Everglades City Fishing Reports

Everglades City, Chokoloskee and Everglades National Park - New Page 2 February = Camping and Fishing   With the very mild winter so far, especially our mild January, the water temperature is much warmer than usual.  In winter, the warmer the water the better the winter time more...
Capt. Charles Wright - Everglades City

Everglades City, Chokoloskee and Everglades National Park - 2005 -- Time to Restart It is the beginning of a new year … 2005, at last. Personally, I have always had a hard time getting upbeat in the beginning of the year. If there is a “low” time for me, traditionally, the first few weeks of January have more...
Capt. Charles Wright - Everglades City

Everglades City, Chokoloskee and Everglades National Park - It is All About Oil Bonnie, Charley, Francis, Ivan and Jeanne … this is a group I think all Floridians would like to forget. The gang has changed a lot of lives throughout the State. Few have missed being affected. Those of us lucky enough to more...
Capt. Charles Wright - Everglades City

Everglades City, Chokoloskee and Everglades National Park - The Yak Attack The season sub-tropical rains are definitely here.  While we have had lots of rain here, the upland area to the north of us has had even more.  This causes a massive influx fresh water to our fishery.  While this is t more...
Capt. Charles Wright - Everglades City

Everglades City, Chokoloskee and Everglades National Park - Summer Evenings in the Everglades June brought in the really nice weather of summer and summer brought in the start of really great fishing! July holds the promise of the same. Big snook, big permit and big tarpon are the games to play. The su more...
Capt. Charles Wright - Everglades City

Everglades City, Chokoloskee and Everglades National Park - Everglades/10,000 Islands - Hot Summer Mornings May, as usual, produced some very good fishing despite the winds. Most anglers have been able to getting into some nice snook most every trip. The trout bite remains steady. You can count on the re more...
Capt. Charles Wright - Everglades City

Everglades City, Chokoloskee and Everglades National Park - Everglades Kayak Fishing at its Best April produced some very big tarpon. Trout and redfish were a staple. The permit action was really slower that expected, but the snook bite kicked in. However, for me at least, the Everglades Kayak Fishing more...
Capt. Charles Wright - Everglades City

Everglades City, Chokoloskee and Everglades National Park - April “Snook Balls” April marks early stages of our premier fishing. March is our transition month here in Everglades National Park and the 10,000 Islands. The weather warms significantly in March so the area starts thawing out from winter and re more...
Capt. Charles Wright - Everglades City

Everglades City, Chokoloskee and Everglades National Park - Dennis the Menace In a recent article, I spouted on about how wonderful it is to have kids on board. They get great pleasure in catching fish and I get great pleasure in watching them. The effect that getting them involved with fishing has on thei more...
Capt. Charles Wright - Everglades City

Everglades City, Chokoloskee and Everglades National Park - Everglades Kayak Fishing Mother Ship Report This last week was a mixed bag of good fishing and frustrating winds. I had the pleasure to fish with Larry, Jeff and Nick DeBauge again this year. Jeff is Larry’s son from Kansas and Nick his eight-yea more...
Capt. Charles Wright - Everglades City