1/6/11 Great fishing in the everglades - reds!

Capt. Rick Stanczyk had a great day in the everglades on 1/6/11!  He went for a day of fun fishing with his girlfriend and mother, Elizabeth and Ginger Baxter, and good friend Jonathen Ness.  They fished way back around the mainland of florida and the cape in the morning.  Great bite of redfish the first spot they stopped, and a handful of decent size black drum!  They ran up in a few winding creeks and caught a few more, along with some trout and ladyfish.  Ended the day running around the gulf side back towards home, the water was real dirty with the west wind blowing so we didn't see much around the usual spots where you may find a cobia or triple tail lurking.  We did fish a few runoffs closer to home and caught some more trout and ladyfish, and a few larger reds one of the islands on pinfish!  All in all probably caught 30 drum altogether!  Great day of Florida Keys Fishing!

Capt. Rick Stanczyk
305-747-6903
rick@seethefloridakeys.net

Ringing in the new year in the backcountry! 1/1/11

Galen Edie & his family(Galen,Nick, Chris & Sean) Bud & Mary's Florida Keys Fishing regulars for 20 years,rung in the new year fishing with Capt Jim Willcox & Ken Cohan on Dec 31st & Jan 1st. Day one was filled with plenty of trout & a full limit of snappers for all 5 anglers. Day two the boats split up & fished two different areas. Both boats caught double digit redfish,black drum,sheepshead,& large trout. Shrimp was the main bait of choice back here with the water still being somewhat cool!  The weather was beautiful & there were no other boats around. The pics are of Sean with a nice black drum, Dad with a big trout, a close encounter with a crocodile, & a sneak preview of a new dam under construction.  Great way to spend a day fishing in Islamorada!

Day before xmas 12/24/10

Capt. Perry Scuderi reported fishing xmas eve back around the flamingo area of the everglades.  Winds were 15-20mph, northeast, though nice blue sky but a little bumpy.  Fishing shrimp on liht tackle, they caught redfish, black drum, sheepshead, and trout.  Saw lots of wild bird life, and porpoises!

12/21/10 - Nice reds and trout in the everglades

On tuesday super low tides piled the reds up in the Cape Sable area for some serious everglades fishing.  Father & son Doug & Ryan Singleton from Michigan caught over 30 reds in the 16 inch range, two 27 inchers , & too many trout to count. All of the fish were released!  All in all a great day and a dream Florida Fishing Vacation for father and son!  Capt. Jim Willcox

 

Trout biting again! 12/18/10

Well the waters in the Florida Keys Fishing bay have slowly warmed up over the weekend.  Capt. Jim Willcox fished a half day yesterday morning before the rain got to us and caught over 100 trout!  John & Sean, the father son team from California, had a wonderful time!  Good to see the trout bite turning on fishing Islamorada again. Islamorada Backcountry Guide Jim Willcox reporting.