For the ones I have caught, they have came on the Gambler EZ Swimmer and Big EZ, Zoom trick worms, and a few on various jerk baits. Very few fish of size and not much numbers to speak of. Extremely high water levels have crushed just about every single canal and flat out there, and the fishing is really suffering as a result. Out in the Everglades, the bite is simply not good. The peas are eating live baits very aggressively but we have taken several on fleshy articulated flies as well as jigs on the spinning rods. Sometimes I have been shocked by how loaded up they have been in these specific zones. These areas, when combining those two factors, have been absolutely loading up with nice peacocks.
When this is the case, I look for the cleanest and slowest moving water I can find. With all of the water flow due to excess high water in the everglades, the canals are constantly fluctuating in water level as well as oftentimes having flow. This last week I guided for peacocks 4 days and caught an estimated 140 fish. It was a tricky bite for a while after the storm but I am now consistently finding 25-50 fish days on my guided trips for peacock bass. Regarding the Miami canals, the peacock bass bite is finally starting to get hot. I will give a quick breakdown on all the places I guide - the Florida Everglades, the Miami canal systems, and lake Ida.
Hurricane Irma is 2 months in the rearview mirror and the freshwater fishing is finally close to stabilizing. November has started to show the true current state of fishing in Florida.