Methodology: Capt. Wright utilizes a "mother ship" to transport up to 6 anglers and kayaks from the dock in Everglades City to the target fishing area.

From there, anglers paddle the 12 foot Heritage Redfish kayaks in and around inlets, islands and creeks where they cast to the shore and sight fish for redfish, snook and tarpon.

We cast topwater lures all day.

King of the Boat: John hammered the snook, landing approximately 17 nice fish in the 3-4 pound range. Each of the topwater strikes more amazing than the last. Mike did a crappy job getting good shots of John's fish. And as consistently as the water exploded on the strike, it is too bad we didn't do a better job of getting a picture of that.

Fish of the Day: Mike's redfish was probably the largest of the day. But it was little consolation for only landing 7-8 total.

Guide Information: Charles Wright, from Everglades Kayak Fishing, opened our eyes to the possibility of kayak fishing as an excellent alternative to high powered bass boat fishing. The kayak, tackle and transport to fishing location was included in the "Yak Attack" charter.

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John’s Thoughts on the Day: This may have been our best trip yet! Mike has had a kayak for several months now, and one of our coworkers has been raving how much fun they can be. Being right down on the water brought a new perspective to fishing. Neither of us has been saltwater fishing before, and was amazed at the variety of fish we encountered. Fishing for snook was incredible! When snook hit the lure, it was like a topwater bass strike- times 10! The water would literally explode when they attacked. And if you couldn't hook up, you could cast back to the same spot several times and they would hit it again. It doesn't say much for Mike's fishing prowess that he was only able to land a few.

Along with the massive clouds of flies and gnats, wildlife was everywhere. Pink spoonbills and bald eagles were easily spotted in the trees. We also encountered a few other "fishermen" during the day, including the 8 foot gator shown above. He was sitting in a small cover as we came around a bend. We also spotted several fins in the water during the day. We are not sure if they were dolphins or sharks, and Mike had the same luck with the camera that he had fishing, so you will have to take our word for it.