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Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Fishing Report -- 11-29-14
It was Thanksgiving weekend and as usual the weather
was not great. Fishing is one of those sports where when folks have the time
off to go fishing the weather usually doesn’t cooperate, especially this time
of year. Brothers Doug and Jeff were onboard and were up for catching anything.
We were in the ocean for about 10 minutes before the wind really kicked up to 20
to 25 miles an hour totally eliminating fishing in the ocean for the day. We
had some live shrimp and began to work the inside. Things started off a little slow
with a few Blue Runners and then Jeff had the lucky bite and landed a small
Tarpon, a good catch considering the area we are in and the time of the year.
Using light tackle and fishing in tight quarters makes landing even these
smaller Tarpon challenging. After catching a few more Blue Runners and not
seeing any signs of any more Tarpon we moved on in search of other action. That
action came in the form of Jacks. Using light tackle these fish put up a great
fight and make them challenging and fun fish to catch. Doug and Jeff ended up
with just over 10 Jacks. The last part of the day we spent trying to catch a
Spinner Shark, however my very reliable shark spot had nothing to offer us
today. Although the conditions were less than ideal Doug and Jeff did well to
land all the fish they hooked. Decent fishing, no snow on the ground and
quality time spent with your brother, not a bad way to spend a day over
Thanksgiving.
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Sunday, October 12, 2014
Fishing Report -- 10-04-14
The
Mullet Run is in full swing with mullet schools both in the ocean and in the
intra-coastal. Getting to the fish in the ocean takes calm sea conditions which
can be somewhat challenging this time of year. It always seems that the calm days
are the days that you can’t go fishing. Fishing in the intra-coastal fishing is
not as weather dependent and the evening fishing on an outgoing tide is fairly
consistent. As long as there are mullet moving out with the tide there are
typically going to be Tarpon or Snook around. Kevin landed this medium size
Tarpon and jumped about another 5 or 6. Sherry got this small Snook that was
hitting finger mullet and I got this decent Snook while trying to catch Tarpon.
The mullet run should still be good for about another 3 to 4 weeks, so get out
and fish it if you can.
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Sunday, September 7, 2014
Fishing Report -- 09-06-14
Adam
was on board today and the mission was Snook. From last week’s trip and today’s
trip it sure looks like the big Snook have pretty much left the inlet already.
It’s the beginning of the mullet run with the small finger mullet starting to
show and the Snook are really focused on the mullet. We had threadfins for bait
too but all the bites were on mullet. The morning started by throwing top water
lures and landing some medium sized Jacks. Next were a few small Snook and a
nice Mangrove Snapper up against some sea walls. Then a few more Snook in the
25 inch range before Adam caught a 31 inch slot size fish. That was the big
fish of the day. Adam did get an unexpected Sea Trout as a nice surprise. At
the end of the day Adam caught about 13 Snook, almost the same amount of Jacks,
a Sea Trout and a nice sized Mangrove Snapper. As the mullet run picks up so
will the action with Tarpon, bigger Snook, big Jacks and Sharks, roll on mullet
run!
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Monday, September 1, 2014
Fishing Report -- 08-30-14
For
the past 5 years Glenn & Craig have fished with me and we have had really
good sea conditions, up till now. This summer was fantastic weather wise
however tropical storm Cristobal this week churned things up a little and we
were limited to fishing inside. I think the Snook got the memo that season
opens in two days and decided to make an early departure to their hiding spots
to avoid becoming dinner. Glenn started the morning in fine fashion with a nice
34 inch Snook on a top water lure. After that however the guys really had to
work for everything they got. They ended up with about 30 fish for the day with
4 fish right at the slot size and the rest under slot, no big girls wanted to
come play with us today even though we had really nice live baits for them.
Can’t say I blame them, if I knew that in 2 days I was going to be at the top
of the list of most fisherman’s most favorite thing to eat, I’d probably also
be exiting stage left!
Fishing Report -- 08-23-14
Today
was the little orphan Annie charter, it was a hard knock day! Nothing seemed to
quite work out for George, Max, Taylor and Chase today, just a whole lot of bad
luck. The weather was great, we had good live bait and had good bites, just
didn’t put a lot of fish in the boat, as evidenced by the lack of photos. We
had two Sailfish on briefly, both came unbuttoned. Some bite offs from toothy
critters, multiple triple hooks ups on fish but not landing any from the
triple. George hooked up a 200 lb shark
that hung around the boat asif it wasn’t even hooked then decided to head for
the bottom and break us off on the structure and on an and on it went. Fun day
on the water with good activity, just want their day to land a lot of fish. A
handful of Bonitos, some giant Blue Runners and a few Remoras were all that
made it into the boat today. So instead of Annie’s “the sun will come out
tomorrow” we’ll have to revise that to “the fish will come in the boat then
next trip”
Sunday, August 10, 2014
Fishing Report -- 08-09-14
Frank
had his two grandsons Tristan and Keegan on board today. Tristan and Keegan
have not done much saltwater fishing before today so the goal was just to stretch
a line. The day started out with the most important activity of the day i.e.
catching live bait. It was pretty slow to begin with but finally the Sardines
became more and more cooperative. For guys who don’t fish much Tristan &
Keegan go the hang of the Sabiki thing in no time and soon the wells were full.
