Hell's Bay Classic

[BoldWater]

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Hell's Bay backcountry permit required? ohh...and don't eat the bass.



Hell's Bay mangrove canopy entrance.






guess you can "cHill" anywhere...


anyone have any Hell's Bay history?

[The Volfish]

cHill'n is Good

[flatbroke]

Not sure if you are looking for the boat history or the real Hells Bay History. I am taking a shot at the latter.. I have been fishing Hells Bay since the age of 6. I was lucky enough to be taken under the wing of the king of Hells Bay Herman Lucerne. I can tell you there is no better place to fish for snook, reds and tarpon due to the fact that their fight is so much more fun in a space the size of most bathrooms. LOL Its a place that you can fish everyday for a year and be where no other human has been at anytime. And when you look at a chart of the area you will see where the chart stops it simply says numerous ponds and streams.. This is where the reall good fishing is. I am going to ask everyone a favor here. Please keep an eye on this area and make sure we dont loose it to the Parks belief that we the fisherman dont need to go back there. This a an area like no other that will both test every skill you have of boat handling, navigation, angling and fish fighting ability. It is our true last wilderness of the Everglades. For years they have wanted to shut this area down to boats but so far we have been able to fend them off. I dont live in the area anymore so I could use all the help I can get on this and other matters about to be known about what is happening in the park. I will post some Deep Hells Bay pics if you like.. A lot of great snook and tarpon images.

[hmaadd29]

Please do. Thanks for the info and pics!!

[BoldWater]

Originally Posted by flatbroke

Not sure if you are looking for the boat history or the real Hells Bay History. I am taking a shot at the latter.. I have been fishing Hells Bay since the age of 6. I was lucky enough to be taken under the wing of the king of Hells Bay Herman Lucerne. I can tell you there is no better place to fish for snook, reds and tarpon due to the fact that their fight is so much more fun in a space the size of most bathrooms. LOL Its a place that you can fish everyday for a year and be where no other human has been at anytime. And when you look at a chart of the area you will see where the chart stops it simply says numerous ponds and streams.. This is where the reall good fishing is. I am going to ask everyone a favor here. Please keep an eye on this area and make sure we dont loose it to the Parks belief that we the fisherman dont need to go back there. This a an area like no other that will both test every skill you have of boat handling, navigation, angling and fish fighting ability. It is our true last wilderness of the Everglades. For years they have wanted to shut this area down to boats but so far we have been able to fend them off. I dont live in the area anymore so I could use all the help I can get on this and other matters about to be known about what is happening in the park. I will post some Deep Hells Bay pics if you like.. A lot of great snook and tarpon images.

yes. i am looking for information about hell's bay location, pictures would be awesome.

thanks for the story.

[flatbroke]

Well what can I say about a place that has more twists and turns than a Britney Spears night out? That has islands that float so routes can change with the tides? That have passages stacked so close together that they can fool even the best GPS's? Yet at the same time can offer 50+ snook in a single day. (52 was my best day) and all on artificial.. Thats the Hells Bay I know and love. And as a bonus you can fish all day and never see another human being. I can remember one day fishing with Herman Lucerne out of a canoe that he kept stashed on an island about 3 miles back from where the charts stop. We had gone I dont know how much further east when I told Herman I thout I heard voices. To which he told me I was out of my @#$^ing mind. A few minuets later he agreed he heard it too. He told me to stand up and see if I could see anything. As I did I told him he would not believe what I saw. I told him Herman there are people having a picnic and fishing from the shore in what appeared to be a deep pond. Well he said some colorful words as only he could and after some thought he realized we had paddled our way all the way to Paurotis pond. A small pond some miles before you get to Flamingo on the main road. And to top it off we had caught snook all the way there. This tells you how vast and unexplored this area is. So many routes exisit that have never been found.. A place worth taking your time to slowly explore and enjoy... But dont trust your GPS alone.. Learn it by thinking and remembering watch the tree lines for their shapes and remember what you see.. That is the way to learn Hells Bay... Is there anything in particular you would like to know about the area?

[Jason S]

I agree 100% with Corby about the GPS. Use your eyes more than the GPS. Look for landmarks in the way of snags, osprey nests, bromeliads and treelines. When you leave a creek and enter a lake, look behind you and try to remember what it will look like when you are on your way back. Believe me, it is very easy to get lost if you rely solely on a GPS .

[Capt Billy Rotne]

Sweet. No other people, sounds like my kind of place.

[Jason S]

Billy,

You have an open invitation to come down and fish it with me.

[Ross R]

Very special area for sure. I had the privilege of fishing back there with Lloyd W. I started heading back there my self and had some good fishing. It takes a while to learn it but its worth it. I used to fish it more but I started duck hunting in the fall and winter.