Fishing Report -- 01-31-15

Today Peter and Ann were on board. They narrowly missed being caught in a major storm up in New York so the beautiful weather today was twice as sweet. The morning started off with trolling some lures in the intracoastal. Peter was catching all the fish even when we switched the lures over. It was a while before Ann’s luck changed and she too began to catch. 6 Bluefish and 4 small Jacks were landed before we moved on. The tide was outgoing and the Jacks were stacked up and pretty cooperative. Peter caught a bunch on fly and Ann catch as many as she wanted to using live shrimp. After lunch we headed into the ocean hoping to mess with the Spinner Sharks however they were pretty much a no show. Conditions were beautiful but the sharks were very scarce and the few we saw were very uncooperative. Peter stuck with the fly but nearing the end of the day we switched to bait and finally caught one. It’s going to be tough going back to New York after having such a beautiful winter’s day in South Florida.         

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Fishing Report -- 01-24-15

Zach braved the nasty weather today and was rewarded with a decent day of catching. Zach did a combination of fly and conventional fishing.  A cold front moved through late morning bringing some high winds and rain. Fortunately once the wind clocked around to the west and the rain blew through things got pretty nice. The morning started off with using lures and catching two nice size Bluefish and a few small Jacks. We were able to find some schools of larger Jacks and Zach catch a bunch both on fly and conventional. After the wind had been blowing west for a while it calmed the seas down allowing us to spend the afternoon in the ocean. The Spinner Sharks were not very cooperative on the fly today with a few bites but no hook ups. Switching to bait changed things quickly and Zach landed two nice size Spinner Sharks before it was time to head in. Although the weather looked pretty menacing Zach still managed to get a pretty decent day’s fishing in, beats sitting at home.  

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Fishing Report -- 12-31-14

A full boat today with the family of Anne, Fred, Zack and Alex. It was rainy today but at least it was not cold. I was impressed when the family arrived and were all wearing rain gear, I knew these guys really wanted to fish. The Jacks were super cooperative and we were catching within a minute or two of dropping lines. The catching was very consistent with very little time when someone wasn’t hooked up. They must have caught more than 30 Jacks. We noticed that the ocean conditions looked OK so we headed out close to the beach looking for sharks. It took a little while but finally we had one come in and eat the bait. Alex was on the rod and got to land about a 65 lb Blacktip shark. We then hit a small reef but just got Trigger fish. On the way back in the inlet we stopped and caught a few more Jacks and then it was all too soon time to call it a day. Anne got the unusual catch of the day with a Bluespotted Cornetfish, unfortunately I didn’t get a picture of it on my camera. I didn’t have any pictures on my camera of any of Anne’s fish, don’t let the lack of pictures fool you, she held her own against the boys. The rain certainly didn’t damped this fishing family’s spirits on the last day of 2014.

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Fishing Report -- 12-30-14

Today was a fly fishing only day with Jeremy. The weather and ocean conditions were awesome, swell had dropped to where it should have been yesterday. We started with the Spanish Mackerel which were very fussy this morning. We had to break out the glass minnow chum to get them really fired up. Once the chum thing got going fishing turned into catching. We took a break from the Mackerel to see if we could find any Spinner sharks. Conditions were great but unfortunately no signs of the sharks. We did find some medium sized Jacks on some small reefs which were fairly cooperative in following the teaser to the boat and then munching the fly. After the Jacks Jeremy hit the Mackerel again before calling it a day. For all the fish Jeremy caught I only had this one picture, certainly not a true reflection on the catching that happened. I wish the weather conditions could be like this everyday, but then on the other hand perhaps it wouldn’t be fair on the fish.

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Fishing Report -- 12-29-14

The swell predictions were off a little for today and the ocean wasn’t as calm as it should have been for the father & son team of Rich and Andrew. Although winds were light in the morning it was still a little bumpy however the ocean was doable and we headed out. Spanish Mackerel were the first species targeted. This time of year this fishery is pretty consistent. Wasn’t long before Mackerel were being caught. We had some live Pilchards which helped to catch the bigger Mackerel. After Rich and Andrew caught all the Mackerel they wanted they set their sights on larger quarry and the shark catching began. 3 Bull sharks and 2 blacktip sharks were caught and fairly light tackle. There was a lot of huffing and puffing but these guys had a blast and did a fine job of landing these big fish. On the way back in we stopped in the inlet and caught a bunch of small Jacks and 2 Snook. Andrew is the fisherman of the family and demonstrated his skill and love of fishing, Rich however held his own, watch out Andrew, Dad is catching up fast. 

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Fishing Report -- 12-22-14

Today I had Howard, Whitney, Howard (Jnr) and Adelaide on board. Great to have mom, dad and the two kids for a day’s fishing. Ocean conditions were not fantastically good so we started off fishing the inlet. Action on the Jacks was immediate and pretty consistent. We did brave the bumpy ocean to see if we could catch a shark but it wasn’t to be. Running from the wind we went back into the inlet and got more Jacks and a few Blue Runners. Whitney ended up with the surprise catch for the day, a Grouper. Howard (Jnr) and Adelaide were doing stealth fishing today as my camera has no pictures of them with fish. Awesome day catching a bunch of decent fighting fish with a really nice family, and it wasn’t 30 something degrees outside!     

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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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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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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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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!                               

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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”                         

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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.                         

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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.                

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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?          

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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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