It's time once again to get caught up with the fishing report. Since my last report it has been almost none stop fishing each day with just a few exceptions. Most of the days we've had good blue water and north current. It's been dolphin, kings, sailfish, and blackfin tuna, with bonito getting in on the action too. Inshore, the tarpon are hungry both at Government Cut and in the Bay. We've seen numerous shots at the tarpon regardless of which location you fish.
The Wroblewski Family (Lenny, Carol, & Jenny) along with Jenny's fiancé Pete Kudhl fished an afternoon/evening trip. Offshore we caught dolphin and kingfish. Inshore, Carol caught her first big tarpon on the outside at Government Cut. The tide was right to fish the Bay spots and the tarpon were very cooperative. Pete caught and released his first tarpon. Not to be out done, Jenny caught her first tarpon and it was larger than Pete's. Now it was Lenny's turn. We put the baits back out and then it happened. The lights went out and didn't come back on. We tried one more spot with no action and called it an evening.
The next evening, it was Dave & Christina Ziegler. The tarpon were once again very cooperative both at Government and in the Bay with numerous hook ups. Inside, we had an eyeball to eyeball experience with an angry 90 pound tarpon when it ran straight at the boat and came up like a missile only inches from the engine bracket. What a site it was. We all thought that the fish was coming in the boat to pay us a visit.
It was tarpon fishing again for brothers Steve and Mark Todd. We started the trip later so we could take advantage of the tides to fish both outside and inside. On the outside we had two fish on along with a ladyfish. Inside we matched that number with two fish on also.
The next evening, Rick Chase treated his grandson Rob Chase to his first tarpon trip. Rob caught and released his first two tarpon and learned first hand how tough it can be to fight a tarpon. Rick took delight in watching his grandson get whipped by the tarpon. Rob is now hooked on tarpon fishing and can't hardly wait to go again.
The following evening, Max Dekelbaum treated his grandson Justin Dekelbaum to a tarpon trip too. We started off with a ladyfish and then had a double header on.
Gary Edge has a list of fish that he'd like to catch. One of the fish on the list is a sailfish. He was in Miami on business and allowed some time for a late afternoon trip. We ran south to the Monument Buoy and put out the kites. It didn't take to long and the first sail was hooked on the right hand kite long bait. It put on a great aerial show much to Gary's delight and then took us offshore. We got the photos Gary wanted and released the fish. Moving back into the same depth range, I put out the baits on the right hand kite and was about to load the baits on the left hand kite when Gary hooked another sailfish on the long kite bait once again. This one was even more acrobatic and kept Gary busy going round and round the boat. When the second fish was released, he said he was thrilled and had enough so we headed back to TNT Marine Center before it got dark. You can cross the sailfish off your list Gary as mission accomplished.
John and Rachel Perkins and their friends Brad and Harold Coren fished a late afternoon trip. We chased diving frigate birds for a while with no takers. After setting up a drift, Rachel caught and released her first sailfish on a flatline bait in 118'. More chasing birds and trolling lures resulted in a blackfin tuna. Back to drifting and this time the kite produced a sailfish for Brad. The blackfin made it to the grill in the form of tuna steaks.
On the day that Jeff Godel and his son, Jamie fished, the current died. We worked hard to get a kingfish on the deep rod and had a sail on the kite.
On the trip with Charles and Camille West, the downrigger shined. There was still no current and every hit we had came on the downrigger. Several kingfish were caught while drifting and the bonito hit on the slow troll.
Mark Rubert, Kenneth Cohen, Casey Mathys, and Matt Aschbrenner sampled the tarpon fishing at Government Cut and in the Bay. We hooked up fish in areas and the tarpon tested the anglers skills and stamina. At the end of the evening, they had tarpon fever and plans were being made to do it again.
To get in on the action it only takes a phone call 305 965-9454 or email nkostyo@bellsouth.net to book a trip and create memories that will last a lifetime. You'll get the fever too and want to come back for more.
Captain Dave Kostyo
Knot Nancy Fishing Charters, Inc.
305 620-5896 Charter
305 965-9454 Cell
www.knotnancy.com
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