10-27-2002, 01:37 AM
[font "Arial"][size 2][font "Arial"][size 2]Before I get into today's fishing report, let me bring you up to date on the past week's fishing. [/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2][/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2]On Monday, we had another day or should I say few hours of testing reels. Catching bait was a snap, and with two throws of the net we were off and running. A squall line was advancing toward us as I set up in 160'. A SW wind had us moving offshore and reports on the radio said that the kingfish were biting deep (230'). When we got out to 200' the bow rod with the herring got hit and we were hooked up to a sailfish. As we released it, the lightning started flashing, thunder followed very closely, and the rain was closing in on us quick. We ran for cover, happy to be away from the lightning and happy we caught a sail. Total fishing time was two hours. [/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2][/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2]Tuesday night, I fished for swordfish for the first time. It was a day after the full moon and just before the moon came up, we got a bite and were hooked up solid. As is common with these great warriors, the hook pulled. We only had the one bite, however, everyone on board was ecstatic. Plans are being made to try again soon.[/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2][/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2]That brings us to today (Saturday). Once again pilchards were a snap. We ran south and caught about a dozen herring to get some bigger baits in the well. Starting in 200' off Government Cut, we watched a water spot kick up the ocean about 3 miles offshore from us. With no wind and current, we slow trolled our baits to cover ground. Moving back in to shallower water, the downrigger popped when we reached 125'. Then a flat line herring had a kingfish sky rocket it. We caught the one on the downrigger and missed the flat line fish. A quick reset and once again the downrigger produced in 108'. A couple of trips around the sea buoy got us 3 rainbow runners. Time to move south. Off the trees on Key Biscayne, we once again started slow trolling. This time the downrigger gave us a barracuda. At 200', a flat line pilchard was inhaled by a 10# dolphin. Moving back in, a school of smaller dolphin attacked us in 140'. We caught three of them. In 125', another kingfish on the downrigger was added to the box. As I was making my last pass before heading in, we watched a sailfish eating our live chum about 150 yards outside of us. We moved out to that area as quickly as we could and it came up again about 50' from us. It did not find our bait and quickly disappeared. Then the downrigger popped again and while we were fighting it, the flat lines got hit. We boated the king off the downrigger and hooked another one on one of the flat lines. Like all good things, it had to come to an end, and it was time to go in. Sum total for the day was 5 out of 7 kingfish in the 6 - 15 pound range, 4 dolphin, 3 rainbow runners, and 1 barracuda.[/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2][/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2]The Fall fishing is kicking into gear, so now is the time to make plans for that fishing trip. Give me a call and book that trip, especially if you want to fish on a weekend, as they fill up first and fast. As for swordfish, lets get some trips in while the weather is still cooperating. [/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2][/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2]Captain Dave Kostyo[/size][/font] Knot Nancy Fishing Charters 305 620-5896 Charter 305 732-2628 Beeper [url "http://www.knotnancy.com"][#800080]www.knotnancy.com[/#800080][/url] [url "mailto:nkostyo@bellsouth.net"][#0000ff]nkostyo@bellsouth.net[/#0000ff][/url][/size][/font]
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