Aerojet Canal

About Aerojet Canal Fishing & Tours

The Aerojet canal in Homestead Fl is just minutes from the Key Largo. You fish a casting distance from Saltwater, all while enjoying catches provided by freshwater. Because of its place, it gets very little pressure and, in return, grows giant bass; a few of the side benefits of being located so far south is the capabilities to produce and keep up PEACOCK BASS in the same fishery. Aerojet canal is never noisy and congested like some commercial, maybe a few extra anglers on the weekends. Traveling from the boat ramp, it doesn’t look like a must. But like most canals, this one especially has its sweet spots that always seem to hold fish. With that said, this place has a lot and is generally productive for most anglers with a little knowledge of the area…Read More

• Region: South Florida – Miami
• Duration: 4, 6, & 8 hrs
• Cancellation: 12 hrs in advance
• Weather-Related: Full refund
• Instant Online Confirmation
• Includes All State Taxes

• All Fishing Equipment
• Professional Captain
• Boat & Fuel
• Cooler & Ice
• Bottled water
• Photos

• Florida Freshwater Fishing License for those ages 16+
• Live bait if desired is also additional and is purchased the morning of the trip. (optional)
• Food or Specialty beverages

Amenities:

• Fishing Chairs
• GPS & Fishfinder
• Life Jackets
• Catch and Release Allowed
• Keep Fish Allowed within Laws

About this Tour:

• Boat Specs: 20+ ft
• Boat Capacity: 4 People
• All Fishing Equipment
• Boat & Fuel
• Photos

Fishing Techniques:

• Light Tackle
• Heavy Tackle
• Livebait
• Fly Fishing
• Artificial Lures

Fishing Equipment:

• Spinning Rods
• Baitcasting Rods
• Left & Right Handed
• Fly Rods (request only)
• Braid & Mono Line

What is Entailed:

• Fishing beautiful North Florida on a boat fully equipped with top quality rods, reels, hooks, and artificial lures.
• Exploring state-ranked Rodman Reservoir in search of trophy largemouth bass, hard-fighting black crappie (speck) and so much more.
• Guided fishing tour by a USCG professional fishing captain knowledgeable of North Florida and all of its waters.
• Take home a souvenir of your big catch with perfect photos taken by your guide and spread on social media as desired.

Local Operator Information:

Complete Operator information, including local telephone numbers for your destination, are included on your Confirmation email. Our Trip Managers select only the most experienced and reliable guides in each destination, removing the guesswork for you, and ensuring your peace of mind.

Additional Information:

• Participants are encouraged to bring comfortable shoes, a light-colored shirt, a hat, sunglasses, and sunscreen.

Aerojet Canal Peacock Bass Fishing Guides

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AEROJET CANAL IN FLORIDA

The entrance off the road of US1 is a bit difficult to see and access, especially with weekend traffic. The Aerojet canal is flood control and has a structure on both ends. It fishes like a combination of Tamiami and Snapper Creek canal systems, all while providing urban anglers with more exciting fishing opportunities.

What to Expect

 Peacock Bass Fishing Aerojet Canal offers some of the most exciting and varied canal fishing in southeast Florida. Several anglers have reported canal ‘trifecta,’ or ‘grand slam’ catches of butterfly peacock and largemouth bass topped-off with a Snook. The butterfly peacock is a world-renowned game fish that was successfully introduced in the mid-1980s by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to eat undesirable exotic fishes and offer more sport-fishing anglers in the metropolitan Miami-Ft. Lauderdale area.

Fallen trees, canal intersections, sharp bends, and dead ends are generally productive areas for catching most fish species. Sport-fishes also congregate in the shade of the pump structures. Shoreline vegetation, rip-rap, and even some residential sea walls (particularly in lateral canals) also give good fishing opportunities. If there is a strong current in the central channel, spend more time fishing lateral canals, small lakes, and other areas that offer refuge from the wind (e.g., cut-outs, bridge pilings, and the downstream side of spillway).

Seasons and Limits

Aerojet Canal supports excellent butterfly peacock and largemouth bass populations that average about 14 inches (1.5 pounds). Nearly 50% of the harvest-able butterfly peacock and 40% of the largemouth bass are more extensive than this. The biggest butterfly peacock (10 pounds) ever confirmed in Florida came from this canal.

The bag limit for butterfly peacock is two fish per day, only one greater than 17 inches; up to five largemouth bass are allowed. But only one of these can be greater than 14 inches. Fishing for butterfly peacock is usually best from March through May, but they act consistently throughout the year. Butterfly peacock feeds only during daylight and typically close to shore, although schooling peacocks will sometimes feed aggressively in open water. Largemouth bass fishing tends to be best during the winter when the water cools, and early in the morning, evenings, and even at night during the summer.

MORE INFORMATION ON AEROJET CANAL FISHING

The Butterfly peacock, much of the time, is caught using live bait. Opposite of the largemouth bass, which makes them an excellent fish for younger anglers and those just learning to bass fish. Live bait, such as small golden shiners purchased at local tackle shops are the best overall bait for butterfly peacock and largemouth bass. It is illegal to use goldfish or any other non-native fish for bait, except those legally caught and immediately used in the same canal.

For those who enjoy fishing with artificial lures, just about any fast-moving minnow imitating plug or fly can entice a peacock. Early in the morning, look for tarpon rolling at the surface, especially if it is running swiftly. The number and quality of panfish over six inches in the Aerojet Canal is about average for area canals. Live worms and crickets are the choice baits for many panfish anglers, although fresh bread or bread dough works well, is readily available, and it costs less.

Techniques

Shoreline anglers will need to explore the best locations for shoreline fishing, and always be sure to park cars safely out of ways. Some non-native panfish species like the Spotted tilapia are also bream-shaped, golden in color with black spots or bars, and some adults have red on them. These exotic fishes are good to eat, and you can keep every one you catch in the Aerojet canal system.

For current Miami Peacock, bass fishing reports check with local Miami Peacock Bass Guides. If you have never experienced peacock bass, we hope this piques your interest enough to take your first venture into the Miami Lakes for this fantastic sport fish. There are thousands of people searching for Florida peacock bass, and we would be delighted if you would allow us to take you fishing. Make your fishing trip come true with one of our professional peacock bass fishing guides.