Fishing Reports by Capt. Alex Zapata

Tarpon time - Tarpon was the main target of most of my Everglades trips during February and March so far. The fish were around in big numbers but there were some very windy days in February that made fishing challenging. The fish were still there despite the wind, more...
Capt. Alex Zapata - Flamingo

Winter time fishing at its best - It is safe to say that we are in full winter time mode! About 2 weeks ago, we were greeted by the first substantial cold front of the season. Dropping the air and water temperatures in the low 60s for almost a week, this cold front triggered some more...
Capt. Alex Zapata - Flamingo

Fall fishing report - It's been a great couple of weeks fishing out of flamingo in the everglades national park. The highlight has definitely been the amount of Tarpon we have been on and also a good snook bite along the west coast. The tarpon have been everywhere a more...
Capt. Alex Zapata - Flamingo

Fishing after hurricane Irma and fall season report - The entire estate of Florida just went through one of the worst natural disasters to date in recent history: the Hurricane Irma. After causing havoc and total destruction in the Caribbean, The Giant storm entered the Florida Keys as a Category 4 hu more...
Capt. Alex Zapata - Biscayne Bay

Fishing is as hot as the weather - It is very hot and buggy right now but the fish are bitting in full force. The weather has been very calm for the most part and my clients have been having some very good days of fishing out of flamingo. There have been plenty of snook and baby t more...
Capt. Alex Zapata - Flamingo

The best time of the year for flats fishing in south Florida - Summer time is here, and with it comes the best fishing of the year for most flats and backcountry species. Almost everything works in the summer: killer permit fishing through Biscayne bay and the keys, great bonefishing, lots of baby tarpon, great more...
Capt. Alex Zapata - Biscayne Bay

Tarpon season 2017 update/ Fly casting advice - Well, it's been a while since my last report and I just have a chance to catch up. The tarpon migration in south Florida is on and I've been out on the water everyday since the first week of April. The majority of my clients book me for flyfishing more...
Capt. Alex Zapata - Biscayne Bay

Good bonefishing in Biscayne bay and the keys - Well, winter time is coming to an end and Spring is quickly approaching. We haven't had any serious cold weather but the wind has been blowing hard, which is typical during late February-march and April. Lately, I have been bonefishing throughout more...
Capt. Alex Zapata - Biscayne Bay

Great fishing during good weather days - Fishing has had its ups and downs over the past few weeks. The weather forecast has pretty much dictated where, when and how we are going to be fishing. As I'm writing this, the wind is gusting 30 plus knots and its been that way over the past 4 da more...
Capt. Alex Zapata - Flamingo

Steady winter time action - The Everglades continues to provide very good fishing this winter. The highlight of the month has definitely been the snook bite. We have been catching great numbers of big snook in almost every trip. The fishing really heats up around cold weather, more...
Capt. Alex Zapata - Flamingo