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Flamingo - Everglades National Park
Capt. Ariel Cabrera
December 9, 2002
Flamingo - Saltwater Fishing Report
Holiday Bites
Fishing has undergone a major transition during the past several weeks. The morning part of my the first day was unusually slow. Rona would join Nicole and Bill Dennison and myself for a shot at anything that would tug the line. We actually returned to the dock around midday with few until Kim would swap places with Rona and Bill. This was the turning point because Kim would somehow manage to pull fish out of places I thought were barren. Snapper, spinner sharks, and jacks were reeled in “reely” short order.
Next morning would find me again with Kim and Rona. Rona brightened things up with a snook, sheepshead, and flounder. Kim brought in a goliath grouper and a monster jack that slipped out of my hands for a quick release. This made for a great morning of fishing with chilly breezes. I know the girls’ had a great time on the water and can’t wait to put them on fish another day.
Later Rick and Dianelys would venture with me to the backcountry for an opt for snook. Snook it was when the linesider grabbed the skimmer jig that dangled over a mangrove branch. I don’t know how Rick managed this one but both skimmer and snook came in the boat. Let’s just say he skimmed the snook into the skiff.
When Bill and Nicole fished their last day before returning to Chicago they really didn’t want to leave. Trout, sheepshead, and a big redfish got in the way. Even more redfish with plastic lures were caught. The larger of the redfish was in the 25” category. We ran out of shrimp and left them biting for another day. Nicole even managed to catch a monster-sized crevalle. That could have been Kim’s fish!
The Whitacre family had another action-packed day when Neil was pressured into flipping his first redfish into the boat in order to prevent it being swallowed by a seven foot bull shark. Mary also caught her first redfish, trout, and a crevalle weighing in over seven pounds. Oh, and we mustn’t forget the remora and puffer. Gary caught the largest seatrout. Another shark made an attempt at a seatrout but Gary was adept at flippin’ it quick. And Neil, what can we say? Neil was on the tight line for a good 30 minutes to a mystery fish and also managed to bring the largest crevalle as of late to boat side. This specimen was estimated at over ten pounds.
Victoria (eight years old)and father Rick joined me for another incredible day of fishing at Flamingo. Victoria caught her first three redfish, flounder, a three and a half pound sheepshead. Her dad would land two snook another redfish. This duo would release over a dozen seatrout that also included a three pound fish. What a great day! I think Victoria will be talking about this fishing trip for a long time.
Capt. Ariel Cabrera
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