Everglades Fishing – Captain Ned Small

Well, Jeanne didn’t do much damage in Everglades but she sure loused up the fishing. She left tons of mud in the Gulf and a deluge of fresh water pouring out of the Everglades. It’s clearing now and the fishing is finally getting back to normal. Tim Rutledge and I fished together for the past couple of days and we worked the River at night for the best action. Here’s Tim, in the picture to the right, with a little somethin’ he picked up on dawn patrol. We also worked two mornings on a school of giants we located just outside of Discovery Bay. There were a few moments of intense excitement, close encounters with 100 pound plus tarpon, but the hook-up eluded us. We’ll get ‘em next time. I’ll be in Montana until October 15, but I’ll check my e-mail if they have computers in the Big Sky Country.