chris Babiana, founder of
Hardcore Angler Custom Offshore Gear. Chris is visiting the Keys from
Massachusetts in part to help his buddies get the new restaurant up and
running at the 7 Mile Marina. He developed awesome work stations and
bait rigging tables, so we decided to field test one that he customized
for the SeaSquared.
We had a great day with a ton of laughs. We caught a few fish too.
Ryan got his first mutton snapper and Capt. Tom put the hurt on the
yellowtails. We even got a rainbow runner and an amberjack for the
smoker.
For any of you who have tried, you know throwing a cast net is a
real talent. Luckily both Capt. Tom and Capt. Jimmy are real pros. We
came across some ballyhoo and each of them threw the net to fill the
live well. Ballyhoo is sailfish candy and we were rewarded handily
with a spindle beak on Capt. Jimmy’s line. He fought the fish for
twenty minutes or so and got it to jump a couple of times, but it
escaped just as we got it to the boat. Must have been camera shy.
Please visit our blogsite, www.FishingReportsFloridaKeys.com, to watch a great video of the day put together by Chris Babiana. And, be sure to check out his tables and cool apparel at www.HardcoreAngler.com.
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Capt. Steven Tejera
New Year Starting Out With A Chill The new
year has started off with some frigid temps for South Florida. Last
week we fished mainly with jigs tipped with a live shrimp with the
exception of one day that we were able to do some sightfishing and fish
with artificial. The jig tipped with live shrimp is without a doubt the
hot bait through out the winter time especially when I am fishing
creeks, runoffs or deep mangrove shoreline and I want to fish close to
the bottom. Last week wednesday was my last trip of 2009 with Steve
and Jose who both were looking to finish the year off with some fun
fishing. We spent the morning following the tide, and finding moving
water in creeks and runoffs. It paid off and by the end of the day they
had caught some nice snook, half a dozen black drum and a redfish all
on jigs tipped with shrimp. It was an excellent way to finish off 2009! I am looking forward to all great things that this new year has in store for us! Capt. Steven Tejera www.knottightcharters.com(305)283-8059 Jan 2, 2010 7:51 PM Posted by cbs4webteam
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Tom
Duddy and his family are spending a couple of weeks in the Keys for the
holidays. They went out twice with SeaSquared Charters.
On the first day, Tom and his teenage son, Connor, braved some rather sporty conditions to enjoy non-stop action on the patches.
Natives of the Pittsburgh suburb of Sewickley, the Duddy men are
accustomed to cooler temperatures and were dressed appropriately for
the 60-degree morning with winds in the 15 to 20 knot range.
We hit three spots off Marathon and the rods were bent constantly.
They caught all variety of fish, including yellowtail, mangrove, lane
and mutton snapper, red and black grouper, large Spanish mackerel and
even two black margates. Tom and Connor released a lot of fish, but
kept enough to have cooked for dinner at Castaway Restaurant.
On day two, Tom and Connor brought mom Debbie along, and the weather was much more pleasant!
Tom had expressed an interest in catching mackerel for smoking plus
more tasty snappers. We headed 10 miles out in the gulf to one of my
favorite wrecks.
We fulfilled Tom's desire in short order with a dozen or so keeper
cero and Spanish mackerel and a load of mangrove snapper. The day's
bonus was a 26-inch, 10 to 12 pound gag grouper that Connor caught on
12lb snapper gear. His father darn near matched his catch using the
same tackle, but Tom's gag came up a quarter inch too short for the
fish box.
Our bait of choice was fresh shrimp. However, Tom really enjoyed
taking the mackerel by ripping a small bucktail through our chum slick.
If you have some smoked mackerel hanging around, check the
recipes section on our blog site for a great recipe for Smoked Fish
Dip. You will also find more pictures from the Duddy's trips.
Capt. Chris Johnson, SeaSquared Charters, Marathon Florida Keys, 305.743.5305
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Knot Nancy Fishing Charters,
Inc.
Winter Tarpon Season Kicks Off Along The
Beach At Haulover
Good news for all tarpon fanatics. The
winter tarpon season has finally kicked off along the beach at Haulover.
Live shrimp is the main course for these beautiful packages of jumping and
gyrating silver beauties. Bruce Newman went 2 for 2 and said he had
enough, so we called it an evening and made the short run back to TNT
Marine Center.
From now through the end of June, the tarpon will
be feeding on both a daily and nightly basis. If you've ever
dreamed about testing your angling skills against a tarpon, now is the time to
book a trip and make it happen. Don't be left out again. Get your
trip scheduled. It's as easy as a phone call or email to enjoy the thrills
of tangling with the mighty tarpon.
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I was honored to host the US Spearfishing Team as they filmed an episode for Spear Divers TV.
The team of five hails from all corners of the States, and none had
ever fished off Marathon. I took them to some of my favorite fishing
reefs, and they did not disappoint us. They boys shot all sorts of
grouper, snapper and numerous other species.
The bull sharks proved to be formidable opponents. The pull of the
spear gun trigger acted like a dinner bell in summoning the sharks.
The divers were victorious in that they lost not a single fish to the
sharks. However, they would most likely have captured more fish had
they not spent so much of their time on the look-out for the marauding
bulls.
In total, the guys shot 2 black grouper, 1 gag grouper, 1 red
grouper, 12 rock hinds, mangrove, mutton and dog snapper, countless
hogfish, cero mackerel and triggerfish.
The final segment of each episode of Spear Divers TV features
cook-the-catch. Show hosts, Joe Forcine and Kevin Suthard, invited me
to join them for dinner the evening of their trip. Joe is a great
cook! Tune in to their show to see all the various ways he prepared
our fish.
The US Spearfishing Team consists of John Modica from Pomfret Center
CT, Sean Moreschi from Charlestown RI, Dan Silveira from Half Moon Bay
CA, Justin Allen from Pembroke MA and Team Captain Brian Lee from
Hypoloxo FL. Follow the Team's adventures on their way to the 2010
World Spearfishing Championship in Croatia.
Capt. Chris Johnson, SeaSquared Charters, Marathon Florida Keys, 305.743.5305
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Knot Nancy Fishing Charters,
Inc.
North Miami, FL
Calm or Windy Dolphin Action Is Very
Good!!
Here's a quick update before heading into the last
week of 2009.
We gone from calm weather to windy weather.
With each condition, there has been a general lack of north current. A few
sailfish are being caught, however, the best catches aboard Knot Nancy
have been with dolphin, kingfish, bonito, and some mutton snapper.
Cory Reeves enjoyed the variety I mentioned
above. The kingfish and bonito came on both the bottom and break away
lead rods, while all the dolphin were on the flatline outfits.
The good news about the dolphin was that all the action came in the 90 - 190
foot range. This meant that we didn't have to make long runs offshore in
search of the acrobatic, colorful, tasty fish. Cory brought along one
of his favorite outfits and the kingfish was kind enough to eat the bait we had
on it. The bonito put a severe bend in the bottom rod and did plenty of
pulling.
Fabio Nick took home enough dolphin fillets for
several hearty meals. The action took place straight out from Government
Cut in 320 - 360 feet of water. The birds put us on the location and the
action was fast and furious for a while using both slow troll and drift
methods.
Then the wind began to blow with the approach of a
cold front. John Perkins, his 9 year old son, Jonas, father-in-law, Gordon
Ring, and long time friend, Brad Coren can only be described as Vikings.
The NE/ENE winds @ 21 - 24 knots created sloppy seas on top of rough
conditions. We drifted with no action, then we chased birds only to come
upon a large school of porpoise feeding under the diving birds. Back to
drifting and the break away lead produced a kingfish for Gordon. More
chasing birds and Jonas caught his first dolphin. It was a schoolie size
fish that put a gigantic smile on his face. Two baits got chopped in half
behind the hook and toward the end of the morning Jonas said he was happy and
ready to get back to some calmer water.
