Just a little inside joke in that picture between Lil' Shaka and me. We had a couple days in South Florida to fish while we were on vacation. We fished the Everglades, and specifically "Alligator Alley" off of highway 75. We also hit up the Holey Land wildlife management area to fish on one of the days. Here is a quick snippet of the google map where we were fishing.
I will say the fishing is definitely not the same in November compared to when we were fishing in April. Way different, even for Florida were the temperature and seasonal changes are more subtle than back home in the Heartland USA. Here is a quick breakdown of our sessions.
1st day fishing Alligator Alley on foot
When we visited and fished in April of 2021 we were met with thousands of fish that you could literally see swimming around in the canals. This time, the water was way up in the canals and the fish were not so easily visible. On the first day we got SKUNKED. What?!? ☺ Yah we tried everything in our aresenal to get bit. But it did not happen. That is fishing...and you have to learn from your outings which I think we did. Definitely NOT the same conditions as in April of 2021. Water was a bit colder, the water was up in the canals, and I was told by local anglers that the bass were located up in the flats, which you would need a boat to get to.
2nd day fishing Alligator Alley by boat
Out of the three days that we fished, I'd say the most successful day was when we were on the boat with a local pro named Captain Brett Isackson. He put us on fish by 9am in the morning! Capt Brett is a great guy, great fisherman, and my son and I highly recommend him as a guide. We will be back fishing with him on future fishing excursions down in South Florida.
There's nothing like doing 80mph in a bass boat in the Florida Canals rockin' out to Five Finger Death Punch. LOL 😂 El Capitan Brett put us in some great spots to have success. I think we caught 20 total Peacock bass that day. It was a lot of fun to pick his brain and learn more about fishing in the Everglades. It is a very different bass fishing experience. The rules of home don't apply down there. You have multiple bass spawns per year, and many different species of fish that are competing. What a memorable time with my son that I will never forget!
3rd day fishing Holey Land Wildlife Management Area
This day was from the bank. Lil' Shaka and I did more exploring on this day. Not a ton of luck on this day. I caught a couple of dinks on a jig, but other than that I did not get bites. Lil' Shaka had about a 4 LBS Bowfin take his Chatterbait, but the Bowfin jumped in the air and spit his hook. Damn!!!! I was going to get the net when that happened. So no picture. I also noticed some of the canals in this area were super flooded and the water was flowing as hard as a stream or river. I never knew the current got that fast in these canals.
All in all, what a fun couple of days getting a chance to fish in South Florida. We will be back soon! Take a look at the video of Day 2 below. Stay committed, Stay driven.
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