Everglades Fishing – Captain Ned Small

Brad Davis and Gus Morris have been fishing with me the past few days. Gus is a venerable veteran of the fly fishing fraternity but this trip was about getting a bent rod for Brad. It’s his first trip to Everglades. We used light and ultralight spinning tackle, did some sight fishing for red’s and a lot of jigging for anything we could catch. Brad caught six red’s by sight, never having seen one before, and, when the stars aligned, putting his casts right where they needed to be. As a finale we fished Seminole Point, 15 miles south of Everglades City. We caught spotted sea trout, mackerel, ladyfish and pompano until we didn’t “Want No More.” A fish on every cast. Brad is from Platte City Missouri, but I have a feeling that, right now, his heart is in Everglades. Here’s a picture of the Dynamic Duo.