With one week left in 2009, the weather forecast
makes it sound like we should have some great conditions for sailfish as well as
numerous other species. I have one day open through next week. Why
not spend the last day of the year enjoying a fishing trip? Our weather
sure beats what our friends up north have had to put up with. All it takes
is a phone call or email.
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Capt Kerry Wingo - Ley Largo-Islamorada, Flamingo
Greetings fish fans. The fishing out of Key Largo and Islamorada lately
has been very good. There have been good numbers of bonefish on the
Oceanside flats as well as plenty of fish in the back country. I would
have to classify the snook fishing as excellent. Lots of fish from
20”-25” and enough much
larger fish around to keep you casting. Over in the Flamingo area this
time of year I prefer to fish the deeper channels where the runoffs
come out of the flats. The baitfish use these runoffs to move back and
forth from the flats to the deeper water. Fish the mouths of these
runoffs with a Capt. Hank Brown’s Hook Up Jig and shrimp combination. I
use a ¼ oz jig in chartreuse with a 1/0 black nickel hook. It’s
a perfect size for shrimp and also live pilchards up to 3” in length.
Cast them out and let the current sweep them along the edge of the
runoff. 10 lb Power Pro line with a 30 lb fluorocarbon
leader is perfect for fishing the deeper channels as there are no
obstacles to deal with. When casting around the mangroves, I would jump
up to 20 lb line. The deeper channels are also great places to catch
redfish right now. When
the tide falls the fish will use the runoffs to make their way to the
deeper water, then move back on the flats when the tide rises. Sea
trout are starting to show up in good numbers too. Look for the deeper
basins with grassy bottoms and fish a Hook Up Jig and shrimp under a
Cajun Thunder float.
If you want to venture out farther than Florida Bay the Spanish
mackerel are getting thick out in the edge of the Gulf. Run to 10-12”
of water and start putting out a chum slick. It won’t be long until you
see fish “skyrocketing” through the slick. The macks will take a
variety of baits and lures. Jig and bait combinations, bucktails, live
pilchards, and spoons will all catch their share of fish.
If you want to get out on the water, give me a call or an email. Until
next time, good tides and keep the Sun to your back. ><)))> Capt. Kerry Wingo Tails Up Fishing Charters 305-394-1383 www.tailsupfishing.com ================================== Capt Orlando Muniz - Miami_Dade
Great Holiday Fishing!
One of South Florida’s most
popular gamefish has finally arrived in good numbers. Sailfish started to move
through our area right after the first couple of cold fronts moved through. The
action just keeps getting better with each passing front. Lately it seems that
everyone is catching sails on almost every trip. I spent this past weekend
fishing the Sailfish Kickoff tournament and the action was very good. A total
of 48 boats fished the event releasing almost 400 sails over two days. Our
team had a pretty decent tournament releasing 9 of 12 sailfish hooked and
finished 11th in the outboard division. We are now preparing for
the next event where we hope to improve our performance.
While sailfishing we also caught some nice dolphin (mahi), kingfish,
and tuna. Even though we weren’t targeting these species it is quite common
to catch them. Yesterday I spoke to one of my fellow captains and he told me
that he has been catching a lot of nice mutton snapper with one topping the
scales at 16#.
Another species that has been bending a lot of rods lately has been
both the Spanish and cero mackerel. Just like the sailfish the action is
triggered by the strong North winds that we get with cold fronts. Mackerel can
be caught on natural baits like small pilchards or shrimp but they will also aggressively
take artificial baits such as spoons and jigs. Anglers that prefer fly fishing
can also take advantage of their aggressive nature. The key to success with a
fly is chumming them up into a frenzy.
Finally, I’d like to say that even thought tarpon haven’t
really taken off yet they are only a front or two away. We usually get a real
good shrimp run right around the holidays which should fire up the bite. I’ll
let you know as soon as they arrive in good numbers.
Well, that is pretty much it for now. I know that 2009 has not been
any easy year for anyone and I hope we all have a better 2010. One good way to
end the year and begin the new one is by going fishing. Remember to book your
trips early if you want to secure the best dates. Late December is usually a
pretty busy time in the charter business and it can become difficult to find
available dates. I wish everyone a safe and enjoyable holiday season.
Happy Holidays to All
Capt.
Orlando Muniz
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Dec 11, 2009 7:45 AM Posted by cbs4webteam
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The
day started out with some pretty nasty weather, and I was concerned we
wouldn't get our trip in. But, when the guys showed up at the dock
wearing their slickers, I knew it was game on!
Marathon resident, Ray Frey, had guests visiting from Connecticut,
New Jersey and Texas, and they were set on fishing a few Gulf wrecks
with me to get some cobia. Due to the sporty conditions, we didn't go
as far as I often go. My first spot was about twenty miles from my
dock at 7 Mile Marina. There was heavy current and the tides
were twisting and turning like Russian gymnists! It was difficult to
get the baits to the fish, to say the least.
In all we hit five wrecks and put a very respectable catch together,
including lane and mangrove snapper and a 26-inch gag grouper. The
guys also had some fun with the goliath grouper. All the cobia were
too short to make it into the fish box.
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Exclusive Report Jim O'Donnell escapes his native England as often as possible to fish in his beloved Florida Keys.
Jim keeps his Bay Ranger in Long Key and clocks many hours in it
in his quest for tarpon. But his experience with fishing beyond the
flats here in the Keys is limited. Today he brought his friends, Jon
and Sara Patten, along with me on the SeaSquared
for a little reef fishing. Conditions were excellent following one of
our windy spells, so I took them to one of my favorite spots in about
80 feet of water, anchored up and set the chum to work.
The fishing was not quite as off-the-hook as it had been prior to
the Thanksgiving cold front, but there were abundant fish for the
taking. Unfortunately, there was a mass of very aggressive bull sharks
who were also interested in snagging some tasty eats. But we
persevered and put a nice catch together, including yellowtail snapper
up to 20 inches, rainbow runners and bonita.
Jim was tickled to catch his first rainbow runner, and is looking
forward to coming back for more great Florida Keys fishing in February.
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Knot Nancy With
Captain Dave Kostyo
Miami-Dade
They say that variety is the spice of life.
This holds true for fishing also as the action has been steady for a
variety of species. When the current picks up or when the wind puts a chop
on the water, the action picks up. Without either of those
conditions, it requires lots of searching and persistence to put together a nice
catch. The surface water temperature is still slightly above 80 degrees,
so it's still worth while putting a bait down on the bottom. As a matter
of fact, with the exception of sailfish, all of the fish I've been catching have
come on the bottom rig and a few on the downrigger.
Here's a recap of my two most recent trips.
They were both fished in the area between the Twins and 71st Street in 100 to
225 feet of water. The majority of the action came in the 180 - 200 foot
range.
Fernando Godinez, his father-in-law Larry Hofmann,
Larry's 10 year old grandson, Lyndon Hofmann, and friend Robert Abramitis fished
a 1/2 day in the afternoon. We loaded the livewell with pilchards and ran
offshore starting in 160 feet. Our first action came on the bottom rod in
the form of a kingfish. Lyndon had first honors and whipped the king in
nothing flat. Moving out to 200 feet, the downrigger scored next with
another kingfish. On the next drift, the bottom rod took off like
crazy. Lyndon used all the strength he could muster to turn the
handle. The fish kept taking line and soon he needed some help.
While Robert was putting on a rod belt, I managed to turn the fish's head and
get it coming up, at least temporarily. Robert took over and felt the
power of the fish immediately. He kept up steady pressure as the fish
slowly began to give in. Once we got the sinker to the surface, I grabbed
the leader and finished pulling the 40# amberjack to the surface and put it in
the fish box. We finished the trip with making a couple of drops on
several wrecks. We had a goggle eye get crushed and spit out, however, we
did not hook up.
