Nov 4, 2009 12:50 PM Posted by cbs4webteam
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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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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Host of Florida Sportsman Radio Live/South
1080 WMCU AM Saturdays 7 to 8 AM
786-436-2064 Flamingo Fishing Forecast:
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
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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.
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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 Aug 19, 2009 3:16 PM Posted by cbs4webteam Capt. Alan Sherman
"Get Em" Sportfishing Charters
This
is the summer and as summers go business is normally off due to the
high heat and families taking a well deserved vacation. This summer is
no different than others so the fishing reports have been on the thin
side.
The
best bet for me recently has been fishing in Flamingo in Everglades
National Park. In my last report I stated that fishing in Flamingo was
off and as of last week where I had opportunity to fish Flamingo three
times I found the fishing to be just the opposite.
On
My first trip last week with Jack and his friend Lucy we fished around
some of the Keys and missed a nice snook on a Hook Up lure tipped with
a Gulp shrimp and released a few small trout before moving to an area
that holds lots of bait this time of year. After a few quick casts we
had all of the pinfish and ballyhoo that we needed and headed offshore
where we anchored in a few interesting spots and caught a nice mangrove
snapper and a lane snapper plus a bunch of jacks and a couple of
bluefish and a bunch of sharks including an 80 pound nurse shark caught
on 10 pound spin by Lucy before the action slowed down. On the way to
the next spot we saw a few nice tripletail free floating but could not
hook up. We headed to a small creek where we released two small snook
and then a school of tarpon moved in and started feeding on a school of
menhaden. As hard as we tried we could not catch one of those tarpon.
We had a ten pound tripletail swim right to us but ignored every
offering before it went on its way. On to the next spot but before we
got to it we spotted a number of free floating tripletail and ended up
catching two keeps out of five that we saw. Lucy caught a nice
tripletail on a ¼ ounce Hook Up lure tipped with a Gulp shrimp and Jack
caught one on a Cajun Thunder and a live pilchard. We saw a cruising
cobia that followed our Hook Up lure but split the scene before we
could throw a pinfish to it. At our last spot Jack released a 26 inch
snook caught on a pinfish and then both Lucy and Jack caught 22 inch
redfish on pinfish before we call it a day.
Today
I have Lucy and Jack again and the weather is horrible. A big storm is
sitting over Florida Bay and ends up staying there all day. We ran out,
caught bait and headed north to get away from the weather. At our first
spot we released three small snook before Jack hooked up with a nice 25
inch snook and then Lucy hooked a good fish that turned into being a
Goliath of about 10 pounds. A great fight on light tackle. Lucy hooked
up again and this fish turned into a big sawfish that we were able to
get to boat side but not o the surface. The fish was on 10 pound line
and just would not let us see more than its tail and fins before
breaking the line. The storm started to threaten us again so we headed
further north and ended up in Whitewater Bay. Jack hooked a nice snook
on a Cajun Thunder and a live finger mullet. That snook was 28 inches
and 9 pounds. We released trout, jacks, snappers, ladyfish and had
shots at six free swimming redfish before calling it a day.
Wednesday and Thursday I participated in the Lobster Mini Season and we ended up with a total of 55 tails for the two days.
On
Saturday I was back in Flamingo with Paul, Bob and Ethan. Our first
spot was a hot with the guys catching six redfish to 27.5 inches and
released over 10 snook all caught on Hook Up lures tipped with a Gulp
shrimp and Rapala X Raps. We caught and released quite a few snappers
plus ladyfish and jacks. At one time we had a school of over 200
redfish swimming all around us. Unfortunately after each angler had
hooked up the fish spooked and left the scene. The rest of the day we
were running from storms but did have many shots at tripletail that
were free floating and managed to land a nice 10 pounder caught on a
Cajun Thunder and a live pinfish.
