Miami, Florida - Offshore

Offshore fishing is becoming more and more difficult each day. Dolphin have been harder and harder to find with only an exceptional day here and there. A few fish can be found on migrating birds and fish will be found on boards, but one day will be great and the next three may look grim. However, the charter boat “Cutting Edge” had a terrific week of Sailfishing. They observed a few “tailing” Sailfish on a rip in 400 feet of water during a brief period of northeasterly winds. The next day they found the rip hugging the reef line and decided to put the kites up. Low and behold they found the Sailfish bite to be good. They release three fish one day and two the next before the fish moved offshore again. Not a bad day for August kite fishing. Bonita’s have been swarming along the reef. We spent one afternoon chumming them to the boat with small live Pilchards and had terrific time catching them on lite tackle and fly rods. Many of the fish were small, but occasionally a school of bigger fish would move through and beat you up. One angler reported excellent Mangrove Snapper fishing at night, north of Pacific Reef, in forty feet of water. He said the bite started at 10:00 p.m. and ends about 1:00 am. He has been catching his limit every trip and has been having the same action all month . Bob Hewes Boats is offering a free in the water demonstration for shallow water fishing enthusiasts on September 16th and 17th at Haulover Park Marina. For more information call 305-681-6602. “Ladies Let’s Go Fishing” announces a seminar extravaganza in Islamorada, Fl. Keys. This award-winning saltwater fishing seminar series for women, hosted by Florida’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and presented by Mercury Outboards, will be held on September 23and the 24th. The weekend event offers a Friday evening welcome party at the Worldwide Sportsman, seminar at the Lorelei on Saturday, and a full day of fishing out of Whale Harbor on Sunday. The two day event teaches women the basic fishing techniques at beginner, intermediate and advanced levels. The seminar concludes with a fish filet class. Marsha Bierman will be the keynote speaker. For more information call Betty Bauman at 954-475-9068. The first leg of the Bahamas Wahoo Championship Series will begin on November 7th-11th at the Bimini Big Game Club in the Bahamas. Other events will be held at the Lucayan Marina Village December 5-9, The Walkers Cay Resort January 16-20,and The Abaco Beach Resort February 6-10th. These will be Wahoo only Tournaments. Fish three out of four days. The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, in an effort to develop a wintertime fisheries in the Bahamas, invites competitors to enjoy the warmth and hospitality of the Bahamas Out Islands during the winter months. For more information call 305-234-7386 On Thursday nights, from 7pm to 8pm, at the Old Cutler Raw Bar, South Dixie Highway and SW 184 Street, come listen to “Fishing South Florida Style”. This is an hour long live radio show hosted by Mike Pace, Captain Rob Fordyce, Captain Marty Locke, and Captain Mark Houghtaling. Offshore and inshore fishing topics are covered during the live radio broadcast, and you can pick up a few tips from the radio hosts after the show. You can also catch the show on Thunder Country 100.3 FM. Captain Mark Houghtaling wants to hear from you. Send him your latest catches and pictures to15920 SW 85 Ave. Miami, Fla. 33157, or E-Mail him at [email protected]. Capt Mark also has a charter fishing service ,you can call him at 305-253-1151 or check out his web page at http://www.magicfin.com For free safe boating and personal watercraft classes call the Coast Guard Auxiliary at 305-820-8411, or the United States Power Squadron at 305-238-4807