Craig Liszt, Rich Rusak, and Pat Conway fished a
3/4 day trip. The main goal was to catch a sailfish and also catch a few
fish to take home to eat. Bait was a bit more difficult on this trip, but
we finally hit a good load of pilchards and off we went. The forecast of
seas 2 feet or less turned out to be 2 - 4 feet. This actually worked out
to our advantage and it put the fish in a much better feeding mood. After
putting out the first two flatlines, we had a 25 foot whale shark swim up to the
boat. What a beautiful enormous creature. Everyone had their
cameras out and were snapping lots of pictures when I saw a cobia tagging
along with the whale shark. It initially refused our bait.
Meanwhile, the whale shark bumped the engines once and the side of the boat
another time. It swam off and came back several times. On it's third
return trip, the cobia ate a pilchard and we thought we were in for a
battle. The fish just swam in circles next to the boat. I got a
large gaff and stuck the fish pulling its tail out of the water. The fish
went nuts and I held on. I yelled for another gaff and stuck the fish
again and put the 35# cobia in the boat and into the fish box. What a
great way to start the trip. All the lines were put back out and the
bottom rod saw first action with a kingfish. Then it was another
kingfish followed by a nice size mutton snapper and then a summer size
bonito. The downrigger scored the third kingfish before we finally had a
flatline get hit. It turned out to be a bluerunner. Along the way,
we missed the hook up on two fish on the downrigger and one on the bottom
rod. It was time to call it a day when a flatline got hit and it was
the other fish we were looking for. The sailfish put on a spectacular
aerial show and dumped lots of line off the reel while we pulled in all the
other lines. We gave chase and slowly started winning the back and forth
battle with the sail. It sounded twice during the fight before staying on
the surface for the remainder of the fight. After several pictures, the
fish was released to thrill another angler on another day.
The action is steady and every time the rod bends
over, you never know what species of fish it will be. That's what makes
fishing off Miami so great. And you never know what other great sights of
nature that might come along.
Call 305 965-9454 or email nkostyo@bellsouth.net to
schedule your trip to get in on the action. Also, don't forget to order
your gift certificate for a charter trip. It'll be a gift that will be
remembered for a very long time and you'll be thanked many times
over.
Captain Dave Kostyo
Knot Nancy Fishing Charters,
Inc.
305 965-9454 Cell
www.knotnancy.com
nkostyo@bellsouth.net
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Happy Day! The Florida Keys threw a hurricane season and nobody came!
As the saying goes, ""the weather is great - wish you were here!""
The weather pattern this time of year in the Florida Keys runs like
clockwork. Stretches of delightful days filled with mild temperatures,
calm winds and abundant sunshine are interrupted by cold fronts that
occur at fairly regular intervals.
Just as our seasonal visitors from up north have begun to trickle
back to the Keys, so have the big cobia and kingfish in the Gulf!
Cobia in the 30- to 50-pound range along with hefty king mackerel are
thick on the Gulf wrecks right now.
Give us a call to get in on this light tackle frenzy! We
have a few spots left for the second half of December, but that won't
last. Call today to secure your date. 305-743-5305.
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Nov 22, 2009 6:40 PM Posted by cbs4webteam
Captain Dave Kostyo - Miami-Dade
Knot Nancy Fishing Charters,
Inc.
Winter Sailfish Season Has Kicked Into High
Gear
The winter sailfish season arrived with the most
recent cold front that passed through the South Florida area. That's the
best news that most anglers have been waiting to hear after a long hot
summer. With winds from the WNW to N @ 15 - 20 knots, a strong north
current, and a large NE ground swell, the sailfish came through in big
numbers. It was time to get out the kites and present baits down
wind. What a thrilling sight it is to watch a sail stalk the baits
suspended from the kite.
Along with the cooler weather, the
surface water temperatures also cooled off and this has been driving dolphin
(mahi-mahi) through the area also. The fish have been coming
along as singles and small groups. There have also been some fairly large
fish mixed in. This is also great news as we had a very dismal dolphin
season this summer.
Not to be left out, kingfish have pushed down our
way also. It's time to start anchoring and chumming them up with
pilchards, herring, and chunk baits. Once around the boat, the action will
be fast and furious and limit catches will not take long at all to
accomplish.
While there are tarpon to be had inside in the Bay,
another cold front or two will get the shrimp running and the tarpon will move
out to the Inlets. This will get the winter tarpon season kicked
off and it'll be time to start fishing in the late afternoon and into the
evening to take advantage of the best time for the best action with these giant
silver beauties.
So the winter season has arrived and now it's up to
you to call or email and schedule your trip to take advantage of the good
fishing. There will be more and colder weather going through the northern
part of our country. After a while it'll be time for a break from
shoveling snow, icy conditions, and bitter cold weather. A trip to Miami
will give you a much needed rest from those harsh conditions. A fishing
trip will get your mind off all the weather you just left, so don't get left out
by trying to arrange a last minute trip. It might be difficult to get the
date(s) you want, so book your trip early and make sure there won't be any
surprises.
And finally, with the Holiday Season fast
approaching, gift certificates are a great way to give the one you love a
fantastic day or evening on the water that they'll thank you for all year
long.
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No one, least of all the Captain, expected the surprise visitor to the boat during this fishing charter!
Captain's Blog - November 19, 2009 - Marathon Florida Keys
- SeaSquared Charters set out for a day of reef fishing with some folks
who spend the winter in Islamorada: Dora Potash, Bassi Kristmanns and
David Barr. Yellowtail snapper was the target and, boy, that fishing
was just plain silly! Even with a self-imposed 14 inch minimum size,
the group limited out on mostly 16-plus inch fish and easily threw back
another limit.
Dora catches a 20-pound kingfish
They had
lots of visitors to their chum slick, including a rather aggressive
kingfish. It was Dora's turn at the rod, and she fought it like a
champ. She tried to hand the rod off to the Captain, but he told her a
tough gal like her from Iceland can beat a little fish. And, she sure
did - with the sore arms and big smile to prove it.
Nearly six-foot barracuda puts Bassi to the test
The
Captain spotted a few sailfish dancing around the boat, so he put out a
jig with a balloon on the line just for kicks and giggles. He left the
rod in the holder as they were more than busy with the yellowtail. Out
of the corner of his eye, the Captain saw the balloon bob - bob - bob -
and then heard the line scream off the reel.
He thought perhaps
they had a wahoo, although they were a tad shallow for that. Dora's
brother, Bassi from Scotland, was on the rod and got the battle of a
lifetime. When he got the fish to the boat, the group saw it was a huge
barracuda - nearly six feet long! That guy was no kid, and they felt
badly they snagged him as he had no chance of survival. He will serve
well as bait on one of SeaSquared's catch-and-release shark eco
adventures in the near future.
The anglers fished in about 50
feet of water on the reef off Marathon. It was a Chamber of Commerce
kind of weather day. There was a light breeze from the northeast, the
current was slight but enough to work. The water was so crystal clear,
they could watch the goliath grouper snatch some of the wounded
yellowtail beneath the boat.
It was a fine day had by all and
the Captain certainly enjoyed the company of these seasoned anglers.
They kept him laughing and he kept their rods bent. Dora gave the
Captain the king fish and it is brining right now, getting ready for
the smoker and, ultimately, smoked fish dip!
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Marathon locals Jim McDermott (L) and John Yaquinto enjoyed a half day of reef fishing with SeaSquared Charters.
Conditions were excellent with wind and current running in the same
direction. There was a nice breeze out of the northeast and the
visability at 50 feet was crystal clear.
The yellowtail were thick and responded quickly. The guys lost a
couple of the larger 'tails to goliath grouper and a big king
mackerel. They got their limit of 16-17 inch yellowtail in about 90
minutes. It was Jim's first experience yellowtailing, and it certainly
will not be his last!
There was tons of bait fish - ballyhoo and speedos - but they saw no sailfish.
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Knot Nancy - Miami-Dade
First Signs Of Fall Have Arrived In The
Miami Area - Capt. Dave Kostyo -
Knot Nancy Fishing Charters, Inc.
The first signs of Fall have arrived. By that
I mean that we finally had a two day run of mullet in the Haulover area.
The mullet were being harassed by numerous tarpon as they exploded in the large
schools of bait. Also, there have been some sporadic runs of spanish
mackerel just outside the inlets.