Today
I have Manuel, his son Manny and Manny's buddy Carlos and we are in
Flamingo again. After heading out into Florida Bay we immediatley are
faced with a huge rain squall that is slowly pushing to the north. We
take a few minutes and catch a well full of pinfish, ballyhoo and a few
pilchards before heading north. The storm is still in our way so we
stop on a grass flat and cast some Hook Up lures tipped with a Gulp
shrimp. In no time the guys are catching sea trout, snapper, gag,
grouper, ladyfish and jacks literraly on every cast. After an hour or
more of hot action the tide runs out and its time to move on. The storm
is still around and in our way and again we decide to fish short of my
origional destination. As we approach our new spot I see a tripletail
and we catch a nice six pounder and then we see another four or five
more before they dissapear. The area I had intended to fish was still
in the rain squall that looked like it would stay in that area all day
and did. We headed closer to the marina to see if we could find the
snook and redfish that we had had action from a few days before. The
action was slow for over an hour and we kept moving around and then
just before laeving the area we tried one more spot and bang we were
into the fish. For the next hour or so the guys had a big redfish,
snook or jack on their line till it was time to go in. These fish were
eating a dead ballyhoo or live pinfish attached to a Hook Up lure.
Well that catches us up for now!
Give me a call and let's go fishing!
Capt. Alan Sherman
"Get Em" Sportfishing Charters
www.getemsportfishing.com
Host of Florida Sportsman Radio Live/South
1080 WMCU AM Saturdays from 7 to 8 AM
786-436-2064
Miami Fishing Forecast:
Fish early and get the best results and remember our fishing in South Florida can and will change at the drop of a hat.
Target Species:
Snook, Tarpon, Redfish, Cobia, Kingfish, Dolphins, Permit, Sharks Aug 17, 2009 5:54 PM Posted by cbs4webteam
Captain Dave Kostyo - Knot Nancy Fishing Charters,
Inc.
Great Action For A Variety Of Fish In The 130 -
190 Foot Range Off Miami Beach
Surface water temperatures in the ocean have been
between 88 - 91 degrees. In Biscayne Bay it's been even higher. With
the temperatures this high, it calls for a change in technique to have a
reasonable chance at a successful trip. In the ocean, fishing your baits
deeper will improve your chances. In the Bay, fishing early and at night
will help combat the high temperatures.
Dolphin fishing has improve slightly. By this
I mean that you will have to search long and hard to catch between 5 to 8 fish
on a 3/4 to full day of fishing. The best bet for
good steady action still remains fishing the reef for kingfish, bonito,
barracuda, amberjack, and small sharks. When there is current, anchoring
on wrecks will also get you your fair shots at mutton snapper. For those
who find the heat of the day unbearable, then fishing after dark should be your
choice. Anchoring up on the second or third reef will give you a shot at
yellowtail snapper, mangrove snapper, mutton snapper, and a host of other bottom
fish.
Inshore, tarpon will be readily active after
dark on a falling tide. For those who like to tangle will these
silver beauties, it means that you'll have to adjust your fishing hours
according to the tides. On most nights, losing a bit of sleep will be well
worth it.
Jay & Dana Perez, Steve Stock, and Greg Jacoski
beat the heat and saw action with tarpon both along the beach at Government
Cut and in the Bay (falling tide) during an evening tarpon
trip. The Silver King in both locations ate live crabs and put
on a great show for the anglers before they were released.
The next morning, Frank, Sam, and Ashley Wallberg
along with Joe Acquaviva got into lots of kingfish and bonito action during
their 3/4 day trip. The action took place off the Twin Towers area in 130
- 180 feet. Live herring by far produced the most strikes with action
coming on flatlines, mid-depth baits, and the bottom rod. By the end of
the trip we had 5 kingfish and 3 bonito in the fish box and missed the hook up
on several other fish.
Alex Aru and three other friends did a late
afternoon/evening trip. We fished off of the 87th Street area making four
drifts before heading to Government Cut to tarpon fish. We had north
current, blue water, and loads of grass to the point of being a nuisance.
On two of the drifts as soon as we got to 190 feet, the bottom rod produced
kingfish. At Government, we made one drift for tarpon before the group
decided they wanted to call it an evening and take a tour up the east side of
the Bay.
