FL Gator Posted August 26, 2011 Posted August 26, 2011 Man, I don't know about you guys, but for the past two weeks I have not caught nothing. I have been using Jd's custom baits frogs and MW worms, culprits, senkos, you name it, i have been using it and I have been getting nothing other than a couple of bites. I went out to lox on Monday when there was a huge thunder and lightning storm and fished in the rain for about two hours, figuring it was a change of environment and I still got nothing. I have even changed my line from mono to braided and back again figuring to eliminate any variables. Last Saturday, my bro in law and a friend rented a boat at holiday park, and what a waste, you're not even allowed in the flats. Not one of us caught anything. Nothing. I have even tried some local canals and lakes around Margate and Coral Springs. Just hitting a huge dry spell. One of the longest. Just checking to see how you guys are doing out there. Maybe I need some new spots to fish. Quote
Super User Raider Nation Fisher Posted August 26, 2011 Super User Posted August 26, 2011 About the same. I've caught 10 bass since june. Granted I haven't fished even a quarter of what I usually do. Four of em were this month. Quote
Super User SirSnookalot Posted August 26, 2011 Super User Posted August 26, 2011 It's always slow in the summer for bass. An old Florida saying " when the bass slow down the snook pick up", something is always biting down here. Why get frustrated when satisfaction is within your grasp. .......drive as far east as possible, then wet a line. Quote
FL Gator Posted August 26, 2011 Author Posted August 26, 2011 Yeah man, you guys are right. I'm in the market for a boat now, so I will just take my time and look. By the time I get a boat, the bass will be back out, and the weather won't be as unbearable. I think a lot has a lot to do with the water levels we have been having in the everglades as well. Quote
GLADES Posted August 26, 2011 Posted August 26, 2011 During the day, try fishing the spill ways with a small scrounger with a fluke, a large black worm, or a big swim bait. Sometimes rattle traps work good. The bass are probably in the deepest water, or in areas where there is some increased oxygen - near running water. Early morning, top water,frogs, and crank baits. I have been fishing at lox for years, it seems to me the hot summer months with high water, and constant pumping and back pumping messes up the patterns. Just my .02 Quote
piscicidal Posted August 26, 2011 Posted August 26, 2011 Robert (SouthFla) and I went to Lox yesterday afternoon. We didn't start fishing until ~4:30PM as the weather was fairly dicey in the early afternoon and we were on the fence whether to go or not. We dodged a couple of Irene's outer bands, but no real problems. Very comfortable fishing (78 degrees) and we caught a few fish. Rob got a nice 5lber. Quote
Busbey Posted August 26, 2011 Posted August 26, 2011 ive fished 3 times out there in the past 2 months and caught only a mudfish and 3/4pound bass. and of course caught hell from the wife when i got home later than expected trying to catch "just one" Quote
salmicropterus Posted August 26, 2011 Posted August 26, 2011 Yes, it's been tough in the Glades. All the major areas have rising and moving water. Plus the fish get scattered and into the flats. I have to see if I can in there and chase then down. Going to LOX in the AM and hoping for at least 5 bites as one of my clubs has a permit for a T in 2 weeks. Quote
piscicidal Posted August 27, 2011 Posted August 27, 2011 I'll be there at o'dark thirty with my five year old son, tomorrow morning. Give a holler at me if you see me, Dave. I'm pretty sure Rob (South Fla) and Jack (shallow thinker) will be out there as well. Quote
Super User Bassn Blvd Posted August 27, 2011 Super User Posted August 27, 2011 Like Snook said,head for the salt. Best summer time fishing is in the BIG pond. Quote
Super User South FLA Posted August 27, 2011 Super User Posted August 27, 2011 Are snook in the SUDS yet? I love getting up a the crack aXX of dawn and casting a spook parallel to shore! The refuge is NO GOOD, everyone should heed others ^^^^^^^^^ advice and fish elsewhere it is not worth the trip unless you are after muddies, pickerel, and gars ,............ Quote
topwaterrob Posted August 27, 2011 Posted August 27, 2011 it has been more miserable this summer than i can recently recall..... the water levels went from extremely low to high very quick.... constant pumping in and out, i'm hanging it up for a couple weeks..... Quote
Super User SirSnookalot Posted August 27, 2011 Super User Posted August 27, 2011 I thought the fishing would red hot but it wasn't. This storm came in on the incoming tide (we got a few tarpon) and it did not push in too much bait. I fished the beach a few times, but it was tough, 1 day the incoming seaweed made fishing near impossible and the last 2 days the incoming surf was surging very high, probably a 35 yd cast just to reach the water, only viable lure was a spoon. The snook should have been there with this ground swell but they weren't. I am finding some in the ICW and the inlet, but the incoming tide makes it a bit tougher. I did see some nice mutton being caught, about 25". I'm a die hard, I'll be back out again in a couple of hours, I'll be heading north to a great fishing beach first part of next week. http://www.wpbf.com/...il.html?taf=wpb I was out there before that episode happened, it was closed yesterday. Quote
