FishingFlamingo.com Weekly - 11.23.08

[Captbennyblanco]

This week was plagued by chilly temperatures, heavy North winds and extreme low water. While many anglers chose to head into Whitewater Bay and the black waters within, I decided not to give up on the consistent fishing in Florida Bay just yet. Unfortunately, the conditions made it difficult and some days were tougher than others. Luckily, the fish did not move very far and several of them visited the inside of my HPX-T for a quick picture.

The most productive areas this week were grass flats located within close proximity of deep water. As the unusually low water raised enough to cover the grass, Reds and Snook would soon follow. The baits of choice were Saltwater Assassin paddle tails rigged weedless for versatility. A steady diet of Rapala's were mixed in whenever possible and an occasional jig head was used to fish deeper pockets. A special thanks to Buddy Yarborough, Frank Artiles, Paqi Morales, Ray & Jorge for joining me on the water this week... it was a blast and I look forward to the future trips we planned.

The highlight was a day on the water with Tyler of Castaway Customs (http://www.castawaycustoms.com). It was only blowing a steady 20mph, with unbelievable gusts... but, there were hungry fish everywhere. We should have known it was going to be one of those days, when on what was one of his first few casts he hooked into an upper (possibly over) slot Snook... the fight was slightly more sporty than you might like, since Tyler was using a Shimano Stradic 1000 on what looked like a Crappie rod. We would go on to catch at least a dozen more Snook and doubling up at one point in a muddy back bay. When the water raised enough, we pushed up onto a grassy flat and were surrounded by schooling Redfish... unbelievably, we never doubled up on Reds, but we definitely caught our share. Thanks for a great day, Tyler... I hope to make it up your way very soon.

















Now, for some Everglades Scenery...






Can you see the Snook?


Late afternoon at the office...


Until next week...

[Ole Yeller]

NIIICE Benny!