Sue Cocking and Steve Waters fished a 3/4 day
trip. We started by buying some pilchards and then catching herring along
the beach south of Haulover Inlet. The herring were playing very hard to
get and it took a while to catch about 18 baits. We put our first baits
out in 198 feet just north of the Twin Towers. It took less than 5 minutes
for the bottom rod to hook up and Sue caught a very nice 30# amberjack.
Then the break away lead rod saw action with a bonito followed by a
kingfish. Each drift produced action mainly on the bottom and break away
lead outfit (70' down). We worked the same area and every time we got
inside of 190 feet, we saw action on in to 150 feet. Final count was a 30#
AJ, 3 kingfish in the 12 - 14 pound range, and 4 bonito, along with numerous
chopped baits, pulled hooks, and cut offs.
Mauricio Ruiz, Caroline Almoracid, Mark Perez, and
Andre Ocampo fished a half day with plenty of action on a variety of fish.
We worked the area between the Twin Towers and the Cuban Hole and saw all the
action in the 130 - 180 foot range. Once again, the vast majority of
the action came on the bottom rod and break away lead outfit. The variety
of fish included kingfish, bonito, barracuda, amberjack, and shark. All
the fish ate live herring that were caught at the crooked range marker outside
of Government Cut.
As you can see, the place for action and plenty of
it is in the 130 - 190 foot range. The rest is up to you. Simply
give me a call 305 965-9454 or email me nkostyo@bellsouth.net to set up your
trip.
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SeaSquared Charters - Middle Keys
Exclusive Report
Jeff Swartz
and his sons were visiting the Keys from Sarasota FL and wanted to have
a sharkin' adventure. Capt. Chris Johnson of SeaSquared Charters out
of the 7 Mile Marina in Marathon took them to his favorite spot in
about 5 feet of calm water off the 7 Mile Bridge. They anchored up
only to be joined by a bunch of lobster-hunting snorkelers. If only
they knew they were sharing the water with some very toothy critters!
Once the snorkelers dispersed, a large sting ray approached the
boat. They caught it, and the waters really came to life with shark
activity. In all they caught 5 lemon sharks ranging in size from 4 to
6.5 feet. Shown here are 19 year-old Bryan and 15 year-old Justin with
a double hook-up. The sting ray and all sharks were released
unharmed. Please check the photo gallery for more pictures from this
first-rate family fun fishing.
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Aug 3, 2009 4:34 PM Posted by cbs4webteam SeaSquared Charters- Middle Keys
Ten
year old Justin Garza loves fishing with his stepdad Eddie
Thomas at home in Montgomery TX. While on their first vacation to the
Florida Keys, they shared a fishing adventure with Capt. Chris Johnson
of SeaSquared Charters out of 7 Mile Marina. Eddie requested an
offshore trip but, due to bumpy conditions on the Atlantic, Capt. Chris
opted for fishing the calm waters of Florida Bay. They went to a wreck
16 miles out and found lots of action. They caught their limit of
mangrove snapper, a couple of yellowtails and a bonus dog snapper.
Just for the sport of it, they caught and released goliath grouper
along with a bunch of sharp nose sharks. Justin was pleased to outfish
Eddie to provide tasty snapper filets the family enjoyed at Castaway
Restaurant in Marathon. Back at the dock, he proclaimed it was much
more fun than bass fishing in Texas! Be sure to check the photo
gallery to see Justin with one of his sharks and Capt. John Callion.
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While
on vacation, Brian Varana of Falls Church VA chose a day of deep
dropping with Capt. Chris Johnson and SeaSquared Charters out of
Marathon's 7 Mile Marina. His first drop produced a nice red snapper.
Of sub-legal size and out of season, the fish was released unharmed,
but not before he had his picture taken. Subsequent drops resulted in
keeper lane and mutton snapper and a very nice size amberjack.
The National Marina Fisheries Commission has shortened the
recreational red snapper harvest season in Gulf federal waters from Jun
1-Sep 30 to Jun 1-Aug 14. The FL Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC)
recently approved the same season change for state waters. To protect
your rights to continue fishing red snapper, visit this website: http://www.keepoceanfishing.com/index.php/home.
