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2019-05-13
8:33 PM
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Tarpon season 2019 - The month of May is all about tarpon fishing in south Florida and the keys. I've been out almost every day during April and May, chasing silver with clients. 95% of my clients come to throw flies this time of the year but I do a few live bait trips i more...
Capt. Alex Zapata - Biscayne Bay |
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2019-04-01
11:18 PM
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Beginning of spring - Fishing has been good in general. Great fishing takes place when the weather has been fairly calm, bringing along lots of choices. When the weather deteriorates, options get very limited. March has always been a very temperamental month, with lots of more...
Capt. Alex Zapata - Flamingo |
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2019-02-27
11:53 PM
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Late winter time action - Fishing has been on fire for almost every sport fish that swims in the park waters. It's been about 3 weeks since the last cold front went by. The water temperatures are hot, keeping the fish very active in the shallow flats off Flamingo marina and t more...
Capt. Alex Zapata - Flamingo |
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2019-02-25
12:43 PM
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Hotter and windy weather in winter time - Hot water and air temperatures along with strong winds have kept the bonefish, permit and tarpon very active. If there is one fish that favors this particular weather conditions, this time of the year is the permit.
Permit fishing can be epic in more...
Capt. Alex Zapata - Biscayne Bay |
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2018-12-20
10:36 PM
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Winter time deep in the backcountry - The winter season continues and with it, great fishing opportunities, offering my clients the chance of doing something different at different locations. One of my favorite things to do during the winter season is fishing deep in the Backcountry, exp more...
Capt. Alex Zapata - Flamingo |
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2018-12-12
3:07 PM
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Cold weather, hot fishing - Cold front activity has been consistent por the past few weeks, making the fish congregate in all their winter time whereabouts: deep holes, passes, moats, creeks and channels. The fishing in the creeks is red hot right now. some days have been crazy more...
Capt. Alex Zapata - Flamingo |
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2018-11-27
4:56 PM
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Bait fishing - Biscayne Bay has been providing good catches for anglers looking for steady rod bending action. The best fishing has been and still is snapper fishing along with barracuda, yellow jacks and grouper.
The abundance of bait has made my snapper trips more...
Capt. Alex Zapata - Biscayne Bay |
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2018-11-25
9:55 PM
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Good action in the backcountry - Mild weather conditions for the past few weeks have kept the fishing in the park very good to say the least. I've been primarily poling my skiff in very skinny water, sight fishing with clients after snook, redfish and trout.
The redfish have bee more...
Capt. Alex Zapata - Flamingo |
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2018-10-25
2:55 PM
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The time for fun fishing -
I am a flats/fly fishing guide. There is nothing I love more than hunting fish from the back of a skiff with a push pole, sightfishing and casting a fly or lure to a permit, bonefish, tarpon, snook or redfish.
In the meantime, the type of fishi more...
Capt. Alex Zapata - Biscayne Bay |
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2018-10-10
11:01 PM
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Fall fishing in the Everglades - The fishing was great in September and continues to get better as October progresses. I was mainly fishing the park from islamorada during September with overall great action and steady catches.
The highlight of the month was participating at the more...
Capt. Alex Zapata - Flamingo |
