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Call the hotels, local police department, Fish and Game. local chamber of commerce, one of them will know something.

I can hear the South Florida crickets again! Lol

Alligator Alley MM41 Saturday 12/8/18 6:40-Noon Partly cloudy Temps 60's to high 70"s Water temps 69* Winds light early - SE 12 MPH late Met Rick and ran out to MM41. Ran west, then up to the north canal and east to the deep holes. Rick started with a HB Frog and had a few hit and misses back in the pads. I went with a Chatterbait slow rolling and had bites but did not feel like bass. Soon I had a big hit and the bait was gone. It sliced right through the 15 pound floro. Then went to a U-Tail and caught a few as it dropped off the ledge. Things slowed until the wind picked up and then we were both catching some on plastics although most were small. We also fished the south canal all the way to the weir and the south side was more productive. We finished with 16 bass a few Oscars, several mudfish, and rock bass. The weather could not have been more pleasant then Saturday. Just great to live in south Florida.

Look for culvert pipes, bridge pilings, anywhere there might be current. These will create ambush point for peas. Remember they like moving targets so keep it moving.

I don't know about monsters, but they are catching lots of bass, on U-tails, swimbaits, big worms, and frogs. Good luck, not much parking if you go on the weekend. I have a friend that fished it two weeks ago, from a small john boat.

If you go out there, up 27 there is a small sign on the west side at one of the road cuts. You will see big dredging equipment off to the west. take the dirt road to the first intersection. Ramp is right there. No trailers allowed, and limited parking. Most boats were north of the ramp. South the weeds are very thick. No treble hooks out there. It should be fun!

I'm addicted to fishing, and fish over 300 days a year, but to go 6 months without catching, I think I would give it up. I seldom get skunked, but will tell you, when things get tough I go too a 4" W/R Senko with a 1/32 bullet weight and fish slowly with little jerks and long pauses. This will catch bass in difficult times all over the country. Just throw it in the most likely spots like thick cover, drop-offs, isolated structure. Fish it slow, most bites happen when the bait is sitting still, or initial fall.

To me its a little like two other activities. I am not a gambler, but Its a little like gambling, because you never know what the day will bring. Sometimes the cards are yours, other days not so much. Then its also like a game of darts, placement of your lures is such an important aspect of your success. I love hitting the sweet spots whether I catch bass, or not. Dealing with the conditions, and still hitting the targets brings me pleasure out on the water. I no longer think about placement, I now just do it. The calculations for wind, current, boat drift, and equipment capabilities, come automatically. I love that aspect of the game!

You obviously didn't hook these fish, so did you just net them on the surface while attached? Great job. I have heard of both bass dying while stuck in a similar situation.

I used to tell my kids, "Your eyes are bigger then your belly". What a gluten!

Turf, thanks again for the reports on Lox. Sounds like a fun time out there. I will tell you about the new area up US 27 almost to South Bay. The area is trolling motor only and no trailers allowed, so no big boats. They are catching lots of bass out there, and some quality bass. It's a good size area, and perfect for your kayak. I don't think you'll be disappointed, and no one running over you out there, and lots of new fishing opportunities.

Chemical hand warmer inside the gloves has worked well for me. You need enough to change a few times, but it makes a big difference.

Construction is done. They cleared out all their equipment.

Saturday 11/10/18 Lox Road ramps Sunny clear sky wind 2-4 Hot as hell, and humid W/T 81* No current Went with a friend and ran west to the second cut to the flat. We started fishing with a chatterbait and a spoon. We fished the grasses with little result. I switched to a fluke and pick up some 12 inch bass quickly. Threw to a clump of sawgrass and there was a big explosion and a big boil of water. Set the hook and she took me around the clump and the lure came back ripped in half. Things slowed as the sun got high. I switched to a stick-o and picked a few more up in the shade of the vegetation. We ended up with 10 bass boated and fat Oscar. By 11:00 A.M we were both done with the hot humid air with no breeze at all. Tough day, but with cloud cover I'm sure the fishing would have picked up. Without cloud cover they bury down in that thick bottom cover, and it is everywhere. Still better then staying home.

