WHAT'S New ...
For about a month now, the "shiner" fishing has come to life. Schools of very small bait fish that we call "rain minnows" have been moving in close to shore. Ladyfish attack the schools repeatedly in a blitz and froth the surface forcing the bait into a tight "ball". If you watch closely, you will see the 100 lb tarpon "shine" in the schools as they slurp up big gulps of these tightly packed minnows. Last time, the tarpon eagerly ate jigs, plugs and plastics ... where was the fly rod?
We are please to be able to now offer online booking for all our trips. However, we are still right here to speak you on the phone or via email. Please never hesitate to call about any of the charters, to personally work out the details of your fishing trip, discuss accommodations, or anything! We will always be here for you. Click for online booking.
Yep, there are still plenty of triple-tail around. Most fish are in the 5-12 lb range. DOA Shrimp work well.
Sight fishing has been spectacular. The Redfish and Snook, in water as shallow as 4-6", are waiting for baits to be forced out of the mangrove. These fish risk attack from ospreys in the shallow water for one reason to feed. Plant a small bait in front of them and they will eat. Timing the tide is paramount for these trips. A 1/2 or 3/4 days is best and you do not have to get up early. A sight fished snook in the shallows ... What can be better?
Am I nuts or did I just feel a chill in the air.
Pick up a copy of Mike "Stubbs" Stubblefield's new book "Confessions of a Fisherman and Other Lies". It is a collection of over 30 of Stubbs funniest short stories. Here is his website http://www.yakerobubbas.com/!
We are very please to announce the launch http://www.evergladeskayakfishing.com/, The road here was long and a bit bumpy, but we kept diligently moving forward. We have added a second kayak transport boat, the Yak Attack 2, some great captains & guides, over 20 new kayaks and three new kayak trailers to the operation. We can now offer kayak anglers a wide variety of fishing experiences throughout the area You can sight fish laid up snook on the flats one day, cast to rolling tarpon in a remote back country creek the next, and catch large mouth bass and Oscars on fly the third. This all comes about from lot of hard work, but most of all, from the continued support of our anglers. Vickie and I would like to thank every one of you. The sport of kayak fishing has come a long way and EKF is simply a reflection of where the sport is sport today.
We just finished the first Marquesas, Overnight "Special Destinations" trip. We took a 43', twin air-conditioned, Torres out of Key West loaded with fishing kayaks for. The trip was awesome. I can hardly wait until next fall, but at least we are planning the dates now for these three day excursions. Click for more information.
Please congratulate the winners of this month's drawing for the free fishing trip!! Don McCumber (Naples, FL), Jeff Bivins (Atlantic Beach, FL) and Greg Travis (Houston, TX) were the three winners from the August 31st drawinf. Rob Phelan (Ft. Myers), Benny Landrum (Houston, TX) and Ed Chamberlain (Atlanta, GA) won July 31st. Gary Robinson (St. Pete, FL) & Jim Dolan (Allen, TX) won in June and Thomas Todd (Daphne, AL) & Stephen Moon (Hebron, KY) were the May winners. Remember, you must register for each drawing to be eligible to win. Click here for more info on the Kayak Fishing Trips
October begins the camping season in Everglades National Park. Overnighters in the Park are a blast. Several of the camping/fishing trips are booked full already. Dec 21st and 22nd we will be camping and fishing Wizard Creek. Feb 15th, 16th & 17th, & March 17, 18 & 19 we will be camping on Cape Sable again .... great snook fishing. (Read more about out trip last February fishing amongst crocodiles.). There is still availability on the trips.
Captain Charles Wright
239-695-9107
http://www.chokoloskeecharters.com/
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