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Everglades Fishing Charters Fishing Report Nov 8-18/09

The fishing has been good for the last couple weeks, even the week the wind was blowing up to 25 mph the fishing was good. For the last few days the wind has laid back down finally. Anyway, we are catching a good mix bag of fish. Which is typical this time of year. Plenty of action on the flats for pompano, trout, bluefish, ladyfish and mackerel. Around the islands we are catching a nice number of snook, redfish, jewfish, jacks, ladyfish and snapper. We also caught a 23 inch Gag Grouper in the Islands. I had 2 couples fish with me a couple days ago, so we called the girls against the guys. Well, guess who won that day...The girls with a score of 24 to 23. We had a hard time keeping track the day before so this day they brought a pencil and pad to keep score with. We actually caught 16 snook and Barb caught the biggest one (snook). These fish weren't monsters, but they are a lot of fun especially when they wanted to see who (guys or girls) could catch and land the most fish. Roberta caught the biggest fish over all being a 49 inch bonnet-head shark. She had a lot of fun catching that one. The guys did a good job keeping up with the girls and of course Jim says "I caught dinner" with his 23" gag grouper. Chuck was having fun just being in the game catching fish and away from work. I have a couple pictures, but my camera got water spots on the lens so the most didn't turn out very good. Oh well, maybe next time. Okay this is the time of year that everyone is busy getting ready for the Holiday, but you need to call and get your fishing dates reserved. Don't want to get left out. Remember that fishing experience that you have been thinking and dreaming about, come on and pick up the phone, give me.... Capt Becky Campbell a call........ at 239-695-2029 and reserve that date cause the fishing is great and the weather is good.

Everglades Fishing Charters Fishing Report Oct 26/09

The fishing has been good and the weather is great. I fished Sarah and her husband Allen today and we had a fantastic time. We had to move a couple times to find the fish, but that's okay cause they have tails to swim with and sometimes you just have to hunt for them. They wanted to take some fish home for dinner and that is just what they did. We actually had a cooler full of fish to say the least. Lets see, we caught 7 SNOOK, 3 REDFISH, 5 SNAPPER, 13 TROUT, and one nice JACK. Before we got done cleaning the ones we kept, Sarah said "I don't know if all that fish will fit in my cooler" With a little ice, the fish did fit and they had a nice mess of fish to take home for quite a few dinners. This is the first time Sarah has fished with me cause the last time they came down she had some business she had to take care of so it was Allen and their daughter. She (Sarah) really was glad to get on the water this time. We saw quite a few dolphins, birds and wading birds. The Ospreys are back preparing their homes for nesting season. The white pelicans are here in great numbers which make them easy to spot from quite a long ways off. As soon I get some pictures that Allen took I will post them, but for the time being, here is one that I took of Sarah with a nice 31" (keeper) SNOOK.... Like I always say
"Come on down cause the fishing is great and the weather is just fine" ........so come on and give me a call at.............239-695-2029 Capt Becky Campbell

Everglades Fishing Charters Fishing Reports Oct 17-18, 09

We just had our first cold front come through and it was a pretty good one. Lowered the temp. down to the 50's and the wind blew 15-25. Ed and Patti fished with me on the 17 and 18. With the temp. in the mid 80's over cast, misting rain, wind out of the west on Sat and down in the low 60's on Sunday with the wind blowing 20 out of the North, but the fishing was still okay. The two days combined we landed 13 SNOOK (one being a beautiful 36")losing 6, landing 1 TARPON jumping 5 and some REDFISH (in the slot) and SNAPPER. They took a REDFISH to Camila's a local restaurant to have for dinner. They said it was really great. Ed is Patti's father and he wasn't very happy that she got the biggest fish, with that MONSTER SNOOK she caught, he said he was going to hear about it for a long time.
It is a tradition that they get together each year and go fishing for their birthdays. Wow, is that ever a great tradition. While we were fishing we saw dolphins, turtles, and lots of wading birds. Here are a couple pictures for you to enjoy and like always, what are you waiting for....pick up that phone (239-695-2029)and make your reservations for your fishing experience of a lifetime, cause the fishing is good and the weather is just fine.

