11-03-2004, 01:46 AM
South Florida Fishing Club members Tim Gipe and Murray Feigenbaum had not had the opportunity to fish together for quite some time. They decided that today (11/2) they needed to change that.
We were greeted with E/ESE 16-19 mph winds and no current. While working our way out to our first location, we changed course to investigate several frigate birds that were working the surface hard. Our reward was 1 dolphin in the box and the frigate birds disappeared. Working from 125' out to 600' produced 1 barracuda. Our next stop was the Twin Towers in the 110' to 200' range. As soon as we put out our first flat line, we added another dolphin to the box. Working our way south with kite and flatline baits produced 1 bait chopped in half. While running back toward the Haulover area, we spotted several more frigate birds working the 200' area. This time, it was a small shark. By now, the frigate birds had worked their way south and once again were hitting the water hard. A quick run to the area and we hit pay dirt. A patch of grass about 2' in diameter was loaded with hungry dolphin in the 5 - 8 pound class. Tim and Murray were in dolphin heaven. The action was fast and furious and the fish hung around us instead of moving off quickly as they mostly do at this time of year.
To sum up the days fishing, with the exception of 1 fish caught in 110', all of our action took place in the 200' - 210' range. We worked the area between the north anchorage buoy and 88th Street. Our catch included 1 barracuda and 1 shark, both released and 11 dolphin kept for dinner. The frigate birds were definitely our friends today as they put us on all the fish except the barracuda.
Captain Dave Kostyo
Knot Nancy Fishing Charters
305 620-5896 Charter
305 732-2628 Beeper
305 965-9454 Cell
www.knotnancy.com
nkostyo@bellsouth.net
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We were greeted with E/ESE 16-19 mph winds and no current. While working our way out to our first location, we changed course to investigate several frigate birds that were working the surface hard. Our reward was 1 dolphin in the box and the frigate birds disappeared. Working from 125' out to 600' produced 1 barracuda. Our next stop was the Twin Towers in the 110' to 200' range. As soon as we put out our first flat line, we added another dolphin to the box. Working our way south with kite and flatline baits produced 1 bait chopped in half. While running back toward the Haulover area, we spotted several more frigate birds working the 200' area. This time, it was a small shark. By now, the frigate birds had worked their way south and once again were hitting the water hard. A quick run to the area and we hit pay dirt. A patch of grass about 2' in diameter was loaded with hungry dolphin in the 5 - 8 pound class. Tim and Murray were in dolphin heaven. The action was fast and furious and the fish hung around us instead of moving off quickly as they mostly do at this time of year.
To sum up the days fishing, with the exception of 1 fish caught in 110', all of our action took place in the 200' - 210' range. We worked the area between the north anchorage buoy and 88th Street. Our catch included 1 barracuda and 1 shark, both released and 11 dolphin kept for dinner. The frigate birds were definitely our friends today as they put us on all the fish except the barracuda.
Captain Dave Kostyo
Knot Nancy Fishing Charters
305 620-5896 Charter
305 732-2628 Beeper
305 965-9454 Cell
www.knotnancy.com
nkostyo@bellsouth.net
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