Best time for RED drum in Everglades City Fl/Everglades National park

Red fish or red drum fish in Everglades city Fl. Red FIsh are caught all year in south Fl. Bull reds are found usually starting around September October . AS the first cool weather comes the red fish start to come a shore in the Ten Thousand Islands near Everglades City Fl. Large schools of 10 to15 pound fish can be found on the off shore rocks on the rising tide. Fishing these off shore rock points with farm rigs with a lady fish chunk cut bait or popping cork while looking for the red shaking water of schooled red fish backs. These fish can be caught on top water plugs like mirrow lure also. This is a very specific type of fishing called Bull red fishing. Party’s on boats targeting bull reds with charter captains like Capt Mitch @ fishcaptmitch.com or his doughter Kate @evergladesfishingcharters.com may catch as many as 5 to 10 fish per person depending on skill and stanima of fisherman. accomadition/restraunt family owned by locals Brian,Taylor, Jeff and Patty Bowen Many of the older Local family guides fish out of Rod and gun club parties who stay here are picked up and returned to at the end of the day.

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Above Capt Katie with a nice Bull red 12#

Fishing Everglades City FL

Fishing Everglades City in the winter can be challenging as the temp drops. The colder the weather the deeper water you need to find to produce fish. a slower bait fished on the bottom will produce more fish like sheephead Snapper ,drum,reds or snook. the sheephead Black drum and Redfish

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when do snook bite the best in everglades City area

Snook are almost always around in the Everglades City area or Everglades national park. Depending on how you want to snookf fish and the moon phase. As a fishing guide I find most people on my boat do not have the skills to fish with top water other plugs casting

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