Our recent weather conditions remind me of years back when I worked the Party Boats out of Haulover Marina. Back then it was common for me to don thermal clothing in October and November. It has been along time since then and for the past 10 years I can't remember it being this cool so early in the year. So what has that got to do with fishing well as I remember the fishing was great then so maybe that's what we have to look forward to.
Inshore fishing in North Biscayne Bay has been good for an assortment of species but mostly sea trout, Spanish mackerel, bluefish, jacks and ladyfish. South Biscayne Bay has had a lot of mackerel, bluefish, jacks, bluerunners, small groupers and small snappers for hot fast action. This fishery should only get better as the days go by and the groupers will get bigger as the water gets colder.
Offshore dolphins have been the main target but lots of mackerel and kingfish are available not to mention that occasional sailfish that comes by the boat. All of my charters start in the bay but on some days I will venture offshore if I think it is safe.
Flamingo has been the most consistent area and will continue to be for the rest of the year. Right now the bird life in the Park is unbelievable. On almost every trip we have seen white pelicans, Rosette spoonbills, skimmer birds, herons egrets, bottle nosed dolphins, alligators, crocodiles, sharks, manatees and turtles and then add the fish like snook, redfish, sea trout, permit, cobia, jacks, ladyfish, drum, groupers, mackerel, bluefish, pompano and sharks and you have set yourself up for a once in a lifetime experience.
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The Holidays are just around the corner and what better gift for yourself, friend, relative or business friend then a full or half day fishing charter aboard the 22' "Get Em" Pathfinder Bay Boat.
Recent Catches:
On Tuesday I took my wife out on a busman's holiday looking for some dolphin's action. After filling the live well with pilchards we headed offshore and quickly found what we were looking for. A large weedline, birds and plenty of dolphin's. In no time we had 15 fish in the box and topped it off with a 22 pound cow that my wife Dana spotted as it swam toward the boat. Dana fought the fish perfectly and 30 minutes later she had the fish in gaffing range and then in the boat.
Frank Farraye fished a late afternoon and into the evening charter out of North Biscayne Bay and after catching a few dozen live pilchards in Gov. Cut we headed offshore in hopes of getting some dolphins. We had no hits after an hour so headed to the reef. There we released a shark and decided to try our luck in the bay. On the way in we saw some action in the Ships' Channel and put a few baits in the water. Frank landed a nice 8 pound king but lost at least 10 others due to cut offs, hook pulls or missed strikes. Once in the bay we turned our attentions to snook and saw plenty but only landed a small snook and a few jacks before calling it a night.
Today I am in Flamingo with John H., John, Dave and Patrick. The wind is blowing 15 to 25 out of the northeast and we headed for some protected areas. By days end the guys had released 3 snook, 8 redfish, a dozen trout, catfish, jacks and loads of ladyfish and a bluefish. Dave hooked a fish that at first we thought was a big snook because it ate a live shrimp on a Hook Up lure but after a long fish it turned out to be a 60 pound bull shark caught on 8 pound Mustad Monofilament line and a 30 pound leader. Nice catch! All in all the guys had at least 60 fish if not more for the day.
Next it is Ray Sr. and Ray Jr. for a full day in South Biscayne Bay. We found a large school of pilchards and I was able to get my 10' Lee Fisher Net over them and we had a well full. We headed for the first spot and caught 3 mutton snappers to 17 inches a 14 inch mangrove snapper and lost at least 15 nice mackerel to miss hits, spit hooks and cut offs before moving on. The next spot produced 6 nice Spanish mackerel before they quit biting and it was time to move on. The next area produced over 30 small red groupers more mutton snappers and 30 or more blue runners that will keep the guys arms aching for sometime..
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Do you live on the water? Do you have a dock or sea wall behind your home? If your answer was yes and you have read my report then you need the Super Fish Light on your dock or sea wall. The Super Fish Light easily attaches to your sea wall or dock and runs off of a 110 volt power cord and once set up to go on at night and turn off at a specific time will have snook, tarpon, snappers, jacks, ladyfish and baitfish like pilchards, shrimp and glass minnows right at your back door. From there you can either name your new pets or catch them for catch and release or dinner. www.superfishlight.com I hope to have some pictures real soon of my Super Fish Light and the fish it has attracted.
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, the Newport Fishing Pier and more.
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Capt. Alan Sherman
"Get Em" Sportfishing Charters
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