Tropical storm Noel and the first good cold front of the season have combined to finally give us some outstanding fishing in South Florida. While the Marine Forecast was saying seas of 8 - 10 feet with small craft warnings over this past weekend, the truth of the matter was that in the green water it was 2 feet with an occasional 3 footer. When you got out to the blue water, it was about 2 foot. The blue/green edge varied along the coast from 100 feet out to just over 300 feet. The windy and cooler weather pushed plenty of sailfish and dolphin into our area.
On Sunday (11/4), I had the pleasure of fishing with John Burrows and his 12 year old grandson Luke. It was Luke's birthday and one of his presents was a fishing trip. We spent a bit of time catching pilchards in the Bay and then added a few herring to the livewell before heading offshore. Luke wanted to catch a dolphin and there were quite a few coming through along the blue/green edge. The north wind @ 12 - 19 knots along with a south current gave us some very pleasant seas conditions of 2 foot. We put out a few flatlines and in about 10 minutes, Luke got his wish and caught his first dolphin. We watched a few sailfish being caught around us and our persistence paid off when a flatline got hit and Luke got his second wish of a sailfish. The fish battled hard and Luke hung in there and battled back just a little harder. It was a see saw battle for a while with neither the fish or Luke gaining much ground. Slowly, Luke started to win and the tired sailfish came along side for a few quick pictures before being released. The look of joy and success on Luke's face along with the pride of his Grandfather will be something I will long remember. I'm sure I'll be telling that story many times in the future. I've said it before and I'll say it again, "FAMILY FISHING IS FUN". Happy Birthday Luke and congratulations on catching your first dolphin and sailfish.
If you want to make memories like this with your family, give me a call and lets set a date. The experience is something that will be remembered and talked about many times in the future.
Captain Dave Kostyo
Knot Nancy Fishing Charters
305 620-5896 Charter
305 965-9454 Cell
www.knotnancy.com
nkostyo@bellsouth.net
