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May 16, 2012
Everglades
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Well, it wasn't a great week but after thinking about it wasn't a bad week at all. Peacock bass up to 5 pounds using a mix of technique's. Sub surface with hard jerk baits to jigs on conventional tackle or Clouser minnows while fly fishing.
Dodging the afternoon thunderstorms and dodging the bridges as water levels have been very tricky at times have been more the routine. The fishing is fishing more like July this year… Read More
May 09, 2012
Miami Urban Canals
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Well, we are quickly getting into our summer pattern which is giving us a more mixed pattern of fishing. The urban canals have some spawning activity with some schooling activity. The water levels that were dropping in the everglades have leveled and are probably going to start to head back up if the rains continue in the afternoons. This will have me fishing in the more isolated canals to stay where the best largemouth… Read More
May 03, 2012
Miami
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One of the toughest weeks for me! Rain, wind, lightning and just nasty weather kept me off the water a bunch of days and made the fish very shy at times!
The local canals in the city have been fluctuating up and down as South Florida Water Management is forced to deal with up to 8 inches of rain last week. This has a way of shutting the bite down and halting the spawning pattern as well. We still caught some fish but… Read More
April 26, 2012
Miami Urban Canals
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A busy week until the weather moved in and chased my clients from fishing this weekend!
My week started with Gary Hamilton of Wilmington, Delaware down for the 14th year in a row for three days fishing in the C-4, L-35 and L-30 where he caught 112 largemouth bass up to 3 pounds, 18 peacock bass up to 4 pounds, a bunch of spotted sunfish and a bunch of Mayan cichlids on Fin S baits, swimkos and Pro Traps.
Next, Marty… Read More
April 19, 2012
Everglades
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The urban canal bite was up and down this past week but the Everglades bite has really picked up.
I found a recycling effect in many of the urban canals which had me running around a lot. This is not uncommon, though this usually happens in June. The fact we had such a mild winter everything has everything running about six weeks ahead of schedule. In saying this we still caught some nice peacock bass!
Out in the… Read More
April 14, 2012
Miami Urban Canals
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The fishing continues to be very good in the urban canals for peacock bass and the bite in the everglades is slowly getting just as good.
Though the peacock bass were a bit smaller this past week the numbers were up, sight casting with bucktail type jigs and Clouser Minnows while fly casting were best methods.
The Everglades waters continue to drop which has fish slowly moving back into many of the canals. This all… Read More
April 10, 2012
Everglades
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A very busy week with mixed results but not too bad. My week started with John Socol of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and David Erkelens of South Miami fly fishing a full day in the C-8 canal where they caught 27 peacock bass up to 4.5 pounds using Clouser Minnows. The next day Mike McCaffrey of Stuart, Florida and Ray Volpatt of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania fly fished a full day in the C-4 canal and they caught 17 peacock bass up… Read More
April 09, 2012
Everglades
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Another solid week of fishing overall. Water levels continue to drop in the Everglades allowing for somewhat better catch's (the best is still to come) with the near future looking bright.
The urban canals has some limited schooling activity for peacock bass and a lot of sightcasting. A great time to target them on fly's.
My week started off with where I left off the week before with Howard Mullin of Sarasota, Florida… Read More
April 02, 2012
Miami
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Another very busy week with some pretty good results. My week started with Eric Cramer of New York fly fishing for a half day in the morning in the C-8 canal where he caught 8 peacock bass up to 3 pounds using Clouser Minnows. The next day Don Thompson of Swayzee, Indiana and John Gore of North Florida fished a full day in the C-100 and they combined for 28 peacock bass up to 3.5 pounds using Jungle jigs and Pro Traps.… Read More
March 29, 2012
Everglades Canals
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Another solid week of fishing in the city canals plus the bite in the Everglades is starting to get better.
The city canal bite is mostly sightcasting, covering a lot of water. It was all fly casting the last seven days except one day and Clouser minnows produced best. Out in the Everglades, water levels are dropping. If the rains will just hold off we should start to see some great action soon. We had a good popper… Read More
March 22, 2012
Miami
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A busy week of fishing with some mixed results, though mostly good!
My week started with Chuck Muller of Pembroke Pines, Florida and Paul Ziegler of New York fishing three half days (all in the mornings) in the C-1, C-4 and C-8 canals. They caught a total of 47 peacock bass up to 7.5 pounds using Blakemore Rooster tailed jigs and floating Rapalas.
The next three days Sam Oliver and his wife Kay of Hughesville, Md fly… Read More
March 11, 2012
Everglades Canals
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Another very busy week with mixed results.
My week started with Fink Finklestein and David Usher from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida fishing in the C-4 canal. They caught 16 peacock bass up to 5 pounds using Rooster tail jigs.