Behind the Falls Shopping Center is a canal with some big peacock. Wear a good pair of leather boots when walking the bank. Keep an eye on the vehicle. #9 Rapala jerk baits in gold is a great lure. Don't have to go early Peas love the sun and the heat of the day. Keep it moving they love to chase the bait down.

That's a monster slab!?

In south Florida its my fav time to fish. Heat and humidity drops. Dry season starts. Water levels start to drop, fish concentrate, catch rates go up. With our Florida strain bass, after a hard cold front you will have to wait a few day until our bass adjust. Very sensitive to sudden water temp changes.

When things get really tough I down size and slow way down. My favorite tough day lure is the 4" senko or Stick-o. I will put a 1/32 bullet weight so I get a real slow fall. With rising water I will throw it in the thick bank cover and just let it sit, a few small quick jerks and sit again. if you throw it in front of a big fish she will take it, along with a bunch of smaller ones. It saves me from getting skunked on those real tough days. I will throw it on 15 pound floro. sensitive, stealth, and strong enough to get them out of the thick stuff. Good luck.

Thanks for the feedback. This guy wants no boats in there? Why would they put exotic weeds in there instead of native plants.

I have fished it a number of times with a good friend that lives several miles away. I have been there on killer days and days when we struggled for one or two bites. He says the same thing about the hurricanes making big changes on the fishing there. I know the snow birds bomb the place every winter. Any predictions on when their going to build the ramps and allow boats in the new section to the east?

This is usually a good thing in south Florida fisherman. This is when 100 to 200 fish days begin. Dropping water concentrates the fish by dropping water levels on the massive flats. They move out to the canals and deeper spots, or risk getting stranded and becoming gator bait. Then the dropping water temps makes the fish more active, as long as the drop in temp is not too quick. If its a sudden drop in WT the Florida strain will get lock jaw for a while, until they adjust, and get hungry again.

I simple thing I have programed myself to do is after making a long cast I always check the spool for any slack at all. A little slack will continue to get worse if you don;t fix it right away. Use a good quality reel, with quality line. I take a quick glance and then pull any loose line and then squeeze the line while reeling the slack. Tighten your knob, tighten up your speed spool control. A few feet less on the cast for no problems is a good sacrifice. I use floro a lot, so tight spooled line helps! Don't cast into the wind unless you have too, then as you again control, wind won't be a big problem. All these thing help.

My personal best came from there, at noon, on a sunny day, a weightless fluke, twenty years ago, 11.4 pounds. Since then I have loved the place, and there are many more, bigger then her, swimming around that have never seen a lure. Good luck!

Flats always have water on them, and navigable about 90% of the time. There are bass and gators in the interior that will never see a boat or a lure in there entire life. Sometimes the submerged weeds get so thick that you need a strong trolling motor and I take a push pole, to navigate. Big bass are in there, and can disappear in a heart beat by going under the submerged weeds. It is a special place with cuts on the west side you can work. Like someone said it is easy to get lost in the maze if your catching and not pay attention. Make sure you leave bread crumbs to mark your trail. Lol

Don't worry about the other guy. If senko's make him happy let him enjoy the sport. Unless your a tournament fisherman having fun is the name of the game. You do what you like, and let him do what makes him happy. I will fish a number of baits, but the senko stick baits catch more fish and some big old girls more then anything else I throw. You can fish the whole water column with it, by simply increasing or reducing the weight. I can wacky rig it, walk the dog along the bottom, or burn it on top. I can throw it in open water or in the thick pads and weeds, without hanging up. If you throw it in front of a ten pounder she will inhale it as quickly as a jig and pig. Its a great little bait, that will cast a mile with little weight into the wind, without any problems. I used to be stickly a top water guy for years, but oh how I have changed! You don't need the high priced senko's, the stick-o will do just as well for half the price. For me catching fish is all the fun, regardless of size, and I catch plenty of big old girls! Lifes too short to worry about what others like to do.