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Everglades National Park & Biscayne Bay
Capt. Jim Hale
May 18, 2005
Flamingo - Saltwater Fishing Report
Cane Polin’ Fishing report April 27th to May 18th, 2004
Now that we have reached May, the weather is starting to warm up nicely but stiff East winds are sometimes a nuisance. On nicer mornings (when the winds had laid down) we’ve been seeing schools of 10 – 30 permit tailing, big schools of bone fish plowing flats, some singled out redfish and tarpon on the outside flats.
The bones we have been releasing are being 8 and 10 lbs. There has been bigger bonefish up to 14 lbs seen on the flats. The permit are in the lower 20’s with 1 release over 35 lbs.
This is a great time of the year to be catching tarpon around the bridges at night and at Government Cut. Live crabs and pinfish under corks have been working well.
Now is the time in the Florida Bay the snook will be moving to the Gulf Beaches and to deeper passes. I’m still seeing some big snook around the islands and grass flats and schools of redfish with some being over 10 lbs in them. Remember snook season is now closed. Tarpon are thick in White Water Bay when the water is not “white”! We’re not having a problem hooking onto them. My lure of choice lately has been the larger red/white Yozuri. Tarpon are also on the flats in FL Bay as well; most tarpon are in the 60- 120 lb class. These tarpon can be seen gulping air and rolling at first light when the wind is calm.
On a recent trip in Biscayne Bay I had a chance to see something I’ve never seen before. While fishing on the edge of a flat I thought I saw a school of pilchards flashing. But what I actually saw after getting a closer look was a school of about a hundred-baby permit, which was a beautiful sight. I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me, so I chased them around for while to make sure. I don’t know if any of you had ever seen this, it was my first time, but it makes me feel good about Biscayne Bay.
I still have some dates available, so don’t wait any more, just come on down and fish these spectacular flats.
Tight lines and Gin clear waters!
Capt. Jim Hale
www.canepolincharters.com
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