Miami Offshore Fishing Report
Find out what's biting and what's running in the Gulf Stream off of Miami, Fl.

By Capt. Alan Sherman
Posted Thursday, April 1, 2010

 


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Deerfield Beach to Key Largo & Flamingo to Cape Sable

OK! Finally a weather forecast that South Florida fishermen can work with! High pressure is predicted to bring an easterly flow at 10 to 15 miles per hour
throughout the weekend. Seas should be fairly calm at two to four feet.

Pompano Beach, Port Everglades , Haulover, Government Cut to Ocean Reef

Tarpon and shrimp runs at night off of Haulover Inlet and government Cut but mostly Government Cut has been the talk of the town. Tarpon of all different sizes have
been gathering just outside the ocean inlets at night as they wait for the outgoing tides to bring the shrimps right to their huge waiting mouths. Anglers have been
slow drifting large live shrimp behind their boats as they wait for a hungry tarpon to inhale their baits. Rigs consist of 20 to 50 pound tackle attached to 10 feet of
50 pound fluro carbon leader and then a 5/0 Mustad Demon circle 39951BLN hook and your live shrimp hooked through the head. While waiting for the tarpon to bite many
anglers cast 3/8 ounce Hookup lures tipped with a four inch Gulp shrimp or a large live shrimp and slowly retrieve the baits from the bottom to the surface. While
doing this many large mangrove snappers, groupers and an occasional permit along with tarpon are caught.

Offshore fishing turned off from what it was a week ago with the passing of that very violent wind and rain storm and the full moon of a few days ago.
Look for a return of the kingfish action, more Spanish mackerel, sailfish, bonitos, blackfin tuna and large dolphins to the offshore scene this weekend. Look for the kings, bonitos, sailfish and tunas in
depths from 100 feet out to 260 feet of water, dolphins along the bluewater color change and under high flying frigate birds. Amberjacks, almoco jacks and cobia have
been biting around many of the wrecks in 180 feet of water out to 260 feet of water. A live pinfish fished near the wreck usually doesn’t last long if there are
fish on the wrecks. Nighttime bottom fishing on the reefs continue to provide action from kingfish, bluefish, Spanish mackerel, mangrove, mutton, lane and
yellowtail snappers plus groupers for catch and release. Low tide at Government Cut Friday night will be at 5:39.

North Biscayne Bay Inshore

Baitfish schools have all but left the bay but lots of sea trout are still biting over the grass flats throughout North Biscayne Bay. On a recent charter my clients
age six and nine and their grandfather tallied a total of thirty seven sea trout to four pounds and ladyfish of the same size in four hours. All of the fish were caught
on live shrimp fished under a Cajun Thunder float or ¼ ounce Hookup lures tipped with a three inch Gulp shrimp. The guys were using seven foot Key Largo Rods and the
reels were Daiwa Tierra’s 2500 and 3000 with six and eight pound Mustad monofilament line. We were fishing over grass flats in three to six feet of water on
both the east and west side of the Bay. Tarpon have been very plentiful under most of the bridges from Haulover Inlet south to Key Biscayne at night on the outgoing
tides and the shrimp have been creating a feeding frenzy from both tarpon and ladyfish. A few large snook have been caught for catch and
release in the Ocean Inlets from Port Everglades south to Government Cut.

South Biscayne Bay

Bonefsihing has been decent in South Bay on the Oceanside island flats and the mainland flats when winds have been blowing from the west and on the west side of
the Oceanside island flats when winds have been from the east. Cloud cover has made the fishing challenging. Lots of bonnethead, blacktip and lemon sharks have been
feeding on the flats and these fish will eagerly take a live shrimp thrown in their direction. Barracudas have been patrolling the edges of the flats as well and a tube
lure thrown in their direction and retrieved quickly to the boat will get some quick and exciting strikes. A few permits have been spotted on the flats but have been
tough to get to strike. A silver dollar sized blue crab is normally what the permits are looking to eat. Low tide at Soldier Key on Saturday will be at 7:24 in the
morning.

Flamingo in Everglades National Park

Redfish have been feeding along the Florida Bay points, Snake Bight and on top of the flats. These fish have been responding to live shrimp fished on a Hookup lure or
on soft plastic jerk baits. Snook have been scarce. Lots of jack crevalles, ladyfish and sea trout have been caught in the Snake Bight Channel, Joe Kemp Channel, Conchie
Channel, First National Bank, Middle Ground and in Rocky Channel. These fish are responding to live shrimp on a Cajun Thunder, Hookup lures tipped with a Gulp shrimp
and Rapala X Raps. Spanish mackerel and bluefish have been plentiful from Conchie Channel south to Sprigger Bank. Anchor in six to 12 feet of water and put out a
chumline and if in 15 minutes you haven’t caught a mackerel or bluefish then move a mile or so further south. Tripletails have been floating around the outer edges of
Florida Bay. Tarpon are starting to show up along East Cape and in the backwaters of Whitewater Bay. High tide at Flamingo in Florida Bay on Saturday will be at 7:26 AM and in Whitewater Bay high tide is at 8:30 AM.

By Captain Alan Sherman |shermana@bellsouth.net | www.getemsportfishing.com

Capt. Alan Sherman
"Get Em" Sportfishing Charters
www.getemsportfishing.com.
Field Editor of the Florida Sportsman Magazines Action Spotter Report South Region
Field Editor of the Florida Sportsman Magazines Internet Fishing Forecast South Region
Editor of the Miami Heralds South Florida Fishing Report Thursdays Edition

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