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Fishing Reports From
April 2007
FISHING REPORT BY CAPT. BECKY CAMPBELL 239-695-2029 Everglades City, Florida
This is the time of year for the spring breakers. Glad everyone is having a
good time. With the sun shinning and the temp. up in the 80’s, the weather
has been just perfect. The fishing has been good too.
A few days ago, I had a charter of father, two sons, and father-in-law.
Dan, David-8 and Nathan-15 and Jim all had a great time catching fish. They
were very competitive and were keeping count. I think they ended up with 76
fish for the day. They caught trout the biggest being 21 inches, mackerel,
pompano, sharks, ladyfish and jacks. Needless to say, they had plenty to
eat and were happy campers at that. Now let me tell you something, these
kids really like to fish. I don’t think they ever stopped fishing the whole
day, except for when we took a lunch break, as everyone wanted to stop and
eat lunch except for Dan (the dad), he wanted to keep fishing while everyone
else stopped and ate. I think he just wanted to get ahead of the boys in
count, cause they were out-fishing him. In all fairness, he did stop to
take a break with us as it was good to just relax for about 15 min and get
refreshed. After lunch, we got right back in the swing of things and
continued to catch fish until time to go home. I gotta say, that was a
non-stop day with plenty of action to keep everyone busy.
Jim fished me last year with his friend Wayne, but decided to bring Betty with him this year. What a nice 2-days we had on the water. It wasn’t too hot, but not too cold either. On the first day we caught trout. Lots of trout, nice big trout. Betty and Jim had a blast catching these beautiful fish. I don’t know how many we caught, but had our limit in no time and continued to catch and release. They wanted some for dinner and also lunch the next day. Jim remembered from last year, how good they were to eat and that they were also good left over the next day. We also caught ladyfish, sharks and jacks. These fish (ladyfish) are a lot of fun to catch as they are very acrobatic. They are also called poor-mans-tarpon. On the second day, we decided to fish for snook and redfish. Betty found out what is was like to hook into a snook. She did a good job and pulled that fish right out of the trees. From then on every time she would get hit, she would say “oh boy, oh boy” we caught quite a few redfish also. She got to where she could tell the difference while bring them in whether it was a snook or a redfish. While fishing with me, Jim and Betty also saw Manatees, dolphins, turtles and lots of birds.
Ron and Nina have fished with me a few times in the past, but this year,
wanted to fish 3 half days. We fished for trout the first day and redfish/snook
the second day. Again, we caught a lot of trout, keeping just enough for
dinner. They took them to City Seafood and had them fix them for their
dinner. City Seafood has opened a restaurant upstairs to the café for the
evening hours (4-9 pm). Their café is open from 11:00am till 6:00pm.
Anyway they said that they did a good job on the meal and wanted to go back
again on the next night. Nina caught a nice big redfish (26 ½ inches) which
was just right for the two of them to eat that night. They caught a few
redfish and Ron caught a big Jack which gave him quite a good fight. These
fish can really pull drag. The next day we headed north to see if we could
catch some pompano. The wind was blowing hard and made fishing really
tuff. We did catch some trout, again for dinner and ladyfish, jacks, and
Ron caught a baby grouper on a jig. These little guys are truly a beautiful
fish. No pompano for dinner, guess they will just have to try for them
again next time. Ron and Nina are from Minnesota and really like the
outdoors. We saw dolphins, manatees, and turtles. Actually quite a few
turtles and as usual a lot of birds.
The White Pelicans have started their migration back north, but in place of
them, we are starting to see the Everglades Kite. This bird means summer is
just around the corner.
Gordon and Eddie showed up at the dock bright, early and excited about their
fishing trip. We had a bait well full of nice white bait and shrimp just
waiting to do their job on the end of a hook. We all loaded in the boat and
headed out for a full day of fishing on some of the finest waters in
Florida. Gordon asked about how long it would take before we would stop and
fish (he was anxious) and I told him it would be about an hour, but we would
enjoy the wildlife on the way. As we approached our destination and slowed
down to drop the anchor we spotted a nice school of cobia. Wow, this is
gonna be great. We got anchored and put baits out and within no time at all
we had a fish on. Now, these guys (cobia) can really pull. They will give
you a work out for sure. Gordon, started out with a medium rod. He landed
2 fish with this rod. But is sure took him some time to do this. They
landed 4 fish out of the 8 or 9 fish hooked up. They put 2 in the cooler
for the take home. After a few hours of this, the wind started to blow, so
we decided to go to the flats to catch some trout, pompano and whatever was
biting. About the first 5 minutes we were there, Gordon had a tarpon come
up and inhale his shrimp that he was using for trout. This fish was about
65-70 lbs. He got a jump out of him and then the tarpon threw the hook back
at him. This all happened about 40 ft away from the boat. You should have
see the look on his face. I can still see him. Anyway we caught trout,
pompano, ladyfish and jacks on this flat. After fishing here, we had time
to hit one more spot on the way back to the dock for some snook/redfish.
This is a slower pace fishing, but you can’t let your guard down cause when
a snook hits, ya have to be ready. Anyway, we did have a couple snook on,
but Eddies got cut off on the trees,(this fish was too big to keep) and
Gordon lost his when the hook pulled (looked like a keeper). I guess that’s
why the call it fishing and not catching, cause sometimes we just don’t
catch them.
REMINDER:
I have a few days still available in June for the TARPON trips up in the
St. Petersburg, Clearwater area for those interest. This is a good time and
place to catch tarpon, the Silver King. If you have never caught one, and
really want to, or you just want to catch some again, give me a call and we
will get you booked for the ultimate fishing experience. But time is going
by fast so don’t wait. 239-695-2029
So what are you waiting for? Pick up the phone and make that call… for that
fishing trip you have been thinking about…. The weather is nice and the
fishing is great.
Captain Becky Campbell
Rather Be Fishing Guide Services
Ph# 239-695-2029 - Cell#727-709-1375
February 15, 2007
FISHING REPORT By Capt. Becky Campbell Everglades City, Florida 239-695-2029
Looks like winter is into full swing up north,
but the weather is still pretty nice down here. We are in the high 70’s low
80’s today with it getting ready to change again in a couple days. It is
like a roller coaster with all the ups and down. That change in the weather
also makes fishing good some days and not so good other days. Over the
weekend we had some pretty good weather and fishing.
Jerry and Sue Ketner from Kansas City fished with me and had the best fishing they have ever had down here. We caught a lot of trout, some pompano, bluefish, ladyfish and yellow tail jacks. They didn’t want to take fish home, so I got the pompano for dinner. What a great fish to eat.
