Fishing Report -- 06-13-13

Bob was on board for two days of fly only fishing. Day 1 started in fine fashion with Tarpon showing themselves early on. Initially they were being typical Tarpon but eventually Bob convinced one to eat the fly.  However after two jumps that was the end of that ride. Strangely enough right after that the Tarpon action slowed significantly. We made a long run in search of more Tarpon finding some but only to have them refuse our flies. Nothing too unusual for Tarpon. At least we were finding fish. After the Tarpon action really slowed we headed offshore in search of more cooperative fish. It wasn’t long and Bob was into the False Albacore (Bonitos) pretty good. Bob had his hands full trying to keep the fish away from the sharks (Bulls & Hammerhead). I think only 3 were lost to sharks, not bad considering Bob must have landed about 20 fish and we could see sharks all the time. Eventually Bob’s arms said ‘no more’. Albies up to 20 lbs, Blue Runners and Rainbow Runners were landed. A Dolphin was hooked but was lost on a jump. A Sailfish came up to the boat briefly but soon departed when it saw the sharks. Day two was a bust on the Tarpon. We did do some Spinner Shark on fly fishing and had 6 bites but unfortunately no hookups. A Snook and a ton of Blue Runners rounded out the day. Bob is the conceptual creator of the Red Jelly fly. An idea to try get the Spade fish to take a fly, maybe one day you’ll see Bob’s Red Jelly Fly in a fly shop near you.           

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Fishing Report -- 06-07-13

Shane was in town visiting and wanted to do some fly fishing. Tropical Storm Andrea was also in town so the result was another FITRD – Fishing In The Rain Day. The morning started out pretty nice but the afternoon was somewhat on the wet side. Then we also had cold water upwellings to deal with, typically the water temp should be in the 80s but we recorded 69 degree water on the beach. This cold water really put the fish in a bad mood so Shane really had his work cut out for him. At the end of a very challenging day Shane ended up with two nice Bonitos, had hooked in to a 30 plus lb Jack, caught a bunch of little Jacks, a small Snook and lost a really nice Snook to the trolling motor. A very challenging day but a great day on the water none the less considering we had to deal with the effects of Tropical Storm Andrea.          

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Fishing Report -- 06-04-13

Today was a group outing, 6 boats in all and about 20 anglers. As with most group things there was some friendly competition to be had. Two classes were established, longest Snook and longest fish overall. Peggy, Mike 1 and Mike 2 were on board with me and the plan was to go for the longest fish overall first. Tarpon were nowhere to be seen so plan B was to try for Kingfish. First spot we tried was really slow with no decent bite. The second spot however was very kind to us and Mike 1 landed a really nice 46 inch Kingfish. We then turned our attention to the Snook category. Peggy hooked and landed a nice 32 ½ inch Snook within minutes of her bait hitting the water. Mike 2 caught a Jack but soon after hooked a nice big Snook which unfortunately wore through the leader and released itself (no fault on Mike 2’s part, the Snook just sawed through the 60 lb leader). After that Mike 2 had a Tarpon bite and a miss, Peggy landed a nice Goliath Grouper and Mike 2 landed and even bigger Goliath Grouper. At the conclusion of the trip we found out that Mike 1’s Kingfish won longest fish overall. The longest Snook was 35 inches. Mike 2’s lost Snook was definitely longer than that, unfortunately it just wasn’t Mike 2’s day else we could have had Mike and Mike both with winning fish. Peggy held her own and definitely showed up the boys when it came to catching the bait, must be the finesse element.              

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Fishing Report -- 06-03-13

Al & Walter were on board today fly fishing only. Finally some good weather. Conditions were great, low winds and calm ocean. Day started with us looking for Tarpon, we did find a decent school of Tarpon and got some good shots but they were being Tarpon and just didn’t feel like playing with us today. We headed offshore and did pretty well. Albies (Bonito), Blackfin Tuna & Dolphin, pretty good day on fly. Company was great and fishing was good, what more can you ask for.         

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