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Capt. Steven Tejera
First of all I would like to thank Jim and Sherri Trice and all those who helped put this event together.
Ken and I started the morning great, by 7:30am Ken landed a nice
bonefish and 300 points on the board. We had a few more good shots at
bonefish but the tide was turning and it was time for us to head deeper
into Floriday Bay and look for some redfish. We found a few and had
shots, pulled some hooks and just plain unlucky. Thats the name of the
game. 11 out of 37 teams got bonefish and 9 got the redfish bonefish
slam. Congrats to all the winners!
Ken and I had a great time even though the redfish tortured us but we
will be looking forward to next year and another fun event.
On another note, there has been plenty of small tarpon around in the
backcountry. These fish are fun on artificial or fly and can be a
challenge to get to the boat at times with there acrobatic jumps and
bony mouths making it hard to stay connected.
The deeper shorelines and islands have been tough due too the south south east winds we have had.
The redfish and snook have been up on the flats and runoffs were you
can find some clean water holding bait. The right presentation making
your artificial/fly look as natural as possible is the key to getting
these fish in the skinny water to eat.
Capt. Steven Tejera
www.knottightcharters.com
(305)283-8059
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Simmons of Pure Fishing treated two of his gal pals to a day of fishing
with Capt. Chris Johnson and SeaSquared Charters out of 7 Mile Marina.
A resident of the Tampa FL area, Ryan had never caught an amberjack, so
they headed to a wreck in about 200 feet of water and set to butterfly
jigging. Ryan was rewarded with a nice 40-pounder. While they were
out there, a silky shark made a guest appearance at the boat. They
hand fed him for awhile and then tossed him a whole block of chum. Click here or copy and paste to watch the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbGje3_nJXY
They looked for dolphin for about an hour and a half with little
success, perhaps because it was too late in the morning. They ended
the day on the patch reefs where they put quite a few nice yellowtail
in the boat.
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Captain Dave Kostyo - Miami-Dade
Knot Nancy Fishing Charters,
Inc.
Your Best Bet For Outstanding Action Is Kingfish
and Bonito On The Reef
The rod bending action for kingfish and bonito in
the 110 - 150 foot range has and continues to be off the scale. Many
times during a trip we are getting hit as the baits are being deployed and this
happens numerous times during each trip. If you want to have plenty of
action then fishing for these two species is your best bet. Throw in a few
barracuda, an occasional cobia or sailfish and if you drop a bait to the
bottom on a wreck you'll find decent mutton snapper fishing.
You'll be very hard pressed to find any better action for variety and
quantity during the daytime. Get out early as the thunderstorms have been
rolling through in the late morning to early afternoon and they have been
very strong.
Dolphin fishing offshore continues to disappoint
most everyone who has gone out looking for these colorful and tasty fish.
There have been a few caught, however, nothing like it normally is and most
anglers come back in with empty fish boxes and no fish tales to
tell.
For the small children and young anglers who are
going out for the first time, there is plenty of none stop action on the shallow
patch areas and artificial reefs. The variety includes grunts,
triggerfish, bluerunners, yellowtail snapper, lane snapper, mangrove snapper,
and more. The action is fast and furious and will keep your young anglers
busy for hours.
Steven Grover and his sons Joshua (8 years old) and
Ethan (4 years old) along with his friend Johnathan Robertson and his son Peyton
(7 years old) wanted to try for dolphin. Our search took us as far as 21
miles offshore. We found very little to say that there should be
dolphin. We live baited the most likely looking areas and blind trolled
jigs for about ten minutes. The result was no fish. While running
back in we found a weedline with some debris in it and still no fish. To
save the day, we fished the 120 -130 foot range and had the boys and their Dad's
busy with action on bonito. Double hook ups were common and each young
angler got his turn pulling on these hard fighting fish.
