According to wjla:

A snakehead fish worthy of a world record may have been pulled from the Potomac River.

At four feet long and weighing 18.37 pounds, Juan Duran [...]]]>

Juan Duran holing up what might be the new world record 18.37 pound snakehead.

The snakehead world record may have been broken again.  Juan Duran has just caught an 18.37 pound monster snakehead in the Potomac River.

According to wjla:

A snakehead fish worthy of a world record may have been pulled from the Potomac River.

At four feet long and weighing 18.37 pounds, Juan Duran may have set the new world record for the largest snakehead ever caught.

The current record stands at 17.4 pounds and that fish was caught in Japan, where snakehead fish belong.

Snakehead or so-called “frankenfish” have teeth, can breathe and move out of water. They’re considered a predatory and undesirable exotic species by the Commonwealth of Virginia. The species is blamed for the vanishing populations of Potomac River shad, bass and even frogs. Importation of snakeheads is against the law.

“I think they’re cool looking…I love the way they fight.. And you can catch them with a bass lure,” Duran said. “When you’re fighting a fish that big,… concentrate on that one fish – pretty awesome feeling.”

Pictures of Duran’s monster snakehead and the scale he weighed it on were sent to the International Game Fish Association for certification.

Snakeheads were first discovered in the Potomac River 8 years ago and to have a potential world record already is amazing.  This just shows how well the snakeheads has adapted to their new home in the United States.

And one has to wonder when we will see monster snakeheads even bigger than this being caught in South Florida.  We have already seen 12 pound snakeheads caught in the Florida Everglades.

According to the SunSentinel:

Paul Bedard, gator wrangling star of the popular Animal Planet [...]]]>

Gator Boys Paul Bedard dragging a huge alligator during a show at Everglades Holiday Park

Star of the hit television show “Gator Boys,” Paul Bedard has been charged with illegal possession of an alligator.  This charge is a second-degree misdemeanor and carries a maximum penalty of six months in jail or a $500 fine.

According to the SunSentinel:

Paul Bedard, gator wrangling star of the popular Animal Planet reality show “Gator Boys,” was cited by state wildlife officers with illegal possession of class II wildlife without a permit. Class II would be alligators or, as state law says, “wildlife considered to present a real or potential threat to human safety.”

But Bedard said the violation was simply technical, and occurred during a TV shoot when a gator was present, and his partner held the required permits.

“I’m not worried about it,” said Bedard, 44, Coral Gables. “I don’t think I would need a lawyer for that, I could just take care of it myself.”

The incident that netted Bedard his citation occurred Dec. 19, when two officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spotted Bedard, whom they recognized, at the Seminole Truck Stop on U.S. 27 in Southwest Ranches.

Bedard had a gator in the parking lot for taping, and the officers requested the permit that allowed him to possess a class II animal. The permit Bedard produced was in Riffle’s name, however, and Riffle wasn’t present, the officers said. Bedard, the officer said in their report, told them Riffle had gone to visit a sick relative in the hospital.

A summons was mailed to Bedard on Tuesday, with a court date of July 11. On Friday he had yet to receive it. “This is the first I’m hearing of it,” he said of the citation.

Bedard recalled the encounter with the wildlife officers at the truck stop, where they were shooting promotional video for the show. He said Riffle, who holds the necessary permit, was present. “To my recollection, Jimmy was there,” he said.

The charge is a second-degree misdemeanor, which carries a maximum penalty of six months in jail or a $500 fine. Court records show Bedard has no criminal history in Florida. A spokesman with the Broward State Attorney’s Office said it’s likely Bedard would qualify for a diversion program, which carries no jail or probation time, a common outcome for cases involving first-time offenders charged with minor crimes.

Everglades bass fishing guide, John Pate is friends with Gator Boys Paul Bedard and hopes everything comes out ok for him with this situation.  Paul has done a ton of great work for alligator conservation and bringing recognition to Florida everglades Holiday Park.  If you enjoyed Gator Boys Paul Bedard Charged Illegal Alligator Possession – Everglades Bass Fishing Guides please share it with friends and post it on Facebook!!!

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Joe Perez holding up the bass of a lifetime - an 11.5 pound MONSTER caught on Lake Ida with South Florida bass fishing guide John Pate

There is no doubt – South Florida bass fishing is some of the best in the world.  And John Pate just proved why he is one of the best South Florida bass fishing guides by helping his client, Joe Perez caught a MONSTER 11.5 pound bass at Lake Ida.