The next day Michael Troner of Palmetto Bay, Florida fly fished a 3/4 day in the C-100 and caught 10 peacock bass up to 3 pounds on Clouser Minnows.
The next day 13 year old Ben White and his 11 year… Read More
March 04, 2012
Everglades
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A busy week with some great fish being caught! A fair bite in the Everglades with some really good fish in the urban canals and some great numbers.
Spro baits, Zara Spooks on conventional tackle and Clouser Minnows while fly fishing were the best baits on my boat in the urban canals. The Everglades bite was best using sanko type baits. This pattern should continue to work well as peacock bass have gone into their… Read More
February 16, 2012
Everglades Canals
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Well, it's back to work in the local canals after a very wet trip to the Amazon! I found it a tough bite for peacock bass in the urban canals of the Amazon, due to the recent cold snap, but we still got a few. Right now, the peacock bass bite in the Everglades is fair!
In the Amazon, the peacocks were biting on jigs and floating Rapalas. It took a lot of moving around to find the active peacock bass. In the Everglades… Read More
February 16, 2012
Everglades Canals
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Well, it's back to work in the local canals after a very wet trip to the Amazon! I found it a tough bite for peacock bass in the urban canals of the Amazon, due to the recent cold snap, but we still got a few. Right now, the peacock bass bite in the Everglades is fair!
In the Amazon, the peacocks were biting on jigs and floating Rapalas. It took a lot of moving around to find the active peacock bass. In the Everglades… Read More
January 19, 2012
Everglades Canals
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Good to great fishing in the urban canals and fair to slow in the Everglades canals. It was a funny thing this past week as we are catching pretty good numbers of snook and some Jack crevalle to go along with peacock bass. We even had peacock bass schooling up in a big way. I have heard from others that the peacocks don't bite after a cold front but have plenty of proof this past week they can be caught and if you ask… Read More
January 19, 2012
Everglades Canals
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Good to great fishing in the urban canals and fair to slow in the Everglades canals. It was a funny thing this past week as we are catching pretty good numbers of snook and some Jack crevalle to go along with peacock bass. We even had peacock bass schooling up in a big way. I have heard from others that the peacocks don't bite after a cold front but have plenty of proof this past week they can be caught and if you ask… Read More
January 16, 2012
Everglades
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Well the cold moved in and the peacock bass and snook bite got better, go figure! My week started with Gene Holland of Hillsdale, New York fishing a half day in the afternoon on Lake Ida and he caught 8 peacock bass up to 3 pounds, 12 largemouth bass up to 6 pounds and a sunshine bass on floating Rapalas and live shiners.
Next up Phil Hughes and his dad Phillip Sr, both of Greenville, South Carolina fished a full… Read More
January 16, 2012
Everglades
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Well the cold moved in and the peacock bass and snook bite got better, go figure! My week started with Gene Holland of Hillsdale, New York fishing a half day in the afternoon on Lake Ida and he caught 8 peacock bass up to 3 pounds, 12 largemouth bass up to 6 pounds and a sunshine bass on floating Rapalas and live shiners.
Next up Phil Hughes and his dad Phillip Sr, both of Greenville, South Carolina fished a full… Read More
January 03, 2012
Miami
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The peacock bass bite is very good in the urban canals, which is making up for the slow bite in the Everglades. It seems like we are also catching snook everyday as well.
It has been a mix of subsurface one day and topwater another. A lot of moving around but once you find a school you can hammer them!
Lot's of young ones out this week with lots of smiling faces! I have a couple of days still open next week, and you… Read More
January 03, 2012
Miami
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The peacock bass bite is very good in the urban canals, which is making up for the slow bite in the Everglades. It seems like we are also catching snook everyday as well.
It has been a mix of subsurface one day and topwater another. A lot of moving around but once you find a school you can hammer them!
Lot's of young ones out this week with lots of smiling faces! I have a couple of days still open next week, and you… Read More
December 16, 2011
Miami
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Well the bite slowed down this past week but that will go back and forth which is pretty normal for this time of the year. At least he weather is very comfortable.
Both the largemouth bass and peacock bass this past week were hitting below the surface the best. Floating Rapalas and suspending hard jerk baits were the best baits in the city canals and sanko or sanko style baits were best in the Everglades… Read More
December 01, 2011
Everglades
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Great weather, good fishing, you gotta love South Florida this time of the year! With many reports on fishing in the Amazon being very tough due to heavy rains producing high water, South Florida is a great option.
The Everglades bite has continued to be good in the more isolated canals that don't overflow the banks into the marsh areas. Chug Bugs, Pop R's and Baby Torpedoes have worked well throughout the… Read More
November 16, 2011
Everglades
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A fair to good bite in the urban canals and good fishing in the Everglades using the gheenoe to access.
