Everglades Fishing Charters Fishing Report July 27/10

JUST ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE!!!!








Tom Bayless and his son Charlie (13 years) from UK were in town and wanted to do a morning fishing trip. Tom wanted to catch a TARPON while Charlie just wanted to fish with dad.

The bite started a little slow, but it didn't take to long before we were jumping some tarpon. There were a lot of fish around but they were being awfully pickie on what they wanted to eat. We had artificial and live bait. Couldn't but a bite on live bait, but finally found the artificial they wanted. Sometimes you just have to have a smorgasbord to offer them, which we did. Anyway, the morning went very well. We actually jumped 6 TARPON landing only 1, but at lease we did get a score on the board. We also landed 3 SNOOK out of 5. These weren't big SNOOK as the big ones usually get away, but they were keeper size. We had 4 other fish on that we didn't get jumps out of so they could of been anything from TARPON-SNOOK to GOLIATH GROUPER cause what we did get was a good rod bend. We also had a SHARK on which was probably a little BULL SHARK.

The guys did very good and did throw their arms off casting, so the last 1/2 hour of the trip they wanted to see a little more of the EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK. While doing a little boat exploring, we saw some MANATEES and they came right up to the side of the boat for some pictures. We also saw a flock of ROSEATE SPOONBILLS. Very beautiful birds they are. No dolphins today, but maybe tomorrow.

Charlie says he has always enjoyed reading and learning about American History in school. This is his first time every coming to America and just loved it. Hope he can come back again someday. Okay Tom and Charlie I am waiting for some pictures, but in the meantime I have a couple I took.

Enjoy everyone

Okay, what are you waiting for, the fishing is good, and the weather is okay...so pick up that phone and call (239-695-2029) me (Capt Becky) for your next fishing experience here in the Everglades National Park/10,000 Islands

We are OIL FREE and having fun catching fish in the sun

Everglades Fishing Charters Fishing Report July 25/10

Fishing remains to be typical summer time fishing as the evening rains are picking up in the afternoon. We are still catching a variety of species. I had Garland Lankford and his wife Kathy..friends Steve and Lisa, all from Mississippi. They have never been down here before and really enjoyed the trip. Our plan was to first set out to catch some trout then try for some baby tarpon and also snook or redfish. We almost went by the plan but caught a couple other species while doing so. We caught quite a few trout out on the flat along with flounder and a black tip shark that was caught by Lisa. Boy did this shark really give her a fit....she says "man that really fought hard" and they do, a lot of fun to catch. Good job Lisa!!!

We then left the flat to go find some baby tarpon. Garland asked me what size they were as we call them baby tarpon. They run from about 5-40 lbs I replied as he nodded to say that sounded good to him. Well, as we watch the fish role around us, we weren't being very successful in hooking into any, we were starting running out of time with the tide. Then all the sudden, hook-up and the line started screaming off the reel....Garland says, Capt. don't think I can turn this fish as I looked down and saw we were almost out of line....so we started the motor while picking up the anchor and off we went. Usually tarpon jump almost immediately after hooking up but this one decided to run a lot instead...we finally did get a jump out of her, but baby tarpon??....no, this wasn't a baby tarpon. She was a full grown fish....She weighed 80-90 lbs, no wonder Garland couldn't stop her. As Garland fought the fish we followed with the boat in order to get closer to her and keep some line coming in on the reel. Boats were stopping to watch us while fighting this monster. We got another jump out of her and were starting to wear her down and taking up line, things were looking pretty good for landing this "baby tarpon" LOL. As we were getting cameras out, gaft, etc. she decided to jump one more time and you know what happened then...yep, she threw the hook right back at Garland and off she went. Usually we land about 1 out of 3 this one was number 1, but was the only hit we had that day. Garland says, wow, that was the biggest fish he ever had on...he will be back for some more of that.

Okay, we still had a little time left so headed to another spot to catch snook and Kathy did just that. She was fishing out the back of the boat while talking we hear her saying oh, oh, oh my, she had a snook on which took her up to the front and back again...she did a great job handling and landing her first snook. We didn't catch any redfish, but oh well, maybe next time.

My daughter and I had a day off together and decided to spend the day on the water swimming/site seeing/shelling with a picnic lunch. We took some pictures just to show everyone how pretty the water is with NO OIL....

Here are some pictures for you to enjoy and like I always say
"What are you waiting for..pick up that phone and give me (Capt Becky Campbell) a call 239-695-2029, lets make those plans for your next fishing experience here in the Everglades National Park/10,000 Islands"

Everglades Fishing Charters Fishing Report July 6/10

Fishing still remains good. The afternoon rain isn't affecting us as it usually starts raining after we get in. I am doing quite a few 3/4 days to make sure we do however get in before the rain.

Tom Pusateri and his family came to fish in the Everglades over the 4th of July weekend. They wanted to catch a mess of trout for dinner then try to land a tarpon or two. We did just that....we caught our limit of nice trout up to 22 inches....then to jump 7 tarpon landing 1, so i guess the tarpon won that day.

July Orick and her 2 daughters wanted to fish while the guys played golf, so we did a 3/4 day. They also wanted a mess of fish to eat and try their skill on tarpon. Between the 3 girls, they caught trout and lots of them, snook and jumped 5 tarpon landing 1. Way to go girls.

Fishing will continue to be good through out the summer months....even with the rain around we will be jumping and landing tarpon, snook, trout and many more species.

Like I always say....come on, pick up that phone, give me (Capt Becky)a call (239-695-2029) and lets get you booked for that fishing trip of a lifetime here in the Everglades National Park. We are OIL FREE and the fishing is great.

Here are a couple pictures for you to enjoy