Fishing Reports by Capt. Ariel Cabrera

Flamingo - Everglades National Park - Keep the Winds of March at Your Back The winds cannot keep me home and can only create new areas to fish. Fishing in inside waters has yielded some great catches including a 32” snook and 12 pound jack for Zac Parnell and partner. In fact we are more...
Capt. Ariel Cabrera - Flamingo

Flamingo - Everglades National Park - Flamingo: Inside or Out Fishing has been good for trout, snook in both inside and outside waters. A trip with Jerry Carle and partner, also Jerry, produced a three pound trout and a nice keeper-sized redfish. They caught more trout, flounder, an more...
Capt. Ariel Cabrera - Flamingo

Flamingo - Everglades National Park - We're Catchen' Em The slow down in early January charters has been picking up along with some serious bites. The three cancellations I had fortunately resulted in some good fishing days later. We’ve been catching drum, sheepshead, and some sno more...
Capt. Ariel Cabrera - Flamingo

Flamingo - Everglades National Park - New Year Means New Arrivals: Mackerel and Tarpon The day just before the fronts arrive seem to be the calmest but not necessarily the most productive ones. We have been fishing inside waters on those tough, windblown days with productivity. Trou more...
Capt. Ariel Cabrera - Flamingo

Flamingo - Everglades National Park - Flamingo, Whitewater Bay, and Bass fishing Reports We are back in full force with holiday spirits and all! Fishing has been really good in Whitewater Bays and the deep creeks. Pro-trim’s Cage is the latest addition to the skiff and I had the pl more...
Capt. Ariel Cabrera - Flamingo

Flamingo - Everglades National Park - Flamingo Fishing Report Flamingo Fishing Report Fishing at Flamingo has been reserved to the warmer deeper rivers, canals, and holes. Still a very good choice of destination because there has been action even on the chilliest, windiest days. more...
Capt. Ariel Cabrera - Flamingo

Flamingo - Everglades National Park - Great news for the fishing forecast The number of redfish being caught has certainly improved. Even the black drum bite has begun. Try using shrimp for both species. It has been super windy over the last several weeks but we have changed the fl more...
Capt. Ariel Cabrera - Flamingo

Flamingo - Everglades National Park - Great Fall Fishing The last several weeks have continued to produce mixed varieties of fish. Snapper fishing towards Rabbit Keys or Marathon remains strong. Trout is good with larger fish expected soon and a few cobia are showing up on the few c more...
Capt. Ariel Cabrera - Flamingo

Flamingo - Everglades National Park - They’re Still Biting The snook opener wasn’t exactly the boom I expected this year due to the stormy weather. There were definitely less boats than the previous couple of years. It continues to be a mixed bag of catches for those that are dedica more...
Capt. Ariel Cabrera - Flamingo

Flamingo - Everglades National Park - Snook hors d’oeuvres coming up soon Sept. 1 The anticipation of snook opening day is awesome! At this writing the snook fishing is very good and it should continue this way. Snook can be caught on just about anything right now. Trout fishing re more...
Capt. Ariel Cabrera - Flamingo