South Florida Everglades Bass Fishing

Luis Rojas and I were out fishing last Friday out in the South Florida Everglades and boated some nice fish considering how hot it is. We caught 12 largemouth bass with this nice beauty weighing five pounds. To catch fish like this in the Everglades is fun for this time of year. The water is usually so high we usually don't waste our time fishing much except on Lake Okeechobee in the mornings. Now peacock bass will bite good this time of year without much effort, but largemouth bass will shut quickly after the sun gets up high in the late morning.

South Florida Peacock Bass Fishing

We've had multiple fishing trips for peacock bass in Ft. Lauderdale and Miami canals this summer and have done quite well. Peacocks will usually bite no matter how hot it gets in South Florida. Native of Brazil and a tropical species, heat will get them feeding quite well. We usually recommend live bait because they will eat shiners much better than lures. The last trip I had we used all artificial bait and caught this beautiful butterfly from a Miami canal. As we head into winter the bigger peacocks should start to spawn again very shallow. Fishing for these guys up shallow is something exciting. Give me a call if you are visiting South Florida to arrange a fishing trip with me.