Fishing Forum

[font "Arial"][size 2]The month of April has started out with lots of wind from the easterly directions. Many of my first time clients have been experiencing motion sickness. The fishing has been running hot and cold. On some of the days when the conditions (blue water and strong north current) look really great, catching has been difficult. We all know that fishing is always GREAT, but sometimes the catching leaves a bit to be desired. With that being said, lets get in to the day by day happenings.[/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2][/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2]Tuesday (4/1) was an evening tarpon trip. E/NE 18-24 mph winds had us hiding behind the south jetty of Government Cut. It was well after dark before the fish turned on. Once it happened, our shrimp and crabs were eaten on every drift till the end of the evening. Final tally was 3 for 5 in the 60 - 90 pound range.[/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2][/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2]Wednesday (4/2) the winds were ENE @ 17-21 mph. I was expecting another late bite with tarpon. They definitely proved me wrong by doing just the opposite. They fed in the same area where they left off on Tuesday evening. We caught a tarpon on each of our first two drifts. Then they shut off. After several more hours of twitching rod type hits, we were glad to go 2 for 2.[/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2][/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2]Thursday (4/3) the wind was E @ 10-19 mph. I fished aboard Bill Time. It took us awhile to catch enough bait and we put our first baits in the water at 1 pm. The action started soon there after and was steady till we quit fishing at 6 pm. Live pilchards and herring accounted for 7 dolphin, a 25# blackfin tuna, and 1 out of a double header sailfish.[/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2][/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2]Friday (4/4) we saw ESE/SE winds @ 12-17 mph. Fishing turned out to be very tough for us. We found better conditions than on Thursday, but it seemed like the fish had vacated the area. I worked the area from the Key Biscayne Lighthouse to the Anchorage and we caught one 8 pound dolphin. It's days like this one that keeps you from getting to swell headed about your ability to catch fish. You just hope they don't come along to often.[/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2][/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2]Saturday (4/5) was the best day wind (ESE/SE 10-17 mph) wise. Aboard Bill Time once again, the bait fishing was much easier today. We actually set a record by getting our baits in the water by 11:50 am. Then the waiting began. At 4 pm, it was as if someone threw a switch and the fish turned on for us. First, we had a double strike and fought a large kingfish on a straight mono leader for 10 minutes before it bit through the leader. We had the fish to the boat 4 times and each time I reached out with the gaff, the kingfish took off. The other fish cut us off immediately. Next, we caught 2 bonito. Then a 13.5 pound kingfish. A sailfish ate a rigger bait and failed to hook up and finally we ended the day with another bonito.[/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2][/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2]Sunday (4/6) and the wind picked back up to ESE/SE @ 15-20 mph. Another day of perfect looking conditions and a general lack of fish. After several drifts in the blue water with flatlines, downrigger, and kite baits, were drifted in to the green water at the south end of the Anchorage. The downrigger line hooked up and like kingfish normally do when they see the boat for the first time, they take off. The only problems was that this fish pulled the hook when it ran. I started slow trolling in the 70-105 foot range and it didn't take long for another strike. Teeth marks in the bait. Then another strike, cut off behind the gills. Finally, a solid (at least I thought) hookup. The fish made several strong runs back and forth across the stern. It came to the surface and stuck its head up and shook. YEP, you guessed it, the king shook the hook loose. More slow trolling only produced a remora. Back out to the blue water and lots of live bait chumming only attracted the birds. So as we say, it was my turn in the barrel again!!![/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2][/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2]Sunday (4/6) evening's tarpon trip had us using a sea anchor to slow down our drift in the E 15-24 mph winds. We found the fish after dark much further south than we have normally been fishing for them thus far this year. We had 3 strikes as well as a ladyfish hit. We also tried the north side for two drifts with no strikes.[/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2][/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2]That brings me up to date. I've got trips scheduled through the 15th and I'll do another report as soon as I get a break.[/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2][/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2]Tarpon fishing has been excellent thus far this season. I looked back through my records and since the season started in the 2nd week of December, I have hooked up 186 fish. We still have another 8 to 9 weeks left in this season, so there is still time to catch the tarpon of your dreams. Give me a call and lets go catch a few.[/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2][/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2]Captain Dave Kostyo[/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2]Knot Nancy Fishing Charters[/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2]305 620-5896 Charter[/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2]305 732-2628 Beeper[/size][/font] [font "Arial"][#0000ff][size 2][url "http://www.knotnancy.com"]www.knotnancy.com[/url][/size][/#0000ff][/font] [font "Arial"][#0000ff][size 2][url "mailto:nkostyo@bellsouth.net"]nkostyo@bellsouth.net[/url][/size][/#0000ff][/font]
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