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 Everglades Fishing

 

 Everglades Fishing

 

Everglades National Park is one of those places that everyone has heard of but few ever get to see it.  It has been written about in many history books and novels for all very good reason. Legenday fisherman like Joe Brooks, Jimmy Albright, Ted Williams, and even Flip Pallot all spent some of their best days on the water fishing the remote areas of the Everglades Back Country. Everglades National Park is one of those last untouched worlds that happens to also be home to some of The Best Fishing On The Planet!

 

What can I expect in the Everglades?

While fishing in the Everglades you can expect to see many different kinds of birds, plants, crocodiles, alligators, and many different species of fish year round.  They are all found in a endless maze of creeks leading to ponds throughout the SW coast of Florida. You can access the Everglades by either driving down to Flamingo or you can launch your boat from Key Largo and Islamorada and travel across Florida Bay for about 30 Minutes.

 

Where is The Everglades Fishing destination in relation to where I will be staying?

The Everglades (Flamingo) area is the Southwestern most tip of the mainland of Florida.  So it would be roughly a 45 minute car ride from the Homestead area down to the ramp. Normally we will meet at the Cracker Barrel in Florida City and travel together through the Everglades.

     

Everglades Fishing

Everglades National Park Entrance

Everglades Fishing Tarpon

Tarpon Hooked Up

 

Is the fishing in Everglades National Park really that good?


Maimi Fishing in the Everglades is probably one of the best places you can fish in the entire world.  It has many great fighting species of fish that can be caught by all skill levels all year long.  There are many days a year that you can catch 50-100 Snook, Redfish, and Tarpon in one single day!  While Snook Fishing you can expect fish 6"-40". While fishing for Redfish you can expect to see them 6"-35" . The Tarpon grow to over 200 pounds. The Groupers can be in the several hundred pound range. And the Sharks to a whopping 15 Feet Long!  Which is why we don't recommend any swimming trips anywhere near the Florida Everglades.

    

Everglades Fishing Snook

Everglades Snook Fishing

Guidede by Rich Smith

 

 

What are the typical species of fish caught in The Everglades?

(Inshore Flats Fishing)

Everglades Fishing Snook

Snook

Everglades Fishing Tarpon

Tarpon

Everglades Fishing Redfish Fishing

Redfish

Everglades Fishing Trout Fishing

Trout

Everglades Fishing Black Drum Fishing

Black Drum

Everglades Fishing Mangrove Snapper 

Mangrove Snapper

 Everglades Fishing Goliath Grouper Jewfish

Goliath Grouper

Everglades Fishing Grouper Fishing

Grouper

 Everglades Fishing Shark Fishing River

Shark

 

*In The Freshwater Areas

 Everglades Fishing Peacock Bass Fishing Trips

 * Peacock Bas

 

*In The Freshwater Areas

Everglades Fishing Large Mouth Bass Trips

 * Large Mouth Bass

 

*In The Freshwater Areas

Everglades Fishing Alligator Garr Fishing

 * Alligator Garr

 

Is there anything interesting about this place in the Everglades you call Flamingo?


Flamingo is full of history that dates back thousands of years with the Native Americans.  The Seminole and Miccosukee Indian tribes used the Everglades as refuge during the 1800's from the "white man" trying to force them onto reservations in the mid-west.  The two tribes were able to live life quite comfortably due to the animals and fish populations that call the Everglades their home.  Because of the swampy and mosquito infested conditions the American Army was not able to follow into the Glades to force the tribes to surrender. Which is why they are considered the only unconquered people.

During the late 1800's and early 1900's about 6-12 families began to call the SW tip of Florida their home.  They lived off the land raising crops, hunting, and fishing and selling their excess to people in nearby Key West and Homestead. It was a very hard life putting up with man eating mosquito's and the occasional hurricane.  In the early 1900's the US forced them to give their town a name so they could open a Post Office.  They contemplated names like "end of the world" and "Philly Mingo" but the one that stuck was "Flamingo." During the prohibition years numerous "moonshine" stills were operating throughout the Everglades and supported much of the swinging nightlife of surrounding towns. If you are interested in stories like this you will probably hear a few from your captain on your trip.

 

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