South Florida Fishing Reports
May 16, 2013
Everglades
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More good to great fishing this past week! It seems we can't go wrong and both areas I fish are doing well. Dropping water levels in the Everglades are producing big numbers of largemouth bass and the urban canals this past week produced good numbers with some larger peacock bass as well. Pictures from the last week: As you can see some great fish being caught though it appears Santa lost his head and there was a funny… Read More
May 06, 2013
Everglades
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Water levels are rising a bit in the Everglades but fishing is still pretty good and the urban canals are still producing some nice peacock bass along with a good variety of other exotic species. My week started with David Yarborough of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida fishing a half day in the L-35 canal and we caught 56 largemouth bass up to 3 pounds on floating Rapalas and Pop R's. The next day Fink Finkelstein of Toronto,… Read More
April 28, 2013
Everglades
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A busy and good week of fishing! My week started with Willie Toppino of Ft. Myers, Florida fishing a half day in the L-35 canal and he caught 93 largemouth bass along with a good bunch of panfish using poppers and small streamers fly fishing. Next up Tom Fleenor and his Dad George both of Athens, Georgia fly fished a full day in the C-8 canal and caught 32 peacock bass up to 5 pounds using Clouser Minnows. The next two… Read More
April 22, 2013
Everglades
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Good to great fishing continues! My week started with Gary Hamilton of Wilmington, Delaware back for his 15th year fishing for three days where we totaled 550 largemouth bass. 49 peacock bass, 12 chain pickeral, 5 bowfins and some warmouth, bluegills, spotted sunfish, Mayan cichlids and Oscars caught on floating Rapalas and twistie tails grubs while fishing in the L-35, L-67, Miami canal, C-4 and C-8 canals. Next John… Read More
April 18, 2013
Everglades
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Simply put, great fishing in the Everglades and great fishing in the urban canals in and around the city! All good!!!!!! Sightfishing for peacock bass is as good as it gets, great time for the fly rods. Catching a hundred largemouth bass a day is pretty easy as water levels continue to be low all around South Florida, just get the hooks wet. Pictures from the last week: A lot of great action this past week! Call me at… Read More
April 12, 2013
Biscayne Bay
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In the past couple of day's I've been in Islamorada fishing for tarpon. This fishing was tough due to high winds and pushing the fish down, making it hard to fly fish for them. I changed the game plan for yesterday and went back home to Biscayne Bay for some bone fishing. We had great tides, good light and high winds, perfect for big bonefish. We had dozens of shots all day with first time bone fishing angler Adam and… Read More
April 11, 2013
Everglades
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Simply put, a wonderful week of weather and great fishing! The Everglades is hot and the urban canals are hot! Water levels remain low helping to produce big numbers of largemouth bass. It's a great time to get the kids out fishing (big kids as well)! Just about everything is working and I even was able to use a bare hook on one largemouth bass so everything really is working. Peacock bass have gone into full spawn cycle… Read More
April 08, 2013
Everglades
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A very full week! My week started with Octavio Gussiac of Uruguay and his son Thomas fly fishing in the C-4 canal for a half day in the morning and they caught 8 peacock bass up to 3 pounds. The next day and a half Andrew Hodges of Cary North Carolina fished in the C-15 and the C-8 canal and would catch 15 peacock bass up to 5 pounds, 6 largemouth bass, a sunshine bass, a Florida gar, 2 Oscars, 2 Jaguar Gaupotes and 2… Read More
April 02, 2013
Miami
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A busy week with some off the wall results! My week started with John Alder of South Miami and his daughter Michele and son in law Eric visiting from New York fishing a half day in the Miami canal out in the Everglades were they caught a ton (over 300) of largemouth bass up to 4 pounds using floating Rapalas in four hours of fishing in the morning. Next Howard Kalka of Long Island, New York would fly fish two days in the… Read More
March 28, 2013
Everglades
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Great peacock bass bite and great Everglades bite! The numbers for peacock bass were way up this past week but I expect that to slow with the frigid temperatures here again, that's the bad news, the good news is warming temperatures will be back by the end of the weekend which should get that going once again! The Everglades is going off the charts as water levels have dropped just about everywhere and huge numbers of… Read More
March 18, 2013
Everglades
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By far one of the toughest weeks I can ever remember! The cold weather has everything in the urban canals tough! My week started with Jim Pitts and his 21 year old son Eric both of Tampa, Florida fishing a half day in the C-9 canal and they caught 6 peacock bass and 6 largemouth bass on floating Rapalas. The next three days Brian White and Billy Cruz of Carollton, Texas and David Fitt of New Mexico fly fished in the… Read More
March 14, 2013
Everglades