Moving offshore, there are some dolphin
migrating south and a few kingfish to be had. The large schools of
kingfish have not yet made it down our way. Fishing baits down deep is
still producing mutton snapper, yellowtail snapper along with kingfish and
AJ's.
Ken Steinberg was bored with sitting around the
pool and at the beach while his wife attended a business convention. Being
an avid fisherman, he felt much better as we fished a 3/4 day trip
offshore. We had no current and green water. We had to work hard and
all our hits came on the downrigger and deep rod. Mutton snapper,
yellowtail snapper, red grouper, and kingfish were our reward for fishing
deep. The kite and flatlines saw no action. As we approached
Haulover Inlet on our way in, we both saw schools of mullet getting blasted by
tarpon. One throw of the castnet and we had more than ample bait. We
kept several to slow troll and threw the rest back. This resulted in our
chumming the tarpon up to our boat as we threw the mullet back in. We got
our big reward when a 120# tarpon inhaled our mullet offering and Ken was hard
into a battle with the giant fish. Ken countered every move the tarpon
made with a move of his own that soon had the tarpon along side the boat and
posing for several pictures. We revived the exhausted tarpon and sent it
on its way to do battle again on another day. With a huge smile on his
face, Ken said that he always wanted to catch a tarpon in Florida. Now he
could check that species off his list.
John Burrows spent time with his grandsons Evan and
Luke along with a friend Tyrone on a half day offshore trip. We loaded the
livewell with pilchards on two throws of the castnet. We started just
north of the Twins in 170'. While I was putting out the second flatline,
it took off and we had a dolphin hooked up. Evan was up first and this was
his first fishing trip and first fish ever. While Evan was busy with his
fish, the other flatline hooked up and Tyrone added a second dolphin to the
fishbox. We made a move to the south end of the Anchorage area where a
flatline produced a throw back kingfish. Then the deep rod gave us a red
grouper. Toward the end of the trip, I moved back north and out to
215'. The downrigger went down an extra 10' and before I could drop the
bottom rod down, we were hooked up on the downrigger outfit. Luke got on
the rod quickly and everything was going like it should until the line went
slack. The fish bit though the wire leader. We continued drifting
and more live chum went overboard. Two of the flatlines got hit and we
hooked up solid on one. This time everything went as planned and Luke
added a very nice kingfish to the fishbox. Back at TNT Marine Center, lots
of pictures were taken and the jack crevalle and tarpon gave us a good show as I
cleaned the dolphin and kingfish.
Fishing will only continue to improve as we get
another cold front or two to come through our area and cool the water
temperature down. Planning and booking your fishing trip now will insure
that you get the date that you want, so give me a call or email me to get your
trip scheduled. Great sailfishing and the winter tarpon run are just
around the corner.
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SeaSquared Charters - FL Keys
Exclusive Report
On
a boating tour through the Keys, Scott and Sharon Gibson pulled into
Burdine's and decided to spend a few days in Marathon before heading to
Fantasy Fest in Key West. The Indianapolis couple included a day of
fishing with Capt. Chris Johnson and SeaSquared Charters out of the 7
Mile Marina.
They went to the gulf in search of keeper grouper, but came up
short. They caught plenty of gags, but none large enough to be
eligible for the fish box. They also tagged and released two short
cobia and fought an 80-lb goliath grouper. Scott was put to the test
by the biggest nurse shark Capt. Johnson has ever seen. Catching a
nurse shark would not normally warrent a mention in a SeaSquared
fishing report, but this one was every bit of 8 feet and Scott wrangled
it using 20-lb spinning tackle.
Capt. Johnson moved to an inshore wreck and switched to 12-lb tackle
in order to catch dinner for the Gibsons. They put five nice size
mangrove snapper in the cooler, which they planned to have cooked that
evening at Castaway Restaurant on 15th Street in Marathon.
We'd like to wish Happy Birthday to Sharon on Halloween and hope she and Scott enjoy their Fantasy Festivies!
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SeaSquared Charters - Middle Keys
Melissa
Cinquina and her teenage daughter, Maddy, chose the Florida Keys for a
girls weekend getaway. They spent one afternoon fishing with Capt.
Chris Johnson and SeaSquared Charters out of the 7 Mile Marina.
They fished bayside, where the action started just minutes after
anchoring the boat and putting the chum in the water. The ladies
caught mangrove, mutton and yellowtail snapper, cero mackerel and
porgy. They planned to take their fillets back home to Cincinnati to
share with the rest of the family.
Melissa and Maddy were so enthralled with their first visit to the
Keys, they are thinking of returning for their family vacation in the
spring.
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Capt. Steven Tejera - FlamingoA cold front just passed recently reminding us that winter is
coming. With some adjusting to different patterns some excellent days
on the water is in the near future with cooler temperatures making it
enjoyable throughout the day.
Here are my latest reports. Hope you enjoy the read and pictures.
Shallow Water Chillin Out
Florida Bay- 2009 Herman Lucerne Memorial Tournament
Winter is in the horizon and so are the holidays.
I will be offering a discount of $50.00 for any second full day trip booked through the rest of 2009.
Tightknots,
Capt. Steven Tejera
(305)283-8059
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Captain Dave Kostyo - Knot
Nancy
Before the cold front passed through, the 100 - 200
foot zone was the place to get plenty of action with kingfish, AJ's, and small
sharks. The surface action for these fish was poor at best. All
the bites were on either the mid-depth baits or the bottom baits. Fishing
the deeper wrecks has been to say the least an adventure. We've seen
plenty of action with either sharks or AJ's. Getting them to the surface
is another story.
Now that the cold front has passed through, the air
temperature is moderating back to a more comfortable zone. It has left
behind some strong winds in the 15 - 30 knot range. Don't let this scare
you as there is good action in the protected waters of the Bay for
tarpon. The wind should push the mullet into our area and that will get
the fishing going hot and heavy both offshore and inshore.
Nick Luders and his friend Loren Gardner fished a
day trip during the heat. It took us a little while to zone in on the
fish, however, once we did, the action was fast and furious. Slow trolling
live pilchards on the downrigger along with 2 flatline baits in 190 - 205 feet
did the trick. As fast as I could get the bait down on the downrigger, we
had instant action. We won 4 times with kingfish in the box and the kings
won 3 times. The action shut off and it was back to drifting which
produced a small AJ that thought it was a monster. Loren couldn't believe
how hard that fish pulled.
Anh Duong and his brother Huan learned many lessons
on their trip. First, the bait was crazy solid inside of Haulover.
We started with sabiki rigs and then I threw the next a few times to fill the
livewell with pilchards. The only action we saw was on the bottom rod in
the form of a small shark. We trolled up some larger live baits
(bluerunners and small bonito) using the Kaplan jig. We then put a
bluerunner down on a deep wreck off Government Cut. It got hit almost
immediately by a shark that cut us off. Next it was a small bonito that
got inhaled and got back in the wreck. And that's the way it went for the
next 2 baits we dropped. We'd get several good turns on the fish before it
dove straight back into the cover of the wreck. The end result was a cut
off and time for a new hook and bait.
The cooler weather will get the sailfish and tarpon
going very soon, so now's the time to book that trip while there are still
plenty of dates open. Don't delay too long and be disappointed when I tell
you that the date you want is already taken. Call or email me to get that
date on the schedule.
Till next time, tie good knots, fish with live
bait, and vary your techniques till you find the fish.
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Nomad
Fishing Charters- Miami-Dade
October
is
traditionally a transition month for most of the popular fish species
that South Florida angler pursue. However, there are some
exceptions to this rule. Some of the opportunities that available right
now are
swordfish offshore and yellowtail snapper and kingfish over the reefs.
Dolphin
or mahi mahi have also made a few guest appearances offshore on a few
occasions.
On recent
trips yellowtail snapper have provided us with the most consistent action. Most
of the fish have been caught while fishing shallow reefs and wrecks in the
30'-70' ranges. The fish haven't been huge but they have been agressive
especially when we've had a good current.
