Fishing Reports by Capt. Charles Wright

Everglades City, Chokoloskee and Everglades National Park - December in the Everglades is HOT with a Lot!!! November brought the predict changes to Everglades City and Chokoloskee Island. The recent cold fronts cooled down the waters a bit, bringing with it our winter season. Noticeable was the arrival of more...
Capt. Charles Wright - Everglades City

Everglades City, Chokoloskee and Everglades National Park - December Everglades Forecast November and December in South Florida’s Everglades National Park are a time of transition. The summer pattern ends with the end of the daily afternoon rains and thunderstorms. With the end of the rainy season and more...
Capt. Charles Wright - Everglades City

Everglades City, Chokoloskee and Everglades National Park - Everglades/Chokoloskee Forecast November in South Florida’s Everglades National Park is a time of transition. The summer pattern ends with the end of the daily afternoon rains and thunderstorms. With the end of the rainy season and the genera more...
Capt. Charles Wright - Everglades City

Everglades City, Chokoloskee and Everglades National Park - Summer ... Big Fish; Big Time May and June were as good as expected. There was plenty of redfish, snook and tarpon in shore and permit and cobia offshore. The bait fish influx was and intense as I have ever seen it. The rains were a bit late, more...
Capt. Charles Wright - Everglades City

Everglades City, Chokoloskee and Everglades National Park - Spring has Sprung!! While the arrival of winter was welcomed this year after the misery of last summer’s hurricanes, I was sure glad to see Old Man Winter leave. Late this February, the tarpon arrived on cue and provided a great distraction more...
Capt. Charles Wright - Everglades City

Everglades City, Chokoloskee and Everglades National Park - March is just around the corner February is producing some very good fishing, although there are a few very cold days that are challenging (mostly for we anglers). Lots of smaller snook, many good sized redfish and a ton of trout are being caught more...
Capt. Charles Wright - Everglades City

Everglades City, Chokoloskee and Everglades National Park - Fishing has been very good for snook and redfish here recently. The tarpon however have not been very cooperative and may not be until March!. Speckled trout, in large numbers, are making the group trips a blast with many triple and even quad hookup more...
Capt. Charles Wright - Everglades City

Everglades City, Chokoloskee and Everglades National Park - Wilma Packed a Punch ... But We Are Up and Fishing!!! Wilma packed quite a wallop and affected the whole area. She moved fast, thank goodness, or things would have been much, much worse. We faired well in Everglades City ... minimal boat, dock more...
Capt. Charles Wright - Everglades City

Everglades City, Chokoloskee and Everglades National Park -  Hurricane Rita Tarpon  --- September 26, 2005     Hurricane Rita skirted us to the south Tuesday and Wednesday.  When these beasts pass that close they sure stir things up quite.  Our shallow waters can more...
Capt. Charles Wright - Everglades City

Everglades City, Chokoloskee and Everglades National Park - A Special Thanks Well we dodged another bullet … Hurricane Katrina was supposed to pass to our north, but turned southwest and passed southeast of us. From the radar images, it looked like the storm came off the mainland near the Rodgers Ri more...
Capt. Charles Wright - Everglades City