Lets do a quick report on what's been happening for the past several trips. Action in the 110 - 160 foot range has been very good for a variety of species. They include kingfish, bonito, amberjack, mutton snapper, barracuda, and the pesky triggerfish. The area that we've been fishing in has been from the Twin Towers south to the Cuban Hole. The key has been to find some north current and blue water. If you can't find those conditions, then I've been concentrating my efforts around one or two of the many artificial reefs throughout that area. The most productive methods have been drifting or slow trolling with the downrigger and drifting with a deep bait fished just off the bottom. We have had some hits on the flatlines, but way many more using the other two methods.
I've heard mixed reports from those who have been running offshore for dolphin. If you get lucky and find working birds (terns and frigates), then you find some fish. Floating debris has been very hit and miss as far as holding schools of fish. Just remember that any floating debris is worth getting something down deep to see if a wahoo is home.
As far as bait goes, we've been finding mostly herring inside of Haulover Inlet as well as just to the south of the Inlet along the beach. Also, the bent range marker has been producing both herring and bluerunners. On the calm wind mornings, it's easy to spot the schools of herring milling around on the surface.
I've done 4 trips since August 10th. They've included Paul and Heidi Nute, their friends Damian and Kitty, on another trip it was Georgie from TNT Marine Center, and yet another with Jean-Max Garoute along with Vince and Sebastian. All of the trips produced numerous fish of the various species I mentioned in the first paragraph of this report.
The long hot summer continues, but the fish are cooperating and putting smiles on the faces of those who are willing to get out in the heat.
Captain Dave Kostyo
Knot Nancy Fishing Charters
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