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Everglades backcountry report -Flamingo, 3 March 2016
Capt. Bob LeMay
March 3, 2016
Flamingo - Saltwater Fishing Report
I was able to be on the water three out of the last seven days down at Flamingo where things are beginning to heat up.... and yes, the first showing of the big tarpon up inside occurred yesterday (more about that later...). My first day on the water it was with long time customer Alan Lewis who winters down here and loves to fish light spinning gear. His partner was a first time visitor to the 'Glades from way up north (far enough north that he's considering becoming a musky guide.....) named Grant (sorry I didn't catch his last name....). That day we found speckled trout, redfish, and one small snook. Alan got a slam that day of snook, redfish, and trout on small leadheads with Gulp tails... Here's a few pics from the day...
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The first pic is Grant, the second Alan -we caught three slot sized reds that day, keeping two for the table as well as a trout or two....
The very next I fished fly anglers and we found lots of nice reds and some big snook - all in very shallow clear waters... Notice I didn't say catch... A cold front had passed through the night before and the fish all had lockjaw - refusing everything we tossed at them. It was a pretty frustrating day for all concerned since we had shots at around 100 reds that just weren't having any....The snook we found were all slot or above slot in size and just as spooky.... I spent the day poling and watching fish that clearly were not looking to eat anything at all. This was one of those days when I went home talking to myself.... With the next day off it was back to the tying bench for some answers...
A few days later I was back on the water with visiting anglers Jay Dail and his partner Seth. They were down for four days with their boat so I left my skiff home and spent the day showing them some basic routes across Whitewater and Oyster Bays and the southern route up into the Little Shark river. Every year I get to fish with first timers that book me for a day then spend a few days on their own learning the area....We found a few fish along the way - and were quite surprised to find small barracuda in lots of places where I normally never see them at all (don't have a clue as to why - just one of those things the 'Glades surprises you with....). After starting the day off with a nice snook.... Seth's first one....
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We made a point of checking out a few of the places where the big tarpon first hang out in Whitewater Bay... spot after spot - no tarpon.... We covered lots of ground that day in a very nice Pathfinder (I was spoiled - since I don't have a trolling motor on my old Maverick...) but never found the first hint of a tarpon. Now, for the good news... they called me late yesterday to report that the big tarpon had showed up in good numbers (yippee...). They also found big trout and snook up to 36" while also jumping off a tarpon well over 100lbs so maybe my coaching wasn't for nothing... I also got a second call yesterday that the big fish were in the center of Whitewater from another angler who battled one for 20 minutes on a lure, so it looks like we're in business finally....
The next two months will just keep getting better as water temps keep warming.... The only thing that will slow down the fishing will be any sudden temperature drops...
Be a hero.... Take a kid fishing!
Tight lines
Bob LeMay
(954) 435-5666
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