Another
species that has provided a hot bite at times is the kingfish. Just like the
yellowtail, most of the fish haven't been huge but on some days they have been
aggresive. Some of these fish have been caught in deeper water and on baits
fished deeper in the water column.
The good
news is that as our weather patterns begin to change so will the fishing. Soon,
cold fronts will begin to push more fish South in our direction sparking some
of the best fishing of the year.
We'll
that is pretty much it for now, but look for another report here very soon.
We're expecting our first cold front of the season to blow through this
weekend. Who knows, the action might fire up shortly. As always, let me know if
you're ready to head out. The sooner you call the easier it will be to get the
dates you need.
Till next
time,
Capt.
Orlando Muniz
Nomad
Fishing Charters
www.NomadFishing.com
(786)266-0171
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Capt. Alan Sherman - Flamingo & Miami-DadeYou can tell Fall is here! As I'm writing this report the wind is
blowing 15 to 20 out of the west northwest and the temperature has
dropped 10 degrees from what it had been. A cold front as everybody
knows by now came through South Florida early this morning and moved
into the Florida Straits and past the Bahamas. A welcomed change from
the very hot temperatures we had been experiencing. You may be
wondering how that is going to affect the fishing in South Florida well
as long as we don't get another front as strong as this one during the
next few days things will warm up quickly and the fishing will be as
good as it was before the front passed through. Just to give you an
idea of what I'm talking about here are the results of my last three
charters of last week. Fishing in Flamingo I had Jim and his son Matthew for two days.
From the start my plan was to fish them one day on the outside and one
day on the inside to give them an idea of just how big and beautiful
Everglades National Park is. The guys are from Canada and enjoy
freshwater fishing but where they fish the strikes are few and far
apart and the water is cold so the fish are bit sluggish. We started
out throwing Hook Up lures tipped with Gulp baits and Jim gets the
first strike next to an island near the marina. Jim's rod takes a nice
bend but the fish does not get hooked and we move on. We head up into
one of the channels that intersect two flats and casting the same baits
the guys start hooking ladyfish and jacks on every cast. They can't
believe the action and are having a ball. Unfortunately for me I did
not come to this spot looking for ladyfish and jacks but snook, redfish
and tarpon. The snook are there but the guys are casting where the
snook aren't. they are so excited by the jacks and ladyfish that I must
throw a Hook Up lure with a Gulp shrimp to show them bigger fish are
available right under there noses. First cast I hook up with a snook
and hand the rod to Matthew who now wants to catch one of his own. For
the next two hours the guys release four out of the six snook that hit
their lures plus a few redfish. We move on and Jim hooks up with a nice
redfish at the next spot and again we move on. Heading for the next
spot we find at least four free floating tripletail and land two on
Hook Up lures. For the next few hours the guys catch jacks, ladyfish,
snapper and catfish and lose a nice blacktip shark that got away when
one shark ate the bait under a CajunThunder and another ate the Cajun
Thunder cutting the line. During the day we saw a lot of Bottlenose
dolphins, manatees, tarpon and three crocodiles.
Day two we head inside and hit a few islands in Whitewater Bay.
Matthew hooks a big fish on a Hook Up lure tipped with a Gulp jerk bait
and while fighting the fish the handle on his reel breaks off. The fish
is very big and at first can't find anything to break his line on but
while trying to replace the handle the fish finally gets its act
together and breaks Matthew off on a tree. The next island produces
some jacks and two small snook. We move on and head to the Gulf. Once
out in open water we see large schools of threadfin herring and I make
a quick cast with my 10 foot West Coast net and fill the live well. We
fish the baits under Cajun Thunders and the guys are catching only
catfish but are happy with the catfish. I convince them that the spot I
was headed for before we spotted the baitfish might have better fish.
At this spot the baitfish schools are thicker and I think we missed the
bite because the dozens of terns that are in the area are just sitting
looking full. At this spot we catch a small snook and redfish and head
back to the large baitfish schools in open water. Once again the guys
are catching catfish along with blacktip sharks. We have about two
hours left to fish and I am always looking for that pot of gold around
the corner but the guys are having fun with the sharks and catfish.
Another 15 minutes of nonstop action and the guys are ready to move on.
We head out to a spot in open water anchor and start chumming. Almost
immediately fishing live baits under a Cajun Thunder the guys start
getting strong hits and by the time it was time to head in we had
caught of 15 mackerel to five pounds on live baits and Rapala X Raps
and lost four times that amount.
Back in Flamingo with Jerry C. and Gerald M. in Florida Bay. The
front is slowly moving closer to Florida and the fish must sense it
because in our first spot the water is loaded with small to medium
sized tarpon and they are feeding. We rig up with Hook Up lures tipped
with shrimp and jerk baits and Rapala Twitchin Raps. For the next three
or more hours the guys land two redfish and one nice snook, plus lots
of ladyfish and jacks and have more missed strikes then you can imagine
by the tarpon and only put one in the air. We move on. We head out to
the edges of Florida Bay and spot two tripletail but miss each fish.
The next four spots produce a lot of jacks and bluerunners. While we
are catching the jacks a few schools of permit appear but ignore our
artificial lures. We get cut off by a few mackerel and decide to look
for some more tripletail. On the way to the next spot I see some
nervous water in front of us and as we approach the fish I can't
believe my eyes. Not one but dozens of schools of permit with 20 to 50
fish in each school. The fish range in size from 15 to 40 pounds but
will only chase our baits not eat them. We played with them for over an
hour before catching a nice pompano on a Gulp sand flea. That one
pompano came out of a school of close to 50 pompano. We did not catch a
lot of fish this day but we saw more fish in one day then one might see
in a lifetime. We also saw the first flock of white pelicans of the new
season.
Today I am on a two boat charter out of Miami. We are to meet our
guys at 7 AM and I have launched my boat at a boat ramp about five
miles south of where we will meet our clients. On the way to the docks
that our clients will be I sense that a school of baitfish are
somewhere in the area that I am heading. I already have four dozen
handpicked shrimp in my live well but live pilchards in the well will
be a nice added edge on the fish. You're going to laugh at what you are
about to read because my wife did when I told her that I could smell
the baitfish from a distance. I could smell them. The wind was from the
west northwest and somewhere in front of me was a big school of
baitfish but I did not see them on my Lowrance depth recorder at first.
After traveling a few more hundred yards my depth recorder lit up with
baitfish markings. It was dark so I could not see them but I could hear
them on the surface. One quick cast with my 10 foot cast net and I had
at least three hundred pilchards in the well. We picked up our guys and
headed to our first spot. I threw some live baits out for chum but only
saw one explosion. A quick cast with a live bait and we got a solid hit
but lost it. I think that fish was a snook but we will never know for
sure. No more bites so we moved on. Our next spot is notorious for
small tarpon at first light on calm mornings and that's just what we
had. The tarpon were there and we put our baits out and waited. We
fished live pilchards under a Cajun thunder with a #1 Mustad long shank
hook to keep the barracudas from cutting our leaders and live baits
free lined on Mustad circle hooks. Bill had the first strike but missed
the fish. Paul got the second strike and caught a small sea trout. Paul
had a vicious strike and hooked the fish. All of our jaws dropped when
the 60 pound tarpon cleared the water. The guys were excited and I was
worried because the fish was an 8 pound spinning tackle that was better
suited for the 20 pound tarpon I was expecting. Paul fought the fish
well and the fish started towing the boat south. After 30 minutes and
getting the fish close the tarpon headed for the many docks in the area
and then ran under one of them. I thought we were done but the
homeowner was there and watching what was going on. He allowed us to
get on his dock and helped us pass the rod and reel under the dock and
to the clear side. The reel dipped into the water but the 8 pound line
held and the fight was still on. The fish ran right down the shoreline
threatening to repeat what it had done before. Forty minutes into the
fight the fish ran under the 79th st. bridge and then turned and ran
back under the bridge again. During all of this the fish jumped once
again. At the 90 minute mark the fish ran under a dock and was so tired
that we were able to pull it out and away from the dock only to have to
repeat the process five or six more times only to have the fish try
once more and break the thin line. Paul was disappointed and so was I
but we had done what we could on the light tackle. We only had one hour
left of our four hour trip so we raced back to the spot and put our
baits out again. The action had slowed but we did manage to get one
more strike and bill fought a nice bonnet head shark to boat side where
it was released. During our long battle the other boat was able to
release three tarpon in the ten to 20 pound range.
