Deerfield Beach to Key Largo & Flamingo to Cape Sable
Includes Pompano Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami and Homestead.

July 3-6

Looks like we may finally be getting out of the west winds and squally weather pattern that we have experienced for the past few weeks. Forecasts are for southeast winds at anywhere from 5 to 15 knots with scattered showers for the 4th of July celebration weekend.

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

Snook have moved into the ocean Inlets and along the beaches as they start their spawning season. Catch and release is allowed for these big spawning snook but care must be taken when fighting and releasing these fish so they can spawn and reproduce. Baitfish schools continue to be plentiful around the inlets. Offshore in 90 to 120 feet of water kingfish to 20 pounds, lots of bonitos, a few blackfin tuna and an occasional sailfish have been striking baits both on the surface and deep. Dolphins have been scattered from depths of 300 feet out to over 1000 feet of water. Swordfishing has picked up but squally weather has kept a lot of anglers from taking a chance on these huge gamefish. Nighttime snapper fishing on the reefs is heating up with more mangroves and less yellowtail snappers being caught. A few nice mutton and lane snappers are mixed in with the snapper catches. Best depths have been in 40 to 60 feet of water along the reefs. High tide at Government Cut Friday night will be at 7:04

North Biscayne Bay Inshore

Nighttime small tarpon action has been good along many of the bridges in Biscayne Bay with best action taking place during late evening outgoing tides. During the day seatrout, small barracudas, jacks and snappers have been feeding on many of the grass flats that are not near where all of the freshwater from recent rains has been discharged. Small tarpon have been feeding on grass flats during the first few hours of the mornings.

South Biscayne Bay

Recent squally weather has made sight fishing for bonefish and permit tough in South Biscayne Bay. Anglers anchoring and chumming with cut shrimp in areas that bonefish are known to travel have had luck getting the fish close enough to see so a well placed cast can be made. Shrimp have been very small so small blue crabs are being used for the bonefish and if you are lucky to spot a big sickle fin of a permit nearby the small crab makes perfect bait for the permit. High tide at Soldier Key on Saturday will be at 7:33 in the morning.

Flamingo in Everglades National Park

Strong westerly breezes and strong squalls have made the water very muddy along the shorelines from Flamingo to Lostman’s River. Catch a day when things lay down and the snook fishing has been excellent along the shorelines. Most of these snook are feeding on baby finger mullet. Cleanest water has been in Whitewater Bay and on the flats of Florida Bay where snook, redfish and sea trout plus small tarpon have been providing good action. Low tide at Flamingo in Florida Bay on Saturday will be at 8:03 AM and in Whitewater Bay low tide is at 9:25 AM.

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

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