Many fisherman and works at Lake Ida are sating this is the bigger bass to be caught there is over 20 years.  And an 11.5lbs bass is a rare and HUGE trophy bass no matter where you are fishing.  Most fisherman fish there entire laves and never come close to a 10 pounder.

This bass was weighed on a certified scale and there is no exaggeration.  As you can see by this video – it is a huge bass…

Everglades bass fishing guides 11 pound MONSTER Bass Lake Ida

2012 has definitely been the year of the big bass.  Several state records have been caught and even though Florida’s state record has not been broken (yet) John Pate has been guiding clients to very big bass.

South Florida Bass Fishing guide Jonh Pate Guided Joe Perez to an 11.5lbs MONSTER bass using a Tuscororan Pro Lures "Tee Pee Stix"

This 11.5 pound monster bass was caught on a Tuscororan Pro Lures “Tee Pee Stix.”  The color was junebug.  This is a great lure to catch both big and numbers of bass in South Florida and all parts of the country.  It can be fished a number of different ways…

(1)  Without any weight it can be cast out and let slowly fall.  Then slowly twitched back the the boat with frequent pauses.

(2)  It can be pitched or flipped weightless into holes in lilly pads and other weeds.  And of course around a boat docks.  This lure is particularly deadly skipped UNDER boat docks.

(3)  It can be carolina rigged and fished slowly in deeper water in the summer.

(4)  This technique is deadly and very few fisherman know about this:  It can be pulled across the surface with a steady retrieve causing a wake… just like fishing a big worm on the surface.  When a bass follows – stop retrieving and drop your rod tip.  Let the tee pee stix fall.  Often times the bass cannot resist it.

If you would like to learn how to catch monster bass in South Florida like this 11.5 pounder, give South Florida bass fishing guide, Jong Pate a call.  He has been bass fishing in South Florida his entire life and he has been a professional guide since 1973.

South Florida bass fishing is awesome… it is even better with a great guide.

Everglades bass fishing guide, John Pate had a great week with clients for [...]]]>

Matt Welch with a nice bass that weighed just over 5lbs. Matt caught this bass on a swim bait pulled across the surface.

The everglades bass fishing report for the week of April 3o – May 12, 2012 is a very good one!  The big bass are biting and fishing in the right place the right way can get you a real trophy everglades bass!!!

Everglades bass fishing guide, John Pate had a great week with clients for both largemouth bass and peacock bass.  The average number of largemouth bass per day has dropped – but the big bass are biting and make up for it… in a big way!

I went out twice this week.  Once with John Pate and once with Shane Procell.

Tuesday Shane and I went in search of big bass.  The bite was tough.  Shane was using a frog and I was pulling a swim bait across the surface.  We got a lot of roll ups and short strikes.

Then at 10:20 the big one hit my my swim bait.

We were making long casts and she hit shorty after I started the retrive so it was a great fight.  She made 3 big jumps until I finally got het in the boat.  Shane got it all on video.  As soon as the video is up – we will post a link so you can see the fight.

We weighed her on a Boga grip and she was just over 5lbs.  Take a look at the picture.  Everyone thinks that’s a 7-8 pound bass.  I’ve had some people guess 9lbs!  Most people really over estimate the size of the bass they catch.  We are honest on this site.  When we catch 8-12 pounders… they are MONSTERS!!!

Anyway, that was the best bass that day – and it was an awesome trip.  Shane is a great guy and I’d like to thank him for taking me out.  Nothing is better than a day of bass fishing with great people!

Yesterday (May 11,2012) I went out with John “King of the Everglades” Pate.  And once again – we were hunting BIG bass.

In my opinion, John Pate is the best BIG bass fisherman and guide in the Florida everglades.

To start out the day I was throwing swim baits on top again and John was fishing plastic worms with very light weight.

We both caught several in the 2-3 pound range.

Then I switched to flipping the heavy mats.  I was flipping a black/blue creature type bait with an ounce tungsten weight.

I caught a bunch of 2-3 pounders and then hooked into a big one.  I set the hook and my 7’6″ heavy flipping stick bowed.  She was under the thick mat and a huge section of it raised up as she fought.

John reached for the big bass through the weeds and she shook off and was gone!!!

