Flamingo Fishing Reports

Everglades National Park - Flamingo - While everyone else was chasing snook, now that the season's open for them, we were tarpon fishing and having a time. This week I've been breaking in a new engine (one of those new Evinrudes with the three year warranty...) as we run from Flamingo t more...
Capt. Bob LeMay - Flamingo

Everglades National Park - Flamingo - This past week its been giant tarpon every day we've fished for them along the coast north and south of the Shark River area. Our largest of the week was about 100lbs on 15# spinning gear. At the boat the fish had the audacity to smack the guide in more...
Capt. Bob LeMay - Flamingo

Flamingo - Everglades National Park - Boy Battles Snook- Lady Lands Tarpon Fishing has been great! Action began when Eduardo (five years old) reeled up a black drum. His older brother, Jose (ten years) would battle and defeat a 26” snook that made an impressive photo. Then it was J more...
Capt. Ariel Cabrera - Flamingo

Everglades National Park - Flamingo - The fishing north and south of the Shark River area continues to be very good. Every day that we've fished there it's been tarpon, snook, redfish, and trout. Lots of white bait along the shorelines have been easy to obtain. One throw of the net an more...
Capt. Bob LeMay - Flamingo

Everglades National Park - Flamingo - This past week the summer variety show along the west coast of the Everglades was in full display. We fished along shorelines and river mouths and rarely saw another boat. Three of my anglers got backcountry slams with snook, redfish, trout, and th more...
Capt. Bob LeMay - Flamingo

Flamingo - Everglades National Park - MURDER or just “red drum” spelled backwards ? Fishing has been both good and bad depending on the tactics being used. Large amounts of grass and freshwater are still around therefore play accordingly. We have been catching fish in the cloudy wa more...
Capt. Ariel Cabrera - Flamingo

Everglades National Park - Flamingo - The night time baby tarpon fishing continues to be my best bet. We're managing to beat the heat and the afternoon storms while fishing close to home. Tarpon up to about 30lbs are still quite active in the urban portion of the Bay. On Sunday night more...
Capt. Bob LeMay - Flamingo

Flamingo - Everglades National Park - Patience for Permit  This time we had it all to ourselves. Whatever lay beneath or in the vicinity certainly has been keeping the permit well interested. If not tens, then hundreds of them. Circling and moving about actively and movi more...
Capt. Ariel Cabrera - Flamingo

Everglades National Park - Flamingo - This past week the night-time baby tarpon have been biting every night that we've gone after them. On Friday and Saturday nights we caught and released them on flies, lures, and bait. Most nights, though, the fish have done a lot of the releasing t more...
Capt. Bob LeMay - Flamingo

Flamingo - Everglades National Park - Rain, Rain, and more Fish Along with the rain came fish and plenty of them. Bruce Dailey and his son-in-law, Kevin of Tallahassee joined me to catch about fifteen trout and endless amounts of snapper, ladyfish, and jacks. Bruce also brought a ha more...
Capt. Ariel Cabrera - Flamingo