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Well, the fishing continues to swing back and forth along with the weather. It has been on the cold side and looks to stay that way into this weekend but stable weather is ahead which should inspire the fishing once again. The fly bite the past week has been very slow but suspending jerkbaits and floating Rapalas have been the best bets. The fly's did work as well at times though we sure had to work for them this past… Read More
March 01, 2013
Everglades
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The bite in the Everglades slows up a bit but the urban bite picks back up especially for peacock bass. Recent rains brought the water levels back up a bit slowing the bite down in the Everglades, not to say we weren't catching fish in these areas but not like the week before. Depending on the system we found a very nice hard jerk bait bite on either suspending baits or floating baits worked below the surface to work… Read More
February 21, 2013
Everglades
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The cold weather moved in and sure created a few issues ( I am bringing them up to my attorney as I write this), but we still caught some nice fish both in the urban canals and the Everglades canals! Yes, we had to change our tactics but found some real nice peacock bass by finding structure and either stripping streamer fly's while fly fishing or using Rapalas worked aggressively using light spin tackle. A lot of fun no… Read More
February 18, 2013
Everglades
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Some good fishing this past week starting off with Howard Kalka of Long Island, New York fishing in the L-38 canal where he caught over a hundred largemouth bass on poppers while fly fishing, The next three days Brian White, Jeff Kurklin and McCray Miller all of the Dallas, Texas area fished in the C-9, C-4 and Lake Ida canals and they caught 67 peacock bass up to 5 pounds on Clouser minnows while fly fishing. The last… Read More
February 14, 2013
Everglades
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Conditions continue to be very good in the everglades for huge numbers of largemouth bass and conditions also improved for peacock bass as the warm weather moved back in. Out in the Everglades in many of the canals water levels are still dropping, bringing in many fish out of the marsh areas thus creating a lot of action in the main canals. Topwater baits such as Pop R;s and Chug bugs are working well along with floating… Read More
February 07, 2013
Everglades
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Water levels in the Everglades continue to drop and the cooler weather has put the peacock bass back into the winter mode. More spots are opening up by the day for the Everglades as the water levels continue to drop. I expect the largemouth bass bite to only get better and better over the next few weeks. Reports of some nice peacock bass being caught in the Everglades as well and I did have another hundred fish day again… Read More
January 31, 2013
Everglades
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Peacock bass along with the many exotic species not sure what to do as some want to get territorial and the other's running for the bridges. Going by the future weather prediction's it looks like we will be heading in a more winter pattern for the next couple of weeks. Now the Everglades should continue to get better and better as long as water levels continue to drop as they have been. The largemouth bass were running… Read More
January 23, 2013
Everglades
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Beautiful weather along with pretty good fishing add up to sunny South Florida in the winter time!!!! It's been busy and we have had some great days especially for peacock bass in the urban canals. The next few month's are filling up fast and hope some of you are looking to get out of the colddddd north and join us warm weather crazy people to the south. Pictures from the last week: Wow, a lot of good stuff going on this… Read More
January 20, 2013
Miami
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A very good week of fishing!!!!! My week started with Mike Sperling of Concord, California fishing in the L-5 canal and he caught 28 largemouth bass on speed worms and chug bugs. The next day Howard Kalka of Long Island, New York fly fished in the C-8 canal and he caught 17 peacock bass up to 4 pounds using Clouser Minnows. Next up Jim Keves and his wife laura of New Orleans, Louisiana fished in the C-4 canal and they… Read More
January 16, 2013
Everglades
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More of the same! Great weather with warm temperatures and very good fishing this past week. The urban canals produced peacock bass up to 6 pounds along with some 30 pound plus carp. Red Midas are biting as well. I have scattered openings over the next few weeks and hope some of you get out of that cold stuff and find your way back to the best weather in the country! Call me toll free at 877-966-2275 or at 954-609-3671.… Read More
January 15, 2013
Miami Urban Canals
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A pretty good week of fishing! My week started out with David Yarborough of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida fishing a half day in the morning in the L-4 canal and he caught 10 largemouth bass on Chug bugs and wacky worms. The next day Howard Kalka of Long Island, New York fly fished a full day in the C-4 canal and caught 15 peacock bass up to 4.5 pounds on Clouser Minnows. The next day Chris Barwin and his son Alex of Erie,… Read More
January 09, 2013
Everglades
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Beautiful weather, beautiful fish and a pretty good week of fishing. Bigger peacock bass are showing up as the weather continues to be warm and should stay the same for the next ten days according to the weather forecaster's. The Everglades bite went back and forth this past week but we caught some real nice one's when the bite was on! The urban canals were producing pretty good as well with peacock bass up to 5 pounds.… Read More