Everglades Fishing Charters Fishing Report Oct 1-10,2009

Wow, Fishing has been great. The weather is still warm and the fish are in slow motion migrating to their winter homes. For us this is good as there are fish everywhere (inside islands,outside islands,back country, on the flats,off shore,near shore) everywhere. So no matter where your favorite spot is, there should be fish there. We are having good catches of SNOOK (in the slot), REDFISH(in the slot), TARPON, TROUT, BLACK DRUM, MACKEREL, GOLIATH GROUPER, LADYFISH and JACKS. This is the time of year that we start to catch our mix bag of fish. You just never know what is going to bite the end of your line. This really makes it exciting. Maybe a 100 lb TARPON, how about a BIG SNOOK, or maybe even a GOLIATH GROUPER. Hey how about that monster 50lb BLACK DRUM. Fishing in the Everglades National Park/10,000 Islands is really an experience of a lifetime. So what are you waiting for.....come on, give me a call (Capt. Becky Campbell 239-695-2029)and book that fishing trip you have been thinking about cause the fishing is great and the weather is good.

Sorry about not having pictures, (been too busy catching and/or releasing fish) I will try and get some this week.

Everglades Fishing Charters Fishing Report Sept 27/09

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Well, it has been a busy last couple weeks. With the weather cooling down and the rain every evening, things are really starting to pick up. There is also bait everywhere, inside and outside. With this in mind, fish are on the feed. Last week, I had some girls in town that wanted to just go out and explore, so that's what we did. We did a little fishing, caught TROUT, MACKEREL and SHARKS, but didn't spend too much time fishing as the girls wanted to do some shelling , beach combing, a picnic lunch and just take it easy. They really enjoyed all the WILDLIFE that we have here, like Manatees, Turtles, Birds, etc. We actually had a MANATEE come right up to the boat while fishing. A couple days ago, Gary came back over from the east coast to fish with me again. So lets see in the last couple days, we caught 9 SNOOK (some in the slot and some being too big and some too small) Lost 4 SNOOK, (the big ones always get away) caught 2 REDFISH in the slot and caught 3 TARPON and jumped 3 TARPON. From now on each day is a new and exciting one with the fish on the move to their winter homes. While in their transit mode, they are feeding good getting ready for a long winter. Here are a few pictures for you to enjoy, and like I always say, "what are you waiting for, pick up the phone, call Capt Becky at 239-695-2029 to schedule your fishing trip and come on down cause the fishing is great and the weather is good".

Everglades Fishing Charters Fishing Report Sept. 1-12/09

Well, it has been a busy couple weeks. We are catching some nice fish. Like Big SAW FISH( 14-15ft)(which by the way is an endangered specie), Tarpon, Snook, Redfish, Trout, Pompano, Mackerel, Sharks, just to mention a few. The fishing has been a little on the slow side, but being steady all day long. My last charter was with Tom and Roberta McCrory. They had two good day of fishing with me and decided to take a third day. While fishing them, they jumped 12 TARPON, landing 1(the tarpon are juvenile and run from 5 to 50 lbs. We did see a couple that looked like they were up in the high 90 to 100 lbs)(these small tarpon are a lot of fun and very aerobatic), caught 7 REDFISH (nice fish up to 29 inches), caught 40+ TROUT (up to 23 inches), caught a few SNAPPER, caught and landed a few SHARKS and lost some really, really big ones(I think 5), caught a couple SNOOK and lost a couple big ones, we also had some pompano on, but didn't get them to the net in time(maybe next time). These POMPANO here are running on the large size. They are between 2-4 lbs. and really good to eat. The rain has been the same ole,same ole, with starting about 4:30 every evening and quiting in the early morning. Like always it is very welcome cause it cools everything down for the next day. Okay I have a couple pictures, so enjoy and come back soon.

