We have had lots and lots of rain fall in the Everglades over the past few days. It is something needed from our drought conditions this summer. There is a ton of fresh water in the backcountry and that should move a lot of fish around. A cold front is pushing through South Florida this…
The current conditions have remained the same over the last week or so. It has been relatively warm with water temps in the mid 70s. Fishing remains good with lots of redfish around. The occasionally tarpon will show up and if it stays warm they will show up in numbers. The water levels are still…
We fly fished the dock lights last night up in Jupiter. Lots of bait and lots of snook swimming around. There are still a lot of mullet around, which means the water temps are still high for this time of year. None the less, Frank got himself some nice snook… Antabuse blocks an enzyme that…
I have been spending lots of time snook fishing in the backcountry. Some days are good and some days are tough. The water levels are still a little high and we need a good east wind to blow some of that water out. When the water is high, like it is now, I am looking…
Finally!!!! We got our first front of the year. We have been waiting for this for a little while now. The fishing in the backcountry should start to turn on in the next few weeks. Some NE wind will provide us with some great sightfishing in some of the back mudflats. Other than tarpons season,…
Looking for the Highly-Prized yet Elusive Tarpon Being a class of giants, the tarpon is a very hardy game fish species that can survive brackish waters as well as waters of varying pH. They can thrive where no other fish can because of their unique swim bladders, giving them the advantage of inhabiting waters that…
Tarpons on the Beaches Looking for tarpons in beaches will be almost similar to searching for them in the backcountry, albeit with a few striking differences. Chief among these will be the stronger currents associated with the waves in beaches. As such tarpons will be constantly on the move and would seem to go somewhere…
Working the Country We stopped at several mangrove islands on the way to Islamorada, poking and probing the edge of the mud flats with skiff, particularly paying attention to the white potholes, as large as they are, dotting the lush green carpet just beneath the water surface. It seems that the ‘muds’ near the flats…
Over the last week or so, the Everglades has been invaded with Tarpon. We got a nice push of tarpon in the 40-80lb range, with a couple of bigger fished mixed in. We found them schooled up, rolling, and tailing. Definitely some of the most exciting fishing you can experience, whether using fly or spin…
Shallow Water Fishing off Florida Bay and the Everglades National Park When people talk about the Florida Everglades, the think about what Marjory Stoneman Douglas has written in her very influential 1947 masterpiece entitled ‘The Everglades: River of Grass’ – sawgrass. While there is some truth to it, with the Everglades National Park consisting of…