Florida EVERGLADES Camping Trip - Flamingo Kayak Fishing

In this video, I take you along with me on a trip I've dreamt of doing for a long time; solo camping and fishing in the world famous Florida Everglades National Park. I drove down to Flamingo Park Campground for a two night stay at site 54 in the A-loop. While there, I explored the area encountering its native wildlife including crocodiles, manatees, and more bird species than I could count. I also brought my kayak to go fishing in Florida Bay and Snake Bight for it's world class Redfish, Speckled Trout, Snook and Tarpon fishery.
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[@kaos336]

This channel is going to blow up. Definitely should have way more subscribers. Awesome video man.

[@hotactioncustoms7008]

your editing is so bad ass man! im a couple hrs from flamingo I need to get down there in my skiff. good fishing man keep it up!

[@loujirizarry77]

I agree about the editing. I was gonna say between the quality of the footage and the awesome editing it's like watching NatGeo! Great episode!

[@janeenbenito6067]

That trout that got away 😮 what a biggin'. Great video!

[@johnfeola6047]

The crocs at the boat ramp there are freaking huge and every time I ever fished down there they blew my mind at how many and how large they were, but the fishing is awesome there , nice video,but I think I would want a bigger boat

[@smudgey1kenobey]

Great video. And you definitely saw crocs. No mistaking them for alligators. I’m more surprised about the flamingos.they’re super rare. If you’re sure it wasn’t roseate spoonbills, you need to report that you saw flamingos. People take special trips in the back country trying to document occasionals from other parts of the Caribbean.

[@billyswamphawk53]

Looks like fun. AWESOME video also!!!! I LOVE the Crocs!!!

[@UU-dp9th]

Earliest I’ve been, I’m still in school but I’m gonna comment to say I’m here!

[@lorenoconnor6448]

Wow that looked like you had a blast. Awesome video.

[@BradStallings]

Sweet! I'm headed to marcos Island to explore the ten thousand islands then to flamingo for 3 days in 2 weeks. Hoping to get some sick footage!

[@bloodlust_fishin1446]

Marco is a really good location to be at as it is one and is close to the ten thousand islands. I live on Marco.

[@rayglover8053]

Brent you lucky lucky bastard! Love the videos my man looked unbelievable

[@SilverHonda0767]

Awesome 😎. Great video want to visit there one day.

[@hotactioncustoms7008]

awesome im pumped for this vid!

[@birkrob]

Love Flamingo ENP!!! It looks like you didn't venture far from the marina. Snake Bight is so big. You should have seen it all before the grass die off. It was crystal clear except for the mullet muds. We were catching tarpon in the mullet muds when a lemon shark ate my 20 pound tarpon. Oh by the way, I would guess that the blow up by a our boat was a shark and not a mullet. 😁. Keep up the good videos.

[@abetterlife44]

Wow! Been here my whole life never knew we had trout. Great content! Subscribed

[@BrodyToYou]

Love the kayak camping videos!

[@phyl9625]

I really love all of your videos. You do a amazing job, and I get to see Florida from my Missouri location 😎. The fishing is so unbelievable. Thanks for your hard work.

[@jayjohnson9668]

Man love the Everglades. Haven't been in a few years but always a great time down there. Looks like the weather wasn't so great but you managed to do pretty good fishing and can't beat the scenery and solitude of camping outside with a nice fire to cook over!! Keep up the great content bro😎

[@Soladaddy]

Very nice video all around. Ready for a week of fishing at Ft. Desoto.

[@jimmyspoon1477]

That looked like a blast. I love goin campin and cooking over a campfire it just seems to taste so much better lol. Awesome video keep um comin 👍✌

[@davidrivero7943]

Dude, im catchin up on see ya , vids. Yes, yes & yes, awesome place , too late now but nice Peacock Bass are in the fresh water Canals on your future travels there.

