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Geo as always thanks for the advice, I was out of town last weekend but will be back at it this weekend. May head up 27 as you mentioned. Appreciate it sir!

Had a great weekend fishing Lox from the kayak. Was able to fish both mornings and had success both days fishing the same flats north of the Lox Road boat ramps but fishing different styles. Saturday Morning 11/24 - 6:30 - 9:00 Fished first light and immediately had a blow up on a ribbit frog first cast. Of course missed the fish but the bite didn’t slow. Didn’t get another blow up on the ribbit so switched to the usual suspects (blk/blue grass pig, wm/gld flukes, senkos/u-vibes/trick worms). Had fairly consistent success the entire day on all baits, but seemed as though they preferred it slower Saturday. Ended with 20 fish on the day, most were caught on flukes (10) and the ribbit frog (6) and a few on worms and one on the grass pig. All fish were under 1.5 lbs unfortunately although still very much fun of course. Highlight was the gorgeous sunrise which was one of the best I've seen as out there. Sunday Morning 11/25 - 6:15 - 9:45 Got out a bit earlier and headed a bit deeper into the flats to the north than I went the day before. Actually as a reminder, if you are planning on heading into the flats at Lox especially, don’t forget to use your GPS to track your trotlines, it’s very easy to get turned around out there, especially when you have the thick fog that we had Sunday morning. Visibility was pretty poor for the first hour or two. Unlike Sat, fishing was slow early on (only caught a couple of small guys) but it seemed to turn on around 8:15 - 8:30. I had decided to fish a little larger and to try to find some bigger fish so I rigged up a weightless gambler ez swimmer, and continued to concentrate on the ribbit frogs. First 10 fish were small just as the day before but I noticed Fish seemed to hitting whatever I threw at them almost immediately on the top of the water, most were caught on the ribbit. I decided to focus on the frog the rest of the day and it paid off. The next 6 fish ranged from 2.5 - 3.5lbs with 3 being over 3 lbs. Missed a couple of others. Then it all seemed to turn off around 9. However it was a great way to end the day / weekend. Looking forward to getting back out!

Yes sir. I stumble on chains every now and again and it’s always a pleasant surprise. I grew up fishing in eastern PA so I’m quite fond on pike/musky fishing as well. All good in my book!

11/17 - Alligator Alley MM35 (Miami Canal) Got out to the alley again for the first time in a while and the weather couldn't have been more beautiful. Only had a couple of hours to fish (6:30 - 8:30) and the temp started and stayed around the mid 60's. Wind was blowing more than I wouldve liked (10 mph NNW) fishing from my kayak but it was just in the right direction to push me straight down the Miami Canal with little to no paddling. The bite was steady from the beginning. Started with a hb frog, then grass pig, then anything soft plastic. All were effective with the exception of the grass pig. Caught a couple early on the frog, and had several other blow ups that I missed. The grass pig was getting lightnight strikes (seemingly cichlids, Oscar's or other exotics) however nothing stuck. Despite being pushed down the canal quicker than I would typically fish the soft plastics were the keys. I fished everything from senkos, flukes, trick worms, rage crass, to some older worms I had laying around that I wasn't even sure what they are anymore. It didn't seem to matter much honestly as long as I was casting to either bank and letting it drop, I would get hit more often than not. There were lots of exotics that trashed a lot of plastics and toothy critters that cut me off a couple of times but in terms of boated fish I only caught nice Oscar. On the day caught 15 LM all two pounds or smaller. Nothing of size but a fun day nonetheless considering I was only able to fish for a couple of hours. 11/18 - Lox Preserve Fished Lox Sunday morning first light until 9am amd while the wind was very calm (<5mph) the bite was not nearly as consistent as the alley. Temp were in the high 60's lower 70's. I fished the flats just north of the lox road boat ramps from the kayak. Started with a hb frog and had a big blow up on the second cast. But no reward. Continued with the hb frog for a while and no luck. Switched to the grass pig swim bait also with no takers. I switched fairly quickly to soft plastics (senkos and flukes) and fished much slower for the next hour or so and only had one bite which resulted in a 1 lber if that. After switching back through the frog and swimbait again I decided to change it up and fish a ribbit frog with a quicker presentation on top. That seemed to do the trick, in the next 30-45 mins I caught 4 LM (all around 2 lbs) , 1 pickerel, and one big ole mudfish that jump up into my kayak and somehow released himself (so technically not caught, although he was in the kayak). At the end of the day not what I was hoping for in terms of size or number of fish but turned out to be a fun a day. Always fun trying to figure out what these guys want and how they want it each time out. We will see what next weekend brings.

Thanks for the report as always geo. Only have a couple hours tomorrow morning so going to try the alley briefly. Will be back out fishing the Lox flats Sunday and will report back. Was out there a couple of weekends ago and had similar results. Both Sat and Sun were tough. Caught 12 between the two days. 7 on watermelon/gold flukes, 3 on swimbait and 2 on rabbit frogs. None were over 2lbs. I did have a big girl on for about 5 seconds until her first jump. I didn’t get a very hook set and she threw my ribbit. Can always speculate on the size but she was a nice fish. After a bit of cursing I continued on with my trip. Good luck out there this weekend boys!

Been thinking the same thing honestly and I apologize for my lack of action. This time of year / most of summer I always find myself drawn to the beach / canals for some snook / tarpon action. Glad to hear spawn is on the horizon. Will be launching back at Lox next weekend likely if I don't go tomorrow. Thanks for the report as always. Good luck out there!

We've all sat in silence before... For me the silence is usually after an avalanche of curse words lol... You'll get her next time. Great report as always. Been enjoying some snook/tarpon fishing while it's still good, then looking forward to getting back to catching those big mouths.

Yeah fished Lox as well today with my pops. Lots of fish (36 in total) not a single one over 2 lbs. But only two Mayan and one mud fish, which was positive. All fish were caught on flukes or senkos. Large majority on watermelon flukes. Thanks for the report as always guys, good luck out there!

See you out there tomorrow morning, going to get out for a few hours myself. Good luck!

Yeah figured that would be the case. I stuck around for a bit but them my impatience got the best of me. I'll pm you my cell phone number for next time. Fishing was a lot of fun. Don't think the biggest went 2 lbs but caught 18 on the morning. All on watermelon colored flukes and grass pig swimbaits. beautiful day until that wind started ripping.

Was going to say the exact same thing. Planning on getting there around sunrise (6:45 ish). Hope to see you there! Blue Jackson Kayak, Blue Ford Expedition. If I miss you, good luck!

Thanks for the update sir!

Yes sir but will only be able to make it out one of the two mornings. Trying to debate which one will be better for wind/weather. Will you be there both morning or only going to be fishing one as well? We make sure we get together briefly and at least chat face to face.

Absolutely. And yes the wind is key unless you have some sort of anchor. I don't but I'm debating on rigging something simple up. Usually for me if it's blowing over 10-12 which is often is, I find myself very frustrated at times. I typically look for some pads or structure I can drift against that will stop me from blowing all over the place. Otherwise your best bet is typically first thing in the morning until about 10ish. Usually after that I find the wind gets unbearable. All depends on the weather of course but that been the story many times for me.

Nice fish!