Bass Fishing The Everglades
Report Date: August 30, 2007
Well,summer is really here.
Nows the time to get all my gear inshape for the up comming season.
The Snook & Red fishing has been great out front,and the tapon are certainly here,and can be great fun on a falling tide.
What I really have been enjoying is the Bass Fishing that Gil Drake(My Brother in Law),and myself have been having.
Gil bought a 12 footer with a 5 H.P.motor,and
We have been fishing the areas west of US 41 for the last month with great success.
Gil, 1 day, Landed a 7 1/2 pounder on fly,and the times I have been fishing with him the smallest Bass was probably 2 pounds.
This Bass Fishing has been unreal, and there has never been a dull moment,meaning,the bite was all day long, with no off time.
Most of the fish have been between 2 1/2 to 4 pounds,and on a daily basis we landed something like 6 to 8 Bass in the 4 to 5 1/2 pound range.
Keep in mind,were only using topwater plugs,or Flys.
I would wonder what if we were worm fishing,10 pounders maybe? who knows,but the topwater bite has been so great,The thought of worming only comes into mind for a brief second,then BANG! another fish is on.
I've Bass fished most of the larger lakes in florida,(Okeechobee,Blue Cypress,Istapoga,Kiss.
Etc.)In Tournment format for many years, but these beautiful areas, in Big Cypress, make all those lakes look somewhat dull and over welming.
1 Day we did better with a snook strike rather then a Bass strike,remember,were WAY BACK,and North of 41.
Special "Thank You" goes to Gil for doing the groundwork for our success.
Capt.Bert Barkus
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