[@miketorre16]

Yes... Nice video.. You are still fishing, I'm Skiing.. Good job Man

[@peteprior8896]

Nice work, great video. It’s a different world down there

[@vincentengongoro2705]

Good stuff dude...and I like the Uconn jacket

[@AlexGarcia-ew2fv]

I've fished snake bite creek alot since 1992..with live shrimp..I've gotten..trout n sheep's head all day long..ither free lining my shrimp or on a bobber..when it's slack tide n my bait hits the bottom. I'll catch cat fish like crazy

[@davidfuertes1973]

Great video . I grew up in South Florida and there is nothing like the Florida Everglades . especially where you're at right now you can throw a line in the water and you never know what you're going to catch? it's a mixed bag of fish and predators . I moved up to Sebring and I haven't been to the Everglades almost 30 years. in fact there's not a day or a moment that I don't think about the fishing in South Florida

[@ELLESEEshow]

flamingo is always promising! good job bro

[@OFFFishing]

What an awesome trip man I really need to do this some time. Enjoyed all the sights!!!

[@thecatfishchannel965]

Awesome video! I’ve always wanted to go down to the Everglades.

[@stancarson5039]

Nice trip. I live in key largo and we run over there quite often. You need a boat to get the whole experience. Camping on east cape is where its at for sure. Also going on the fresh water side and white water is cool too. Hells bay seven mile pond is really cool to kayak or canoe. Keep up the sweet vids. Your channel is going to explode bro!!

[@SeeYaDude]

Thanks, I'll have to check those places out one day!

[@louv2425]

Nice fishing buddy... Been there at night on the marina with live shrimp & caught a bunch of Jack's... They rent kayaks might have to try it out..

[@ric-i-ver3906]

Good stuff man !

[@fooballyou]

Brent, you're one of the best fishing videographers on youtube, and I watch a bunch. Awesome nature shots and fill ins in between fishing. I admire your sense of adventure and exploring. Keep it up and you will have your own tv show! Ha! Wouldn't that be a cool way to make a living?

[@SeeYaDude]

Thank you!

[@stevestory8483]

Great video!!

[@jaydenpfeuffer1893]

Really good video. Keep up the great work. Hate to tell u but that trout was huge.

[@DestinationInshore]

Nice video man always wanted to make a trip down to flamingo

[@zmano247]

Love the UCONN jacket!

[@williamselby7582]

I would rather go kayaking with a bunch of sharks. Such a great video man👍👍 liked and subscribed.

[@mikekaine8102]

Sick

[@FloridaBoyGrizz]

Ok alligators are different, but crocodiles nah I’m good you won’t catch me in a kayak with them in the water, your a brave man and awesome vids my dude 🤙🏽

[@jakewkayakfishing8457]

Nice footage. Always a good time in the glades. Ever tried kayak camping on the barrier islands in the 10,000 island region of the glades? Love it down there.

[@SeeYaDude]

I haven't tired that, but it's definitely something I want to do at some point!

[@commonname9205]

@@SeeYaDude back country is too much fun!!! I live in ft.lauderdale so I try and get out there a few times a year

[@suavelifestyle9094]

dude the trout u lost was massiveeeeee

[@jaydubb85]

1:17 *Puts key in ignition*

[@dylanherrera1952]

Hey you listened to my advice lol, you should have looked at the eco tents tho.

[@hungnmiami]

Lot of people don't know the best fishing happens the last 2 hours of the outgoing first two hours of the incoming tide

[@funkiestoyster]

Nice spot nice lure nice trout nice slam! Tide had to move a bit to stir things up and boy did they start hitting. Thanks for sharing man. Camp while you can, coldfronts dont last forever! Great trip.

[@ethanadrian4098]

Yay a 20 min video. That wasent sarcasm btw. I was actually happy

[@dmgolub1]

Really good video. Any issue with noseeums in the evening?

[@SeeYaDude]

Not really, a few mosquitos though. But going in the winter definitely helps keep the bugs away

[@72388rodrigo]

You should have gone further down the snook get way bigger everything gets bigger redfish the trout.

[@bigadventure3797]

What was it about that spot that made it good? Was it a channel mouth? or a hump or other structure we couldn't see?

[@SeeYaDude]

I think it was a deeper section on the flat and the fish were stacked in there at the low part of the tide

[@CaptChrisCanning]

Love the camping content! Do you watch UConn basketball at all? Looks like you had a good time! You like the solo camping?

[@SeeYaDude]

I watch the games every once in a while, but not as much as I used to since I graduated back in May of 2018. I need to get back into watching them. And I love solo camping! Some of my best memories were made on my solo camping road trips

[@CaptChrisCanning]

@@SeeYaDude Keep up the good work! March Madness is here! That's really only when I watch.

