December fishing was great.. I’ve been guiding my customers in the Wilderness Waterway section of Everglades National Park. This is the calm backwater where most species, including Tarpon, migrate to during the cooler months. The Redfish keep us busy with some great action, and catches up to 12 lbs! The weather continues to be warmer then normal, with days in the 70’s, making is perfect for fishing. Fishing bait of choice for Redfish has been the tried-and-true shrimp under a popping cork.
Snook fishing action for December was better then average… The Snook have moved into the deep hole in the rivers, where the action has been fast and furious on moving tides, with catches in the 26 to 36 inch range. The bait pushing their “hot-button” seems to reliably be live pilchards .
As for fishing in The Everglades in January, expect more of the same, including Pompano and Trout. I’ve been fishing for Trout and Pompano on the rising tides over the grass flats in 3-5 ft of water. It is as straight forward as fishing gets, using a 3/8 oz tube jig bounced slowly on the bottom. On clam days we able to pursue Triple Tail in the nearshore areas, fishing around the crab trap buoys.
January is a great month for Everglades fishing as the weather is a little cooler, making it very comfortable for fishing. I expect the Snook to continue to move up the river and into the deep creeks in the backcountry were the water is warmer. The Trout and Pompano fishing should remain red hot over the grass flats. Remember, January is the open season for Trout, so along with Redfish and Pompano you will be able to take some of your fish home and have a great, fresh fish dinner.
I would to thank everyone for checking out my website and if you would like to book a trip please don’t hesitate to call to discuss your plans to travel to The Everglades. Hey, we’re only a short, scenic ride from Naples and Marco Island. When you really want to get away from it all, and have a great fishing adventure, then this is the place!
Happy healthy, safe new year to you!
Capt Glenn
239-280- 9085
Everglades fishing charters in September started off red hot and finished even hotter. The Redfish fishing was some of the best I have ever seen… They were all over the place and on the bite. We had several days were we caught up to 50-60 fish!! The Redfish we were catching averaged all different sizes anywhere from 18 inch to 35 inches the bait that seem to work the best was live pilchards or fresh cut lady fish. The Snook fishing was also fantastic with the average catch between 23 t0 38 inches. Most of the fish we were catching were along the beach-front on a rising tide, and again on the falling tide around the mangrove islands that had and oyster bottom. Trout fishing also started picking up in September with Trout moving in from offshore and moving up onto the grass flats on a rising tides. We had the some great action using jigs bounced slowly along the bottom most of the trout have been catching have been averaging between 2-5 lbs.
September is one of the best months of the year for fishing in the Everglades…
July fishing has had some great action. We have been leaving the dock at daylight to beat the heat, starting off by targeting the Tarpon that have been active early in the day. The Tarpon we have been catching have been averaging between 60 and 125 lbs . The best baits lately have been a live ladyfish or big pinfish. The Snook fishing has been strong, the best luck that we been having has been on the rising along the beaches. On one of my trips the other morning we caught several nice Snook that were in 10 lb range using live pilchards. The Redfishing has also great with a lot fish hanging around the oyster bars and mangrove islands.
Fishing here in Everglades National Park has been red hot… Plenty of bait fish (pilchards) are showing up and the Snook fishing is starting to turn on! As is typical for