Man that gets your heart pumping.  She was probably about 6-7lbs.

Later in the afternoon I started fishing big worms on the surface.  And this was the ticket!

I caught several in the 2-3 pound range.  Then nailed a nice 4 pounder.  Then one about 5 pounds slammed my big worm right at the boat!

She hit is with only a few feet of line out and dove under the boat.  She short lined me and I missed her on the hook set.

Matt Welch with a trophy 6+ pound bass caught in the Florida everglades swimming a big worm on the surface May 11, 2012.

About 10 cast after that – we got what we were looking for.

I made a really long cast with the big worm and retrieved it about 10 feed.  A big bass exploded on the worm.  I got a great hook set and the fight was on – as John scrambled for the video camera.

She jumped 3 times and made several runs.  I got her close to the boat and she made one last run… under the boat and back by the outboard motor.  That always make you nervous!!!

I got her close and John grabbed her.  She was a little over 6lbs and was caught at about 4:00pm.

We should have the video up soon and will be posting it on here.

If you like big bass hunting – now is a great time to do it in the everglades.  Most people like the earlier spring months like february – April.  Personally, I like May – September or October.  Fishing with big worms, frogs and swimbaits on the surface is an awesome way to fish and gets huge bass this time of year.

If you do not know where to fish or how to fish this way, give John Pate a call and hire him to take you out.  He taught me many years ago.  It is a unique way to fish and once you know how you will catch big bass for the rest of you life.

Here are some article you might like on catching big bass the way John Pate teaches it:  How to catch MONSTER bass in South Florida Part 1  And here is part 2 of that article.  How to catch BIG bass in the Florida everglades.  Part 2 has a video that shows some of the best lures to catch big bass in south Florida and the florida everglades.

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Here’s what was posted on Neal’s Facebook wall…

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King Of The Glades 2012 Champions Neal Stark and Jake Stark

Everglades bass fishing guide, John Pate along with Matt Welch would like to give a HUGE congratulations to Neal Stark and his son Jake Stark for winning the King of The Glades bass fishing tournament held at Everglades Holiday Park this weekend.

Here’s what was posted on Neal’s Facebook wall…

Jake and Neal Stark who worried about making the king series classic need not to worry no more as the dynamic duo tipped the scales with a 20.27lb bag and they got big bass as well a Everglades toad weighing in at 6.59lbs earning a seat at bass pro shops for the king meeting and a shot at the hardest trophy to win the king series classic crown.congratulations and see you in June!!

Neal commented on Facebook about the victory:

Couldn’t have done it without the support of my partner & best of all my son. Great job Jake!

Neal and his son have their own bass fishing guide service and do a lot of great work with disabled veterans.  Neal is not only a great fisherman – he is a great person.

And as you can tell – the bass fishing is finally starting to kick butt again at everglades Holiday Park.  This is great news, because when Holiday Park is on – the bass fishing is some of the best in the world!!!

So once again…

Congratulation Neal and Jake Stark – King Of The Glades 2012!!!

King Of The Glades 2012 Champions Everglades Holiday Park Big Bass

Peacock bass are not only beautiful – they are AWESOME fighters.  And they are [...]]]>

How To Catch Peacock Bass In South Florida Heddon Tiny Torpedo is a great lure to catch peacock bass in South Florida

How To Catch Peacock Bass In South Florida – Everglades Bass Fishing Guides:  People travel from all over the United States and world to catch the exotic peacock bass here in South Florida.  And there are several really goo reasons why.

Peacock bass are not only beautiful – they are AWESOME fighters.  And they are not difficult to catch.  If you are in the right spots and fishing with the right techniques.

How To Catch Peacock Bass In South Florida – Everglades Bass Fishing Guides

One of the most amazing attributes of the butterfly peacock is that it can be caught readily by novice anglers using live shiners, swimming below a bobber, while pursuing more and larger ones can challenge even the most experienced freshwater anglers. A wide variety of bait, spinning and flycasting equipment, ranging from a simple soda-pop can, 50 feet of monofilament and a hook, to the most-expensive light tackle currently marketed for largemouth bass fishing professionals, can be used to catch this colorful and exciting gamefish.