The next day I had Richard and his friend John
from Wisconsin. Richard has been here before, but first time for John.
What a beautiful day it was. We call days like that a Chamber of Commerce
Day. Anyway, the fishing was good and had fun catching trout, redfish,
ladyfish, and had a couple pompano on to lose them at the boat. John and
Richard also enjoyed the wildlife and we got the dolphin to follow us and
jump in the boat wake.
Sunday, I had three guys from Florida, who had
all gone to high school together. Lets see, there were Paul, Dave, and Ray.
This day was pretty tough. The morning was cold, I think I had my jacket on
all day, even though is did warm up a little in the afternoon. The fish
seemed to shut down a tad. We fished hard hitting quite a few places and
managed to get our limit on trout, Ray caught a pompano and he did take it
home to eat. They also caught 4 or 5 sharks and some bluefish and some
ladyfish.
This time of year, we need to remember it is
winter and we need to slow the baits down quite a bit. I usually use shrimp
under a popping cork, or on a jig head, making it as easy for the fish to
catch as possible.
This is still a good time of year to catch a
variety of fish. You never know what you are going to catch and this makes
it fun.
So what are you waiting for, pick up the phone
and make that call. Come on down cause the weather is nice and the fishing
is good.
Capt. Becky Campbell
Rather Be Fishing Guide Services Ph #239-695-2029 Cell #727-709-1375
January 9, 2007
FISHING REPORT By Capt. Becky Campbell & Capt. Fred Barfield Everglades City, Florida 239-695-2029
To start off we hope each and every one of you had a great and safe
holiday. We sure did.
The fishing has been good and so has the weather. With temperatures in the mid 80’s and the sun shinning what more could you ask for except for some good fishing. We have had just that. I had a party of 6 the other day Jan 4 actually, 3 fathers and 3 sons (Harrison, Aitan, Aaron). These boys are in a jazz band called the AMP Band and are very talented. Look them up on the web www.theampband.com . They are located in south Florida. Anyway we had a great day on the water catching a lot of fish. We started off about 15 min from the dock with catching some ladyfish. The bite was non stop and someone always had something on. Aaron (who is a drummer) had a ladyfish on and was waiting calmly for me to get to him to take his fish off, while I was casting for Harrison (Guitar) when all the sudden a huge fish came up and crabbed his ladyfish right next to the boat. Off the fish went and Aaron was yelling Tarpon. Yep, that’s what it was, a Tarpon that weighed about a 100 lbs. Everyone turned to see it jump along side of the boat. Wow, what a big beautiful fish. No we didn’t catch it, but getting a couple jumps out of it before it spit the hook was great. From there we went on to see if the trout were biting cause they wanted a mess of fish for dinner. While fishing for trout, (Aitan caught the biggest trout being 21 inches long) we caught pompano, jacks, ladyfish, bluefish, mackerel and sharks. We did catch enough fish (I think we brought 12 trout back to the dock plus pompano) for dinner as they got all the families together for a fish fry. Had a good dinner while watching the pictures and videos of the fishing trip. We also saw lots of wildlife, a good assortment of birds, manatees, turtles and dolphins that were jumping in our wake next to the boat. The guys also enjoyed watching the pelicans while I was cleaning all the fish for them to take home.
This is a good time of year to catch a variety of fish. You just never
know what you are going to catch each time you put that line in the
water. Maybe a redfish, maybe a pompano, or maybe even that 100lb
tarpon. Ya just never know.
So, what are you waiting for, pick up the phone and make that call for
that fishing trip you have been thinking about. No better time then the
present. Cause the weather is great and the fishing is hot.
Capt. Becky Campbell
Rather Be Fishing Guide Services Ph# 239-695-2029 Cell #727-709-1375
Nov. 27, 2006
FISHING REPORT by Capt. Becky Campbell & Capt. Fred Barfield Everglades City, Florida 239-695-2029
Okay here comes winter weather. At the beginning of the week, we had a
front come thru, bringing some pretty stiff winds from the North. By Friday
the wind wasn't blowing too bad, but was still out of the North. With the
tides being extremely low themselves then the North wind behind it really
pushes the water out of the bays and off the flats. That's when we head for
the winter holes to find fish. We (Capt. Fred and I) had a pretty good
weekend of fishing. His party caught fish Friday till they got tired of
catching. Catching Redfish, Snook, Trout,
Sheepshead, Snapper, you name it and they caught it. I even think they came in a little early that day. By Sat. the wind had calmed enough for me to get out to the flats for some great trout fishing. These trout are nice size and on the fat side making them a lot of fun to catch. The guys said that they thought they caught at least 15 or 20 a piece, which makes about 60 trout. The Yellowtail Jacks and Ladyfish are also mixed in with the Trout on the flats and are fun to catch. The Cobia ought to be on the flats also. The tide was slow coming back in but it did in time to catch quite a few redfish and some Snook, before we had to head back to the dock. Sunday was a great also with going back to the holes and catching Redfish, Snook, Trout, Sheepshead, Snapper, Flounder, Yellowtail Jacks and Ladyfish. Okay yea, we got a couple catfish too. Cant forget about the catfish, ya know they have to eat too. Yea, this time of year is great for a mix bag of fish. You just never know what you are going to catch when you drop that line in the water. Maybe a Snook, maybe a Trout, or maybe a 40 LB Black Drum. Ya just never know.
For the next couple weeks the weather should be in the high 70’s to low 80’s
and the sun should still be shinning. So what are you waiting for, come on
and give us a call cause the weather is good and so is the fishing.
Capt. Becky Campbell
Rather Be Fishing Guide Services Ph# 239-695-2029 Cell #727-709-1375
Captain Becky Campbell
Rather Be Fishing Charters PO Box 663 Everglades City, Florida 34139 Phone - 239-695-2029 Cell - 727-709-1375 www.evergladesfishingcharters.com
October 10, 2006
FISHING REPORT by CAPT. BECKY CAMPBELL 239-695-2029 Everglades City, Florida
The last few days on the water have been beautiful as well as great
fishing. Sunday, Oct. 8th I had 2 couples. Marty and Jody are from the
Tampa Bay area while Marcie and Harold are from Boston. They just wanted to
get out on the water and catch some fish.
