Everglades City Motel

Everglades City Motel is located right on the main road going though town next to Island cafe. It is just like you would expect from a roadside motel in old florida. The have done many upgrades and in my opinion a very comfortable place to stay while visiting Everglades City. Like I said it is right next to Island cafe, which is a good place to eat breakfast.

Some of the rooms have a back door which you can back your boat up to so you can unload your gear from boat into room. They also have water hoses and electrical outlets outside for convenient washing of boat and charging trolling motor.

All of the rooms that I have stayed in have good air conditioners except for the efficiency's AC is not large enough if it's the middle of  the summer. Although room is nice and big with kitchen if that's what you prefer.

With your room comes use of a boat ramp just a minute down the road, which is very nice because boat ramp fees are $20.00. 

They also include the use of BBQ grills, bikes to use and cots if you have an extra person staying with you.

So if your taking a fishing trip to Everglades City and need a place to stay you should give them a try, I don't think you will be disappointed.
Everglades City Motel Website

THE MOON PHASES AND FISHING

Fishing by the moon phase. Does it really work? To catch more fish it's not just how much time you spend on the water, as much as it is when you are fishing. There are many factors as far as time of day, weather, tide, etc. And then you hear about the moon phases.

Most everyone knows that fish seem to bite at sunrise and sunset. But moon rise and moon set is also a factor in what makes the fish bite. From what  I've read the 45 minutes before and after any one of these events is going to be when you see the best action of the day. Then one more factor is that your new moon and full moon are the best times of the month.
Weather is also to be considered in picking your best time to fish. Watch for drastic changes in the weather. when the barometer is rising or falling will trigger a bite. 

Give this a shot! It may not work for you every single time because the absolute main factor is there has to be fish in the area to be rewarded with a stellar day on the water!

The easiest way to use all this information is to watch your moon phase fishing calender and then keep your weather in mind to watch for changes in barometer. 

Please leave comments or pictures and tell me how this worked  out for you or if you have any experience in this.

The Rod And Gun Club in Everglades City Florida

The Rod and Gun Club in Everglades City is a really neat place to go. Even if you are not staying in their cottages it is still a place that you need to go and eat lunch at and go in the lobby to look around. It was built in 1864 by the first settler in everglades city ( which name was just everglades then).  It was bought and sold a couple times until 1972 when it became a lodge. The property is still the same as it originally was, even  down to original decorating and furniture. If you go to stay or eat make sure you take cash they still use antique cash register and they do not take any type of credit cards nor do they have ATM. There is dock age all along the Barron river frontage and a boat ramp on property.

All of the rooms for rent are small cottages separate from the main lodge. Nothing fancy but a nice comfortable place to spend a night or two. If your looking for a five star hotel this is not the place but you wont find anything like that in everglades city. Like I said very nice, but nothing fancy. If you want fancy go an hour east to Miami.

There have been many famous people who have stayed at this lodge from presidents to movie stars, and a few movies have even been filmed here.

Next time in Everglades City stop by and check it out and tell me what you think!

website:      Everglades city Rod and Gun Club

Everglades trip in June

My buddy drove down to meet me to fish one morning last June. We fished the 10,000 island area out of Everglades City. Although fishing was slow that morning he managed to get this  guy as  his first everglades trout. We were fishing artificials only and they just weren't biting, but he tied on a gold spoon and this was his reward. Caught a few the previous morning on Berkley Gulps which is usually my go to bait if the bite is slow. Seems to always wake them up!