Before I report on the fishing, I'd like to apologize for the delay in posting a report. We had a great spring bite and it seemed like every trip was very memorable. Most of the trips we did were live bait kite fishing trips on the edge. We caught a lot of sailfish, blackfin tuna, kingfish, and cobia. We also did some inshore trips primarily targeting tarpon around Government Cut and off the beaches.
Let's begin with the sailfish. Our season got off to somewhat of a slow start but finished up nicely. Right now the action has slowed and will probably remain that way throughout the summer. Every now and then we will experience small flurries of sailfish moving through but I doubt we'll see any big numbers.
If blackfin tuna are more to your liking then you're in luck because there are still a few tunas to be caught. Tunas seem to be thinning out a bit so you don't have much longer to catch one. Warmer weather will definitely keep them moving until they are all gone. Over the last few weeks we have caught several with many around the 30 pound mark. Most of the tunas have been caught on live goggle eyes fished under a kite. We missed the top tuna in the Columbus High School tournament by only 2/10th of a pound (that hurt).
Just like the tuna, we also had a run of extra large smoker kingfish. We caught some fish around the 30 pound mark and missed a couple well over 50. It seems like these larger fish have a habit of striking while you're trying to land a smaller fish like a 20 pounder. Either way there were times when the bite was smoking hot and it didn't take long to see some big specimens. Again, most of these fish were caught off kite baits but some did fall prey to flatlines and we even caught a 28 pounder on the bottom rod. Handling this fish on the long leader intended for bottom fish was a challenge but we got him in the box. Right now, most of the kingfish we are catching are average size of 10-15 pounds although I've heard of some big ones still lurking around.
Cobia also made a nice showing this spring. We caught some in the 20's but the real big bruisers eluded us. Any way you slice it cobia are fun to catch and great to eat. I also like catching them because they aren't as common as some of the other fish we catch. Most of the cobia we caught were hanging around structure like artificial wrecks but we also caught some while live baiting with the kites.
Inshore we did some tarpon tarpon trips and they were very successful. Many of the fish that are around right now are well over 100 pounds and lots of fun to catch on 20# tackle. If you'd like to get in on the tarpon action you better hurry because they will start thinning out very soon.
Right now we can still fish the edge, wrecks, and reefs. We can also run offshore in search of mahi when the conditions allow and the fish are around. June is a great month for dolphin fishing here in South Florida and there is no better way that with a little "running and gunning". Another trip that I like to do during the summer month is evening snapper fishing. It is a great way to beat the heat and the action can be great on both yellowtail and mangrove snapper. We have some of these trips planned and I will be posting pictures very soon.
Well, that is pretty much it for right now. Remember that you can keep up with all of the action via FACEBOOK, Instagram, Twitter, and even YOUTUBE. I will be uploading more and more videos to my YOUTUBE page this summer. Some of the videos are strictly for entertainment and other will provide you with tips and techniques that you can hopefully learn from. I have several days open in June and many in July and August so if you're ready to get out give me a call, text, or email and we'll make it happen.
Till next time,
Capt. Orlando Muniz
Nomad Fishing Charters
www.fishingchartermiami.com
786-266-0171
