This weeks fishing in the Everglades was fantastic, with the weather starting to change the cool morning temperatures has turned on the fishing . When we left my dock this morning the we decided to head south to fish the grass flats off Lostmans River and fish for Trout .
When we arrived at our first spot the Trout were on the bite! Our first drift across the flat produce Trout in the 3-5 lb range. The bait that worked the best was a smoke colored riptide shrimp tail jig. After catching enough Trout for dinner we decided to switch gears and fish for some Redfish and Snook . With plenty of live bait around we broke out the cast net and filled the live well with some nice size Pilchards . The spot we decided fish was a beach front island that had a lot of blow down logs and snags, a prefect spot for Snook and Redfish to lurk . Our first cast hooked into a big Snook that we couldn’t turn and after a few seconds broke us off . On our second cast we did much better landing and releasing a nice 12 lb Snook.
As the rest of the day went on we caught several more Snook with some nice Redfish mixed in .
With the cool October and November weather the fishing in the everglades should remain good with a lot of great action. It’s the perfect time for fishing charters, so lets go catch some fish.
Capt Glenn Puopolo
Redfish have been averaging all different sizes anywhere from 18 to as large as 30 inches. The primary bait I’ve been using that seems to be working the best is a fresh cut Ladyfish, my secret weapon, or rootbeer Riptide jigs fished very slowly on the bottom.
Another great fish we love to hunt for this time of year are Redfish . Redfish love to school up around the oyster bars and along the beach fronts . Some favorite baits Redfish like to eat a this time a year are a live shrimp under a popping cork or a fresh cut ladyfish . When you locate school of redfish you can be into some great action for hours on end. For some fast action this time of year we like to drift the grass flats and fish for Trout . Trout love to school up in 3 to 5 ft of water, one of the most productive way we like to fish for trout is to bounce a riptide jig slowly along the bottom or to use a live pilchard under a popping cork the Trout we usually catch this time of year can average between 2 – 5 lbs t . The Pompano and mackerel fishing starts to also heat up in September and can be found over the grass flat mixed in with the Trout. September is truly great time to fish in the Florida Everglades so if you would like to book a trip please give me a call and thanks for visiting my website.
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