Everglades Fishing Charters Fishing Report Aug. 29, 2009

SNOOK season opens Sept 1 - so pick up the phone and book your trips soon

Today I fished Gary. He wanted to catch SNOOK and TARPON. Imagine that...the most fun and hardest fish to catch. Anyway, we started our day out with snook and the snook were winning the game with 2 (snook) to 0 (boat). Then Gary turned the score around to 2 to 2. These snook are running in the slot and nice size at that. The smaller one of the bunch seemed to put up the best fight...maybe that's the teenager in him. Then Gary got a hold of something really big that turned out to be a shark. The shark cut him off after a couple seconds so I handed him another rod that I had baited up to make another cast while I re-rigged the one he was using. Sometimes when the sharks move in it's time to change locations cause we can't seem to stop getting bit by them. Gary made a couple more cast before he got bit again by the big shark. This time was a little different. Gary had him on long enough for me to pick up anchor and start heading toward the shark so not to get spooled. He had him on for quite a few minutes when the line broke. I actually think Gary didn't mind that the line broke cause it was gonna be a long battle and he knew it. Instead of fishing for sharks, we decided to leave that spot to go find some tarpon. They were not showing well, my guess, it was because of the wind, but they were there. Gary got hit on his first cast right at the boat but we didn't get a hook up on that one, but got a good look at him. We got a laugh at that cause I had just reminded him that they (the tarpon) sometimes hit at the boat. Anyway, he did jump two that afternoon, but we didn't win the game as the score was 2 (tarpon) to 0 (boat). He had a good time and we got back to the dock before the rain started.

Everglades Fishing Charters Fishing Report Aug 27, 2009

Well, it is still raining every evening here in South Florida and that's a good thing for two reasons. #1 It cools off the land making the heat a little more bearable and #2 it cools off the water a little and keeps the fish biting good. We are still having some good catches of Pompano (these are really nice big pompano), Trout (out on the flats), Redfish (around the islands), Tarpon (in the river and on the flats) and Snook (caught some in the slot today). Don't forget Snook Season opens on the 1st of Sept. So call and reserve your fishing trip soon.
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Everglades Fishing Charters Fishing Report Aug 20, 2009

What a fun day we had. I fished John(dad) Sam (son) and Judd (dad) Jack (son) We started the day with tarpon. There were a lot of tarpon around and we jumped 4 but didn't land any.... they just didn't want to cooperate this morning. So we left there with the score of tarpon 4 and boat 0 to go catch some trout and get some fishing action. That we did. Out to the flat we went as the weather was great and nothing to stop us. The birds were diving on fish striking so we stopped to see kind of fish were there. Ladyfish, ladyfish and more ladyfish. Then I saw some mackerel striking so we moved to catch mackerel, trout and more ladyfish. These guys were having a lot of fun cause it was hard to make a cast without catching something. Then all of the sudden it happened....the water just exploded and out came a huge Tarpon. We got 2 or 3 jumps out of that guy before he decided to throw the hook back at us. A BIG TARPON it was that I estimated to be 100+ lbs. Wow, what a thrill that was. We stopped on the way back in to try for redfish and snook. We didn't catch any redfish but we did catch 2 SNOOK. Jack and John we happy about that. (By the Way Snook season opens Sept 1) We did a 3/4 day and it is a lot of fun when you can catch fish with a fast pace like that. They also got a nice mess of TROUT and MACKEREL for dinner. The weather was good also, a little warm, but not too bad. Way to go guys, you did good. Send some pictures please and I will post them. Well, that's it for today. Sure am glad that Hurricane Bill is not coming here.

Everglades Fishing Charters Fishing Report Aug 15, 2009

Today I fished Santa and William. Santa is here visiting from Columbia and wanted to try fishing. We left this morning for a 1/2 day charter cause the weather was going to break down this afternoon, as we have a Tropical Depresson coming in on us. The guys said that they would like to catch some redfish, and really just wanted to catch whatever is biting. We started out at a couple redfish holes, and zip. So went to another spot. We were they for a little bit when all the sudden Santa was hanging on to the rod as the line was screaming out when the water exploded with a Tarpon. He got a couple jumpes out of him before the Tarpon through the hook back at us. Wow, is that ever exciting, watching this huge fish come out of the water with his head just a shaking. This tarpon was about 60 lbs. and full of spunk. Oh well, we wil get that one next time. We also caught 2 pretty good size Jack Crevelle and 2 gag Groupers, one being almost keeper size and a lot of Mangrove Snappers (legal size) We found a pod of dolphins and they played behind the boat in the wake. The guys actually enjoyed watching them. We didn't see any manatees today, but saw a lot of wading birds and a few turtles. Not bad for a day when the weather was going to get real messy. Hope that William sends me some pictures....as I will add them to the blog.

Okay, looks like we will be off the water for a couple day, but stay in touch for some more fishing reports later.

