Fishing Report for Miami, Florida

Fishing is finally getting pretty good again. Our best day this week we got 6 sailfish and a 10 pound dolphin. Yesterday we fished 12 pound spinning tackle with live pilchards and we got a dozen king mackerel up to 22 pounds, 8 false albacore and a 8 pound red grouper. Last night we only had one strike while tarpon fishing, but it produced a 80 pounder. Today the current finally started to run north again, after over a week with little or no current. 68 year old Alan Clapp from England was on his once a year fishing trip and he caught and released 2 sailfish. We raised two more that never ate the bait. He also got a 20 pound blackfin tuna, a 20 pound false albacore and two 7 pound king mackerel. On the way home we made 1 drift for tarpon. Using live shrimp on 7/0 Eagle Claw L2004EL circle hooks. Alan had one strike which produced a 7 foot, 150 pound tarpon. This was Alan’s first tarpon ever I am speaking at 4 seminars for January. On the 15th it will be swordfish at the Miami Beach Rod and Reel Club 305-531-1233. On the 16th it will be Deep water bottom fishing at Dusky Sport Center 954-922-8890. On the 18th I will be at the Salt Water Sportsman Seminar in Hollywood. And then on the 22nd it will be Swordfish at the West Palm Beach Fishing club.