Everglades Snook and Redfish

A day of everglades fishing proved to be a successful day with 78 degree temps and sunny skies with a light breeze.  Pictured are Matt with a nice 27 inch redfish and Bob with a nice 27 inch snook, both anglers from Iowa.  The fish were caught near the Huston River on cut bait or shrimp.  A very good day.

Capt. Tony Polizos

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An Everglades Fishing Day

It was a beautiful day, calm seas, sunny, and 78 degrees to catch some nice redfish.  It has been good for redfish catching all this month.  Pictured is Mike, Kansas, with a 32 inch redfish caught on cut bait.  The fish was caught near Lostmans River.  Several reds were caught my Mike, Kevin and Jeff in the past 2 days.

A great everglades fishing day.

Capt. Tony Polizos
www.evergladesabsolutefishing.com

Breezy Conditions Mean Redfish

Another good everglades fishing day.  It was a half day of fishing for Bobby and Jim, Naples.  Breezy conditions kept us in the backcountry north of Everglades City.  It was a morning of redfish, snook, trout, mangrove snapper, and other species.   Pictured above are Jim with a 28 inch snook, Bob with a 29 inch redfish, and Capt. Tony with a nice flounder.  These were caught on jig and shrimp or cut ladyfish.

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Capt. Tony Polizos

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Cool Front Heats Up Everglades Fishing

It started out slow for Jim and Bobby, Naples, but once the cool front went through the action picked up.  Pictured is Bobby with a couple of nice reds caught on shrimp and jig near the Rogers River.  Some snook, trout, black drum, sheephead, and black tip shark were also caught.  Also, a pair of 3ft juvenile sawfish were observed working a mud bank.  A rare site.  It was a good everglades fishing day.

Capt. Tony Polizos
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October Great for Everglades Fishing

This month has been a very good fishing month for all the species.  Even though the Everglades NP was closed we could still go into the 10,000 Islands and catch reds, snook, goliath grouper, mangrove snapper and other species.  These photos, Steve from Crystal River, and, Ron from ND,

 show happy anglers with a 28 inch snook and a 25 inch red.  The red was caught on a shrimp and popping cork and the snook was caught on cut mullet.  Several more were caught this day.  A good everglades fishing day.

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Capt. Tony Polizos
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Everglades Cobia

This day was a day on the wrecks which are about 7 minutes offshore.  There were cobia,  goliath grouper, red grouper, lots of spinner and black tip sharks, and other species today.  Pictured is Cory, Iowa, with a nice 13 pounder.  The wind laid down and made for a nice ride.  A very good everglades fishing day.

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Capt. Tony Polizos

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Late Summer Everglades Fishing

Late summer and early fall bring into the western Everglades an abundance of redfish, black drum, sheephead, snook, and trout.  That cooling of the waters turns the fish on.  On this date Kevin and Rob, Ft. Lauderdale, caught some nice reds and black drum.  The red measured 25" and the drum 24".  Both are good table fair.  They also caught some very respectable trout on the grass flats near Lostmans River.  The trout were caught on new penny rubber jigs and the reds and drum were caught on cut bait and shrimp.  Everglades fishing will get even better when we get into October and November.

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Capt. Tony Polizos
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Grouper in the Everglades

Red grouper can be fun to fish for when you use light tackle heavy enough to get the grouper out of their rock holes but light enough for them to pull drag.  Red grouper can be caught using live bait such as pinfish, ladyfish, and white bait and also on artificial such as heavy jigs (6oz) and lures large enough and with lips which can take them to the bottom (30' to 50').  Pictured are 2 red grouper which were about to be filleted.  Don't forget to cut out the cheeks!  One was 8lbs and the other was 10lbs.  These fish were caught in the Gulf of Mexico west of the Everglades National Park about 25 miles out of Everglades City. 