Everglades Fishing Charters Fishing Report Aug 14, 2009

It was a beautiful day and at the spare of the moment Diana and Mathew wanted to do a late afternoon charter. They are here from Germany on their Honeymoon. They just wanted to see what it was like out there and catch some fish. We had a okay day and they had a lot of fun. Diana had never been fishing before so she was please that she caught the biggest fish. We caught a good number of Ladyfish, Trout, Mackerel and big sail cats. Right at the moment it seems like the morning bite is a little better, but that can all change real quick. While we were fishing we saw lots of Manatees, dolphins, turtles and wading birds. Good luck Diana and Mathew and thanks again. By The Way...Please send some picture. Thanks

Everglades Fishing Charters Fishing Report Aug 09, 2009

This is the first day I have been back on the water since my vacation. It was a very nice day as the fishing and the weather were great. Paul, Ray and John have been coming over for the last five years to fish with me for whatever is biting. These guys went to school together and make a fishing trip like a short reunion. The exception is that this year John's wife Heidi came along(great gal). So the four of them showed up at the dock early as to catch the tide right. Our first stop was the flat cause they love to take there limit of trout home with them. Surprise, surprise we started to catch nice big pompano. (10 of them) These pomps were 3-4 pounders and can put up a great fight. While catching pompano we also caught trout, ladyfish, mackerel and bonnet head sharks. I think today we actually caught the biggest bonnet head shark that I have ever seen. When that spot started to slow, we moved to try some snook fishing. By this time is was time for lunch. We gave snook fishing about 20 min. but nothing happening. We went over to a flat close by to try for more trout and did catch a couple and 1 pompano, but the water was dirty and we started catching quite a few cat fish. The rain started to build up for the afternoon and was getting close to us so we headed back to the north (closer to home) and went to the flat we were catching the pompano to start with. Wow, what a lot of ladyfish (poor man's tarpon). Ladyfish everywhere. You couldn't get a bait through the ladyfish to catch any thing else. Well, they did have fun trying to land them as they jump a lot and is a challenge to get them to the boat. We call them poor man's tarpon cause they look like a little tarpon and jump like a tarpon. Spending more time in the air then the water. The rain was right on our backs so we decided to call it a day. As we were headed back Paul say he sure was hoping for a redfish. With that in mind I stopped at the next island and said okay guys five minutes. They all jumped up grabbed their rods, baited up and Paul got one on the first cast. Nice keeper size redfish for the grill. Then Ray got one about the same size. We hated to leave but that storm was coming up on use fast and it's not fun being on the water in a thunder storm. We did get several pictures before the rain came in. So until next time "come on down cause the fishing is great and the weather is fine"

Everglades Fishing Charters Fishing Report Aug 08, 2009

Everglades Fishing Charters Fishing Report Aug 06, 2009

Here is a letter I received from my July 22/09 charter.

"What a trip! What a day! What an adventure!
After so many years of fishing I feel I deserve to cherish some well earned memories. This trip was filled with so many good thoughts. The pictures by the way came out terrific. Love the way you make your blog entries. Funny, fishing in all that structure left me with 2 thoughts. First, what can go wrong....most likely will go wrong. The exception to the rule is landing the 43" snook of a lifetime. Second, it reminded me of the advanced level of a video game. This time the screen was now reduced from an open river, or ocean to the confines area of structures. The result was fast and furious. With your "help" I was challenged to my max. By the way, your heightened excitement gave me the adjustments I needed to pull my skills together....quickly and efficiently. Once again, I can only thank you for the fishing thrill of a lifetime and I so look forward to our next adventure together."

Regards,

Harold Fox

Everglades Fishing Charters Fishing Report July 27, 2009

Well, as you can see I am on vacation and you've got it, I'm going fishing. Anyway, as soon as I get back (Aug.8)I will start updating the site with some new and exciting fishing information. Thanks and come back again soon.