We headed inshore a bit to get some small chum baits and in amongst the bait
Tristan landed a respectable Snook. Next we headed offshore in hopes of running
into a Sailfish that were reported around but unfortunately for us we did not
find any. The Bonitos did however keep us pretty busy with regular action until
they had caught enough. Frank a got into the action and landed one on fly. They
weren’t the monster Bonitos but still tough fighters and a lot of fun on
spinning tackle. We headed back inshore to catch the outgoing tide in the inlet.
The Snook fishing was a little slow however Keegan managed to hook a really
nice Snook. It headed into the trees and got hung up. Fortunately it didn’t break
off and after going for a swim we managed to land the 45 inch fish. For two
guys who don’t fish much they did great and I'm sure surprised their grandfather.
Sunday, August 3, 2014
Fishing Report -- 08-02-14
Today
was Captain Q goes fishing on his birthday. With my lovely wife accompanying me
very early in the morning we hit the beach with the fly rod hoping to catch a
Snook or two. As you can see from the pictures I was quite blessed with a
really special birthday Snook. I was equally blessed to have my wife with me to
share in the moment and also to have the camera to document it. This is
definitely my biggest Snook on fly. I’m contemplating retiring from fishing for
Snook on fly as this catch is going to be pretty tough for me to beat. Sweet
Birthday present but it wasn’t over yet. My good friend Josh offered to take me
Snooking that evening for my birthday and I definitely was not going to turn
down a chance to be taken fishing for a change. My clients have caught some
decent size Snook at night on fly but mine have all been right around the
average size docklight Snook size, around the 4 to 5 lb mark. The evening was
progressing like most with upper average size fish then I got a really nice one
that turned out to be my biggest docklight Snook on fly to date (it was bigger
than it looks in the picture). What a day, my biggest ever Snook on fly, my biggest
ever docklight Snook on fly. The bonus was I got to share these catches with my
wife and good friend Josh. Also I didn’t have to wash down a boat! Thanks so
much to Sherry & Josh for making this day really special, this definitely helped
take the sting out of my Aging Day.
Sunday, July 27, 2014
Fishing Report -- 07-26-14
Today
was the father & son team of Brian and Jason on board for some Snook
fishing. The day started with the most important part of a successful day of
Snook fishing and that is catching bait. Fortunately the Sardines were in
pretty good and with Brian and Jason’s help the wells were loaded fairly
quickly with good frisky baits. We first tried a spot for King Fish but this
only produced a small shark for Brian. We headed to the inlet to look for
Snook. Jason spotted some rolling Tarpon nearby. About a 50 lb Tarpon ate a
bait however was only on for one jump before freeing itself. The Snook on the
other hand were less than cooperative. Just yesterday the Snook bite was
happening just as it is supposed to be this time of year. For some reason today
the big fish decided to be a no show. The other Guides we saw were all having
the same kind of day on the Snook, no easy fishing, Brian and Jason really
earned the fish they caught. That’s how fishing goes some times, however Brian
and Jason stayed positive and enthusiastic and ended up with 15 Snook, pretty
decent considering it looked like all the Snook left town for the day, perhaps
there was a Snookfish union boycott I wasn’t aware of?
Fishing Report -- 07-19-14
Today
was a typical summer’s day in Florida, hot weather & hot fishing. Rob &
Marlin were aboard for a day of Fly Fishing. We headed off shore to see what we
could get to bite. First to show was a Dolphin which was hooked but not landed.
Next the False Albacore (Bonito) showed up and although they were a little more
fussy than they typically are this time of year the guys caught all they wanted.
Marlin got the stud of the day, round the 20lb mark. Rob hooked and landed the
second Dolphin that showed up. A Sailfish also came up to see us but didn’t
stick around long enough for us to get any really good shots at it. After a
quick swim to cool down we pushed a little closer to shore to a spot where some
Cobia had been hanging around on some very large Bull Sharks. There were no
Cobia but there were plenty of Bull Sharks. Rob tangled with about a 350
pounder. After releasing it the decision was not to mess with another one. We
ended the day by sight fishing Snook in the inlet, although the Snook were not
monsters they were pretty challenging to get to eat the fly. Action all day is
pretty much what we expect for summertime fishing and today was no
exception.
