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Flamingo - Everglades National Park

Capt. Ariel Cabrera
January 25, 2003
Flamingo - Saltwater Fishing Report

Work it Slow and Deep

Swift cold fronts have been lived through for fishermen and fish. We have been doing the best possible under these conditions with beautiful days and then some cold and blustery ones. A trip with Ray Sobrado and partner produced a rather slow morning due to low water so we hit the markers with little success. An approaching front associated with gale winds forced me into protected coves where we connected with a dozen seatrout. His partner caught a three pound fish (trout) and collectively about seven keeper trout. Larger than 5 pound jacks joined the feast. All fish hit lures and shrimp.

Later Robert Shebert and Dennis joined me for another good day along the flats. Two redfish were landed, one was a keeper. They also caught snapper, and about a dozen trout. Three good-sized trout and a bonnet head shark in clear water came to the net before release. Big ladyfish action. One big fish, quite possibly a snook slammed a live bait near an island but we were unable to hook-up and each got pulls from a mystery fish during the morning. I’m glad I got to meet Dennis, a medical doctor and former U.S. Navy submarine mechanic.

We also fished the day after “record low temps.” and found a floating tarpon of around fifteen pounds. I guess this can be considered a catch because we eased it into the landing net. The fish was kept in the water mostly because it was in its last breath with few scales and slime. Could the weather be to blame? A snook and some snapper came later in the day.

The next morning I was awakened at my tent by my charter party, Rick and Raul, at Loop B #24 in the Flamingo campground. I had to duck myself completely into the sleeping bag to keep myself warm and dry from cold weather and condensation. Again, the morning was pretty slow but the two managed a keeper redfish and three really nice trout. We came in around one o’clock cleaned the fish and I returned back to the bay - one more time! A school of jack crevalles found us and two snook in the lower 20” range were caught. A fat three pound sheepshead came into the net along with two more trout which were releases to fight another day.

Fish are biting at Flamingo but you’ll just have to adjust to dropping temps. Fish deep, slow, and use bait. A warming trend will definitely bring back the tarpon and fast-action for all species. Next report will be a backcountry special!

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