Fishing Reports by Capt. Joe Costadura

Flamingo, Back to Front! - This past Sunday I hit up Flamingo first starting out in the back where we headed deep into Hells Bay. We found lots of Redfish cruising along the mangrove shorelines and pushing on the shallow mud flats. After making just a few casts, Grant found hi more...
Capt. Joe Costadura - Flamingo

Red Mud, Redfish! - Fishing was good in the backcountry out of Flamingo this past weekend! Saw lots of nice sized snook tucked back up in the mangroves although most of the ones we caught were only 20 inches, still lots o fun on the flyrod! I hit up some of my old haunt more...
Capt. Joe Costadura - Flamingo

South Biscayne Bay Bonefishing, Nov '08! - If you can get out on the right day in Nov. the bonefishing in South Biscayne Bay can be excellent! With cooler temperatures moving in and those blue bird days that come along with them visibility is never a problem, especially if you're out there du more...
Capt. Joe Costadura - Biscayne Bay

Florida Bay Fall Fly Rodding!!! - Early fall is an excellent time for fly anglers especially in the area of Florida Bay. Fall brings slightly cooler water temperatures giving fish a chance to stay up on the flats a bit longer and in a better fly eating mood! Although the winds tend more...
Capt. Joe Costadura - Flamingo

Fall in Flamingo is Slammin! - I had chance to do some friendly fishing this past Fri with my ole pal Scott Beard of Ft. Lauderdale and it turned out to be a great day on the water! Early morning found lots of baby tarpon rolling all over the flats near the channel and ofcourse ha more...
Capt. Joe Costadura - Flamingo

Florida Bay Fall! - It's that time of year again when the sun starts to get softer look and a day on the water in florida Bay is just a little bit cooler (by Florida standards anyway!) Yes the Redfish are still out there and in very impressive numbers. No particular spo more...
Capt. Joe Costadura - Flamingo

Got Wind? - Incase you havent noticed it's been pretty WINDY out there! You definitley have to run the inside to cross Biscayne Bay right now. If you were able to get out this past Sat. it was definitley the calm before the storm! Lots of bonefish were there in more...
Capt. Joe Costadura - Biscayne Bay

Flamingo Tarpon Fest! - I fished out front in Flamingo with my pal Mike Alfano of Davie, Fl this past Monday. All of the bights east were loaded with lots of baby Tarpon from 5 to 20lb range, every fly rodders dream! And yes as you know my favorite small tarpon fly of choic more...
Capt. Joe Costadura - Flamingo

Flamingo Mango's! - I fished Flamingo again this past week with Karl Hall and son Karl jr. of Kendall. It was Karl jr.s first trip to Everglades National Park and the Mangrove Snapper were eager to give him his first taste of Everglades fishin! We got into them more...
Capt. Joe Costadura - Flamingo

Flamingo Slamming! - I fished Flamingo outside with my friend Chris Calvano of the FlyShop of Ft. Lauderdale this past Thursday! Most of the Flats to the east were packed with schools of juvinile tarpon that are just a blast on the fly, and they will take one quite readi more...
Capt. Joe Costadura - Flamingo