January 03, 2013
Everglades
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Well, it's the new year and the topwater bite in the Everglades is hot!!!!!!! 2013 starts off with an 90 fish day almost all caught on topwater Pop R's and fast moving Ribbon tailed worms on the surface. I have opening's over the next couple of weeks and have nice warm stable weather in the forcast! Pictures from the last week: Never let the guide fish!!!!!! We had a bit of chilly weather the last few days but it will be… Read More
December 26, 2012
Everglades
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Well, the year is quickly winding down and we have had some pretty good fishing when I have got out. This weekends cold weather kept me off the water but we still got some nice peacock bass! Pictures below: The extra cold weather for a few days kept me off the water so I didn't have a lot to report but some nice fish were caught mostly on floating Rapalas and 1/4 ounce jigs! I have plenty of openings over the next few… Read More
December 01, 2012
Everglades
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We found tough conditions this past week, we caught some fish still but it was a below average week for catching! Water levels in the Everglades are still on the high side but definitely are dropping so this bite should only improve over the upcoming weeks. The urban canals are producing some but we are covering a lot of water to get them. I found the troll bite to be best using floating and suspending Rapalas. Pictures… Read More
November 22, 2012
Everglades
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The cooler weather continues to push the peacock bass into the winter time routine. This winter pattern has me moving around which allows us to catch both sunshine bass and more snook as well. Pictures from the last week on the water: Well, some baseball pictures have worked their way into my fish picture's! Beautiful weather, good fishing is all adding up to good times on the water! I have a couple of open dates next… Read More
November 15, 2012
Miami
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We have transferred completely into our fall pattern of fishing in South Florida. Spotted schooling activity or packing up of peacock bass which is normal for this time of the year. What this means is there is little or no sightcasting and the best time for just plan old chunking and winding, cover lots of water to find the feeding fish. Someday's they hit topwater plugs and someday's it is all under the surface. The… Read More
November 07, 2012
Flamingo
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The past week and a half I've been fishing out of Flamingo Everglades National Park, especially after Hurricane Sandy. We had to many factors against us with the storm and as soon as the storm blew through and the winds calmed down, we had a cold front move through and a full moon. With these conditions the fishing was a little challenging for a couple of days. I bone-fished one day in Biscayne Bay and the water… Read More
November 05, 2012
Miami
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A very busy week with good results! My week started where it left off last week with two more days with Jim Gildea of Boston Ma. fishing in the C-15 and C-4 canals and we caught a total of 82 peacock bass up to 5 pounds and 75 largemouth bass using floating and suspending Rapalas and Gary Yamamotos Cut tail worms. Next up Abe Gasper and myself fished a half day in the L-29 canal and caught 31 largemouth bass up to 3… Read More
November 02, 2012
Everglades
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I have been running a bit behind this week on reports and getting this out a day late (sorry about that). Fishing has been very good and the fall bite is on! Peacock bass are now schooling up and running in packs in a number of canals! As the water's continue to cool off I expect this trend to continue. Pictures from the last week on the water: We have been catching some variety as well! I have some openings over the… Read More
October 10, 2012
Miami
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A lot of good things going on in and around the city's of South Florida despite the bad weather and high water conditions we have had this rainy season (which is coming to an end). Topwater plugs like Baby Torpedoes, Pop R's and Zara spooks are leading the way in the Everglades canals providing fall time action including the occasional schooling up activity. The city canals are in a total schooling up pattern with… Read More
October 08, 2012
Everglades
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A up and down week dealing with high water in many canals though we still did pretty darn good. My week started with John Gore and Marc Strand of Sorrento, Florida fishing a full day in the L-31 canal and they caught 35 largemouth bass up to 6 pounds and 22 peacock bass up to 5 pounds all on Baby Torpedoes. Next up Kenny and Karen Myers of Tennessee fished a half day in the C-8 canal and would catch 7 largemouth bass and… Read More
October 05, 2012
Biscayne Bay-Florida Bay
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I've been off the water the past few weeks recovering from a minor surgery I had from an old sports injury, but now I'm back in full swing. The fishing in Biscayne Bay is red hot right now with many different options to chose from. The bonefish and permit fishing on the flats is still off the charts. This is the time of year where the big bonefish come out to play and it's not uncommon to take shots a double-digit… Read More
October 02, 2012
Amazon
