It’s been a dry summer! Finally, as I sit here in late August, we’re getting some heavy rains. I can’t help but think, with the cooler water introduced into the Everglades eco system, and with fall right around the corner, the fishing will pick up. The summer was hard, similar to the past few years. …
Greetings from Captain Buddy, Finally, we have better fishing! The experience is the same, remote and beautiful, but more action. I guess it’s Spring time, but we can never be sure. This winter has been cold in SW Florida. As soon as we started to see consistent warmer weather, the fishing has been very good. …
Greetings from Captain Buddy, It was certainly a warm summer and fall, with the fishing being slower than normal. As in years past, I thoroughly enjoyed my continued exploration in the uncrowded, more remote areas of the Everglades National Park and the Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge. Like an old friend, these waters have…
Greetings from Captain Buddy, Spring is almost here! I can always tell by how the fishing seems to very quickly improve. Yesterday, while fishing in 10,000 Island National Wildlife Refuge, I found 3 laid-up tarpon while fishing for snook and redfish. One of these tarpon was in the 50 lb range, while the other two…
Greetings from Captain Buddy, I hope everyone is enjoying their holidays! What a great time of the year. Our weather in SW Florida has turned and we’ve finally begun to have those longed-for, chilly mornings, which some anglers prefer. It was truly a warm summer and fall this year, which contributed to more challenging fishing…
Greetings from Captain Buddy! Well, the Everglades certainly received some fresh water!! The last time we got this much water was from Hurricane Ian in 2022. Previously, in 2017 Hurricane Irma brought similar moisture. The good news is that in both instances, it sparked better fishing for SW Florida. It makes one wonder, how the…
Greetings from Captain Buddy, Since my last correspondence, the water temps have risen quickly. Lately they’ve been hovering in the low to high 70-degree mark. Tarpon have been showing up over the past 2 weeks. Spring time in southwest Florida is certainly my favorite and most exciting time to fish! I’m catching redfish occasionally. The…
Greetings from Captain Buddy, I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving. Arriving home on December 2nd from a month bow hunting in the west, I had to make several calls to see how the fishing has been. The general consensus has been that it’s slow for Snook and Redfish. No surprise to me, because I…
I am writing this information update on Memorial Day. Today, I’m thinking of my dad, who passed 20+ yrs. ago. He endured six major invasions in World War II. Being a Naval Chief Boatswains Mate on an amphibious assault ship, he saw more action than we’d like to imagine. Those veterans never thought for a…
Greetings from Captain Buddy, We certainly experienced our share of colder-than-usual weather fronts moving in between December and January this season. When this happens and we see water temps dip below 68 degrees, our warm water loving fish become less active and less visible, seeking pockets of deeper water and remote sunlit bays for added…