Everglades (Holiday Park) 11/10/23

[Capt. BassinLou]

Conditions:
Water Temps: 76-78
Outside Temps: 75-85
Skies: Clear/Partly Cloudy
Winds: East 5-10mph
Water clarity: slight stain
Current: slight from the North
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Fishing Time: 06:30-1:30pm
Fish boated: 36
Top 5: 10lbs Mostly peacock, 1 decent bass.

Decided to change things up and check out the conditions out of Holiday.

Arrived at 0 dark thirty, unloaded, and off I went into the darkness.

My focus today was specific transition areas. With the high water conditions, these specific spots were the only areas I was going to have a chance to catch anything.

Reached my first spot at about sunrise. Fish were busting all over. My challenge was figuring out what they wanted. Tried several lures. Boyo, 1 little peacock. Prop bait: Zero. Swimbait: a couple. Jerkbait, a few. Fluke none.





After a couple of hours, I moved to another spot. Focused my attention on 3 lures. Jerkbait, Swimbait, and fluke.
Caught my first nice peacock around 9am. The fish smoked  my jerkbait as it was coming out of an outflow. A while later, I caught a nice bass to boot.





I kept working the area for a couple of more hours. I decided to change to a fluke and threw it far into a little channel, when it suddenly disappeared inside a huge boil. I reared back and caught a beautiful peacock. Biggest of the outing.



I worked a couple more areas, but they were nothing like like spot #2.

I called the trip at 1:30pm.

All in all, considering the conditions, I managed to put together a productive pattern.

Thanks for reading.

[Canesfan]

Nice.

[FlatsNBay]

How the heck do you always show up at zero dark thirty and what time is that anyway?? 

Nice job! Glad you caught em.

[JHAB]

Nice going Lou! Liked the "zero dark thirty" Flats, I think it's when you get there!! LOL

[Capt. BassinLou]

How the heck do you always show up at zero dark thirty and what time is that anyway?? 

Nice job! Glad you caught em.

  Zero dark thirty, is before dawn when its still very dark outside.  If I don't reach the ramp by zero dark thirty, I'm late! 

[Capt. BassinLou]

Nice going Lou! Liked the "zero dark thirty" Flats, I think it's when you get there!! LOL

Thanks Jim!