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S15:E3 - “Flamingo Returns” (2020)
The Florida Everglades make up one of the most well-known and treasured American National Parks. They are also being “strangled” by water issues. Since the damming of the Kissimmee River, the Everglades’ primary source of freshwater, this beautiful fishery has seen “endangered wildlife populations, declining water quality, water mismanagement, [and] extensive urban and agricultural development,” according to Captains For Clean Water, a conservation organization dedicated to restoring the health and natural beauty of the Everglades. Read more on Waypoint…
WHERE TO SET UP
As the two captains push off into the Everglades in their Yellowfin 17 skiff, Tudor remarks, “There’s been a lot of reds and snook up on the shallow edges. It’ll be fun to not be limited by our draft.” Tudor’s plan for the day is to start off hugging the mangrove shorelines while they wait for the tide to drop. “That’s typically what I like to do,” he says, “high tide: up against the mangrove shorelines, low tide: out on the edges of the flats.” Read more on Waypoint…
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RIGGING FOR THE EVERGLADES
Rowland and Tudor have a specific way of rigging their tackle for the Everglades. Rowland describes it as “a St Croix 7’ 8-17lb Avid rod with 10-20lb Daiwa Jbraid line and a nice 4,000 size Daiwa Certate reel. We’re throwing that out there with a ¼ oz. (or even a ½ oz.) jig head with a Gulp shrimp. Sometimes we use a live shrimp, they’re not as available this time of year so the Gulp shrimp works well. A jerkbait will work just as well.” Rowland advises a slow presentation across the bottom with this setup. “Especially in areas where you’re seeing some kind of a run-out or an area where there’s a pothole, that’s where these fish are going to sit and try to ambush some of these mullet as they’re coming by.” Read more on Waypoint…
