Fishing Reports by Capt. Charles Wright

Everglades City, Chokoloskee and Everglades National Park - Plan for the August Sea Breeze August is finally here and it is as hot as it is supposed to be. Hot, sticky, humid and wonderful. The weather this time of year, as in most of Florida is very stable and predictable. In the mornings we have a gent more...
Capt. Charles Wright - Everglades City

Everglades City, Chokoloskee and Everglades National Park - Everglades National Park Update 7/3/07 Summer is, obviously in full swing now. It is hot in the middle part of the day, but it is so nice in the mornings. I love this time of year. We have to get up early to catch the bite, but we have been su more...
Capt. Charles Wright - Everglades City

Everglades City, Chokoloskee and Everglades National Park - On Top of Summer! Well summer is obviously here and so is the summer fishing in Everglades National Park. With surface water temperatures in the low 80’s we have settled quickly into the early morning bite pattern. The snook fishing has been wo more...
Capt. Charles Wright - Everglades City

Everglades City, Chokoloskee and Everglades National Park - Everglades Kayak Fishing Third Annual Paddle-In Feb 24, 2007 This year’s event was another fun one. Things went pretty smoothly for the most part. It is a lot of work, but we enjoyed the good time and good people. We would like you all to know tha more...
Capt. Charles Wright - Everglades City

Everglades City, Chokoloskee and Everglades National Park - MARCH FORECAST March signals the end of winter … at least in my eyes. The water begins to warm, our winter guests are beginning to stir and look to the north and the bigger fish begin to return. As soon as the water warms up in March, schools more...
Capt. Charles Wright - Everglades City

Everglades City, Chokoloskee and Everglades National Park - Kayaks, Camping, and Crocodiles Life is good. Throughout my career I have had the opportunity to live in many large cities. I have worked for multi-billion dollar corporations and I have experienced the pleasures and pains of working for smalle more...
Capt. Charles Wright - Everglades City

Everglades City, Chokoloskee and Everglades National Park - A Cold Blast February in the Everglades City area is a blast … sometimes a cold blast. Heck it might even get below 50 degrees!! Cold!! That may not sound cold to most folks, but it very cold here … for me and the fish. February means lots of more...
Capt. Charles Wright - Everglades City

Everglades City, Chokoloskee and Everglades National Park - Hot everglades Action on Fly The days leading into the Holidays were typical of the winter transition. A few days with highs in the 80’s, followed by a few in the 70’s, back to the 80’s … light winds, followed by what seems like a hurricane, foll more...
Capt. Charles Wright - Everglades City

Everglades City, Chokoloskee and Everglades National Park - Happy Fishing Holiday!! It is really hard to believe that another Holiday season is already upon us, but it is just around the corner. Vickie and I want to take this opportunity to wish you and yours a happy Holiday. Most of all, however, we wou more...
Capt. Charles Wright - Everglades City

Everglades City, Chokoloskee and Everglades National Park - Snook, Creeks, Kayaks and a Rope This last cold front really put it to the fishery here in Everglades City. We had three days of strong north winds which rarely occurs in this neck of the woods. Combined with air temperatures that were “cold as more...
Capt. Charles Wright - Everglades City