We did just that. We started off drifting the flats to catch trout, pompano, ladyfish, yellowtail jacks and of course some catfish. The tides slowed so it was time to move to the next spot. We continued to fish for trout and pompano while waiting for the tide to get right for snook and redfish. Around lunch time we were catching redfish up to 27 inches and lost a couple snook to the trees. We lost count on the redfish cause a times it would get pretty exciting. We actually had 4 on at the same time. The best I can figure was around 28. We also caught 6 bonnet head sharks which are a lot of fun on trout tackle. Hey how about that Marcie, she caught an 8-10ft Lemon Shark. Way to go girl. You should have seen her man handle that shark. We got it to the boat and got some pictures. (with their camera, so I am waiting for them to send me copies) I thought she would need to rest at least a couple minutes after that fight, but her adrenline was so pumped she couldn’t wait to get a pole back in the water. You go girl. Anyway this time of year can be pretty exciting. You just never know what you are going to catch or see. While fishing we saw, dolphins, manatees, leopard rays, bald eagles, turtles, and lots of wading birds. I am sure I have forgotten something, but as you can tell, we all had a great time.
So like I always say, what are you waiting for, pick up that phone and book
that fishing trip you have been thinking about, cause the weather is
beautiful and the fishing is great.
Capt. Becky Campbell
Rather Be Fishing Guide Services Ph# 239-695-2029 - Cell# 727-709-1375 www.EvergladesFishingCharters.com
August 28, 2006
FISHING REPORT by CAPT. BECKY CAMPBELL & CAPT. FRED BARFIELD 239-695-2029 Everglades City, Florida
Hey there!! Don't forget snook season opens
September 1st for those of you that like to take
some home for the table. (Now is the time to get booked 239-695-2029)
Talk about a good eating fish, Snook is great. Nice white meat with
big flakes. Take your favorite recipes add a couple side dishes and this
meal will be so good you won't be able to sit still and eat it. Capt.
Fred and I like snook pan fried with a bowl of grits and a salad. We
also like to fix enough to have a little left over for a sandwich the
next day.
Capt. Fred and I (Capt. Becky) took of a few weeks off in August to do
some fishing ourselves. We started out in Grand Teton National Park, WY
with some fun trout fishing. The weather was much cooler then in SW
Florida making it a pleasant surprise. Actually was a little cold the
first morning we were there. We didn't know that we needed to pack a
scraper to get the ice off the window of the Suburban. It warmed up
nice and made the fishing great. We caught a lot of Cutthroat Trout,
Lake Trout a couple Rainbows and Mountain Whitefish. We also like to
eat fish, so needless to say, we ate fish almost every night, and man is
this ever some good eating fish.
After a few days there we headed up to St. Regis, Montana. Talk about a great place. We got ourselves a guide, cause we wanted to float fish down the river. Our guide was Joe Cantrell. He owns and operates Joe Cantrell Outfitting & Fly/Tackle Shop. Has a lodge that sleeps about 10 people with a huge kitchen (in case you want to fix some of the fish you catch) a nice size living room with digital TV and a patio with a grill, table, chairs etc. everything you need to make your stay great. His property front is on the Clark Fork River so you can just walk out the lodge down to the beach and fish or even swim(not us as the water is way too cold) anytime you like. He evens has a restaurant that is open 24 hrs with some mighty fine fixings. We fished with Joe Cantrell three half days and caught a lot of fish. The third day we decided to keep count which ended being 52 fish caught. This was our slowest day. With that in mind we know we caught well over 150 fish and these were all nice size fish. Actually we wanted to take some back to the lodge for dinner but had a hard time catching fish that were small enough to keep. We ended up with 3 fish out of 150+ that were under the max size limit. We caught several different species of trout. Rainbows, Cutbows, Cutthroats, Browns, Bull Trout and fish called squawfish (pikeminnow). These fish are all great fighters. When you get a hold of a squawfish you would think you had a redfish on. I think that the fish that fights the best is the Cutbow. Man, would almost take the rod out of you hand when she would hit, and what a jumper, she would jump out of the water several times trying to throw that plug back at you (she did do that several times also). A really fun fish to catch. We were fishing with light spinners and plug casting. Joe said that the water was warm so the bigger fish would be down in deeper water and that the plugs would be the way to go instead of fly-fishing. Boy was he ever right, cause we did catch a lot of big trout. We had a fabulous time and looking forward to going back again next year. Thanks Joe Cantrell of St. Regis, Montana
So here’s what going on in Everglades
National Park/10,000 Islands.
Snook are on the beaches and also in our passes.
We are hooking up and catching some Big fish (snook) up to 40". Talk
about exciting, think about it, free-lining pinfish or shrimp on light
tackle and having one of these monsters grab your bait and almost pull
the rod out of your hand. That will get your attention fast while in a
split second he is up and dancing on the surface trying to throw the
hook back in your face, then making your drag sing like you have never
heard before. Just gets me excited just thinking about it. There is
nothing better sounding than a singing drag, unless it happens to be
your pole that's doing the singing.
Tarpon seem to be everywhere, and you never seem
to know when they are going to eat your bait. These fish run from about
50# to 175# with the average size about 100#. They are on the flats, off
the edges of the flats, in the passes and along the beaches. Therefore
we fish for them while we are fishing for snook, redfish, and trout. Now
tackle buster are what these guys are, they will put you and your
equipment to the max.
Trout are feeding good and are really nice in
size. We are catching trout on the flats and also on the edges of the
flats and in the channels. Artificial and/or live baits along with
popping corks are Capt Fred and my favorite way to fish for trout. A lot
of fish being caught with no problem catching a good mess for dinner.
Redfish are working the edges of rocks or around
the oyster bars. We like to free-line pinfish or shrimp on an incoming
tide. Artificial is good also, with our favorites being jigs. Most of
the fish seem to be in the slot size, meaning you can take one home for
some blackened redfish. So no matter whether you like to use live bait
or artificial bait redfish can be a lot of fun to catch and also good to
eat.
So come on and give us a call cause the fishing is good and a day on the
water is great.
Capt Becky Campbell & Capt Fred Barfield
Rather Be Fishing Guide Services Ph# 239-695-2029 Cell# 727-709-1375 www.EvergladesFishingCharters.com
June 21, 2006 Fishing Report By Capt. Becky Campbell & Capt. Fred Barfield 239-695-2029 Everglades City, Florida
Hey there!! Well, here we are again with July just around the corner. This means some of the most predictable (also spectacular) fishing and weather.
Here in South Florida we have our afternoon thunderstorms pretty consistently (like everyday). They build in the late afternoon to start raining in the evenings. This is very much needed for a couple reasons.
Number 1, it cools things off quite a bit which is much appreciated.
