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06-29-2021, 05:52 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2021
Location: Chokoloskee
Posts: 42
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Chillin’ in the Everglades
Hello all, new forum member here just introducing myself. I’ve got a 2020 Eagle HT 28.5RSTS that is my permanent “fish camp” located at a waterfront rv park & marina on the tiny island of Chokoloskee, FL. She is blocked & not moving unless a hurricane wipes her out. I just poured a 10x30’ slab next to her & having a free standing lanai built this fall with full skirting. This is my second Jayco, my first one was a 2015 Jayflight 23MB which was an upgrade from a 1988 16’ Scotty. Anyone here a fishing enthusiast like me?
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06-29-2021, 06:09 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2020
Location: SW Lower Michigan
Posts: 2,516
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Welcome to JOF from SW Michigan!
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John & Jennifer and family
2018 Jayco White Hawk 31BH 34'
2004 Surveyor by Forest River 29'
1996 Coachman Catalina 25'
2002 Jayco 12UTD PopUp
TrashMan Videos
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06-29-2021, 06:15 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Nashville
Posts: 636
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"I'm cold in the Everglades."
- Nobody Ever
Welcome!
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06-29-2021, 06:19 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Maine
Posts: 2,625
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Quote:
Originally Posted by crockettlarry
"I'm cold in the Everglades."
- Nobody Ever
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Oh we were several times teny camping in the Everglades backcountry.
Cold fronts in Jan bring ice in the pot
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06-29-2021, 06:23 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Nashville
Posts: 636
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kim Gass
Oh we were several times teny camping in the Everglades backcountry.
Cold fronts in Jan bring ice in the pot
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Wow.! Shows how much I know about the Everglades. I just figured it was hot and humid all the time even in January
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06-29-2021, 06:37 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Maine
Posts: 2,625
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Quote:
Originally Posted by crockettlarry
Wow.! Shows how much I know about the Everglades. I just figured it was hot and humid all the time even in January
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Usually it is around 70-80 for highs and 55-60 for lows. Humid most of the time. Hot sometimes.. You are not entirely wrong. We bring fleece AND light clothing!
Oh . there are ever present bugs.
I love Chokoloskee Island.. Havana Grill... Irma was sufficient.
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2021 Jayco 212QB
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2012 Honda Ridgeline not towing anymore
2016 195 RB traded in
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06-29-2021, 09:34 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Southern Indiana
Posts: 3,208
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Quote:
Originally Posted by conocean
Anyone here a fishing enthusiast like me?
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I live to fish and I'm very envious of your setup. 
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2017 Ford F-250 FX4 Crew STX 6.2l
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06-29-2021, 10:50 AM
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Member
Join Date: Jun 2021
Location: Chokoloskee
Posts: 42
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Thanks, nice to meet ya’ll!
It gets a little chilly down here but rarely below 40degrees. Being a FL native I’m accustomed to the extreme summer heat. Fishing is best when it’s warmer, for sure! Aside from fishing, I do a lot of exploring the 10,000 Islands on my skiff….
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06-29-2021, 11:01 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Maine
Posts: 2,625
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Watson Place Chickee.. with a wind and ice in my coffeecup! And three days hunkered on Hog Key.
Not a fisherperson but did catch a snook. It jumped in my canoe. Does that count?
So sad the beating Irma gave your area. She was not Irma la Douce..
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2021 GMC Canyon
2021 Jayco 212QB
WDH ; Anderson
2012 Honda Ridgeline not towing anymore
2016 195 RB traded in
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06-29-2021, 11:12 AM
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Member
Join Date: Jun 2021
Location: Chokoloskee
Posts: 42
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I’ve camped pretty much all the chikees in the Glades. Great times. Hog key is nice too but beach camping isnt my preference.
Thats considered a boated snook, not caught
The Glades has largely recovered from hurricane Irma. It definitely created a lot of new fishing holes!
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06-29-2021, 11:30 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Maine
Posts: 2,625
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Your chillin.. 84 .
I am a northerner. Our temp in Maine 98.
You win!
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2021 GMC Canyon
2021 Jayco 212QB
WDH ; Anderson
2012 Honda Ridgeline not towing anymore
2016 195 RB traded in
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06-29-2021, 01:36 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 9,765
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Welcome Aboard!
Love to fish, Don't get to do it as much as I use to. That evil 4 letter word "Work", keeps getting in the way. Got out three times one weekend and it was horrid fishing,. Maybe two "nibbles" over many hours. I think it could have been a little debris in the river current. Been really hot early, not much rain and the water levels are way down 
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07-04-2021, 02:50 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2021
Location: Sault Ste Marie, ON
Posts: 136
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Welcome to JOF from Northern Ontario. Best of luck on the water too.
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Retired, willing to travel for good weather
2020 Greyhawk 30Z
2011 Ram Laramie 1500
'91 Travelaire 31' (sold)
'98 Jayco 21' (sold)
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