FLAMINGO

by NestorAlvisa

As we get deeper into August and deeper into summer our air temperature is usually unbearable on most days and our water temperature is very hot too. In August, I still nd myself juggling trips between shing Flamingo for snook, red sh and tripletail mostly as well as out of Miami, shing on the reef for snapper and o shore for mahi.

In Flamingo, I like to concentrate my time shing around the beaches looking for snook and reds cruising the surf to sight sh with jerk baits or swim baits. I will also have my clients blind cast just in case there’s a sh sitting on the troughs were they’re not visible.

Just o the beach during this time you can nd tripletail free oating and dri ing around with the wind and current. Once you spot these sh, a small swim bait, arti cial imitation shrimp or live shrimp placed near them will do the trick.

On the reef we are anchoring up on a section of a reef, chumming and letting the yellowtail snapper come up to the chum and get comfortable before we start catching them. Once they are ready, silversides, ballyhoo strips or squid chunks will work great.

On our mahi trips we are mostly running and gunning looking for seaweed patches, birds and debris. Once we nd our object that is holding our sh, my anglers will pitch out a live pilchard that will more than likely never get turned down by a dolphin!

Nestor Alvisa HookedOnFlamingo.com

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