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Updates each Thursday, the Florida Sportsman Magazines South Florida
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Florida Sportsman Magazine each month or tune into the Florida
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fishing forecasts from some of the top Capt.'s in South Florida like
Capt. Jimbo Thomas on the Thomas Flyer, Capt. Bouncer Smith on Bouncers
Dusky, Capt Skip Bradeen on the Blue Chips Too out of Whale Harbor
Marina, Capt. Wayne Conn on The Reward Fleet, and more.
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This action will continue for the next six weeks when water
temperatures will send the snook and tarpon to deeper water. The large
jacks, ladyfish, Spanish mackerel, bluefish, pompano, snapper and
groupers will pick up the action through May.
Target Species:
Snook, Tarpon, Mackerel, Dolphin, Cobia, Tripletail, Redfish. Shark, Oct 13, 2009 2:39 PM Posted by cbs4webteam
Thanks for visiting the CBS4 fishing blog! I'm meteorologist and fisherman Jeff Berardelli. Below you will find weekly fihsing updates from local experts right here in South Florida. Captains if you would like to be a part of this blog please email me at cbs4fishing@gmail.com. Thanks, Jeff Berardelli
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SeaSquared Charters - Middle Keys, FL
Exclusive Report
Bob's
brother, John, was getting married at Hawk's Cay Resort, so the Longo
clan from MA turned the event into a family gathering that even
included some fishing.
Bob and his sons, Rob and Michael, spent a day fishing a couple of
wrecks 20 miles out in the Gulf with Capt. Chris Johnson and SeaSquared
Charters out of 7 Mile Marina.
Accustomed to catching stripers and fluke up north, the guys were
impressed with the variety of fish they encountered in the Keys. In
the snapper family, they got yellowtail, a nice keeper mutton and
plenty of mangrove in the 2-3lb class. They also caught cero mackerel,
a small cobia, sharks, gag and goliath grouper.
When a bunch of 8-10lb jack crevalle popped up around the boat
chasing bait, the guys threw a pinfish and a popper at them and caught
them. They even hooked and lost a tarpon, estimated to be a monster
100-plus pounder.
Here are the men back at the dock with part of their catch. They
chose to keep only enough fish for a lunch sampling prior to the
wedding festivities the next day.
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Capt Dave Kostyo - "Action Off Miami Remains
Consistent For A Variety Of Fish"
If you're looking for plenty of action, it's been
hard to beat the 100 - 200 foot depth range all along the South Florida
coast. Yes, there has been a good improvement in offshore dolphin fishing,
however, its still been inconsistent. In the meantime, the action in the
above mentioned area has been steady and consistent. Put out your spread
of baits at various depths and it won't be long before the action
begins.
Fabio Nick needed a day off from his busy work
schedule. A half day trip was just what he needed. With one throw of
the castnet, we had more than ample bait to fish and do some heavy live
chumming. The bottom rod and break away mid-depth rod saw almost all the
action. By the end of the morning, he had caught several kingfish, even
more bonito, mutton snapper, and barracuda.
Ray Young wanted to learn a bit about fishing the
area. A half day trip turned out to be just the ticket. We started
with a bonito, followed by a mutton snapper, and then a vermillion
snapper. The middle portion of the trip was very uneventful. Almost
at the end of the trip, we caught a lone dolphin in 175 feet. The
northwesterly wind had us drifting offshore, so we continued out to deeper
water. In 240 feet, the action began with a double hook up of
dolphin. The school followed the hooked fish up to the boat and we managed
to hook a few more before the remainder of fish moved on. The fish were
all in the 8 - 10 pound class.
Derrel Hurst, Dwight Fiore, and Joseph Fiore
combined to catch bonito, skipjack tuna, and kingfish on their half day
trip.
Chelsea, Robert, and Dan were part of a large group
that were split among three boats. They were here for a meeting and had a
free day to go fishing. There was a good natured competition going on
amongst the group for the largest fish and most fish. We ran straight out
from Government Cut and started in 110 feet. A west wind was pushing us
offshore. In 160 feet both the mid-depth and bottom rods hooked up and we
landed 2 kingfish. The next drift we had to wait till we hit 200 feet
before another kingfish ate the bottom bait. The mid-depth rod scored the
largest kingfish on the next drift and finally a barracuda ate a flatline
bait. We then dropped on several wrecks with no results before going back
on the drift. I marked a wreck in 230 feet and we dropped on it and
immediately hooked up with an amberjack. We had the fish up to the boat
and on the leader before it decided to head back down to deeper
water. Once the leader slid through my hands and the line came tight, the
leader wire popped through the eye of the hook and the fish released
itself. The 3/4 day trip came to an end all to soon and back at the dock,
we learned that we had caught the most and largest fish. Lots of pictures
were taken as the group celebrated a great day of fishing.
As you can see, the best action still comes on the
bottom and mid-depth rods. Once the water temperature begins to cool
down, better action will return to the surface baits as well. All of
the action above took place between the Cuban Hole to just north of the
Twins. It won't be long before we get a Fall run of mullet to spice up the
action both inshore and offshore. The Winter sailfish and tarpon seasons
are just around the corner. The major kingfish runs should begin before
then along with spanish mackerel action. Now's the time to get your dates
booked so you won't miss out on any of the great fishing we have in the Miami
area. Give me a call or send me an email. It's just that
easy.
See you on the edge.
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SeaSquared Charters - Middle Keys, FL
Exclusive Report
Ryan
DuVernay, co-owner of 7 Mile Watersports in Marathon, had a hankering
to try his hand at sharkin' with Capt. Chris Johnson and SeaSquared
Chaters. They set out from the 7 Mile Marina on an outgoing tide to
test a new spot in about five feet of water just off the 7 Mile
Bridge.
Less than an hour after coloring the water red and baiting it with a
smorgasbord of irrestible shark treats, their first guests arrived in
the form of stingrays. Close behind on the buffet line were bonnethead
and nurse sharks. Finally, the guests of honor arrived, the lemon
sharks.
Ryan set to action and caught a total of seven lemons, ranging in
length from six to seven and a half feet. An eighth ran so hard and
fast, when it broke off, the rod snapped back and whapped Ryan in the
forehead. He proudly displayed his quarter inch shark ""wound"" back
at the dock!
SeaSquared sharkin' adventures have become quite popular with
experienced and novice anglers alike. It is especially good family fun
fishing. SeaSquared practices 100% catch-and-release shark fishing
using IGFA sanctioned circle hooks. All sharks are released unharmed
to fight another day. To book your adventure, give us a call at
305-743-5305.
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====================================== Oct 1, 2009 2:39 PM Posted by cbs4webteam Capt. Alan Sherman - Miami-Dade, Flamingo, Florida Bay
"Get Em" Sportfishing Charters
Fishing in South Florida continues to get better every day. If
business would pick up with the level of the fishing then everyone
would be a lot happier in the fishing industry. The good
news is that the weather has been stable with no tropical systems to
mention for the time being and things look good for that trend to
continue. I have had the opportunity to fish some great clients this
past week and also got to do some fishing of my own and with my wife
Dana as you will see in the pictures I have added with this report.
I was in Flamingo with my wife last week and then with clients Jeff and Scott a few days after and fished Florida Bay
with my wife where we found plenty of big redfish on the flats that
were eager to eat Hook Up lures tipped with a Gulp shrimp. Along with
the redfish we also had plenty of trout, snappers, jack, ladyfish and
tripletail. All of these fish were caught on Cajun Thunder floats with live baits suspended or on Rapala Twitchin Raps and X raps and of course mentioned earlier the Hook Up lures tipped with Gulp soft plastics.
