So far, it has been a soggy month of September down in the Florida Everglades. That can be a good thing because sometimes it moves fish around in some backcountry areas. I recently had a few trips where I fished in Whitewater Bay, out of Flamingo, and we have had some pretty good days casting…
It has been a while since my last report and I apologize about that. I have been on the water almost everyday fishing down in Flamingo, Everglades National Park. I had a last minute cancellation today and finally getting a chance to let you know what is going on down there. The baby tarpon fishing…
The Tarpon Quest It is generally regarded that Samuel H. Jones was the first to ever catch the silver giant tarpon using only a fishing rod and reel way back in March 1884. This claim was published in the 1945 volume of the Salt Water Fishing penned by sportsman and well-portfolioed author Van Campen Heilner.…
So far, it has been a soggy few months down in the Florida Everglades. That can be a good thing because sometimes it moves fish around in some backcountry areas. I recently had a few trips where I fished in Whitewater Bay, out of Flamingo, and we have had some pretty good days casting at…
Everglades Tarpon Tips If you have all the time in the world to catch these mighty jumpers off the waters of the Everglades, then you may have to rent a houseboat for a more relaxed and more enjoyable tarpon fishing. This is particularly useful if you are a bunch of folks looking for a really…
Light Tackle Tackling a tarpon or any other large prized game fish is all a matter of who breaks first. You may be in for the fight of your life, signaling hours in the horizon trying to wrestle with this giant. Sooner or later, one of you will have to give in. Usually, it’s the…
Some great tarpon and redfish action he last few days. Lots of baby tarpon rolling in the morning and trailers in the afternoon. We are getting multiple shots on these fish and getting a lot of bites. It is hot and buggy but the fish are chewing. I have a few openings next weeks.
The fishing outfront of Flamingo has been red hot. Lots of baby tarpon and lots of tailing redfish. The Everglades is the place to be right now. We ran into a couple of big schools of redfish. Some of the schools were as big as 100 fish. Some of the most exciting fishging of the…
It has been calm and hot. It is a must to get out on the water early. Lots and lots of tailing redfish. Sight fishing for redfish will definitely test your casting skills. They are a honest fish. If everything is done right, you will get the bite. If it is done wrong, that fish…
Being a full time Flamingo fishing guide allows me to be on the water most days. To me that’s so important when fishing Flamingo. The Everglades is such a diverse fishery that everything changes on a daily basis. There are definitely some absolutes when fishing the Everglades but there are also changes everyday. I think…