It was a more mixed bite in the urban canals with some schooling activity. We caught some numbers of peacock bass on fast moving jerk baits along with some snook this past week, we still have a lot of moving water so it was a matter of covering a lot of spots and finding the slack water.The Everglades bite was… Read More
November 16, 2011
Everglades
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A fair to good bite in the urban canals and good fishing in the Everglades using the gheenoe to access.
It was a more mixed bite in the urban canals with some schooling activity. We caught some numbers of peacock bass on fast moving jerk baits along with some snook this past week, we still have a lot of moving water so it was a matter of covering a lot of spots and finding the slack water.The Everglades bite was… Read More
November 10, 2011
Naples Fishing on The Fly
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You have seen the beauty and excitement of fly fishing on TV and in the movies. Now you are ready to try it for yourself. Fly fishing in Naples, FL is a unique destination combined with great fishing and great weather year round. A qualified fishing guide is the best way to get on some fish today.
Fly fishermen use their own various types of fly fishing gear. It varies from the fishing gear used in bass fly-fishing,… Read More
November 08, 2011
Miami
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A good week for peacock bass fishing and the snakehead bite slowed a bit.
Peacock bass are biting the fast moving hard jerk baits best! For me this means floating or suspending Rapalas but a variety of others will work as well. A big key is locating the slack water as South Florida Water Management is still moving a lot of water due to heavy October rains. The topwater bite really slowed up.
The strong snakehead… Read More
November 08, 2011
Miami
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A good week for peacock bass fishing and the snakehead bite slowed a bit.
Peacock bass are biting the fast moving hard jerk baits best! For me this means floating or suspending Rapalas but a variety of others will work as well. A big key is locating the slack water as South Florida Water Management is still moving a lot of water due to heavy October rains. The topwater bite really slowed up.
The strong snakehead… Read More
November 05, 2011
Everglades
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EThe recent heavy rains have us moving around looking for slack water but we are still catching fish! The snakehead bite is strong!
The weather has kept me off the water a few days this past week but it is drying out and finding fish in the lakes to be biting best. Find the slack water is the big key, working topwater plugs like Baby Torpedoes, Zara Spooks and fast moving floating Rapalas are catching peacock… Read More
November 05, 2011
Everglades
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EThe recent heavy rains have us moving around looking for slack water but we are still catching fish! The snakehead bite is strong!
The weather has kept me off the water a few days this past week but it is drying out and finding fish in the lakes to be biting best. Find the slack water is the big key, working topwater plugs like Baby Torpedoes, Zara Spooks and fast moving floating Rapalas are catching peacock… Read More
October 28, 2011
Everglades
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Well, I'm back from Venezuela and have found some up and down type fishing though we had some bigger fish showing their jumping faces this week! Peacock bass bite is pretty good especially in the early morning hours in the Everglades. Baby Torpedoes and floating Rapalas worked well and the largemouth bass are hitting soft plastics very good as well. I have scattered openings throughout November and it's a great… Read More
October 28, 2011
Everglades
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Well, I'm back from Venezuela and have found some up and down type fishing though we had some bigger fish showing their jumping faces this week! Peacock bass bite is pretty good especially in the early morning hours in the Everglades. Baby Torpedoes and floating Rapalas worked well and the largemouth bass are hitting soft plastics very good as well. I have scattered openings throughout November and it's a great… Read More
October 13, 2011
Everglades
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Fishing this week was a bit of hit and miss between the rain and storms and adapting to the fish.
Water levels continue to be high especially in the Everglades but I actually had some very good fishing in the more isolated canals. No largemouth bass over 4 pounds but we were catching 30 to 60 fish a day in the Everglades on a mix of soft plastics like flukes, flappin shads and trick worms along with some hard… Read More
October 13, 2011
Everglades
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Fishing this week was a bit of hit and miss between the rain and storms and adapting to the fish.
Water levels continue to be high especially in the Everglades but I actually had some very good fishing in the more isolated canals. No largemouth bass over 4 pounds but we were catching 30 to 60 fish a day in the Everglades on a mix of soft plastics like flukes, flappin shads and trick worms along with some hard… Read More
October 06, 2011
Everglades
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Water remains high in most the Everglades canal out to the west but I am finding a few good spots all the same. The urban canal bite remains energized and should improve over the next few weeks.
For the most part I am still having to use the gheenoe to access the better fishing in the Everglades but it can happen. Topwater plugs and swimming worms are working best for largemouth bass out in the glades and floating… Read More
October 06, 2011
Everglades
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Water remains high in most the Everglades canal out to the west but I am finding a few good spots all the same. The urban canal bite remains energized and should improve over the next few weeks.
