Miami Beach
The first is it cools the water bringing it down from the 90' to mid 80'S which in turn keeps the fish on or around the flats all day. The second thing it does is it drives the bait down from the north, it should be pushing schools of mullet down the coast and thru the inlets. This is a great time for the coastal angler which can fish from beach, pier or jetty, because there are time when boats can not get out. The days we can make it out side of the inlets we will catch Tarpon, Snook and big Jacks to name a few. The inter coastal also benifits from the same pattern because the mullet will move thru the Haulover bridge and south the Biscayne bay to the Keys back-country, that's roughly about 60 miles of fishing area.
Flamingo
The Snook and Redfish action has been really good, they are chasing the mullets schools as well. The same thing is happening at Flamingo the baits are moving south and into Fl. Bay, the predators are destroying them. There are Tarpon around (last Oct. was spectacular)and the big Tripletails are abundant. The "Grand Slam" of Tarpon, Snook, Redfish and Trout is very possible this month and the regular "Slam" of any of the 3 is almost a daily event. I could go on but you can only say great in so many ways!
090307
I am fishing at Flamingo today with T.J., Isabel and Chris. The morning Started off fast, T.J with a nice Jack and then Chris with a big Snook hooked up on a Topwater. We worked slow and deliberate thru the pods of mullet that's were getting busted up by 100 lb Tarpon and others we couldn't see. T.J. was up again with a nice Redfish on a "Twitch n Rap" and then it was Chris again with a Tarpon, they caught a few Small Snook as well. The women always seem to catch the big fish! While at our second stop the Tarpon were rolling and we saw a couple big Snook bust but only managed a couple small Snook on our first pass. I turned the boat and headed back again, Isabel was screaming and so was her reel. We all watched as her fish waked off the flat and tried to make it to the mangroves. Isabel hung on and landed the biggest Snook of the day at 31"s. Chris and T.J. caught a couple more Snook and Redfish and were moved on. I took the to an area that usually holds quality Snook, today
there's only Redfish. What was fun about it was you have to get them in before the Sharks get them, luckily none were eaten but all were chased. They probably caught 15 or so and then Isabel hooked up to something big after 25 minutes she pulled up a 8 ft Bull Shark. We got it next to the boat and the Gulp Shrimp and jig pulled. This Sharked weighed more than her! We moved down the shoreline and caught a couple more Redfish and a Snook along with some big Mangrove Snappers.
One last stop, as we moved across a clear flat the Snook were laid up pretty good. T.J. and Chris Had a few shots but these fish saw us first. I spotted something swimming away and T.J. made the cast and hooked up with a monster Redfish. He was excited, we new it was much bigger than the slot fish we had been catching all day. I picked the fish up out off the water and T.J just caught his
biggest Redfish at 32"s, a couple photos and we released it. The day was almost over and the tarpon were turning on, I know everyone was tired but we continued to cast for 20 more minute, the Tarpon were just happy eating mullet not our lures. We called it a day while watching a 100 lb Tarpon blow a mullet out of the water!
If this kind of day interest you give me a call at 305 333 8149,
Captain Jimbo