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Wow! An absolute blast! Tons of fish to be caught, beautiful weather and the new River Plate camps are the best! The fishing news is 12 of us would catch 3100 plus peacock bass up to 18 pounds, the 5.5 and 6.5 inch Rip Rollers by High Roller doing most the damage on top and jigs doing most the damage underneath the surface. The topwater bite was bringing bigger fish though there was a lot of short strikes as well. We had… Read More
September 18, 2012
Everglades
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Water levels continue to be high in the Everglades but I am still catching some real nice numbers of largemouth bass along with some nice peacock bass and all the Mayan cichlids you could want. The city canals are producing some peacock bass though not the big numbers this past week. I am down to only 10 open dates to fish in October so if you are thinking about coming down you might want to look at your calendars. This… Read More
September 09, 2012
Biscayne Bay
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Ahoy to all you online fisherman guru's. I'm here to give you a little fish porn from Miami's beautiful Biscayne Bay, Biscayne National Park and Flamingo Everglades National Park. The fishing from Biscayne Bay and Flamingo Everglades National Park has been phenomenal all summer long. The permit fishing has been on fire with lots of fish ranging from 10 to 40 lbs. The way we catch them in my neck of the woods, is mainly… Read More
September 05, 2012
Miami Urban Canals
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Water, water everywhere! The big rains have left their effect on the fishing in many of the South Florida canals making me adjust, but still letting me get on some fish. The urban canals have been the most consistent. Pictures from the last days on the water: The last two weeks have been very slow business wise but when we have got out we have caught some nice fish! Call me toll free at 877-966-2275 or on my cell phone… Read More
August 27, 2012
Miami Urban Canals
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After returning from the Amazon I found a slower topwater bite in the urban canals around Miami though we had some great sightcasting opportunities. Peacock bass up to 7 pounds! The Everglades action for largemouth bass on the other hand was very good for topwater baits! Tropical storm conditions have pretty much blown me off the waters, though I did get out a bit. My week started with Marty Arostegui fly fishing in the… Read More
August 21, 2012
Mato Grosso Amazon
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A great trip to start the season off! The Igpen Indians (our host's) were an absolute delight to be with as we were all enlightened with their culture! These people make a living without all the issue's we have here in the states. Though a primitive trip the fishing for the giant Wolf fish was very good with a good number of them above 20 pounds and the biggest coming in at 25 pounds. The peacock bass bite was also very… Read More
August 07, 2012
Miami Urban Canals
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Just call me the king of half day trips this past week! My week started with Jim Harrington of Davie, Florida and his 16 year old son fishing a short day in the C-100 canal where they caught 12 peacock bass up to 3 pounds, a couple of Red Midas cichlids and a spotted Tilapia using Blakemore Bucktail Jigs, floating Rapalas and Baby Torpedoes, Next Ryan Bernard of Jefferson City, Missouri fished a half day in the C-100 and… Read More
July 28, 2012
Miami Urban Canals
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A so so week of fishing with the hot weather in full swing! My week started with Michael Troner bringing three of his grandchildren out for a half day in the C-100 canal. 17 year old Ian, 12 year old Rachel of South Miami and 5 year old Nat of England all caught 10 peacock bass on floating Rapalas and Blakemore's Bucktail jigs. The next day I took out my 16 year old son Rich into the L-30 canal and we caught 3 largemouth… Read More
July 18, 2012
Everglades Canals
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The mixed bite continues in the urban canal and water levels continue to be very high throughout the Everglades canals limiting the action. The urban canal's in and around the city continue to be tricky to navigate so watch your heads, that's the bad news. The good news is we are getting action on topwater baits like Baby Torpdoes, Zara Spooks and Chug bugs along with some sightcasting as well using Blakemore Rooster… Read More
July 13, 2012
Miami Urban Canals
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Overall a very good week of fishing in both the urban canals and in the Everglades. My week started with Andrew Riccobono of Falls Church, Virginia fly fishing a full day in the C-100 where he caught 25 peacock bass up to 7 pounds and a red midas cichlid using Clouser Minnows. The next day Christopher Williams and Rick Adams of Los Angels, California fished a half day in the C-4 canal and they caught 15 peacock bass up… Read More
July 08, 2012
Everglades Canals
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Well, the weather is heating up and the canal fishing is heating up as well! I have had a great all around bite using a mix of topwater baits like Baby Torpedoes and fast moving floating or suspending Rapalas along with jigs while sightfishing. Clouser Minnows have also been hot if your fly fishing. A great time to get out no matter! Hot off the press!!!!!!!!!!! The new Worldwide Peacock Bass shirts are in!!!!!! These… Read More
July 02, 2012
Everglades
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Well the rains have finally let up allowing me to get out more once again! My week started with Paul Weir of Boca Raton, Florida and his son in law Russell and his 10 year old son Isah of New York fishing the morning only in lake Ida and they caught 4 peacock bass and 3 largemouth bass on live shiners. The next day Norm Ditchek of Miami Beach, Florida brought his 10 year old grandson Adam out for the morning only in the… Read More
