Days in the Glades

The below link recounts a trip through the Glades from April 11 to the 14th. This trip confirmed the winter camping season is over.

www.findmespot.com/spotadventures/index.php/view_adventure?tripid=3...

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Permalink Reply by Swamp Hunter on April 23, 2013 at 3:18pm

Thats the bugs carrying you away!

Keith W said:

The solitude will be heavenly!

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Permalink Reply by Gary M on April 23, 2013 at 3:24pm

Ya know... a little early AM fishing, then slipping into the water to shoot a few tasty exotics does not sound like a bad way to spend an otherwise wasted hot summer morning. The fact that it could be a short day and a short drive doesn't sound bad either.

Are their any "problem" areas within paddle range in BNP? I usually swim out to first the reef up here in N Broward when the seas calm during mid summer. Been doing it all my life. Personally I have yet to see a lionfish up here though.

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Permalink Reply by Keith W on April 23, 2013 at 3:48pm

It's 83 and sunny here. We have ice too, but it will be floating in my bourbon after work tonight.

I thought that Biscayne operated under the same rules as the FKNMS and you needed a permit to collect lionfish, and couldn't spear them in many places. I think you told me last year when we were diving that the public wasn't allowed to spear lions in Biscayne, at least in some areas.

Terry said:

Opened up lionfish hunting?

Biscayne and Ricky Scott have done about everything they can to promote lionfish killing.

Biscayne has encouraged (yes, encouraged, it was always allowed) the taking of lionfish

using any safe method, no permits, no questions, dead or alive.

In the meantime our buddy Ricky has removed the requirement for a fishing license

if fishing for lionfish. Hook and line, spears, nets, no limits and any size. Biscayne is even open waters for

lionfish rodeos where the scientists place well. About the only thing that hasn't been done yet is a bounty but

I'd bet that wouldn't go over well with the taxpayers. Biscayne and the state of Florida have removed every

obstacle for the taking of lionfish yet the population continues to grow. It's good they're good to eat

because there won't be any other fish to eat in the Straits of Florida.

So, calling all killers, forget pythons, permits, bugs and searching under the heat of the day,

jump in the cool refreshing ocean waters and kill, kill, kill.

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Permalink Reply by Terry on April 23, 2013 at 5:50pm

Pennekamp and the sanctuary has all kind of rules that I can't keep up with, however, I wouldn't be surprised if

they're changing, especially since the governor has removed the fishing license. There's also a small

Special Management Zone in Dade County off Key Biscayne that's a No Spear Zone.

But in Biscayne National Park - kill 'em, any way you want!

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Permalink Reply by Flex Kayakfari.com on April 23, 2013 at 10:02pm

Meanwhile, back to the regularly scheduled program .. got one more for ya!

Aerial panoramic of beautiful area between Charley Creek and Gopher Creek, also notice Pelican Bay behind the kayaks and Rookery Bay in the distance.
This landscape is a fascinating combination of scattered old dead mangroves (Andrew 1992 ??) and young green mangrove heads rooted in caked mud flats. You can see the taller head of trees on the horizon that is the Gopher Key Calusa mound.

This is def one of the prettiest areas in the park with lots of wildlife, well worth seeing!

http://kayakfari.wordpress.com/360-vr-panoramas/

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Permalink Reply by vivian on April 23, 2013 at 11:38pm

Wow, absolutely no water compared to our passage this past December! Great pano view!

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Permalink Reply by Chris H on April 23, 2013 at 11:52pm

Amazing pictures. Keep them coming!

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Permalink Reply by Flex Kayakfari.com on April 24, 2013 at 11:04am

yeah it was right at low tide too, we had some time to kill. very very soft mud & skinny water. i took my shots as soon we got there to avoid any footprints ..lol
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