[@jrsinspections3280]

Most of the fish were basically in open-water... what about that area made it so good?

[@danielmunoz9859]

What’s the name of that boat ramp call

[@jamesgatlin4162]

What size and brand jighead do you use for the paddle tail

[@SeeYaDude]

1/8 oz and I'm not too picky with what brand I use. Sometimes use D.O.A., Strike King, or Charlie's

[@stevestory8483]

What kind of back pack were you carrying all your gear in?

[@SeeYaDude]

It's the Lifeproof Squamish XL back pack

[@arturo7023]

lets team up on a trip!

[@newsomeassoc]

What camera do you use?

[@SeeYaDude]

Sony a6400 and GoPro Hero 7 Black

[@jwfisher08]

Crocodiles.....😆

[@wallywanker7435]

What’s so funny about crocodiles?

[@rebeccad5565]

My husband and I just stayed at the EcoTent site in Everglades National Park. But never again! The only reason to stay in these tents is so you can have a lovely view of the water and the sunset as you retreat for the night and wake up in the morning. To get these beautiful views you need to have your tent flaps up. But our tent was located with our viewing windows on 2 sides about 8 feet from the boardwalk. Yes, we could see the water, but also everyone walking past. And they could see us. And they looked, and they waved, and they even shined lights on us in the middle of the night. It was ridiculous. The fishbowl effect plus the long walk to the not very clean restrooms, the battalions of mosquitoes, the closeness of the tents and total lack of sound privacy, and the inability to have any food at or inside our tent meant that this was not the trip we wanted. We brought great food with us but ended up eating it in the Marina parking lot with mosquitoes all around. We had planned to stay 3 nights as we have loved the Everglades for decades, but the discomfort and disappointment in the EcoTent site meant we left after 1 night. And of course EcoTents of Flamingo Adventures does not give refunds. Never again! Save your money and bring your own tent.

[@rudbeckia885]

Great spot to baf they have raised yhe camping fees so high. Plus a10% senior discount instead of normal 50 % ....ive found other places just as nice and mich cheaper.

[@MatthewEvey]

Dude, you seem pretty cool and I like your vid. I think you'd be WAY cooler with a fly rod in your hand instead. Just sayin'...

[@fishingshallowminded8600]

catch an cook ??? what up

[@SeeYaDude]

I wanted to, couldn't keep anything I caught. Maybe next time I go down there👍

[@fishingshallowminded8600]

@@SeeYaDude GREAT TIME JUST TO BE THERE I NEED TO GET THERE SOME DAY

[@brent3523]

Great fun forget the burgers and eat FISH C U

[@SeeYaDude]

Next time 👍

[@joeblow6478]

What, no fish for dinner?

[@JorgeRodriguez-nx5eq]

You have to be careful Crocodiles are much more dangerous than Aligator

[@wallywanker7435]

Never been a croc attack in Florida but plenty of gator attacks.

[@juanrestrepophotography3378]

good video .... good edit... but worst of all is that you end up eating a fuck.... hamburger....ohhhh men

[@tlllau]

Mostly alligators, not crocodiles

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[@komments]

Aligators

[@StevenBoak]

American crocodile

[@wallywanker7435]

Croc not gator

[@Kltpzyxm17]

I wanted to like this vid, but it would have been #66 you know what, so I disliked it instead. Dude : )

[@corbendean9043]

Not tryna be that guy but that was an alligator

[@thecatfishchannel965]

Looks like an American Crocodile to me. We don’t see too many in Florida, definitely more gators, but if you look at the tapered snout and it’s teeth you can see it’s a croc.

[@fooballyou]

@@thecatfishchannel965 Agreed...

[@corbendean9043]

The Catfish Channel yea u r right I just quickly looked at it and it has the tooth that sticks out of bottom and we don’t get many crocs in the Florida keys

[@stancarson5039]

@@corbendean9043 idk where you live but crocs ALL OVER KEY LARGO!!!!!

[@corbendean9043]

Stan Carson lower keys, we only see them when we go backcountry fishing

[@woodypilgrim242]

Alligators not crocodiles

[@jayjohnson9668]

woody pilgrim No bro for real saltwater crocodiles. There is a small population of them in the Everglades along with lots of gators. You can tell by its narrow head opposed to gators wide rounded heads😎