Number 2 is, it floods the wetlands and makes the water flow out of our backwaters into the passes and river mouths. This is where the BIG fish (SNOOK) come this time of year to bunch up before spawning. TARPON are in the passes along with the SNOOK and your chances of hooking into a SILVER KING is pretty good.
TARPON fishing. If you are serious about catching a BIG TARPON. Come on the give me a call and I will meet you in the Tampa Bay Area. The tarpon fishing is red hot right now with some days jumping a dozen fish in the 100+ size. These fish are a lot of fun and the time is NOW. So don’t wait. The summer months are the time to fish the Tampa Bay Area. NO need to go to Boca Grande, we have a lot of fish, just in a bigger area. I (Capt Becky) commute back and forth from Everglades City to Clearwater in the summer month. So come what are you waiting for…. if your dream is to catch a tarpon, give me a call (727-442-7836)or (239-695-2029) and we will make that dream come true. We will be fishing in the 24’ AVENGER. For those of you who are not familiar with this boat. “The 24’ Avenger is considered to be one of the top guide boats in the area. It features a ventilated “step hull” that allows it to run very shallow along the flats while still providing a comfortable and soft ride over the open waters of the Gulf. It’s spacious layout, clear deck space and stability gives room for 4 anglers with ease. This boat is equipped to do it all from poling and stalking fish in the shallows to deep sea fishing - all in the same day.” (this was quoted by Capt. Brent Gaskill while doing an article in the Onshore-Offshore magazine)
SNOOK are on the beaches, in the passes and also the river mouths. We are hooking up on and catching some Big fish (snook) up to 40” Talk about exciting, think about it, free-lining a pinfish, white bait or shrimp on light tackle and having one of these monsters grab your bait and almost pull the rod out of your hand. That will wake you up real fast while in the split second he is up and dancing on the surface trying to throw the hook back in your face, then making your drag sing like you have never heard before. Gets me excited just thinking about it. There is nothing better sounding than a singing drag, unless it happens to be your reel that’s doing the singing.
TARPON seem to be everywhere, and you never seem to know when they are going to eat you bait. These fish are running from about 50# to 175# with the average size about 100#. They are on up on the flats, on the edges of the flats, in the passes and along the beaches. Therefore we fish for them while we are fishing for snook, redfish, and trout. Now, tackle busters are what these guys really are as they will put you and your equipment to the max.
TROUT are feeding good and are really nice in size. This has been a really good year for big trout. We are catching them up on the flats, also on the edges of the flats and in the channels. Artificial and/or live baits along with a popping cork are our favorite way to fish for them. A lot of fish being caught with no problem catching a good mess for a dinner or two.
REDFISH are working the edges of rocks or around the oyster bars. We like to free-line small pinfish or shrimp. Artificial will work, with our favorite being jigs. Most of the fish are in the slot size, meaning you can take a some home for some blackened redfish. So no matter whether you like to use live bait or artificial bait redfish can be a lot of fun to catch and also good to eat.
So like I always say, GIVE US A CALL AND COME ON DOWN CAUSE THE FISHING IS GREAT
Captain Becky Campbell Rather Be Fishing PO Box 663 Everglades City, Florida Phone - 239-695-2029 Cell - 727-709-1375
www.EvergladesFishingCharters.com
April 17, 2006
FISHING REPORT BY
CAPTAIN BECKY CAMPBELL
239-695-2029
Everglades City, Florida
Just when we think this wind is never gonna quit, it does just that.
Yesterday, I had three people from UK. Sheila, David and son Kelvin. We
started out on the outside looking for the migration bunch of tarpon. It
was so calm you could see anything that moved from a long ways off. No, we
didn't see the migration group of tarpon, but there was plenty we did
see. We were headed south to a flat where I have been catching plenty of
nice size trout, but didn't make it our first stop. We started seeing quite
a bit of action on the water and needed to stop to see what it was.
Mackerel, and nice size ones at that. We caught and released some mackerel
and jacks and decided to go on to the flats to catch trout. Capt. Fred
Barfield was already there with his party and having a blast catching fish.
By the time I got there, they already had their limit and was catching and
releasing while waiting for the tide to change. We started catching trout
and watching for anything that we might see. We saw Manatees, Turtles,
Dolphins, Eagle Rays, and an occasional Tarpon free jumping. Kelvin started
talking about how warm it was, and by the way it was going to get warmer.
Sometimes we have those days, where you just don't know where your next
breath is going to come from. Here we have been complaining about the wind
and then we complain cause there isn't any. I guess we can get hard to
please at times. We caught quite a few trout and they decided they would
like to catch something Big. Well, the tide
wasn't moving very good, so I decided to go back on the outside and see if
we could find anything out there. Yes, we did, found a school of cobia. We
threw everything but the kitchen sink at them but couldn't get them to
bite. So we had some fun catching large mackerel and a couple small black
tip sharks (3 footers). Then we came back inside to try for some snook.
While fishing for snook we caught trout and pompano and a 8 ft. Lemon
shark. Now, this young son (14), Kelvin wanted to catch something big, let
me tell you a 8 ft. lemon shark can make a drag sing and also make you grunt
a little. And he did just that. Anyway, we went on to fishing for snook
and at the end of the day, we got our chance of two. Pulled and hook on one
and landed the other one. What a nice was to end a beautiful day on the
water in the Everglades National Park/10,000 Islands. There is always
something to catch even when it is calm, or windy, hot or cold, but
sometimes you just need to go fishing for whatever is biting that day. That
is what we did and we caught trout, pompano, snook, shark (3 different
kinds) mackerel, jacks and bluefish and the ever so familiar ladyfish and
catfish.
April will be the end of open season for snook, but May is when the big fish
move into the passes and deeper swashes. This is the time when we stop
catching snook for the table and start catching the bigger fish for the pure
thrill of catching snook. I gotta tell ya, there isn't anything better then
a snook on one end with the drag squealing and a person on the other end
hanging on and squealing. That's really a great site to see. Ya gotta love
it
So while summer is setting in, and things start to heat up, so does the
fishing. It you want to catch that big fish, (snook or Tarpon) this is the
time to do it. Yes, remember we can't keep snook, but we can catch it
and get that picture that you can keep for a lifetime, or maybe even get
that mount for you wall that you have been wanting. We just take the
measurements and send that in along with a photo for your custom mount.
So like I always say, what are you waiting for, pick up that phone and make
that call for your fishing trip that you have been thinking about. No better
time then the present cause the weather is just fine and the fishing is
great.
