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Everglades National Park - Flamingo
Capt. Bob LeMay
November 28, 2001
Flamingo - Saltwater Fishing Report
The first signs of winter in Whitewater Bay and along the Gulf coast of the 'Glades started showing this week. The first rafts of coot were on the water in Coot and Whitewater bays. The first flocks of the big white pelicans also made an appearance along the coast. Since lots of winter fish are already on the scene, the birds are right on time...
This week we found spanish macks offshore on the one day we looked for them. The other days on the water the wind was blowing too hard for a small guide skiff to be outside a few miles. The river mouths have continued to produce nicely with keeper sized reds, snook, and speckled trout (catch and release only for the trout until the end of the year...). They've been joined by good numbers of sheepshead along oyster bars. There's still lots of bait along the shorelines outside, although some days we've had to look a bit for them.
Now that we're in the dry season I expect that more and more of the fish will be found inside as the water temperatures fall. This coming week we'll be looking for them in Oyster and Whitewater bays....
Tight Lines
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