Captain Mo Estevez of Miami Bonefishing.com reported that besides the hot nighttime tarpon action in Government Cut, he’s had plenty of action from tailing bonefish and permit, fishing the shallow flats on the Oceanisde and western shorelines of South Biscayne Bay. Best action has been with small blue crabs, large shrimp and flies during early morning low tides.

MIAMI-DADE/BROWARD

Gabriel Hiller, his father, Bernie, and friend Bennett Eiferen, all from Boston, fished offshore of Miami with captain Bouncer Smith on Bouncers Dusky out of Miami Beach Marina and landed three blackfin tuna, a sailfish, amberjack, a bunch of kingfish and bonitas, using 4-, 6- and 8-pound test. They also released an 80-pound and two 100-pound tarpon fishing off Government Cut. The fish ate live threadfin herring and blue crabs. Lester Wenger of Lester’s Live Bait out of Haulover Inlet reported offshore of Miami kingfish, bonitos, a few sailfish and blackfin tuna were hitting in 120 feet of water in the late afternoon. Paul Allegra and his wife, Jennifer, from Key Biscayne, fished with captain Dave Kostyo on the Knot Nancy out of TNT Marina in Keystone in the late afternoon and landed a 20-pound blackfin tuna and cobias of 20 and 60 pounds.

KEYS

Fly fishing expert Eizo Maruhaski from Tokyo fished 18 days in May and early June on the Oceanside flats in Islamorada with captain Randy Towe and saw up to a thousand migrating tarpon each day but due to high fishing pressure and spooky fish only hooked and released 18 tarpon up to 130 pounds on fly. Captain Bill Hauck on the party boat Sea King out of Marathon reported day catches of yellowtail snapper have been spotty but at night flag tails, mangrove snapper, mutton snappers and black groupers have been biting well on the reefs. During the fourth annual Islamorada Dolphin Tournament out of Whale Harbor Marina, teammates Don DeLeon and John Adams, both from Goulds, fished with captain Brian Cone on the Contagious and landed a total of 46.8 pounds of dolphin to take first place.

TREASURE COAST

Captain Tom Van Horn of Mosquito Coast Fishing Charters reported that due to very warm conditions anglers should start their days early before the sun gets too high. Inshore anglers will have plenty of action from large sea trout, redfish and a few snook along the shallow shorelines and over the pot holes in the river, where baitfish schools are present. Soft plastics and jigs will get the job done. Offshore, kingfish, large jack crevalles and false albacore are shadowing large schools of pogeys.

FLORIDA BAY

Captain Jim Hale of Hurricane Sport Fishing Charters reported finding loads of redfish tailing on the shallow flats of Florida Bay. The redfish were responding to Trigger X soft plastics, Rapala Skitter Walks and crab flies. Schools of snook can be found along the deeper island shorelines and at the mouths of the creeks north of Northwest Cape. Fishing on the Get Em with captain Alan Sherman in Florida Bay, Dr. Mark Block, his son Will and friends Jon Smith and his son JC, all from Broward, released more than 12 snook up to 10 pounds, redfish and landed sea trout to 41/2 pounds. The fish ate live pinfish on a quarter-ounce red Hookup lure.

SOUTHWEST COAST

Captain Gary Clark of Ultimate Charters out of Cape Florida reported his clients have had plenty of action from tarpon, large sea trout and redfish along the beaches and big jacks in the rivers. Captain Rob Moyds of Soul Mate Charters out of Fort Myers reported west winds are making fishing offshore tough, but in the backcountry of Estero Bay, plenty of sea trout, redfish and a few snook are biting. The redfish are eating ladyfish strips fished under a float up tight to the dead mangrove trees.

FRESHWATER

Captain Michael Shellen of Shellen Guide Service out of Buck Head Ridge on Lake Okeechobee reported that lots of bass continue to bite artificial baits worked through the Kissimmee grass at first light. Bass up to 11 pounds are being caught by anglers flipping jigs in heavy cover. Working the areas around Grassy Island and Kings Bar is producing plenty of action from bedding bluegill. The bluegill are eating red worms, crickets and grass shrimp.

Capt. Alan Sherman