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As we left my Everglades City dock in the early morning of November the Everglades weather was hot. On this particular day of fishing in the Everglades we were in search of trout and redfish. With a strong rising tide in the morning we decided we would net some live bait (pilchards). After successfully netting our bait we headed down the Everglades coastline to a grass flat where the Everglades water was crystal clear. We decided to fish for the trout using an Everglades rig which is live bait under a popping cork. This style of fishing is one of the most popular and effective ways for fishing in these Everglades waters. After our first drift across the grass flat we scored with several nice trout, up to 5 lbs. After making several more drifts across the Everglades flat we limited out on trout which is 4 trout per person. As the Everglades tide started to fall we decided to hunt the Everglades redfish. We headed to a mangrove island where the tide was slowly moving across an oyster bar and within the first couple of minutes we had two redfish on at the same time. We stayed at this spot for an hour catching and releasing several Everglades redfish that averaged between 2 and 8 lbs. As the tide started to get low we decided to move into the Everglades Rivers that typically hold plenty of redfish. With the water current moving out of the river we decided to switch over to jigs and bounce them slowly over the rocky bottom. When fishing these Everglades Rivers you have a great chance of catching many different species of fish that inhabit these Everglades Rivers, such as redfish, snook, trout, sheephead, black drum and tarpon. After having a great day of fishing in the Everglades we decided to head back to my dock in Everglades City and fillet the nice catch of trout for dinner. After a day of fishing you can bring your catch to any of the local restaurants in Everglades City and they will cook your catch for you.
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