Fishing Reports For Flamingo (Everglades National Park)
November 2007
This month I have been backcountry fishing in Hell's Bay and Pearl bay and pretty much had the whole place to myself. My
customers have been having a ball catching snook in sizes of 4"-42" all month long. We have been averaging about 30
snook per trip. However when the full moon came in the picture the numbers dwindled down to as low as 8 snook which
really wasn't too bad for a slow day. I also noticed that when the first major cold snap came through snook greater than
18" seemed to be hard to find. Redfish up in the shallow flats is what I have been chasing in the afternoons. As the water
temp warms they come out of their pockets and holes and venture on the flats in search of little bait fish. I have been
throwing Rapala Skitter walks for them to get the excitement of a surface explosion. For all you hard core fly guys out there
you would be pleased to know that the fly has been working better than anything else. I was lucky enough to finally land a
15 pound snook on fly that has been in one of my spots that has schooled many of my anglers in the past.
