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Everglades National Park & Biscayne Bay
Capt. Jim Hale
August 5, 2005
Flamingo - Saltwater Fishing Report
Cane Polin’ Charters Fishing report July 10th through August 5, 2005
July through early August fishing has been pretty good in the mornings. After noon the bite slows down because of the heat. Some water temperatures in east Florida Bay had read 92 degrees in the afternoon. If you are looking to do some good fishing in the afternoon the best bet is to fish after the daily storms and showers have diminished. Sometimes these conditions are the best. Redfish love to tail and feed in rain cooled calm waters.
My report this time is very short, as I have only fished about 10 days in the backcountry. As I mentioned in my last report I took some time off the backcountry and went offshore. The Lights and Sirens Tournament held by Island Fishing Adventures in Bimini, Bahamas was surely a blast with the Fireman winning the event. I had an extra week to remain and fish and ended up cleaning up the dolphin, grouper and snapper. The weather was a little sketchy going over with some high seas. The return however was a different story. It was smooth sailing with birds working schools of dolphin everywhere.
Now that I’m back in my norm of the backcountry, I have been seeing numerous amounts of bonefish and tailing permit in Biscayne Bay. The bones are averaging 10 lbs. We boated one on Tuesday at 13lb and change. The permit are a healthy 25lb average and the schools are fast moving. Most of my clients finish fishing by noon as the heat kills both, the bite and us on the boat.
The same pattern has been happening in Florida Bay with the heat. The redfish and snook just quit hitting by noon. After a good shower or storm the bite came back on. A couple of days after charters I stayed and fished by myself after the storms passed. Having to come in and take cover from the lightning, I would proceed to go back out to my flats and find the redfish and snook back out for another bite in later part of the day. This bite, though, is not as strong as early in the day. Some mornings are holding large schools of reds in skinny water, other days we are finding them but in singles tailing, these fish have been kind of spooky. Don’t forget the slimy bones that are still in the Florida Bay backcountry, these guys have been showing themselves early on calm mornings.
Well I’m back from vacation and back on the boat. I’ll talk to you all again in about two weeks for an update.
Tight lines and Gin clear water!
Capt. Jim Hale
www.canepolincharters.com
786-255-1788
800-950-FINS
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