Basic butterfly peacock bass fishing techniques are similar to those used for the native largemouth bass, but since peacocks rarely eat anything but fish and chase down their food almost exclusively during daylight hours, avoid using non-fish-imitating baits worked slowly or fishing at night. Top-water lures with or without props, fish-imitating crankbaits and flies fished on light tackle (6- to 8-pound test) are all good choices since peacocks tend to be an openwater fighter.

Butterfly peacock bass congregate in shade and around structure provided by bridges, culverts, fallen trees, canal bends, intersections and dead ends. More large fish (those more than 4 pounds) are caught betwee February and May than any other time of year.

Every peacock angler has his secrets as to where and when to fish, including those who have seven to 10 hot spots reachable from shore. These hot spots can be checked easily on the way home from work or in just a few fun-filled hours close to home on a day off.

Source:  Florida Wildlife Magazine

Live, small shiners are one of the easiest ways to catch peacock bass in South Florida.  And here are a couple tips that will help you catch more peacock bass with shiners.

(1)  Use light flourocarbon!  A 7ft medium heavy rod with a quality spinning reel is perfect.  We like to use 30lb braided line with 8-10lbs flourocarbon leader.  If you are fishing in open water you can use a medium rod and 8lbs test flourocarbon.

(2)  If you are using a bobber – use one made of cork that is natural cork color.  Not those brightly colored plastic one.  But most of the time it is best to not use a bobber and “free line” the shiner.  Peacocks in South Florida can be smart!

If you want to catch peacock bass in South Florida on lures – try Heddon tiny torpedoes and small gold Rapalas.  Both fishing with an erratic, jerky, fast motion.   Once again, we use braided line with flourocarbon leader.

How To Catch Peacock Bass In South Florida – Everglades Bass Fishing Guides:  If you would like to go peacock bass fishing in South Florida with professional peacock bass fishing guides, John Pate go here:  Peacock bass fishing guides in south Florida.  Mr. Pate have been a professional bass fishing guide in South Florida and the Florida everglades since 1973 and has been guiding for Peacock bass in South Florida since they were introduced in 1984.

Many think the Florida everglades ecosystem simply failed all by itself and now the government [...]]]>

Florida Everglades Ecosystem Destruction Part 1 Everglades Bass Fishing Guides - Who Caused It?

Florida Everglades Ecosystem Destruction Part 1 – Everglades Bass Fishing Guides:  If you know anything about the everglades, you know the ecosystem is in danger.  And has been for quite some time.  But here’s something you probably do not know…

Many think the Florida everglades ecosystem simply failed all by itself and now the government has stepped in to fix it.  Nope – that’s not quite the case.

In fact, the ecosystem in the Florida everglades was doing quite well until man stepped in and drained about half of the everglades for agricultural and urban development.

According to sofia.usgs.gov:

The Everglades ecosystem includes Lake Okeechobee and its tributary areas, as well as the roughly 40- to 50-mile-wide, 130-mile-long wetland mosaic that once extended continuously from Lake Okeechobee to the southern tip of the Florida peninsula at Florida Bay.

Since 1900 much of the Everglades has been drained for agriculture and urban development, so that today only 50 percent of the original wetlands remain. Water levels and patterns of water flow are largely controlled by an extensive system of levees and canals. The control system was constructed to achieve multiple objectives of flood control, land drainage, and water supply. More recently, water-management policies have also begun to address issues related to ecosystem restoration. Extensive land subsidence that has been caused by drainage and oxidation of peat soils will greatly complicate ecosystem restoration and also threatens the future of agriculture in the Everglades.

The Everglades ecosystem has, in fact, been badly degraded, despite the establishment of Everglades National Park in the southern Everglades in 1947. Prominent symptoms of the ecosystem decline include an 80 percent reduction in wading bird populations since the 1930s (Ogden, 1994), the near-extinction of the Florida panther (Smith and Bass, 1994), invasions of exotic species (Bodle and others, 1994), and declining water quality in Florida Bay, which likely is due, at least in part, to decreased freshwater inflow (McIvor and others, 1994).

A thin rim of bedrock protects south Florida from the ocean. The limestone bedrock ridge that separates the Everglades from the Atlantic coast extends 20 feet or less above sea level. Under natural conditions all of southeast Florida, except for a 5- to 15-mile-wide strip along this bedrock ridge, was subject to annual floods. Much of the area was perennially inundated with freshwater. Water levels in Lake Okeechobee and local rainfall drove slow-moving sheet flow through the Everglades under topographic and hydraulic gradients of only about 2 inches per mile. Lake Okeechobee, which once overflowed its southern bank at water levels in the range of 20 to 21 feet above sea level, today is artificially maintained at about 13 to 16 feet above sea level by a dike system and canals to the Atlantic and Gulf coasts.