Captain Becky Campbell
Rather Be Fishing Charters PO Box 663 Everglades City, Florida 34139 Phone - 239-695-2029 Cell - 727-709-1375 www.evergladesfishingcharters.com
March 26, 2006
FISHING REPORT BY
CAPT. BECKY CAMPBELL & CAPT. FRED BARFIELD
239-695-2029
Everglades City, Florida
Even though the fishing has been good, we are glad to see March
coming to an end. Seems like March is always windy, but with the weather
really warming up and the water temp. climbing to the mid. 70's we always
get excited about fishing in March. You just never know what the weather
might being in. On days that it's not too windy and you can get out on the
flats we are catching big trout and some pompano also. Redfish are on the
outside points and some snook are moving around too.
This week myself and Capt. Fred have had pretty successful days. I
had a party of 4 guys from the Clearwater area at the beginning of the week,
with winds at 20-30 from the SW. That can really make a tuff fishing day.
We fished around the islands and into the backwaters to land 4 snook,
yellowtail jacks, mangrove snapper, trout and a 26" gag grouper. Calvin was
a happy camper when he got a hold of and landed that grouper. We were in 8
ft of water and those grouper really put up a fight. Not too bad for a windy
day.
The next day was a little better weather but the water was still
dirty on the outside. I ran south of Everglades City to limit out on big
trout with the smallest keeper being 18 inches and 1 pompano. We had a cold
front come thru on Thursday night which made Friday and Sat even tougher.
Friday I had a father (Larry) and son (Clayton) from Chicago that said the
weather was nice. (I had my winter jacket on) Again we fished around the
islands and in the backwater to catch 3 snook and lost 1 snook. Also caught
Sheepshead and Mangrove Snapper. While we were out they also enjoyed the
wild life along with the weather. We saw lots of birds, some dolphin and
manatees.
Saturday with NNW winds at 25kt. Capt. Fred's took his guys (Ken and
Bob) into the islands to get a slam. Can you believe that. Fishing with
winds 25knots from the NNW and getting a slam. Most guides aren't even out.
The snook was a 32 1/2" and was Bob's first legal snook ever. A snook that
size can really make your drag sing. Especially with the water temp. at 73.
They also caught redfish and trout along with black drum. These guys were
back at the dock at 11:30 for a half day of fishing and a smorgasbord of
fish to take home with them.
So needless to say, yes, March is windy, but with the weather
warming up and the water temp. climbing and the fishing is turning on real
good for April. The tarpon are moving up from the South and the snook are
moving in from outside and out from inside. The bait is moving onto the
flats and with all this in mind we are in full swing headed for summer.
That means some great action.
So as I always say, what are you waiting for, pick up the phone,
make that call and come on down, cause the weather is great and fishing is
hot.
Capt. Becky Campbell & Capt. Fred Barfield
Rather Be Fishing Guide Services
Phone # 239-695-2029 or 239-695-4663
March 2, 2006
FISHING REPORT BY
CAPT. BECKY CAMPBELL & CAPT. FRED BARFIELD
239-695-2029
Everglades City, Florida
Gee February was a great month, but it just went by way too fast.
Capt. Fred and myself had a party of 6 guys from Minnesota a couple
weeks ago and let me tell you something, these guy's know what cold is all
about. Seems like I remember them saying something about it being either 16
or 16 below up there, anyway you look at it that's cold. Down here in
Everglades National Park, (while they were here) we had temperatures in the
high 70's and that is very comfortable in the afternoon, little chilly in
the mornings, but warms up nicely. Mike Boen and his buddy wanted to get
away and go catching for a three days. We did just that. We put Jeff, Dale
and Clark in one boat and Mike, Jeff and Mark in the other. Boy did these
guys ever catch fish. We started with trout, and lots of nice size trout at
that. After a couple hours of catching, I mentioned to Capt. Fred (by VHF)
about going to another spot and the guys that were with him said that if he
moved the boat, they were going to throw him in. The guys in my boat were
catching a lot of trout too along with pompano and big ladyfish. So
needless to say, we stayed until the bite was over or their arms were about
to fall off from catching so many fish. Around lunch time we moved to
another river mouth to try and catch some redfish. We caught sheepshead,
black drum, and redfish, the biggest one being 29 inches. The next day we
decided to go back to the same spot cause when the fishing is that good no
use in looking anyplace else. On the third day we had a front come through
so it slowed down the pace a little. We stayed a little closer to home and
fished the deeper holes around the islands catching Trout, Gray Trout,
Whiting, and Mangrove Snapper. We called it a day about 2:00 and headed
home. These guys really had a great time along with Capt. Fred and myself.
They tried to talk us into coming up and doing some ice fishing with them,
but I don't know, that's pretty cold weather for a couple Florida Crackers.
When Capt. Fred and I go trout fishing we like to use live shrimp
and popping corks. We find that this is the most productive way to call in
the big trout. The popping cork actually sounds like a fish striking bait
and makes the others come to the area. Atlas that's what we think.
Sometimes while fishing for trout, we like to use jigs. We tip the jigs with
a piece of candy (shrimp). Gives the jig some scent to entice the fish.
Capt. Fred and I both like to use bucktail jigs. He likes to use brown and
I like to use pink. We both like to use the chartreuse color. While fishing
with shrimp and popping corks, and jigs, we catch a lot of other fish, like
pompano, shark, mangrove snapper, snook, redfish, etc. Everything out there
eats shrimp. In Feb. when the water temp. get cold shrimp is a good
choice.
Well, Fishing for the month of Feb was fantastic, can't wait to see
what March will bring, as the weather warms the water warms and this will
start to pull everything onto the flats for a phenomenal spring. Along with
all the fish we have been catching, the migration run of tarpon should show
up anyway now.
So what are you waiting for, pick up the phone and make your
reservations for that fishing trip you have been thinking about. As usual
the weather is great and so is the fishing.
Captain Becky Campbell Captain Fred
Barfield
239-695-2029 239-695-4663
Rather Be Fishing Guide Services
EVERGLADESFISHINGCHARTERS.COM
Captain Becky Campbell
Rather Be Fishing Charters PO Box 663 Everglades City, Florida 34139 Phone - 239-695-2029 Cell - 727-709-1375 www.evergladesfishingcharters.com
January 1, 2006
Fishing Report By
Capt. Becky Campbell & Capt. Fred Barfield
239-695-2029
Email:
CaptainBecky709@aol.com
To start off Captain Fred Barfield and I hope all of you had a Merry Christmas and also a safe and Happy New Years.