Fred Gates and his son Michael along with
Prosper Azerraf and his grandson Benjamin Siboni started the day off with fast
and furious action catching pilchards and herring. We then anchored
up on the shallow patches and artificial reefs. Both boys had none stop
action and it wasn't long before Fred and Prosper had to get in on the action
also. With about an hour left in the trip, I suggested that we take a
quick run out to deeper water and see if we could catch a larger fish. Off
we went and out went the live pilchards and herring. It didn't take long
before we got our first kingfish cutoff. Then the bonito attacked
us. While Fred and Michael fought one fish, the second rod got hit and it
was Prosper and Benjamin's turn. Both fish were landed and it capped off a
great morning of fishing.
Mike and Richard Goulet were honoring and
remembering their Dad and his love for fishing. Once again the action for
kingfish and bonito was hot and heavy. We loaded up on pilchards and
herring and both anglers enjoyed that portion of the trip. We ran south
and fished between the Anchorage and the Twins to find plenty of action.
Mike and Richard took turns and if one of them missed a fish or the hook pulled
during the fight, there was plenty of good natured ribbing going on. They
remembered how much their Dad loved fishing and wished that he could have been
with them on this trip. When we returned to TNT Marine Center, the final
count was 5 bonito and 5 kingfish in the 8 - 10 pound range along with some sore
arms.
John and Annette Annoni wanted their son
Landon (11 years old) to have plenty of action. Quantity was much more
important than quality. They ended up getting both. We caught plenty
of live bait with Sabiki rigs to begin with. We then anchored on a
shallow artificial reef area. As soon as I put out the chum block, the
quantity appeared. Grunts, triggerfish, bluerunners, mangrove
snapper, and then yellowtail snapper. It soon became a competition
between Mom and Son to see who could catch the largest fish. It was very
close, however, Landon had a slight edge. John got in on the action also
when we started using the Kaplan jig to catch bluerunners and yellowtail
snapper. Once again, I suggested we run out to catch a larger fish.
On the second drift, we found the bonito and Landon and his Dad had their hands
full as the fish swam circles around the boat. In the meantime, Annette
hooked up and here fish was making a run for Key West. As the fish started
to slow down, the rod straightened up as the hook pulled. Back to Landon
and the excitement rose a notch when he saw his fish. I leadered the fish
and we took a few quick pictures before releasing the bonito.
Rob and Hunter Fitzpatrick and Dick Carroll fished
a 3/4 day before the thunderstorms started to roll in. With a livewell
full of bait, we headed out to find plenty of good north current. As I was
deploying the second bait, the first bait got hit and the action started.
The first three fish were a bonito, kingfish, and 21 pound cobia. That's
the way the action went for the remainder of the trip. Everyone took turns
or if they were standing next to a rod when it went off, they'd grab it.
The action was at all levels with the flatlines shining during the first portion
of the trip and the break away lead and bottom rod coming on strong during the
last portion of the trip. Final count was 6 kingfish in the 10 - 12 pound
range, 7 bonito, and a 21 pound cobia.
William Swantner's half day trip was filled with
more action than he ever imagined. His comment after catching bait was
that he really enjoyed that portion of the trip. He had no idea
what was about to happen when we started in 125 feet north of 71st
Street. With only two baits out on flatlines, both rods hooked up.
After a long battle, we broke our wire leader on both fish. While putting
out the next bait, it got hit and we were hooked up again. Again, we broke
the leader. Finally, we solved the wire leader problem and we started
landing fish. All the while, I was marking fishing at a mid-depth on the
recorder. The action was so fast and furious on the flatlines, that I
couldn't get a break way bait down. With flatline rods needing
leaders retied, I put the break away rod down. No sooner did I have it at
the right depth, then it took off and the action continued. The storms
started to build up early on this day and William said he didn't want to get
caught in the ran. He was more than totally satisfied with the action
and the fish and was ready to head in. We just about made it back to TNT
Marine Center before it started to rain and luckily it only lasted for a brief
period of time. The kingfish, bonito, and barracuda action on this trip
was fabulous.
Once again we're caught up with the reports.
If you want action with your fishing and plenty of it, then take advantage of
the action on the reef. There is no telling how much longer we'll be
enjoying it. The kings and bonito have put lots of smiles on the faces of
many anglers and the great thing about our fishing is that you never know what
is going to bite your bait next. It's a beautiful thing.
