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Fishing Everglades

Everglades National Park: A Lazy Flowing River

Words cannot adequately describe the experiences you will have spending a week at The Everglades National Park. You are definitely strangers in a strange land: a very fragile ecosystem for all of Southern Florida and the entire nation. The Everglades has two seasons: wet and dry. This is the dry season, until May or June.

Camp at Lone Pine. The pinelands region is an important ecosystem in the everglades, being the home to many different animals: panthers, bobcats, deer, black bear, raccoons, alligators, and an assortment of snakes, etc. These animals like their privacy. Even though you might not see many during your stay, they most probably were looking at you. What you will see is an abundance of alligators doing what they do best during the day: working on their sun tan. They feed at night and will eat almost anything that moves. Go to one trail at night to see them in action and you will not be disappointed.

One day we actually saw an alligator running through the campgrounds. He/she spotted a dog hanging out the window of a van. The gator, who can reach speeds of thirty-five mph, made a beeline for the dog and hid behind a tree, less than six feet from the van. Luckily for the dog, the owner did not take it for a walk. A week before there was a major confrontation between a twenty-foot Burmese python, an exotic species brought into the park by tourists, and an alligator. The gator had the python’s head in his mouth, while the snake had his coils around the gator. The gator went to the bottom of the pond for twenty-five minutes at a crack to drown the snake. This went on for over twenty-four hours. Turned out to be a stalemate. The male and female pythons have located each other and are raising families (another major problem facing the Park ecosystem).  The government is n ow making a major effort to rid the park of the pythons.

Slash pines grow to sixty feet in height with an undergrowth of saw palmetto and sabal (cabbage) palm. Every seven years or so, the undergrowth must be set afire to allow new growth to take place and to avoid allowing the hardwood forest to overtake the unique pine land forest. Among the pine forest are hardwood hammocks, the home of gumbo limbo trees, live oaks, tamarind trees. Many varieties of tree snails, having immigrated from Cuba centuries ago make their homes on these trees, eating the lichen. They come in many different color combinations, besides all white or black. They were prized by collectors in the past and were almost eradicated.

Throughout the Pine lands, are many miles of hiking and biking trails; mostly old logging roads from before the 1940s. The best way to see the area is with a Park Ranger. Even though you might go on the same trail more than once, you see something different each trip and learn more about the various birds, plants and animals.

Thirty-four miles south is Florida Bay and Flamingo Campgrounds. This is the area of the mangrove tree forests and the tropical saltwater ecosystem. Mangroves remind me of the Ents in "The Lord of the Rings" and the pods from "Invasion of the Body Snatchers." They grow standing on their root systems which allows the tides to wash under them. They provide a haven for the small aquatic life from the larger predators. For a long time people thought they were useless, but found that their leaves, when decomposing, provide nourishment for the fish. One thousand pounds of dropped leaves yields over seven thousand pounds of edible fish for human consumption.

Flamingo is the home for many sea birds: pelicans (who fly up to 10,000 feet when migrating), bald eagles, osprey, skimmers, terns, gulls, cormorants, anhingas, hawks, ever present vultures, etcBesides the bird life, there are crocodiles, manatees, and many small rodents and mammals.

There is one downside about Flamingo: INSECTS (TOO MANY MOSQUITOES AND NO-SEE’UMS). Nosee’ums are very small and you do not see them; only feel their bites. The hotter and wetter the weather, the more the insects do their thing: eat and reproduce. The National Park Service offers ranger led canoe trips two and a half hours in length. Take the one on Florida Bay.

The Everglades National Park has so much to offer. The population of wildlife is only about ten percent of what it was thirty years ago. Water management programs have starved the everglades of their needed water and have given it to the ever increasing population of South Florida and to the subsidized sugar cane farmers. These are the primary recipients of the water. The Glades are low on the totem pole. The Everglades are not dead yet, but are very sick. The environmental practices as far north as Orlando have repercussions even to Key West. People definitely need water to survive. But why subsidize the sugar cane industry. It takes more than one thousand gallons of water to grow one pound of sugar. Besides the water usage, they over fertilize the ground, which invites the growth of foreign plants. They also pollute the air with their refineries. You can see the smoke from miles around. Besides killing the Everglades, sugar kills people too. Many rangers feel optimistic about the future, but are still concerned about the priorities of the politicians. Money talks. Who has the money? Developers and corporate agriculture.

There are two other sections to the Everglades.  Take The Tamiami Trail West about twenty miles to Shark Valley, another river within the Everglades.  Rent a bicycle or take the tram tour around the twenty-three mile loop.  At the far end an observation tower gives you a birds-eye view of the park.  Watch out for the alligators, who might  be sunning themselves on the trail.

