Weather Condition in the Everglades

In my 30 year of being an Everglades guide fishing I have seen a lot of weather systems come through the Everglades. I would say the winter months start in November in the Everglades. In November we start to see the first cold fronts start to move down from up north. These fronts are not usually too strong so they don’t affect the fishing in the Everglades too much. In the Everglades November fronts could drop the temperature in the everglades into the low 50’s at night and into the high 70’s during the day. This does not affect our Everglades fish to much. The fronts that come through the Everglades in December through February can be a different story. These fronts can bring high winds and low temperatures to the Everglades dropping the Everglades air temperature at night into the low 40’s and into the 60’s during the day. This can affect the way the Everglades fish bite and as an Everglades fishing guide I have to adapt to these weather conditions. March in the Everglades is a windy month, but this month is when the air and water temperature starts to warm the Everglades up. March is also when the Everglades snook start to travel out from the deep backcountry shallow bays of the Everglades and move to the Everglades outside islands and deep passes. April, May and June in the Everglades is when things start to really heat up with the morning temperatures running in the high 70’s and the afternoons getting into the low 90’s. The water in the Everglades this time of year is crystal clear and warm with the water temperatures reaching high into the 80’s. This time of year in the Everglades is some of the best fishing. It’s not unusually to catch an Everglades Grand Slam in these 3 months. An Everglades Grand Slam consists of catching an Everglades tarpon, snook and redfish all in one day. July through October in the Everglades is HOT! The morning will start off in the mid 80’s and by the afternoon the mercury on the thermometer is pushing 99 degrees in the shade. This time of year the Everglades fishing is also red hot with the Everglades snook and redfish chasing bait all along the Everglades beaches. During these months the Everglades guides and I like to get and early start to beat the Everglades heat and the everyday afternoon thunder and lighting storms.