Give me a call 305 965-9454 or send me an email nkostyo@bellsouth.net to get
your trip scheduled so that you can get in on this action too.
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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SeaSquared Charters- Middle KeysWhile
on vacation in Marathon, Bob Keeney from St. Louis MO was looking for a
memorable experience to share with his sons, Bob III and Chris. He
opted for a sharkin' trip with Capt. Chris Johnson and SeaSquared
Charters out of 7 Mile Marina. The boys were on the action less than
20 minutes from leaving the dock. They anchored up on a grassy flat in
2-3 feet of water in the Gulf and put the bait out. It was no time at
all until a lemon shark was making a direct strike for the boat and Bob
III was hooked up for a good fight on 20# tackle. In all, the Keeney
clan caught 12 sharks - a couple of nurse, a small bonnethead and
lemons up to 8 feet long. All were released unharmed. Both boys
agreed it was way better than any video game!
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Capt. Orlando Muniz - Nomad Fishing Charters
Hot Action!
Some say that necessity is the mother of invention. I guess that is
what has been happening for us as of late. During late June and into July the
dolphin seemed to have done a hocus pocus and disappeared. Persistent west
winds seemed to have pushed the action away from us. Hopefully they will make a
return in the coming days as winds have no shifted to there normal quadrents.
The good news is that without a good dolphin bite we have been forced to fish
the reefs and wrecks. This move has paid dividends for us in the form of
snapper, kingfish, cobia, loads of bonito and an occasional sailfish.
Recently, I had a chance to fish with Mike who was down here from Ohio. Mike wanted to
pull on some fish and take some back home for the table. He was not
disappointed because after battling with numrous bonito and barracuda we anchored
up and within minutes started working on the dinner part of his adventure. Mike
started catching one yellowtail after another and looked like he was in the
zone. After limiting out we decided to call it a day.
On another recent trip I was out prospecting some wrecks with my friend and
fellow captain Gil Gutierrez. We
started our day by blacking out the baitwell because you never know what to
expect out there. During our first stop we were covered up in bonito and
finally had to move out if we were to accomplish our goals for the day.
Shortly, after anchoring and chumming the area we hit the jackpot by landing a
49# cobia on 20# spinning rod. The fish chased down a live pilchard that was
presented to it just feet from the boat. After boating that fish and realizing
that conditions were not favorable we decided to head in early.
Probably the most memorable trip as of late was one that I took with ten year
old twins Alex and Max. The boys fished with there dad Manny who was filling in
for the boys grandfather. Our trip was originally planned to be a bottom
fishing trip but after seeing that we had no current I advised them to try
something different and boy did it pay off. After a slow start we finally
located some activity and never looked back. Our four hour trip produced tons
of bonito, one barracuda pushing 20#, some kingfish for dinner, and we finished
the day with a sailfish that managed to eat two of the baits right behind the
boat. After taking some quick pictures of their first sail we quickly put it
back into the water and revived him for the release. The boys and their father
had a fantastic time and took home plenty of pictures of there experience.
Today I am home getting ready to leave for the Keys / Dry
Tortugas and won't be returning until after the lobster mini
season. I have some trip scheduled in early August and will be reporting on
those as well as my trip to the keys when I return. Well, that pretty much sums
things up. If you love to fish but don't enjoy rough seas now is the time to head
out. You might not catch one of the glamour species but you'll definately have
some fun. If you're ready to go or just have some questions give me a call and
so we can put something together.
Till Next Time,
Capt. Orlando Muniz
Nomad Fishing Charters
www.NomadFishing.com
(786)266-0171
Jul 20, 2009 3:23 PM Posted by cbs4webteam Capt Kerry Wingo - Key Largo, Flamingo
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Greetings
fish fans. As tarpon season comes to it’s end, we move in to our summer
pattern of fishing. The trout have done their spawning thing in the
grassy bottomed bays, and it’s time for snook and redfish to take the
stage. From Key Largo in the eastern end of Florida Bay to Flamingo and
west, the snook have been chewing the paint off of a ¼ ounce Hank
Brown’s Hook Up Jig. It doesn’t seem to matter what color it is as long
as it’s chartreuse. Look for the mangrove shorelines where there is
some current moving and throw the jigs tipped with a live shrimp. As
you ease along with your trolling motor or push pole, cast up current
and bounce them back along the bottom. Fish
to 10 or 12 pounds are not too uncommon, but most fish will be in the
22”-26” range. Just remember that you can’t keep a snook for dinner
until September 1st, and then only if it is in the slot of 28”-33”.