piscicidal Posted August 27, 2011 Posted August 27, 2011 Are snook in the SUDS yet? I love getting up a the crack aXX of dawn and casting a spook parallel to shore! The refuge is NO GOOD, everyone should heed others ^^^^^^^^^ advice and fish elsewhere it is not worth the trip unless you are after muddies, pickerel, and gars ,............ The ol sarcasm meter pegged off the scale. I had a monster day today at Lox. I was off the water by 10:00 with at least a 23lb bag. Only caught about a dozen, but size was very good. Two 3s, a 4, a 5 and an 8. The big one measured 8 on the boga, which I think is conservative. She was 24.5" long with a really fat 17" girth. I really hit a nice bite today. If I'd a had a decent stick with me today, I think 30lbs was a definate possibility. I only fished ~3 hours and spent a lot of that time trying to get my five year old hooked up on a pig. There is plenty of fish to be caught at Lox, if you put the effort. My last four trips have had at least one 5lber in the boat, including the two biggest fish I've touched this year (the other being, Jack's monster bass two weeks ago). From what I saw, Robert and Dale tore em up out there today also. Quote
Shane Procell Posted August 27, 2011 Posted August 27, 2011 Thats a pig! I see he was in the salad bowl. Quote
GLADES Posted August 27, 2011 Posted August 27, 2011 Monster day...no kidding...Nice one piscicidal! Quote
GLADES Posted August 27, 2011 Posted August 27, 2011 Anyone heading out to Lox on Sunday 8/28 morning? Quote
salmicropterus Posted August 27, 2011 Posted August 27, 2011 I'll be there at o'dark thirty with my five year old son, tomorrow morning. Give a holler at me if you see me, Dave. I'm pretty sure Rob (South Fla) and Jack (shallow thinker) will be out there as well. Didn't know to look for you guys, I shut down the computer early last night. If you had the 5 year old out there I think we saw you (maybe even heard you when you caught a biggie). I was the Green/Silver on Bone Triton with the steroidal Riptide 101. We had a good day too. Not huge numbers but an 8, a 5, a couple 4s and a 2 so maybe 22-23 also. Are one of the group the Hewes? We had a nice conversation with that guy. Need to learn LOX better though. What a resource so close by! Quote
Super User South FLA Posted August 28, 2011 Super User Posted August 28, 2011 I pull up to the northern most ramp expecting to see NO ONE and was surprised to see Dale in the water. I had an average day (10 total), my biggest pushed close to 5. Most of my fish came off canal edge, fished the flats, but when I got there the bite must have died or I was in the wrong spot , caught fish on just about everything though, frog, dipper, spinnerbait and lipless. Took of picture of Dale holding up a six pounder on the way, back. I kept jonesing though for a big'un since Mike and Dale were sending me text pics, boy was it hot after about 9:30, I have to cool off Sunday, if not I would be out there. By the way I was in a white Ranger with blue stripes and a Yamaha hanging off the back. Dale post that pic! Quote
Shane Procell Posted August 28, 2011 Posted August 28, 2011 I heard from two of my fishing friends....a guy got a 37-38# sack today at the Holy Lands. All I know is that my wife is going to Canada next week and I'll be pulling a 4 day fishing binge. Lox and the Holy Lands are on the my list. Quote
piscicidal Posted August 28, 2011 Posted August 28, 2011 Didn't know to look for you guys, I shut down the computer early last night. If you had the 5 year old out there I think we saw you (maybe even heard you when you caught a biggie). I was the Green/Silver on Bone Triton with the steroidal Riptide 101. We had a good day too. Not huge numbers but an 8, a 5, a couple 4s and a 2 so maybe 22-23 also. Are one of the group the Hewes? We had a nice conversation with that guy. Need to learn LOX better though. What a resource so close by! Yeah, I think I saw you out there. I was in a white Hewes. There was also another guy with a Hewes just like mine, fishing by himself. Sounds like you got the five good bites you were looking for and then some... Quote
piscicidal Posted August 28, 2011 Posted August 28, 2011 shane, 38 lbs is just sick. I haven't even seen a 7lber out of there in awhile, much less a 7lbs average. Look forward to your report. Quote
Super User SoFlaBassAddict Posted August 28, 2011 Super User Posted August 28, 2011 Hell, wish I could have made it out today. I appreciate getting the call from you, Robert. Just had to get finished moving my shop into the new building. Maybe next time. Sounds like you all had a darn good time out there today. Way to get on em. Quote
topwaterrob Posted August 28, 2011 Posted August 28, 2011 I heard from two of my fishing friends....a guy got a 37-38# sack today at the Holy Lands. All I know is that my wife is going to Canada next week and I'll be pulling a 4 day fishing binge. Lox and the Holy Lands are on the my list. 37#'s at the Holy lands...... I haven't been there in a year, I might have to check in up there.... Thanks Quote
Super User SirSnookalot Posted August 28, 2011 Super User Posted August 28, 2011 It was hot this morning. I hit the beach at 4:45 am and didn't wait too long, like my first cast. I went thru entire bag (12) of DOA jerk shads, must have caught around 100# of snook and 30 pounds of tarpon. I was out of bait, went back to my car to get a windcheater and caught several more off the jettie. Quote
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