June 25, 2012
Everglades
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A pretty good week of fishing! My week started with Tom Saal of Plantation, Florida and Scott Kominiak of Corrales, New Mexico fishing a half day in the morning in the C-100 and they caught 16 peacock bass up top 3 pounds on Roostertail jigs. Next up Ephraim Sobol of Hollywood, Florida and his nine year old daughter Yo fished a half day in the morning in the C-1 canal and they caught 9 peacock bass, 2 midas cichlids, a… Read More
June 22, 2012
Biscayne Bay
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Pompano Beach, Port Everglades, To Biscayne Bay Snook and big jacks and permits can be found along the Oceanside beaches and in Government Cut.. The snook and big jacks are eating live threadfin herring, mullet and jigs fished close to the bottom. The Permit and poons are eating crabs. Offshore anglers fishing near the surface with live threadfin herring in 120 to 160 feet of water early and late in the day have been… Read More
June 18, 2012
Biscayne Bay
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Broward, Dade, Palm Beach Live blue crabs have been the choice bait for the tarpon. A few permit and some very large jack crevalle are stealing crabs intended for the tarpon. Bait fish have been tough to come by in the bay and around the markers. Clear water on the ocean side is one of the reasons the baitfish have been tough to catch. Baitfish can be bought at all of the ocean inlets. At Port Everglades you can reach… Read More
June 14, 2012
Everglades
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Weather conditions have eased up allowing for better fishing. Some good numbers were caught the past week especially in the urban canals. July has plenty of openings and I have a few open days yet this month yet. Also, I am still running $50 off regular prices to get the kids out fishing through August. Call me toll free at 877-966-2275 or on my cell phone at 954-609-3671. Pictures from the last days on the water: Well,… Read More
June 10, 2012
Miami Urban Canals
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My week started with Dan Williams, his wife Jackie and their 12 year old son Mario fishing half day in the morning in the C-4 canal and they caught 14 peacock bass up to 3 pounds using live shiners and floating Rapalas. The next day Kevin Dougherty and his 14 year old son Ryan fished in the C-100 and they caught 27 peacock bass up to 4 pounds using Road Runner Jigs. The next day Mike and Janet Zuccarelli of Naples,… Read More
June 01, 2012
Costa Rica
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Well, my first trip for Rooster fish was a definite success! Great accommodations and as smooth of a trip you could ever ask for, start to finish! Crocodile Bay Resort offers a bit of everything, eco trips, hiking, kayaking, horseback riding, zip lining, snorkeling, bird watching, cross country biking and some great fishing both inshore and off shore with first class boats, great guides and some of the meanest fish I… Read More
May 22, 2012
Miami Urban Canals
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A busy week with some nice catch's despite the stormy weather. My week started with Mark Purisch and Norm Statter both of the Washington DC area fishing two full days in the C-100 and C-8 canals and they caught 51 peacock bass up to 5 pounds, 1 snook, 1 red Midas and 1 largemouth bass using Road Runner Jigs and floating Rapalas. The next four days Carl Hochrein of Pembroke Pines, Florida and his son CP of Sunrise,… Read More
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 will… 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 bite… 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 old… 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 me… 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 me… 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 day in… 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 day in… 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 can… 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 can… 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 canals. Pictures… 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 day. The urban… 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 good in… 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 good in… 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 bite of… 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 bite of… 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 bass. The… 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 bass. The… 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 month to… 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 month to… 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 baits like… 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 baits like… 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 this bite… 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 this bite… 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 as the… 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 peacock… 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 peacock… 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 I have… 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 Caesar’s… Read More
March 28, 2011
Biscayne Bay/Flamingo/Everglades
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We are proud to announce that world class Captain Dave Sutton will be writing area reports and articles for The Online Fisherman. Captain Dave will be wrting on areas like Biscayne Bay, Flamingo and Everglades National park. Check out Captain Dave's website and book a charter with a true mentor of out sport. http://www.ontheflatscharters.com/index.html Read More
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