Jan 1st opens
trout season here in south Florida, and boy is it ever going to be a good
one. A couple days ago, I worked in a charter with three guys from the
North. (N. Carolina and Maryland) They said that they just wanted to catch
fish and get out of the Cold. Within about 5 minutes from the dock, we made
our first stop to catch Redfish,
Trout, Whiting and
Mangrove Snapper. The fish quit biting there
so off we went to the next spot where we were catching a lot of
Trout and Mangrove
Snapper but they were on the small side. I assured the guys that as
soon as the tide started running good we would move to a place where we
would catch big trout and also pompano, but for now, lets not pull off these
fish. We continued to catch Trout
until the bite was over, then moved on to the
next spot. This is one of my favorite places to catch
Big Trout, as you never know what else might grab you jig or bait.
We caught Pompano, but not as many as the day
before and a lot of Big Trout. Chris had a
Snook on when a Mackerel
or Bluefish hit his line above the popping cork
and cut him off. We followed the cork for a little bit, but it went deep
and we decided to go back to catching fish. Wow, these
Trout are big, beautiful and fun to catch. The
water temp had fallen a few degrees and they are really frisky. We
continued to catch Big Trout,
Pompano, Mackerel
and Ladyfish until the bite was over here.
While taking a lunch break, Dan said that he had never caught a
snook before, so we decided to try and add that
to our mix. At our next and last stop, we did just that. We caught
3 Snook along with Trout,
Sheepshead, Flounder
and Redfish. That's nine species of
fish. Not bad for 3 guys who just wanted to catch fish and get out of the
cold.
While fishing in
and around the islands we saw Dolphins, White Pelicans, along with our
native Brown Pelicans, Sea Hawks, and many different species of wading
birds. You just never know what you might see while fishing the
EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK / 10,000 ISLANDS.
The weather is nice, fishing is great, so come on give us a call and lets go fishing.
Capt. Becky Campbell & Capt. Fred Barfield
Rather Be Fishing Guide Services Phone #239-695-2029 or 239-695-4663 www.EvergladesFishingCharters.com
November 11, 2005
FISHING REPORT BY CAPT. BECKY CAMPBELL & CAPT. FRED BARFIELD 239-695-2029 Everglades City, Florida
Okay it is time to go fishing. Hurricane Wilma did some major
damage here, but we have all worked hard and now its time to get out there
and do what we love to do, FISH.
What a great day out on the water Capt. Fred had with his party
today. He had three people today from the East coast (two men and one lady)
that wanted to catch fish, and catch fish they did. They really had a
Chamber of Commerce day. The weather was beautiful. Sun was shinning, birds
flying, dolphins were playing when a Bald Eagle flew above them in the clear
blue sky. It was not too hot and not too cold. Just right and the fish
were biting. Anyway they started out with the senior of the group showing
them how it is done. He was catching fish on every cast. (The other two
weren't) She said that it was starting to get a little deep and was
wondering if she was going to have to find a pair of boots to put on (ha ha)
cause he was really rubbing it in. Just about that time, they all started
getting hits. Anyway to make a long story short, they ended up landing
9 snook (up to 29”), and 4 redfish combined with trout, bluefish, ladyfish,
jacks and catfish and were back at the dock at 11:30 cause they were wore
out from fighting fish all morning. Glen said when they put the anchor out
this morning and started fishing, it was non stop. Didn't even have time to
eat their snacks they brought with them and now they have a good mess of
fish that will make a few meals for the three of them. Now I don't know
about you, but that's what I call a nice day out on the water.
So what are you waiting for, give us a call and come on down the fishing and weather is great.
Capt. Becky Campbell & Capt. Fred Barfield
Rather Be Fishing Guide Services
Phone #239-695-2029 or 239-695-4663
Captain Becky Campbell
Rather Be Fishing Charters PO Box 663 Everglades City, Florida 34139 Phone - 239-695-2029 Cell - 727-709-1375 www.evergladesfishingcharters.com
November 5, 2005
Fishing Report By
Capt. Becky Campbell & Capt. Fred Barfield 239-695-2029 Everglades City, Florida
Well, here we are in the month of November when the fishing is great and we
are busy trying to get things back to normal from Hurricane Wilma.
Capt. Fred and I took a few hours off from doing yard work and took a boat
ride. Things look okay on the water. Yea, it looks like we had a storm
come thru, but we saw a lot of life out there, which is great. Dolphins
playing, birds feeding, birds migrating, and mullet jumping along with bait
flipping. All good signs of good fishing.
So that means that we are not canceling anymore trips from this day forward.
Starting the 9th of November which is Wednesday, we will be back to
fishing. And they should be biting good. The Everglades National Park,
opened back up for fishing last Friday (Nov. 4th) and the people that have
been on the water are saying there are redfish and snook everywhere. Wow,
can't wait to get back out there.
Anyway, so give us a call (239-695-4663/239-695-2029) pack your bags and
come on down, cause the weather and fishing is great.
Captain Becky Campbell
Rather Be Fishing Charters PO Box 663 Everglades City, Florida 34139 Phone - 239-695-2029 Cell - 727-709-1375 www.evergladesfishingcharters.com
September 2005
Fishing Report By
Captain Becky Campbell & Captain Fred Barfield
239-695-2029
Everglades City, Florida
With the weather being so hot this year in August, Captain Fred and myself
took a little trip to find some cooler weather. We did just that, we went
west and north to the Grand Teton National Park and woke up one morning to
42 degrees weather. A real shock to the body after being in the high 90's,
but was also very refreshing for a change. This is truly a beautiful place,
almost more then you can imagine. Had a great time and caught a lot of fish
(trout and mountain whitefish). We also went up to Montana and caught some
walleye. These fish a fun to catch, but in no shape or form are they
anything like a snook. We love to catch snook, and even though it is still
warm down here, we were glad to get home and back to the good fishing here
in the Everglades National Park.
Fishing is great. The snook bite is still going strong and the redfish are
plentiful as they usually are this time of year. Capt. Fred said that they
lost count on how many redfish they caught Friday, saying most were in the
slot size. They brought three back to the dock along with two snook for some
mighty fine eating for the next few days.
We both fished today having action on snook, redfish (oversize), tarpon,
trout and pompano. This is a little early for pompano, but there are a few
scattered around and about.
The water is clearing up from the storms and the mornings are starting to
cool down a little. With this in mind, fishing will keep getting better and
better. if that is possible.
So what are you waiting for, pick up the phone, give us a call and book that
trip that you have been thinking about.