Further down in Everglades City is the tour of the 10,000 islands branch of the Everglades.  No there are not 10,000 islands; more like 13,000 islands.  They are continually built by the mangroves which take root in the shallow waters and grow.  The mangrove groves are the nurseries to much of the fish living in the oceans.  They are a boon to our ecosystem.

About the Author

John Pelley is a Geriatric Gypsy. He is retired from the rat race of working. He is a full-time RVer, who ran away from home. He began our travels on the East Coast and, like the migrating birds, seek the warmth of the seasons He has discovered volunteering with the National Park System. He has a CD he has recorded of Native American flute music., A Day with Kokopelli. For pictures, links, and more information visit http://www.jmpelley.org.

Are there fishing rods that can be used for both fresh and salt water?

I am new to fishing and am planning on going a couple times with some friends. Some may be freshwater everglades and others could be off a pier. It would be nice if I could get a rod that can be used for both. However, I don't know rod and reel brands whatsoever. I'm a college student so It would be nice if the rod and reel didn't exceed $60-70 total.

Your request is a tall order!

#1. Pier fishing generally requires a heavier action rod than Freshwater/Inshore Saltwater 'Glades fishing. The reality is- you need 2 different outfit's.

Can you go Freshwater/Brackish-water Glades fishing with an 7-8FT Pier outfit?-Yes.

Will it be major "over-kill" and will you look like an @ss?- Yes

Can you go Pier Fishing with a 6' 6" - 7' 'Glades outfit? Not really. Why?

Pier fishing generally requires you to use Pyramid Weights in the 2-5OZ range. Even an expensive 7' Backwater/Frshwater rod can't handle those weight allowances, (period). Add the weight of your bait and the weight of the potential Pier fish your trying to catch and BANG!

You've got a busted rod or broken line!

(On MANY, MANY occasions (while fishing a variety of Florida Piers) I've watched poor, ignorant, souls trying to land a medium-sized Saltwater fish with an obvious "crappie spinning outfit". None succeeded, and in most instances, they ended up tangling their neighbors lines in the process- resulting in "bad blood" and "comments made". When you go to the pier, look at your average neighbor- do they look like people you want to "upset"? Esp if your using a "Mickey Mouse rod" that couldn't land a 6LB fish?)

#2. $60 - $70 (for the rod AND reel) won't get you anywhere NEAR quality.

You could start looking in pawn shops and at garage sales. Having a slightly used Penn, Shimano, Daiwa or Fin-Nor reel would be 100% better than purchasing a "Walmart Special" POS combo.

Here are some specific Brands and reels to look for when prowling the pawn shops & garage sales:

1. Daiwa, Black Gold model BG15- http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_2038____SearchResults

2. Penn, "Slammer" model 360 or 460- http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_96639____SearchResults

3. Fin-Nor, Sportfisher model FS50- http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_10204504_151001002_151000000_151001000_151-1-2

4. Shimano, Symetre model 4000- http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_102360_100001002_100000000_100001000?cmCat=CROSSSELL_THUMBNAIL

Rods????

Because of your designated budget, Ugly Stik, Daiwa Coastal, and any big dept store brand, (like Bass Pro Shops, DDicks Sporting Goods, Gander MT, Cabelas, Etc) will be your best bet. If you can, purchase your rod NEW. Used rods tend to be abused more than reels. Here are some specific Brand examples:

1. Ugly Stik, INSHORE Lite 7' MH- http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_17946____SearchResults

2. Daiwa Coastal Inshore 7' M- http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_97106_151002002_151000000_151002000_151-2-2

3. BPS, Goldcup 7' 6" - http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_10204611_151002002_151000000_151002000_151-2-2

Even though you may only intend to use your rod & reel a handful of times, it's important you understand that it's better to have a quality product than to purchase garbage that "might or might not" work the 8th time you decide to use it.

Do you have an account at Ebay? Ebay generally has great deals for reels.

If you decide to purchase a combo outfit know this- Buying a "combo" outfit is rarely a good idea. Combo outfits come 30 to a box- with very little packaging or care taken to keep them safe during the shipping process. Combo outfit's are frequently "2nds" that the manufacturer has sold at a discount price and assembled to get rid of surplus that is slightly defective or un-popular. They will match a good reel with a 2ND rod or vice versa.......That is how a retailer can SELL a combo so CHEAP........be LEARY of any "insane deal".

Hope this info helps ya somehow?

Florida Everglades Topwater Bass Fishing Vol.1