My trip with Jeff and Scott took place in Whitewater Bay
where we fished the islands that are scattered throughout the
backcountry. Jeff and Scott both threw artificial lures the entire day
and were rewarded with snook to 38 inches, lots of mangrove snappers
and jacks and some sea trout as well. We hooked a few fish that were
huge but got away but that is what keeps fishing interesting and allows
for great fishing stories. The one that got away! The top baits this
day were Rapala Skitter Walks, X Raps, Twitchin Raps and a new plug the
Skitter Pop SureSet.
Offshore fishing has been better each day with the return of Mahi
Mahi or better known here in South Florida the dolphin. Many of these
fish were caught on a Hook Up lure tipped with a Deep Creek soft plastic. Along with the dolphins I had the pleasure of fishing the Florida Marlins ace pitcher Ricky Nolasco and his girl friend Amber for a half day out of Miami.
Amber is from Los Angeles where she works for the Dodgers and loves
fishing but Ricky had never been before and she was hoping that I could
teach him a few things about fishing in hopes that he would get hooked.
Ricky was able to keep his body clear of the hooks and stuck a few
hooks in a few fish as well. His first bait in the water turned into a
legal sized tasty mutton snapper.
From there he caught bluerunners and then an Arctic bonito that brought
smiles to both of their faces. Not to be out done Amber caught a few
bluerunners and then added a nice king fish to the list before we
headed inshore where Amber caught sea trout, mangrove snappers and a
barracuda. All of the fish were caught on live pilchards fished on a
Mustad long shank hook. The pilchards were caught using a ten foot West Coast 3/8 inch mesh net. The baitfishes were thick and two casts filled my Pathfinders live well.
That catches us up for now!
Don't wait too long to book a trip because the Fall Migration won't last forever!
Check out my new web site and see your monthly catches and pictures.
Check out my report in the Miami Herald's Sports section under Fishing Updates each Thursday, the Florida Sportsman Magazines South Florida Internet Fishing Report www.floridaspotsman.com), my monthly Action Spotter Fishing Report for the South Region in the Florida Sportsman Magazine
each month or tune into the Florida Sportsman Magazines Live Radio Show
on 1080 WMCU on the AM dial or listen on the internet at www.1080wmcu.com
every Saturday morning from 7 to 8 AM and here the up to the minute
fishing forecasts from some of the top Capt.'s in South Florida like
Capt. Jimbo Thomas on the Thomas Flyer, Capt. Bouncer Smith on Bouncers
Dusky, Capt Skip Bradeen on the Blue Chips Too out of Whale Harbor
Marina, Capt. Wayne Conn on The Reward Fleet, and more.
I have recently been wearing a lot of Columbia Sports Wear on my fishing charters
and the new Blood & Guts shirts are amazing. I have had mackerel,
cobia and snook just splatter me with blood and one good washing and
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SeaSquared Charters - Middle Keys
Exclusive Report
This
trio from the Minneapolis area has been fishing the Florida Keys for
more years than they care to count. During this trip, they included a
day of Gulf fishing with Capt. Chris Johnson and SeaSquared Charters
out of the 7 Mile Marina. Upon leaving the dock, Dan announced the
charter would be a success if he returned with sore arms.
During the day, they anchored up on a couple of wrecks and set to
fishing. In all they caught their limit of mangrove snapper, some
yellowtail and mutton snapper, a keeper gag grouper and a few Spanish
mackerel. They also caught and released a bunch of Goliath grouper and
sharks. And, as part of SeaSquared's ongoing participation in the Gulf
Coast Research Lab's Sport Fish Program, they tagged and released three
cobia.
Back at the dock, Dan reminisced about the workout he got as a lad
of 10 catching tarpon from the old Seven Mile Bridge. And, he delcared
he had the sore arms to prove this day's outing was indeed a success!
Shown L-R: Howard Preston, Jerry Witowski and his son, Dan.
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Sep 14, 2009 4:37 PM Posted by cbs4webteam Knot Nancy Fishing Charters Report Off
Miami
Captain Dave Kostyo
It's time for another update, so let's get right to
it.
We'll start with dolphin
(mahi-mahi) fishing. As everyone in this area knows, we've had a very
poor season since the beginning of June. So bad that it's just not been
worth even running out to look with the hopes that you might find a few
dolphin. With that said, there is a bit of encouraging news. This
past week, I spoke with two friends who took the plunge and found some
action. One angler had to go 20 miles out and another found action at 12
miles, although he found nothing on the previous day. It's still on the
hit or miss side, however, for those who like to catch and eat or release these
colorful acrobatic fish, then it's just a matter of getting lucky and
finding the right conditions.
For the most consistent action, it's still fishing
the 100 - 200 foot range for kingfish, bonito, barracuda, AJ's, and a few
sailfish. Fishing around the various wrecks and in the 80 - 100 foot range
has been producing mutton snapper and yellowtail snapper. The current
that was almost none existent has been running to the north at between
2 - 3.5 MPH. The water temperature is still
in the very high 80's so action at the surface has been on the slow side.
Most all the action aboard Knot Nancy has been on the bottom rod and
mid-depth rod.
Captain Gil Gutierrez and I went out for a half day
of fun fishing just to get out on the water. We found plenty of action
with mangrove snapper.
Richard Killen and Miguel Rivera had a half day of
steady action. It started off with several bonito that had both of them
dancing around one another as they chased their fish around the boat. Then
the bottom rod produced a kingfish. This was followed by a very large
porgy that a barracuda decided to sample almost half of. The final fish of
the trip was an AJ that had Richard working hard to get up to the surface before
we released it.
Dave Avila was celebrating his birthday with his
girlfriend, Vicki Konya, and friends Harold Rondan and Derrel Hurst. The
mid-depth rod with the break away sinker produced the only action of the
trip. We were in 150' off the middle of the Anchorage Area. Dave had
his first sailfish on the line and it put on a spectacular show.
Everything that you have ever seen a sailfish do was done by this fish. In
the end, Dave won the battle and the sailfish earned its release after a few
quick pictures.
Gee Scruggs and his sons, Michael and Anthony got a
taste of the fishing and a good dose of South Florida stormy weather. We
started with a red grouper and then got rained on. The sun came out and we
got more rain. Running south got us into better weather for a while.
The action improved some with the mid-depth rod catching a kingfish in 120' just
north of the Cuban Hole. Then we had some rare action on a flatline.
After a couple of minutes, the hook pulled so that fish will remain a
mystery. Then it was back to mid-depth action again in the same depth in
the form of another kingfish. After putting the second king in the fish
box, that's when the skies turn an ominous black and started closing in on us
with plenty of lightning and thunder. A quick decision was made that
everyone had caught a fish and we didn't want to get caught in this bad
thunderstorm, so we made a quick dash back to Haulover Inlet and then to TNT
Marine Center with the storm right on our heels.
Javier Andrade loves to fish and he was sharing his
passion with his girlfriend Yaner Figuero. This was Yaner's first fishing
trip offshore. The wind had kicked up higher than was predicted. The
13 - 15 knot winds had the seas just a bit on the sloppy side. We started
just south of the Twins in 140'. Both the bottom and mid-depth rods got
hit just seconds apart from one another. The bottom rod gave us a nice
mutton snapper. The mid-depth rod didn't hook up. That was OK with
Yaner as the motion of the ocean was fast taking its toll on her. She hung
in there and on the next drift, we got another mutton on the bottom rod and this
time the mid-depth rod hooked up solid with a kingfish. By now, Yaner was
in full blown motion sickness mode. She was still hanging in and said it
was OK to do another drift. That next drift produced a very nice 15#
kingfish on the mid-depth rod. At the end of the drift, the bottom rod
gave us a fat yellowtail snapper. It was all Yaner could take, so we
called it a morning and ran back to calmer water and solid ground back at TNT
Marine Center. All of our action came in the 80 - 110 foot
range.