239-695-2029 - Captain Becky Campbell
239-695-4663 - Captain Fred Barfield
August 02, 2005
Fishing Report
Capt. Becky Campbell
& Capt. Fred Barfield
Everglades City, Fl
239-695-4663
Wow, is the weather
ever hot, but so is the fishing. Capt Fred had a great day on the water
today as usual for this time of year. Catches and Hook-ups on Snook,
Redfish and Trout. There were some tarpon on the flats, but couldn't get
them to eat.
August even
though it is hot is still a great month for a lot of action.
Snook
are on the beaches and also in our passes. We are hooking up and
catching some Big fish (snook) up to 40". Talk about exciting,
think about it, free-lining pinfish or shrimp on light tackle and having one
of these monsters grab your bait and almost pull the rod out of your hand.
That will get your attention fast while in a split second he is up and
dancing on the surface trying to throw the hook back in your face, then making
your drag sing like you have never heard before. Just gets me excited
just thinking about it. There is nothing better sounding than a singing
drag, unless it happens to be your pole that's doing the singing.
Tarpon
seem to be everywhere, and you never seem to know when they are
going to eat your bait. These fish run from about 50# to 175# with
the average size about 100#. They are on the flats, off the edges of the
flats, in the passes and along the beaches. Therefore we fish for them while
we are fishing for snook, redfish, and trout. Now tackle buster are what
these guys really are as they will put you and your equipment to the max.
Trout
are feeding good and are really nice in size. We are catching
trout on the flats and also on the edges of the flats and in the channels.
Artificial and/or live baits along with popping corks are Capt Fred and my
favorite way to fish for trout. A lot of fish being caught with no
problem catching a good mess for dinner.
Redfish
are working the edges of rocks or around the oyster bars. We like to
free-line pinfish or shrimp on an incoming tide. Artificial is good
also, with our favorites being jigs. Most of the fish seem to be in the
slot size, meaning you can take one home for some blackened redfish. So no
matter whether you like to use live bait or artificial bait redfish can be a
lot of fun to catch and also good to eat.
So come on and give
us a call cause the fishing is good and a day on the water is great.
Capt Becky
Campbell & Capt Fred Barfield
Rather Be Fishing Guide Services
Phone
# 239-695-4663
Cell
# 727-709-1375
www.EvergladesFishingCharters.com
6-26-05
Fishing Report
by
Capt. Fred Barfield
and Capt. Becky Campbell
239-695-4663
Everglades City,
Florida
Hey there!!
Well, July is just around the corner which means some of the most predictable (also
spectacular) fishing and weather.
In the dead of
summer the thunderstorms get pretty consistent while building in the the late
afternoon and raining in the evening. As far as I am concerned this is a
must while living in south Florida as it really cools things down for the
night.
The fish are
set in the ways and are easier to predict this time of year. SNOOK,
are at their spawning areas, and feeding good in July. TARPON are in the
passes along with the SNOOK and your chances of hooking into a SILVER
KING is pretty good.
So if you dream is
to catch a SNOOK or TARPON give us a call and lets do some fishing.
This time of year we also have all the other species of fish running (trout,
pompano, big sharks, snapper, etc.) to take up some of the slack
time. We are pretty busy this time of year, so CALL NOW (239-695-4663) and
reserve that fishing trip you have been thinking about.
Need a place to
stay? While reserving your date for fishing, we can recommend a couple places
in town only a few blocks from Capt. Fred's dock. With winter our
tourist season in south Florida (because of the warm weather), lodging in
the summer months are about half the price they are in the winter months, but
the fishing is great. So this is a great time to come if you want to
CATCH fish and also take advantage of the low prices.
Yea, we do have bugs
in the summer, but once you are away from the dock, they're not bad.
Capt. Fred Barfield and myself fog the dock down in the morning before
you arrive which keeps them to a minimal.
So come on down the
fishing is great!!!
Capt. Becky Campbell
Capt. Fred Barfield
Rather Be Fishing
Guide Services
239-695-4663
Cell: 727-709-1375
5-28-05
FISHING REPORT
by
CAPT. BECKY CAMPBELL
& CAPT. FRED BARFIELD
Everglades City,
Florida
Hey there!!
WOW, the fishing has been good. This is my (and also Capt Fred's)
Favorite time of year, as the weather (and fish) get settled down
from the cold fronts and on into summer.
The Big
Snook are closing in on their spawning places and with water
temperatures in their favor are feeding really good.
These monsters are
what we call tackle busters, with power that you just can't imagine. If
you haven't caught a BIG
one yet, or one of any size for that matter, you need to give Capt Fred or
myself (Capt. Becky)a call (239-695-4663) or (239-695-2029) as June and July
are the months to make this happen. One of us will be able to take
you on the day of your choice. Yeah, you can't keep them as the season is
closed, but the fight and a picture is what it is all about anyway.
Tarpon
are still around. While you are fishing for snook, or maybe even trout,
your chances of hooking into a tarpon is really good in June and July.
These huge fish are in the passes and also on the flats looking for something
(or someone) to eat. Just think, you are on the flats fishing for trout
with a stratic 4000 when a tarpon explodes on your jig, then your drag starts
singing and this huge fish comes out of the water completely shaking his head
and all you can do is hang on to the pole and pick up your bottom jaw off the
deck of the boat. For the next hour or so, you will be fighting this
beast, unless you are lucky enough for him to throw the hook after about the
5th jump, cause if he doesn't you are going to be given the workout of a
lifetime. Anyway tarpon are always a possibility in June and July.
Redfish,
did I hear someone say redfish? Yeah, we are catching redfish too. They
are anywhere and everywhere. They are also in season put up a good fight and
the table quality is good. We pretty much catch redfish all year long
down here in the Everglades National Park. So if it's redfish you are
looking for just pick your favorite time of year to fish and give us a call.
If you are able to
come to the TAMPA BAY AREA and
want to fish for BIG TARPON,
NOW IS THE TIME. Tarpon
fishing is RED HOTthis time of
year in this area. We, Capt Fred and myself (Capt. Becky) are doing
tarpon trips in June and July so give us a call (239-695-4663 or 239-695-2029) and one
of us will be able to make your dream of landing the Mighty Silver King come
true.
Don't wait
BOOK NOW
as the days are limited.
so GIVE
US A CALL and COME ON DOWN CAUSE THE FISHING IS GREAT
Captain
Becky Campbell
Captain
Fred Barfield
Rather Be Fishing Guide Services Phone # 239-695-4663
Cell
# 727-709-1375
Well, this is the end of Feb. the weather is nice and the fishing is getting
hot. Yesterday, I was reading water temp. from 71.9 to 72.3 . That
should really put things in a full swing.
