Alligator Alley MM 39 North Side 6/4/17, 6:30-noon, heavy cloud cover, slight wind, temps low 80's, water light stain, water levels up, water temp 83*.
Went this morning with Dave to get some fishing before the rains. It was a beautiful morning for fishing with cloud cover, light winds, and no rain. We started fishing right away at the ramps and fished toward the bridge. The bite was constant with the stick-o and u-vibe. I flipped a football swing jig back in the pads, and caught a few chunks right away. I flipped back close to the sawgrass wall and felt a heavy weight right away. I set the hook and the fight was on. I soon realized it was not a fish, but a 7 foot gator. A couple of head shakes and the 50lb braid snapped like string. My little friend was now wearing my football swing jig as jewelry. We had another bigger gator posture right in font of the boat, with his head up in the air, mouth open wide, back humped and vibrating, and a large bellow. This guy put on quite a show!
Around 10:00 the weather looked bad, but suddenly cleared. The north canal was lightly stained, and the south side canal was almost chocolate. All our fish were caught in the north canal. The bite remained throughout the morning and we finished with 50+ bass caught, one mudfish, and no exotics. The disappearance of the exotics has been true mystery. Where do a million Oscars go?
As soon as I got back home, backed the boat in the garage, the skies opened, and monsoon rains. We were very lucky today!