Capt. Tony Polizos

www.evergladesabsolutefishing.com

Big Everglades Trout

Big trout are around in the everglades.  May and June are tarpon and snook months and provide some very good everglades fishing.  Noui with friend Pam, Ft. Lauderdale, however, got into some nice 20+ inch trout while fishing for reds and snook.  The trout in the picture was nearly 24 inches.  Nice! 

The fish were caught on cut bait on the bottom near Chatham River.

Capt. Tony Polizos
www.evergladesabsolutefishing.com

Tripletail Still Around

Fishing for tripletail in the Everglades is a nearshore or onshore adventure.  Any structure will do, even just off the beach.  John, SC, caught and released this 9 pounder near Lostmans River.  A few more were caught and released.  The fish were caught on shrimp and jig.   A fine everglades fishing day.

Capt. Tony Polizos

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Everglades Redfish

Muddy waters didn't stop Kevin and company, Ft. Lauderdale, from catching some nice over slot limit redfish.  Pictured is Kevin with a 30 inch redfish caught near Chatham River.  The fish was caught on a piece of ladyfish on the bottom.  A fine everglades fishing day.

Capt. Tony Polizos

www.evergladesabsolutefishing.com

Redfish, Snook, Tarpon for March and April

I spend half of my days fishing for tarpon in April and it is the best.  Largest caught and released was a 120lb tarpon on an artificial not made anymore.  The fish was caught in the backcountry of Shark River.  However, March was a great month for redfish and April is shaping up to be another good one.  Not as many fish are caught this month compared to March but they have been larger.  A few large snook have been showing up on the outside eager to pounce on an artificial or anything you throw at them.  Small ones around too.  Everglades fishing at its finest.

Capt. Tony Polizos

www.evergladesabsolutefishing.com

A Breezy Day

North winds gusting to 20 knots did not stop Andy, Miami, from landing this very nice 24 inch redfish.  Also caught were sea trout and silver trout today.  The fish were caught on jigs and RipTide tails near Chatham River.  A nice Everglades fishing day.

Capt. Tony Polizos

www.evergladesabsolutefishing.com

March Everglades Fishing

March is a good month for everglades fishing.  Trout, reds, sheephead, drum, etc all bite good and taste good.  Snook is still closed for now but we have been catching our fair share.  Tarpon showed up but retreated with a cold front last week.  Pictured are Frank and Steve, Wisc., with some sporty size reds and trout.  A few drum were thrown in for luck.  The fish were caught on jigs near Lostmans River.

Capt. Tony Polizos

www.evergladesabsolutefishing.com

Reds, Trout, Snook, etc.

A very low tide and breezy weather did not stop Arturo and sons, Coral Springs, from having a good day of everglades fishing.  Many of the reds, drum, and sheephead were small but there was a lot of action most of the day.  The largest red was 30 inches (pictured) and the largest trout was 22 inches.  There was also some snook caught and released.  The red was released.  They went home with a few nice meals of reds, sheephead, and trout.  The fish were caught on shrimp and jigs and artificials near Harney River.

Capt. Tony Polizos

www.evergladesabsolutefishing.com

Another Great Everglades Fishing Day

Jim and Dan, Minnesota, had a great day of fishing for reds, trout, black drum, and sheephead.  They wanted a fish fry and that was what they got back home, a good one at that.  Most of the fish were nice size.  Cool weather turned on the bight.  The trout were caught on jigs and the rest were caught on shrimp near Lostmans River.

A fine everglades fishing day.

Capt. Tony Polizos

www.evergladesabsolutefishing.com

January Fishing

An everglades fishing day in January means that you have the opportunity to catch redfish, trout, black drum, sheephead, and mangrove snapper for the dinner table.  That is what Lee and company (Naples) did on a fine January day.  The winds were calm and the temperature was about 75 degrees and fishing was great.  The trout were caught on RipTide jigs and the other fish were caught on shrimp, jig, and popping cork.  The fish were caught near Lostmans River.

Capt. Tony Polizos
www.evergladesabsolutefishing.com