Redfish will be pushing up on the flats to sunbathe during the summer
months. Redfish are kind of like me, they prefer it warm. If you get
one of those slick calm summer mornings, look for them to be tailing up
a storm. Reds can be caught with many different techniques and a
variety of lures and baits. I prefer a soft plastic jerk bait fished on
either a 3/0 worm hook or a 1/8th
ounce XL Hook Up Jig. Top water plugs such as a Zara Spook or Top Dog
will get a lot of attention too. Gold spoons and inline spinner baits
also produce their fare share of strikes. If a fish is moving, make
sure you get the lure well past him and out
in front of him. You want to retrieve the lure right in front of his
face. If the fish is tailing, you have to make sure you bring it very
close or he won’t see it. When a fish tails, it is concentrating on
something that is trying to hide from it, so when he sees your
offering, it will draw an arm shaking strike.
There is a new place in Key Largo for you to buy live bait and
supplies. It is located under the new bridge on U.S. 1 and is called
Pontoons. They have bait, drinks, snacks, rental boats, and also a boat
ramp. Stop in and see them. Tell them Capt. Kerry sent you. Until next time, good tides and keep the Sun to your back. ><)))> http://www.tailsupfishing.com/ =========================================================== SeaSquared Charters - Marathon http://www.seasquaredcharters.com/
One
of SeaSquared's best clients, Don Rodgers and his son Sam from
Pittsburgh, requested a swordfish charter. We've taken them fishing
many, many times. Don especially enjoys going to the far Gulf (65
miles from the dock at 7 Mile Marina) to catch cobia and other large
critters. Because we value Don as a truly great client, and we wanted
him to have an excellent experience, we decided to co-op this charter
with our good friend Capt. Billy Turnbull (Snapper Charters), who
fishes out of Key Colony Beach. Capt. Billy is really dialed into this
fishery with nearly 200 catches under his belt.
We headed out of KCB about 8 o'clock in the morning on Capt. Billy's
31ft OceanMaster. Conditions were SPORTY. It took us two hours to get
to his favorite hunting grounds several miles off Marathon. Throughout
the day, waves varied anywhere from 8 to 10 feet, and we got bounced
around quite a bit. Despite all that, Capt. Billy and his deckhand
Mike worked their magic with their secret baits, rigs and techniques,
and we had our first sword on the line pretty fast. Sam, 17, got the
fish to the boat, and we saw it was about an 80lbr. Don made the
decision to let it go in favor of catching a larger one.
So, we continued to drift, and drift, and drift. Just when we
thought all hope was lost, we caught sight of the unmistakable
brilliant blue-gold flash of a dolphin in one of the waves coming
toward the boat. We weren't prepared for 'phins, but Mike threw a
bucktail and she took it. In the boat she went. Nice 30lbr, but not
our target.
About four hours went by when we saw the 80lb rod bend nearly in
half. Then go slack. What the heck? Turns out it was a sword and it
was coming to the surface - fast. As soon as it realized it was
hooked, it took off and the line screamed off the reel. Again, Sam was
up. Don hung on to his son's harness to keep him in the boat, and he
did an awesome job fighting the fish. We were delighted to see it was
a hefty 140lbr. A keeper, for sure.
With success in hand, we decided it was time to head in just when a
LARGE sailfish surfed past us. Again, Mike threw a bucktail at it, but
it wouldn't bite. No biggie. We had our target. It translated into
about 100lbs of tasty swordfish steaks.
Capt. Billy and Mike did an awesome job, and I will put my clients
looking for swordfish trips on their boat anytime, even if I don't go
along for the adventure.
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