That brings me up to date. It's easy to see
that the mid-depth and bottom rods are getting all the action. We'll
continue with this type of action until we get our Fall mullet run that should
take place in late September to early October. It's hard to predict the
exact date and how long the run will last. If you're fortunate enough to
be out on those days, the action can be outstanding for snook, tarpon, jack
crevalle, and sharks as they blast the schools of mullet that are migrating
south along the beach. The winter sailfish and tarpon seasons are right
around the corner, so now's a good time to start thinking about some dates and
get your trips scheduled. The tarpon action normally is in full swing by
mid to late December and the fronts that will start coming through our area
during that time will get the sailfish going big time.
Captain Dave Kostyo
Knot Nancy Fishing Charters,
Inc.
305 620-5896 Charter
305 965-9454 Cell
www.knotnancy.com
nkostyo@bellsouth.net
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Florida Bay
TightKnots - Capt. Steven Tejera Another
Labor Day Week/Weekend has passed and the fishing has been great.
Despite one day of rain for the most part just about every trip we have
had some great weather as well. We took advantage of the great weather
and good times were had putting all of our gear to the test with some
of the toughest fish around. We sight fished shallow flats, fished
banks for snapper and grouper, runoffs, creeks and plugged away at
shallow mangrove shorelines. We mainly fished artificial with Gulp
shrimp on a jig head or Jerkbaits(Gulp, Bass Assasins, Exude) rigged
weedless. Fall is around the corner and that means massive schools
of bait fish with game fish right after them having a feast. Usually
anything that mimics a finger mullet will do the trick. On Labor
Day my cousin Anthony and good friend Ken joined me for some intense
sight fishing. We started the morning catching fish and kept at it all
day. We caught numerous redfish with one at 35", some nice snook, trout
and a nice snapper all on artificial. TightKnots, Capt. Steven Tejera www.knottightcharters.com(305)283-8059 Flamingo/Key Largo/Biscayne Bay ======================================================================= Capt. Matt Bellinger- The KeysBamboo ChartersFall
coming and not soon enough! All the signs are here, snook season opens,
the Keys are quite and it feels like a Dutch Oven by 10 am. Oh yes,
Fall is in the air! September is the month where snook and reds put on
the feed bag, this can be seen through out the area known as Flamingo
in the Everglades National Park. Out in the Gulf of Mexico the first
schools of snow birds, the underwater ones, begin to show up. Around
the Keys the flats start to hold good numbers of permit and bonefish.
With the opening of snook season here in the waters of Monroe County
and the Everglades National Park fishermen flock towards the flats, run
outs and island moats around Flamingo. Here you will find a great mix
of terrain and cover that tends to hold snook among other great
fighting fish. To get started snook fishing all you need after you get
your fishing permit and snook permit is a good spinning outfit. A 7
foot rod in the 8 to 12 pound class matched to a good spinning reel
that has a strong drag system will do. I like 20 pound test braided
line, 10 pound will do, but I like the heavier pound test when working
around mangrove islands. Add a 6 foot length of 20 - 40 pound test
fluorocarbon leader and its go time! While filming my
next episode of "Reelin' in the Keys" this week we were covered up in
smallish "puppy drum", the term used for redfish in the 12 to 20 inch
range. I mean covered up, every cast into the run outs up in Snake
Bight channel produced solid hits. We were using small live shrimp on
Hook Up Lures 1/4 ounce jig heads. When you could get past the reds a
nice size mangrove snapper would inhale the offering. Great action but
we were hoping to film a snook show. We switched speed and went
looking for snook around the islands. BINGO! We found snook tight up
against the trees, way back in the trees, pitching finger mullet on 2/0
circle hooks was the trick. Once you hooked up a fish you had to work
the fish out of the cover and keep your rod tip low if not down in the
water to avoid fouling your line in the low slung tree limbs. Along
the way we found reds as well, these fish were bigger fish in the 22 to
28 inch range. A note on circle hooks, aside from the fact that circle
hooks tend to jaw hook a fish they also tend to be harder to snag tree
limbs, a big plus when working the mangrove islands. Another plus for
circle hooks is this, remember if you are using natural bait and hook
mangrove snappers or groupers on "J" style hooks you must release the
fish, PERIOD! The oceanside flats are holding good numbers
of bonefish and permit these days. The bones are most active early and
then late in the day and if you can get out right after a rain storm
you can find plenty of happy, tailing and mudding fish enjoying the
cooler temps brought on by the rain shower. Small crabs are a good
choice for bait as permit and bones both love a crab snack.
Watch "Reelin' in the Keys" on Monroe County Comcast Channel 5 Mondays and Thursdays at 7pm and Fridays at 8:30pm Twitter me at BambooCharters to keep up with the action.
Capt. Matt Bellinger Hawk's Cay Resort 305-393-0909 Sep 1, 2009 4:28 PM Posted by cbs4webteam SeaSquared Charters - Middle Keys, FL
A group of Marathon
local businessmen took advantage of some late summer downtime to fish
with Capt. Chris Johnson and SeaSquared Charters out of 7 Mile Marina.
They ventured 50 miles into the Gulf in search of jumbo mangrove
snapper and were rewarded with fish up to six pounds. They lost no
fewer than 30 more grovers to the mightly Goliath grouper, who took
more than their fair share. A couple of barracuda also enjoyed some of
the snapper meant for the box.
The fall migration of
cobia has begun in the Gulf. The group put two in the boat, each in
the 20- to 25-pound class. They hooked a third that was over 30
pounds, but when it ate the bait it decided something was wrong and
spit it back out before they could react. The cobes don't get big by
being stupid!
To learn more about the fall cobia migration, please listen to the podcast on Facebook.com/MarathonFishing.
Pictured L-R: Capt.
Emil Swaidan, owner of Spirit Snorkeling, John Harrison, owner of
DotPalm, and Rich Tompkins, Bank of America Mortgage Loan Officer.
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Capt. Alan ShermanMiami - Saltwater Fishing Report
I was out of town acting
as a fishing consultant in the British Virgin Islands most of last week
on a clients 65' Hatteras. We caught quite a few deep water bottom fish
plus some nice
yellowtails and mutton snappers. I had a great time and look forward to making another trip to this area in the future.
Back in Miami now and look forward to fishing for snook now that
the season has reopened. I have heard from others that the snook
fishing is excellent in Flamingo and look forward to getting my regular
clients on some quality fish real soon.
Locally large schools of baitfish have been in North Biscayne Bay
and I'm sure snook and tarpon plus some large jacks and sea trout are
gorging themselves on this baitfish as we speak.
Offshore kingfish to 20 pounds plus lots of bonitos and a few
sailfish have been active during early morning trips. 7 to 11AM has
been the best. Flat calm mornings have made finding baitfish easy and
then off to the offshore grounds before the fish shut down for the day.
Dolphin fishing remains spotty but reports are that some fish are
heading our way so these fish should start to take up the slack for the
hotter parts of the day. Mutton and yellowtail snappers have been
feeding on the reefs.
South Biscayne Bay has had some great permit fishing plus bonefish
during early mornings and late afternoons. Large bull and lemon sharks
have been cruising along the shallow flats and large yellowjacks have
been following these sharks giving anglers opportunities of hooking a
large jack on an artificial lure and on light tackle.
Target Species:
Snook, Tarpon, Redfish, Cobia, Kingfish, Dolphins, Permit, Sharks
Miami Fishing Forecast:Cooler temperatures are not far away and
the fall migration of baitfish and predators has already started north
of us. Snook season is now open on both coasts and fishing should get
better everyday right up to the end of December.
Check out my new web site and see your monthly catches and pictures.
www.getemsportfishing.com
Capt. Alan Sherman
"Get Em" Sportfishing Charters
www.getemsportfishing.com
Host of Florida Sportsman Radio Live/South
1080 WMCU AM Saturdays 7 to 8 AM
786-436-2064 | |