For the most part I am still having to use the gheenoe to access the better fishing in the Everglades but it can happen. Topwater plugs and swimming worms are working best for largemouth bass out in the glades and floating… Read More
September 28, 2011
Everglades
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A mix bag of fishing in the urban and Everglades canals continues, one day topwater the next just below the surface. The weather conditions played a key role the past week as it was for the most part a very wet week.
The peacock bass bite was very good for fast moving Rapalas over the weekend then moved back to Torpedoes and Spooks. Yes, the peacock bass were slapping at the topwater baits and missing a lot but… Read More
September 28, 2011
Everglades
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A mix bag of fishing in the urban and Everglades canals continues, one day topwater the next just below the surface. The weather conditions played a key role the past week as it was for the most part a very wet week.
The peacock bass bite was very good for fast moving Rapalas over the weekend then moved back to Torpedoes and Spooks. Yes, the peacock bass were slapping at the topwater baits and missing a lot but… Read More
September 21, 2011
Miami
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A different twist to this past week as I did a bit if everything fishing in the glades to for largemouth bass to fishing in the city to fishing in the back country (only my third time fishing saltwater in 27 years) by the southern tip of Florida.
The Everglades bite for the most part was very slow as water levels are very high which is pretty normal for this time of the year. This all should start to get better… Read More
September 16, 2011
Naples
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September heat and late summer, mid-day rains here in Naples and SW Florida, govern the way to successful Naples fishing. However, if you time your day right, is can also be one of the most productive fishing months. With day time air temperatures averaging around 90 degrees and water temps around 85, September heats up so much by mid day, that the bite will usually drop off by lunch. We often get early day T-storms… Read More
September 14, 2011
Everglades
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The tide has turned on the peacock bass fishing and the water levels continue to rise in the Everglades.
The Everglades bite has slowed in the main areas due to rising waters but you can still catch some largemouth bass in the more isolated areas (canals that are not marsh related) along with the urban canals.
Peacock bass have started to school up in some big numbers and we are having some days with 30 to 40… Read More
September 14, 2011
Everglades
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The tide has turned on the peacock bass fishing and the water levels continue to rise in the Everglades.
The Everglades bite has slowed in the main areas due to rising waters but you can still catch some largemouth bass in the more isolated areas (canals that are not marsh related) along with the urban canals.
Peacock bass have started to school up in some big numbers and we are having some days with 30 to 40… Read More
September 11, 2011
Brazil
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Boy oh boy! Once in a while you just have to pinch yourself to see if it is all real. Don't even know where to start but this was a total pleasure and a great privilege all wrapped into one package!
The privileged part was that the Indians of the Moto Grosso let us into the their lives for this week. It was just like out of a National Geographic magazine. The Mato Grosso Indians live a much simpler life then what… Read More
June 08, 2011
Naples
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Naples fishing for Tarpon is "Off The Hook". But when you can keep them "On the Hook", your in for a Big Fight. In Naples fishing off the beaches is where we find the "Big Daddy's", and plenty of teenage poons can be found in the backwater cuts and channels We've done best with live baits, fly and cut baits. These critters will range from 40 lbs. to 200 lbs. with the average being around 100 lbs. The Silver King is a… Read More
May 01, 2011
Naples
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Fishing Naples and Marco has been "Jumping" this month. The Spotted Trout have been on the decline but the one's we've been hooking up have been "Pigs". Snook fishing and Tarpon fishing have taken center stage with the warm weather patterns of SouthWest Florida in the late spring. Naples and Marco Island water temps are getting into the 80's and air temps in the upper 80's. "Heaven on Earth" till about 2pm.
Snook are… Read More
April 18, 2011
Naples
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At Front Runner Charters, we search the waters of SW Florida, The Everglades National Park and Key West to encounter the most fascinating and rewarding fish. However, depending on the weather or time of year, it's important to understand the types of fish you are likely to see.
Fishing Naples and Estero Bay nearly every trip the past couple of weeks. The Big Trout have been on the decline but Snook fishing and Tarpon… Read More
April 12, 2011
Biscayne Bay/Flamingo/Everglades
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Well the winds of March should be finally calming down and the bite will drastically improved in Biscayne Bay. The bonefish have been present all over the southern bay in large schools, all the way down to the Upper Keys. I have seen schools in the twenties on the inside of the Ragged Keys and good numbers of fish on the outside south down to Garden Cove flats.
Here is a nice 9 pound mutton Snapper caught in… Read More
March 28, 2011
Biscayne Bay/Flamingo/Everglades
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August 29, 2010
Everglades, Goodland
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The Challenge
I had planned on launching at the national park launch today and fish north of the bay but with getting a few reports of the poorer fishing in the morning the last few days I decided to change my plans. There are also some strong tides right now with the full moon so if I had launched out of the park I would probably have to portage my kayak when coming back later in the morning when the tide would be at… Read More
