Tuesday 7/15/14, Alligator Alley MM 39 north side, light wind, mostly sunny, temp 90+.

I went out today with friend Steve Johnson at 6:30 AM. We ran east to the dead end and were on the fish right away. We both had our big fish hooked up in the first 5 minutes, before the sun came up. The fishing was consistent until the sun got high and the heat set in. Then the bite got more difficult. We caught some nice bass under the bridges. The shade there made a big difference. The bass were close to cover most of the morning. If you were not deep in the pads, close to the sawgrass, you were not on the fish.

There are some large fires burning south of 75. We saw the lightning strikes this morning while driving out there. They did put up warnings along I75 about reduced visibility.

We finished the day with 35 bass between the two of us. There were a couple of real friendly gators today, but nothing like last week bumping the boat. At least the rains held off today, until I got the boat back the garage. A successful day!

Nice report. Thanks for sharing..

Cool George!! You found a pocket of time to get some quality fishing in.