October 2007

Fall bait run is "on" Miami Beach The seasons are starting to change the waters is cooler and we are in the middle of our second week of northeasterly breeze. We are not really getting our N.E. pattern from cold fronts but from lows coming in from the Atlantic ocean, either way it it accomplishes a couple things. 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! 100307 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! 101407 The seasons have definitely started to change the mornings are cooler, the afternoon heat isn't in the 100 degree index and the water temperatures are in the mid 80's. What does this mean to us as anglers, we can fish longer with less fatigue and hopefully put more fish in the boat. I fished with Steve Montague on Sunday & Monday and he's here from England with fly rod in hand. The morning started out with good conditions, Steve caught a Jack,Trout and a Black Drum as we watched schools of mullet get destroyed around us. The wind started to really blow and I found some cover. Steve broke out the fly rod and caught 4 Snook and a couple Trout while the tide was ripping out leaving the flats dry. I had Steve casting at some potholes that had mullet schools running thru them, this will always produce some kind of bite. The winds picked up to 20-25 mph and Steve finally decide the fly rod was just to much work. I think at some points the wind was well over 30 mph and makes fishing tough. I had netted a few baits and rigged them up hoping for a Tarpon. We had a big Shark which jumped 3 feet out of the water and broke the line. We ended the day fishing along a flat edge, Steve caught a really nice Redfish to end the day. This fish completed his "slam" . We called it a day and I said I had something special for him tomorrow and to bring his fly rod! 101507 This morning is cool and less wind than I thought we would have. I told Steve to get his fly rod together we will be there in a second. The mangroves were giving me enough protection from the wind and the Tarpon were rolling pretty good. The Tarpon seemed to stay just out of his reach but I told him keep blind casting! I poled in and out of the school and up around the mangroves where he had a hit from a small Tarpon. The fish came off but it didn't take long and a Snook hit. The next 3 hours produced 25 Snook and 2 Tarpon all on fly rod. Steve was really pumped but it was only 11:00 o'clock and the wind has picked up to 25-30 mph. I suggested we fish Gulp shrimp on a jig and it didn't take long he had a big Snook hooked up. The rest of the day was tough trying to find places out of the wind but he managed a couple big Mangrove Snapper and some Ladyfish. There were a couple of missed fish that I think would of made it a complete, day but that's the way it goes. Steve was really satisfied with the morning bite and was ready to fish his way down to Key West the rest of the week. 101907 I am fishing with Ray, Jay and Paul today at Flamingo, I put in on the back-country side because there has been pretty consistent ant bite back there. The wind and rain storms out in the gulf helped me make my decision, but it paid off with huge numbers of Snook. There was a big rain cloud working our way with a water spout heading directly at us, first thing! Once the bad weather moved past the fishing turned on. We had some Tarpon rolling but they were not really thick today. I rigged up some weedless light jigs with a 3" Gulp Minnows to be cast underneath the Mangroves for Snook, it didn't take long and Ray was hooked up with Snook after Snook. Ray was in the "Zone" as people say and I know it started to get old for Paul and Jay but eventually everyone would get in on the act. Ray had easily caught 15 Snook before anyone else caught a fish, to top it off he then caught a 29" Redfish. These guys are really good friends and cheered him on every time he hooked up. Jay decided to get in on the deal and started to catch his fair share of Snook. Paul being a first time angler was giving it a good try but couldn't figure out the hook set theory. We pulled up to point with plenty of current and the Snook were hitting on every cast. Ray got hit really hard and the fish is pulling like a freight train, I told him put some pressure on it it's a Goliath Grouper (Jewfish). This was a really good battle and Ray enjoyed it, he got the fish boat side and I grabbed it with my Boga grip. It was a 20 lb Jewfish, a very nice catch on light tackle! The guys ended catching several more Jewfish, Snappers and a Ladyfish which we turned into Shark bait. It didn't take long and a Shark found it, but ended up cutting us off. I think the total on the Snook was 25-30 and seemed like it was non stop a lot of the time. We were back at the dock by 2 o'clock, not to bad of a day! 102007 Matt called me a couple days ago and said he would like to catch fish quantity more than quality. I told him he was in luck I was on a good pattern and could do what he asked. The days prior were Snook filled, but today some thing was wrong. They weren't biting yet! Matt worked hard and the Tarpon were rolling all around us, but just out of casting range. Matt finally had a Tarpon hit and jump off, that got his his blood pumping. The bite was definitely slow but we managed 3 hook ups. I decided time to try something else and moved on to a place with some moving water(Snook like moving water). It didn't take long and Matt had a couple small Snook and then a big hit which cut him off. I rigged up another Gulp Pogy because it looks like the baits that are moving thru right now. Matt cast right back into the spot and got another big hit, I thought it was a Jewfish the way it was fighting. The fish finally came to the surface and it was a 28" Snook and had Matt's other bait in its mouth, that fish was hungry. A couple photo's and we released him. We moved on and just hit a bunch of spots trying to catch a few fish on each one. That we did! Matt did get to feel the pull of a Jewfish as a matter of fact, on one spot he caught 8 of them plus Snook and big Mangrove Snappers. The next spot produced as well with about 10 Snook a couple more big Snappers that were 14-16"s. These Snappers pull like a big Snook so there a blast! The next spot is the money spot, I told Matt I am going to hurt you here buddy. The spot is loaded with big Snappers, Jewfish, Snook and Jacks and he caught them all including a 3 lb Mangrove Snapper and a 10 lb Jewfish. I think he caught 20 fish out of that area, the bite really got good this afternoon. I told him one more spot before we leave, he had to be somewhere at 6 PM and it was 4 PM. I hope his wife didn't get to mad. The next spot was a good as the others a couple keepers size Snook and some more big Snappers, we got hit on every cast it was an awesome day but we were beat and Matt really had to go. Matt said you met your objective today of quantity, what was really nice about it is he also got quality! 102507 I am fishing Flamingo today with my buddy Bruce and we have some tough conditions to deal with. It is breezy and there are some showers moving in as our first front of the year is moving over us. I have been telling him of the consistent Tarpon/Snook action and we decided to make a day of it. It is hard to sit on the boat and watch everyone else catch fish, every once in a while I like to do it as well. I pulled up to the first spot and the wind was cranking but we got inside a cove with some protection. It didn't take long and we saw a rolling Tarpon, I cast a Twitch n Rap and it got smashed. The Tarpon missed it and a Snook hit it the Snook let go, a third fish thumped it so hard it caught me be surprise, The morning got tough after that but Bruce did mange a couple Tarpon and Snook on fly. I switched to a Gulp Minnow and then a Shrimp, I jumped a couple Tarpon and caught a few Snook myself but conditions were tough. I decided to move, the wind was 20-25 so we worked some windy points, deeper troughs and big fall downs with current on them. It was 1130 A.M. and I was ready to go home, but I said let's try one more area. That's all it took we found the Snook, although they weren't giants they were plentiful. The bonus were 2 nice Redfish, 2 Goliath Grouper @ 7 lbs fun on light tackle, the Snook seemed endless, the days total catch was somewhere around 50 Snook up to 28"s. This goes to show even on the worst of weather days we can catch fish inside of Everglades National Park, there is usually somewhere to hide. The temeratures are cooler and the fish are responding, the next few weeks will remain very good until a big cold front changes things. If you would like to try this type of fishing give me a call at 305 333 8149. 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