Gahhhhhhh-- I'm so very late on replying to this thread. Nevertheless, I'll report my experience. My day almost didn't happen. There were some severe (tornado) weather warnings the night before and right up until we green lit it at 3:30am, it was really touch and go. In this case, the weather seemed to have helped us out. Water had pushed into the glades, and we started northeast of Whitewater Bay. Targeting little snook at first, our attention shifted when we saw about six tarpon roll. We moved further into the glades, to a point where we were in fresh water, and we hit the jackpot. I caught over 20 baby/juvenile tarpon ranging from 5-30lbs. Two were two big to take out of the water. We did it all essentially just lapping one stretch of water up and down. Eventually, the rolls turned pretty angry and the poons' patience with us gave. I had a fantastic experience with a guide named Mark Giacobba. He's from Boca Raton, but he posts up in Flamingo and that's the water he really knows (quite well).
The next day he took a client back to the spot he and I were at, but the water had dropped 18 inches and they left quickly after discovering it was a completely different dynamic.
I highly recommend Mark to anyone. He may not have the media presence that someone like Blanco has, but he earned every bit of his charge. He read the conditions, water, adapted, and I hit pay dirt. Seach for "glades outfitters" and his site pops up. He also enjoys carrying some serious camera equipment with him and if you let him, he'll get some great stills/video.
