Florida Keys Backcountry Fishing Report November 7-13, 2012

Posted on 11/07/2012

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Florida Keys backcountry fishing report Nov 7-13, 2012
Well the fishing last weekend was nothing more than spectacular here in the Florida Keys backcountry. Everybody I know that venture out to the Everglades National Park was rewarded with an incredible bite. Tailing Redfish on the shallow flats, big Snook on the shorelines and a hole lot more made out for fantastic fishing. Fish the Snake bite area in Flamingo on the last of the outgoing tide casting live Shrimp or scented artificial like Berkley Gulp shrimp in and around the edges of the many runoffs throughout the bite. Live baits such as Pinfish and Pilchards have been getting some great Snook and Redfish action fished close to the mangrove shorelines in the moats of Palm, Frank and Murray key's. Farther West towards the Cape the bite has been pretty consistent fishing live shrimp around the shoreline in East Cape Canal and the surrounding mainland shorelines with a mix bag of Redfish, Snook, Trout and Blackdrum. The bite out in Gulf waters is heating up, Cobia, Spanish Mackerel, Pompano, Grouper, Sharks and many other catches were reported. If the wind blows stay close to the Park or fish the incoming tide close to shore around local bridges from channel 2 south. Plenty of chum and live shrimp and Pilchards will get the Spanish Mackerel, Sharks and many other rod benders behind your boat making for great action. The bait is everywhere, look for the birds to be on them throughout the Oceanside coastline early in the morning. Fishing the bridge channels with a 1/4oz jig and pilchard combo has been producing great Grouper and Snapper catches, a good option for a windy day.
 
Some of the local creeks and channels are holding Tarpon and big Jack Crevel. We anchored up close to a mangrove shoreline and started chumming with live pilchards and soon enough fish started busting on them. A couple of Tarpon, Jacks and nice Snappers made for a fun morning. The Bonefishing remains good when you get good visibility, resent overcast days made it tuff to see the fish before they saw you. Fish the start of the rising tide and if its cloudy take your time focusing on the water surface to give away the fish's location. A good option if you know the fish are there but can't see them on time is to stake out,put a spread of shrimp and wait for them to come to you. Enjoy the cooling temperatures and the great fishing we have going on in the Florida Keys backcountry.
 
Captain Juan Garcia