The first successful farming ventures in the Everglades began in about 1913, not on the sawgrass plain itself but on the slightly elevated natural levee south of Lake Okeechobee (Snyder and Davidson, 1994). Early efforts to clear, farm, and colonize the sawgrass area had little success, being plagued by flooding, winter freezes, and trace-nutrient deficiencies. (The soil beneath the sawgrass was later shown to be too low in copper to support most crops and livestock.)

In the 1920s the State of Florida established an Everglades Experiment Station in Belle Glade, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture established a Sugarcane Field Station in Canal Point. The combined efforts of these units gradually solved the plant- and livestock-pathology problems experienced by early farmers. However, the land was still subject to frequent, sometimes catastrophic inundation. The great hurricane of 1928 caused at least 2,000 fatalities and flooded the Everglades Experiment Station for several months.

The damage caused by the 1928 hurricane convinced the Federal government to fund construction of a permanent dike around the southern perimeter of Lake Okeechobee. This more secure protection from flooding cleared the way for intensive settlement of the Everglades. It also permanently severed the natural connection between the Everglades proper and its headwaters. For millennia, the Everglades had been fed by intermittent, diffuse overflow of the imperfect natural levee south of the Lake. Now, its primary water source, other than local rainfall, would be a system of artificial canals.

As you can see, man did not play a hand in the destruction of the ecosystem in the Florida everglades.  Man was the hand.  Now conservation efforts are being made to reverse all the damage.

Vice President Joe Biden recently visited the Florida everglades to talk about these efforts.  For more about this and Joe Biden’s visit to the everglades go here:  Will Bass Fishing In The Everglades Be Better Because Of Joe Biden? 

Florida Everglades Ecosystem Destruction Part 1 – Everglades Bass Fishing Guides:  This was part 1… part 2 will be posted soon to give you further details on the ecosystem in the Florida everglades.

Recently I went bass fishing in the Florida everglades with everglades bass fishing guide, John Pate.  And when we pulled up to the spot… there was [...]]]>

Will Joe Biden save the everglades?

Will Bass Fishing In The Everglades Be Better Because Of Joe Biden?  That is a good question.  Before I give you the answer… here’s a little history…

Recently I went bass fishing in the Florida everglades with everglades bass fishing guide, John Pate.  And when we pulled up to the spot… there was a news crew there.  Mr. Pate asked the newscaster what was going on and she just shrugged him off.

After we came back from fishing, we found out Vice President Joe Biden was there.  That’s why all the secrecy and “non-answer” from the press.

Why was Biden in the Everglades?  According to whitehouse.gov:

Yesterday, Vice President Biden visited one of our nation’s most magnificent natural treasures – the Everglades. Joined by two long-time champions for the Everglades, Senator Bill Nelson and Congressman Alcee Hastings, he took an airboat tour in Everglades National Park and then delivered remarks to highlight our Administration’s unprecedented investment in restoring this ecosystem.

Everglades restoration is one of the Administration’s top environmental priorities because these efforts benefit the environment, economy, and communities across South Florida. Restoration ensures that this iconic landscape will be here for our children and grandchildren to enjoy. It will build Florida’s economy, as every year over four million visitors from across the world are attracted to National Parks and National Wildlife Refuges in the region. And restoration will replenish the Everglades’ aquifers that serve as the primary source of water for almost one-third of Florida’s population.

A critical piece of our restoration efforts is the Tamiami Trail bridge project. Built in the 1920s, the Tamiami Trail is a road that cuts the Everglades in half and acts like a dam blocking water flow from the north to Everglades National Park in the south. After years of planning and delays, in 2009 the Army Corps of Engineers started construction on a project, funded by the Department of Interior, to replace one mile of the road with a bridge. The bridge will allow water to flow into the Park, restoring a more natural water flow to 300,000 acres of habitat. And as the Vice President said, we’re not done yet: “that’s just the first step. That’s just the first mile. We’ve got plans for five and a half more miles of bridging. And I promise you we’re committing to working with the Congress to find the resources to get the whole six and a half miles done.”