Everglades Fishing Charters Fishing Report July 22, 2009

Boy oh Boy, what a beautiful Snook. This was a very exciting fishing trip for Harold Fox his wife Marcy and their son Jeramie. This family has never caught Snook or Tarpon before. They fished with me last year and we caught a lot of Redfish, Trout and a big Shark. Well, they can't say that anymore. They actually jumped 9 Tarpon and landing 1 nice Tarpon. We also landed 2 Snook out of 6 (one nice size Snook and one 43" Monster Snook). Caught a Goliath Grouper and Jacks. We went out to the flats to check on the trout, but the water was still murky. When we got back to the dock, Harold said that this fishing trip was a "thrill of a lifetime" He was still shaking from being so excited with catching that Monster Snook. We also saw manatees, dolphins, spoonbills, and lots of wading birds. Fishing in the Everglades National Park is one true experience of a lifetime

Everglades Fishing Charters Fishing Report July 18, 2009

Today Nick and Stephanie met me a the dock early for a day of fishing. We went out on the flat to catch some trout for dinner. Well, the trout won with the boat catching a few small ones. Nothing for dinner today at lease not trout. We switched over to jigs and they had a blast catching ladyfish. These fish are also called poor mans tarpon cause they jump like a tarpon. Staying out of the water more then in the water. It is a real challenge to get one in the boat as they usually throw the hook after about the second or third jump. While we were fishing on the flats we also watched the manatees. At one time they were all around us, guess maybe about a dozen. They didn't stay up very long, but just long enough to get a good look at them. We moved to another flat to try and find the trout when all we could see were schools of bait and tarpon. Well, want to catch a tarpon I said, Nick and Stephanie stepped right up and said sure. So guess what, you got it, she jumped and landed her first tarpon. It jumped twice, but stayed hooked up (glad we had some practice on ladyfish) This wasn't a baby tarpon, but a full grown one. I would estimate it weighed between 80 and 100 lbs. Not bad for a first and she did a great job. Nick was her coach and support group he also took some pictures of her fighting the fish and he also got a short video.(don't forget to watch it) On the way back in we found some dolphins and got them to play at the back of the boat in the wake. This is really neat to see. They actually ride the wake like a surfer would ride a wave. Anyway it was an interesting day on the water right from the start with catching trout and ladyfish, fighting and landing a tarpon all while seeing manatees, dolphins, and lots of birds.

Everglades Fishing Charters Fishing Report July 15, 2009

Bob and Barb had a nice day on the water today. The bite wasn't fast, but we did catch some fish. Actually we caught Mangrove Snapper, Jacks, Trout, one Snook, and had a good time catching these fish. Barb had only fished a couple times before, but she caught on fast and was doing a great job casting and catching fish. Oh yea, she also caught a small gag Grouper. Good job Barb. Bob is a bass fisherman so already new how to cast and everything. He did catch his first snook. It wasn't a big guy, but a nice size snook and Bob did a good job keeping it out of the rocks. Way to go Bob. The weather was nice, but started to get a little hot in the afternoon. We really need for it to start raining again in the evenings to cool things off a little. That's it for now, but come back again.

Everglades Fishing Charters Fishing Report July 14, 2009

July 14, 2009

Wow, what a beautiful day out on the water. While we were fishing on the flats catching trout, ladyfish and jacks a manatee came right up along side of the boat, guess she just wanted to say hello. We also saw turtles, dolphins, bald eagles and a lot of wading birds. Fishing was a little slow, but along with trout, ladyfish and jacks we managed to catch snook in the slot and of course the big ones got away. We also jumped a couple tarpon toward the end of the day, losing one right at boat as I was leaning to get the net. We'll get that one next time. On the whole, I would say it was a great day on the water. Can't wait till tomorrow.
Capt Becky Campbell

Everglades Fishing Charters Fishing Report July 11, 2009

Today we caught Snook, Redfish and Tarpon. Didn't go trout fishing, but am sure they were there also. Had a great day out on the water. The rain didn't start until about 6:30pm which is what I like. Well, that's it for now.
Capt Becky Campbell

Everglades Fishing Charters Fishing Report July 11, 2009

Everglades Fishing Charters Fishing Report July 10, 2009

Everglades Fishing Charters Fishing Report July 09, 2009

Everglades Fishing Charters Fishing Report July 08, 2009

Fishing has been good. We are catching snook, trout, redfish, snapper (mangrove) and tarpon. The weather is warm and predictable. It usually rains every evening which cools things off for the night, but doesn't spoil your fishing day.
Capt Becky Campbell

Everglades Fishing Charters Fishing Report July 08, 2009

Everglades Fishing Charters Fishing Report July 07, 2009

COMING SOON.......please excuse our mess as we are remodeling....but come back soon
Capt Becky Campbell