The bait is starting to move onto the flats which in turns pulls
other fish to the flats.
The trout are cooperating very well, with a lot of fish in the 18-20 inches
it's no problem coming in with your limit. Fish that size makes a mess
of fish for dinner for a few nights.
While fishing for trout, we are also catching pompano, and nice size ones at
that. Man, can a 4 lb pompano pull? Just ask Richard and Ricardo, as
they couldn't believe the fight these fish give.
March is the time of year that we never know what you might catch.
The bait pull everything from trout to tarpon into feed. It can get
pretty exciting when you are using a shrimp under a popping cork for trout or
pompano, and a 100+ tarpon comes up and inhales it. Hang on cause you
are going to get a couple jumps out of him and sometimes even landing him an
hour or so later.
With a mix bag of fish to catch, March can be a pretty exciting month to fish,
so come on and get some warm sunshine while fishing in the Everglades National
Park/10,000 Islands.
Captain
Becky Campbell
Rather Be Fishing Phone #239-695-2029 Cell #727-709-1375 http://www.EvergladesFishingCharters.com
EvergladesFishingCharters.com
CAPTAIN BECKY CAMPBELL
239-695-2029
Dec. 28, 2004
Well, the guys (JC and Andrew) are back today for some more cold
weather and some great fishing.
We decided to head south today so started out at 7:00 am
and boy was it cold again. Anyway we had a lower than normal
low tide again today so headed south by way of the outside instead of thru the
islands. We got to the river mouth a couple hours before low water
as I wanted to fish the last half of the outgoing and the first couple hours
of the incoming tides. The sand bars were exposed so we were able to
get out of the boat and walk the edge of the water. The guys really
liked this cause they could move around quite a bit. We were using
buck-tail jigs and live shrimp under a popping cork. I don't know how
many trout Andrew and JC caught, but there wasn't any spare time to
think about being cold. I think that their adrenalin kept them warm.
We were hoping for some reds, but couldn't seem to find them. While
walking the edge and making casts JC caught the biggest trout he had ever
caught. We didn't measure it, but was a good 24". He was
really happy about that. Andrew was doing good with catching he
share of the trout also.
At slack tide, we got in the boat and ate some
lunch while waiting for the tide to turn. Once it started to run good Andrew
and JC were back on the bars to find that the trout fishing had slowed,
but the snook had started to bite. They landed a couple nice fish
(season is closed so we couldn't keep them)they were in the limits, being 26 -
28 inches.
The tide had come in nicely so we were able to run through
the islands on our way back. We saw some Dolphins, Bald Eagles, Manatees
and lots of different kinds of wading birds on the way back to the dock.
This really made a nice ending to a fine day of fishing in the
Everglades National Park and as we call it "another day in
paradise"
So come on give me a call and take some time to enjoy life.
Let's go fishing and sightseeing in the Everglades National Park. Until
then Tight Lines and Screaming Drags.
Captain
Becky Campbell
Rather Be Fishing Phone #239-695-2029 Cell #727-709-1375 http://www.EvergladesFishingCharters.com
EvergladesFishingCharters.com
CAPTAIN BECKY CAMPBELL
239-695-2029
Dec. 27,2004
Sunday, the 26th of Dec we had a cold front come thru, and boy was
it ever cold. Didn't matter to a couple college guys from North Florida
who wanted to fish Monday and Tuesday.
We started out Monday about 10:00 am, waiting for the sun to shine
and warm things up a bit. The tide was low and having a north wind made
it even lower so we decided to fish some of the deeper holes. We caught
some trout and a small grouper, but the guys decided they wanted to try for
snook. I left the deep holes and headed to a place where I hoped to find
some bait. White bait that is. We were using live shrimp, but
white bait would be better for snook.
Pulling up to the lagoon where I cast net bait, I was
pleasantly surprised to see pelicans diving. I made two throws
with the cast-net and had all the bait we could possibly use, so off we went
to the backwaters for some snook.
With the tide running and the wind blowing hard I had to anchor
the boat three times to get it just right. The guys (JC and Andrew)
weren't really happy about anchoring the boat three times, as they
wanted to fish. I knew that the boat had to lay just right in order to
make the right cast and also once hooked up on a snook to be able to
get him out of the mangroves.
They each lost the first two snook that they had on, and now they
realize about the anchoring. JC made a cast up to the mangroves and said
"holy cow I just got slammed, my bait barley hit the water, man that was an hard hit,
can't believe I missed him, I need another bait" I don't think that
he even took a breath of air while saying all that. He
was pretty excited by now. They landed the next 5 snook. JC landed 3 and
Andrew landed 2. They couldn't believe the fight that these fish have in
them.
Fishing with spinning tackle in the mangroves can be fun even with
it cold (in the 50's) and a north wind blowing hard.
Captain
Becky Campbell
Rather Be Fishing Phone #239-695-2029 Cell #727-709-1375 http://www.EvergladesFishingCharters.com
November /2004 - Well, looks like summer is over, but the fishing remains good. We might have to dodge a front here and there, but the weather has been mild. Not too hot and not too cold, just right for a light jacket in the morning and short sleeves in the afternoon, which is the way we like it. We started our day early (daybreak) and headed down south to one of my favorite fishing holes. As usual we didn't make it down there before we started to see a lot of action on the water and had to stop and see what was there. The Mackerel were really going crazy on schools of bait along with Bluefish, Ladyfish, and some huge Jacks. These fish are really fun to catch with jigs rigged on light spinning tackle. After about an hour of none stop catching we were on our way again. This morning the tide was an extreme low one, along with a north wind making it even lower, but the trout fishing was good along with some small reds. My party liked catching trout and redfish especially with jigs, and plastic baits. After the bite was over we decided to move and see what else we could find. Wasn't long before we heard something big hitting baits around the bend, so off we went to find the tarpon exploding on small mullets. I had cast-netted some bait that morning so we hooked one up and made a cast. Wow, that didn't take long. The bait didn't even get a chance to start to swim before it was gobbled up by a big tarpon. The tarpon jumped at least 6 times and went around the boat a few times to say the least. About 20 minutes later we landed that beautiful fish. It was a nice size weighing 150 to 160 lbs. Weathers calm, temperature is great and the fish are biting, so come on and take some time to go fishing.
Captain
Becky Campbell
Rather Be Fishing Phone #239-695-4663 |
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