Funny thing is – all this work will be to undo previous screw-ups.  Man’s intervention is what caused the low water levels in the Everglades that ruined the natural ecosystem.  For more on this go here: Florida Everglades Ecosystem Destruction Part 1.

Notice how the quote above said, “The bridge will allow water to flow into the Park, restoring a more natural water flow to 300,000 acres of habitat.”

Key phrase, “restoring a more natural.”

Mother nature knows what she is doing.  Management by man creates more problems then it solves.  Imagine if they just left the everglades alone from the beginning.  Now that’s a crazy thought.

So… will bass fishing in the everglades be better because of Joe Biden?  I doubt it.

“They are taking over our water, and they’re eating anything from bass to turtles,” said Jason Calvert, a longtime Tamarac fisherman. “They’re moving and they’re spreading. It’s a virus , that’s all it [...]]]>

Are Snakeheads Bad For South Florida? Everglades Bass Fishing Guides - Not Everyone Thinks So.

Are snakeheads bad for South Florida?  Everglades bass fishing guides have read many things and spoken to a lot of people – and most say ABSOLUTELY YES!!!

“They are taking over our water, and they’re eating anything from bass to turtles,” said Jason Calvert, a longtime Tamarac fisherman. “They’re moving and they’re spreading. It’s a virus , that’s all it is. They’re already in Palm Beach County .”

Anglers, concerned the red-eyed ambush predator with the flat head and dark, torpedo body is overwhelming freshwater canals, have organized at least eight Snakehead roundups over the past two years.

In the most recent roundup in Margate on April 21, 10 anglers accounted for 115 Snakeheads, the largest nearly a yard long and weighing in at 10 pounds.

Snakeheads were first documented in Tamarac in October 2000, baffling scientists. Now they occupy a 200-square-mile area of Northwest Broward and Southern Palm Beach County . They are a popular food fish in their native Southeast Asia, common to Pakistan ,Malaysia and southern China.

How they arrived in South Florida is a mystery. “We don’t really know how they got here,” said Kelly Gestring, director of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s non-native fish lab in Boca Raton . “Obviously someone illegally released them.”

Source: Sun Sentinel

But not everyone agrees that these Asian invaders are the curse they have been made out to be.  Some actually see them as a positive – just another reason to go fishing in South Florida and the Florida everglades.

Lloyd Fox , 65, owner of Lloyd’s Bait and Tackle in Margate, has been fishing South Florida canals since 1970 and remembers when the first Snakehead appeared nearly 12 years ago. He’s not alarmed by the Snakehead invasion.

“We’re not overrun with them,” he said. “People say they’ve had an impact, but I haven’t noticed it. It’s just another fish in the canal to catch.”

Sure, Snakeheads eat baby bass, Fox said, but bass also eat baby Snakeheads. “People are saying all these bad things about them,” he said.

Fox noted one positive aspect of the Snakehead blitz. “They do eat Muscovy ducks,” he said. “I’ve seen one come up and take a baby duck on the shoreline.”

Snakeheads are also said to walk on land, but Fox disputes that. “They can move, but you throw any fish on a wet patio and it’s gonna flop around, it’s not really walking,” he said. “They don’t walk, they kinda waddle.”

Gestring also dismisses the walking Snakehead as myth. “There’s been a lot of media hype about Snakeheads,” he said. “Snakeheads can’t walk on land and they can’t survive out of water for days.”

Because they can breathe air, they can live in low oxygen water where native fish couldn’t, Gestring said. But they aren’t displacing the natives. And while Snakeheads may lay some 5,000 eggs twice a year, most don’t mature, and in fact provide tasty meals for local fish.

“We have not been able to document a measurable negative impact on bass or any native fish,” the scientist said. “We wish they weren’t here, but they don’t seem to be having a catastrophic impact on native freshwater fish.”

Source: Sun Sentinel

Are Snakeheads Bad For South Florida? Everglades Bass Fishing Guides thinks the jury is still out as to what impact the snakeheads will have on the native fish in South Florida and the Everglades like Largemouth bass.  No one really knows how snakeheads got to Florida.  It is widely believed that people who owned them as pets lets them go.  No matter what – it will be up to Mother Nature to either adapt positively or suffer.  My bet is on the former.  To go fishing for Snakeheads in South Florida and the Florida everglades go here:  Everglades bass fishing guides.