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Sunday, June 22, 2014
Fishing Report -- 06-14-14
Today
was perfect weather for Tom, Chuck, Brandy and Emma, just like June should be.
June over the last number of years has had very disturbed weather but this year
it has been great. Awesome weather typically translates into great fishing and
today was no exception. Chuck started out the day in fine fashion by hooking up
a Tarpon well over the 150 lb mark. 20 minutes in the leader wore through and
the fight was over. Chuck had the fish close to the boat and had gotten the
best out of the fish already before the leader wore through. After the Tarpon
encounter we moved on to target Snook. The summertime Snook are just showing up
so the numbers aren’t at their peak yet but the fishing was consistent. You had
to be patient but it paid off with nice sized fish. Only 3 smaller/medium sized
Snook were caught the rest were all nice bigger fish. Of the bigger fish one
was just at the upper limit of the slot and the rest were all over slot, most
well over slot. 14 Snook, a Sea Trout and a few Jacks were the take for the
day. The Snook fishing is definitely heating up nicely and soon enough we’ll be
right in the middle of peak Snook action.
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Sunday, June 1, 2014
Fishing Report -- 05-31-14
Pretty
slow day out there on the water today. Ollie didn’t get many bites but the
bites he did get were pretty decent. Two Sailfish and a nice Blackfin Tuna
boated. Although we are right on the doorstep of June and Summer has arrived in
full force the fishing felt more like winter time i.e. not as much action
offshore but when you do get bites you’re expecting the Sails. I’m sure it’s
any day now that the crazy fish frenzy of Bonitos & Kings will kick in.
Break out the light spinning gear and fly rods and enjoy the action. Roll on
Summer!
Fishing Report -- 05-24-14
Summer
is here and along with the warmer and calmer weather comes the baitfish. With
the baitfish come the summer species. Today Josephine & Carol tangled with
Kingfish, Bonito & Spanish Mackerel. It was a gorgeous day and not too busy
on the water considering it was Memorial day weekend. The Bonito in the picture
was a tag team effort between Josephine and Carol. It ate Josephine’s bait and
got tangled in Carol’s line too so it was a two person job to land it. After
that a really nice 25 to 30 lb class King Fish was brought right up to the boat
but unfortunately as soon as I leadered it the wire broke at the hook.
Disappointing that we didn’t get the fish on board for a picture but the ladies
will have the picture in their heads for a while of a fish that was as long as
they are tall. More nice sized Bonitos, big Spanish Mackerel and a few lost
fish finished the morning’s fishing. The ladies then treated me to lunch. Great
weather, great company, great fishing and great food, all the ingredients
needed for an awesome day on the water.
Saturday, March 8, 2014
Fishing Report -- 03-01-14
Well
eventually the good Blue Fish bite was destined to end, today was that day. For
the last month it has been really consistent but today the well was empty. Only
one very skinny Bluefish and a few Jacks were landed. Fortunately I had brought
some frozen bait as a backup. We headed into the ocean just as the wind
switched and picked up. The ocean got bumpy really quickly and we only had a
small window to catch a few fish in. The sharks were ready to bite and Barry
had one on within a minute of us stopping. It was a non jumper and a bottom
hugger. Barry really had to work the fish to get him in. Next was Joan’s turn,
her first shark. Her shark was a real jumper and put on a good display wearing
itself out in the process and shortening the overall time to land the fish.
Joan did awesome in hooking, fighting and landing her first shark all on her
own. After these two fish the wind was telling us to leave so we headed in
before we overstayed our welcome.
Fishing Report -- 02-25-14
Tonight
was Snook fishing on fly night with Corey. The night started really slow on the
catching side of things. We began seeing Snook right away but they were just
not wanting to eat the fly, they were super fussy and just not cooperating. After
moving about a bunch we finally found the concentration of fish that were ready
to eat and Corey went to town on them. At the end of the night he had landed
about 12 or so Snook all on fly. We didn’t take many pictures, just this one.
Fishing Report -- 02-16-14
Today
was Mika, Jaana & Sherry’s turn to get in on the fish action. Like previous
days we started off catching Bluefish and Jacks for shark bait. Bluefish were
cooperating nicely with Mike & Janna both getting good numbers of decent
size Bluefish. As soon as we got out into the ocean the sharks were frisky and
ready to eat. Mika, Janna & Sherry each landed two sharks and decided they
had had enough exercise for the day. The fish were all fired up so I got to
break out the fly rod on them. They were coming in really charged up and
cooperating, I ended up with 4 landed. Another awesome shark fishing day. The
sharks were late showing up this year but they are here now and pretty fired
up.
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