I mean all 3 guys were first class and to make matters even better I was also fishing with my son Lou who I don’t get to fish with often because he runs one of our boats while I run another. We ran to the south and set out the anchor in about 110 feet of water just upstream of a structure. (If you want to know what structure you’ll have to charter...

Today started out with 4 to 5 foot seas and slows fishing BUT some how by the grace of good thing took a big turn for the better. We had some of the unthought-of heroes (Truck Drivers) and when you think about it with out them we would have no food medicine appliances ECT so yea these guys are heroes in their on right. We had Albert who brought al...

Today we went fishing with David and Vanessa from West Palm Beach. There down in Fort Lauderdale celebrating David’s B Day and fishing was part of their planes. Now as it turns out David is an avid fisherman and spends time in the Florida Keys fishing for tarpon with a fly rod but today he had a couple other fish he wanted off his bucket list. He...

Today we had a blast fishing with Brain and Danny from Minnesota. We went right to trolling in about 400 feet of water around all these schools of small tuna hitting on these minnows and while we knew that these tunas had their eyes set on these minnows and nothing else we were looking for what might be feeding on these tunas. So we set out 2 bait...

Fall has arrived with shorter days and cooler weather. But don’t put your boat away just yet because we’re about to experience the best fishing of the year! Fishermen can...

Fishing in October was fantastic and we can expect November to be great as well!  Chilly nights remind redfish and trout that they had better eat soon or it will...

While traditionally this season conjures up thoughts of the holidays don’t write off fishing until the Spring. One of our fisheries’ greatest phenomenon is taking place as the temperature drops....

How did it get to November 9th already?!? These past few months have flown right past me... I guess I'll begin by quickly re-capping October fly fishing. It was a busy month. Hence the lack of posts. Northern California guides...

Imagine that... rain and steelhead go together like PB&J or turkey & gravy! (Gravy train... speaking of gravy this beautiful wild beast hasn't skipped too many meals!) (Images: Frank E was fortunate enough to connect to this amazing 30 plus...

Finally it is beginning to feel like winter season. The Trinity River drainage received some much needed precipitation this week (and a little snow in the high country) allowing for a very slight 12hour bump in flows but not coming...

Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas & cheerful Holiday Season with their families and those close to them. And now here we are... Happy New Year! We have much to look forward to in the coming months. I believe this...

Finally received a little steelhead weather this week. This last storm was pretty benign in the upper Trinity River but intense rain on snow blew the lower river out below the North Fork on Thursday 13th. Canyon Creek peaked at...

On a recent Islamorada fishing charter anglers experience a rare hook up with not one not two but three sawfish in the water off the Upper Florida Keys. The fishing event was so rare that it was featured on South Florida’s Channel 1o. Click on the image below to see for yourself how the BIG catch […] The post Rare sawfish encounter on Islamorada F...

I recently received a great question from a new angler of mine regarding why Islamorada fishing guides are usually the one holding the tarpon in the photos. I thought it was such a great question that I decided to share my answer in case other people were curious too. My answer involves several reasons why […] The post Catch Click and Release – Sa...

On the heels of some very intense March wind I ran one of my Islamorada fishing charters 40 miles from Islamorada to the far northwest corner of Everglades National Park in search of tarpon. After the long trek across Florida Bay my anglers (Joe Marley and his oldest son Paul) and I were very pleased […] The post Fish out of water — My best tarpon...

For the last few weeks on my Islamorada fishing charters I’ve been fishing off and on for tarpon. Success rates have been all over the board. I had a “three large fish in a half-day outing” with one couple and a painful “no fish for three trips” with a father and son family stinker. Late […] The post Best time to go tarpon fishing in the Florida K...

When on an Islamorada backcountry fishing charter the excitement elevates as soon as you begin spotting rolling tarpon. Have you ever wondered why tarpon roll? Tarpon have a special air bladder similar to lungs of air-breathing animals. They roll in order to gulp air and then swallow and expel the used air through their air […] The post Roll Tarpo...

Unlike me my backyard bees are working very hard right now. One upside to not being able to do any fishing charters in Islamorada right now due to the Covid-19 closures is that I am able to spend some time with my backyard bees. Yep when I’m not fishing I’m a beekeeper! As it turns […] The post Captain Ted’s Plan BEE appeared first on Captain Ted....

I was honored to be featured in a recent video by Florida Keys Lifestyle called “God Made a Small Business Owner.” The video created by local Islamorada realtor Claire Johnson truly captures the essence of the passion dedication and self-reliance it takes to be Florida Keys small business owner. As an Islamorada fishing guide I […] The post God Ma...

Mother’s Day is a little bittersweet in the Wilson household. Having lost both of our moms my wife and I try to make it as special a day as possible. We both like to honor and remember our moms for all they did for us. And of course my daughter and I like to make […] The post Mother’s Day – An Islamorada Fishing Tradition appeared first on Captain...

Summer fishing continues to be above average.  We saw great fishing really pick up at Memorial Day. The great thing about Lake  Taneycomo is you can bring your family and fish however you like to fish the most. Bait fishing with PowerBait or Gulp or Night Crawlers.  Lure fishing with Jigs  Spoons Crankbaits Trout magnets […]

BIG Yellowfin Tuna off the coast of Quepos Costa Rica!!  Today we released six of fifteen Sailfish and boated 3 Mahi Mahi plus a beautiful 140lb Yellowfin Tuna The post 140lb Yellowfin Tuna 24th Nov 2020 appeared first on Quepos Fishing Charters with Big Eye 2 Sportfishing.

My goodness probably the coldest I've been on the water in sometime; but we made it happen. It's been tough to make it out lately between the weather and my treatments I've been doing. Today though was definitely doable just the cold to contend with and we did well. I had the boys on board and we stayed busy offshore with grunts snapper grouper an...

Another beautiful day fishing off the coast of Quepos.  We caught eight nice Yellowfin Tuna a Mahi Mahi and 4 sharks. 4 tivurones 1 mahi mahi 8 atunes The post Big Eye II Fishing Report Quepos Costa Rica 2020 appeared first on Quepos Fishing Charters with Big Eye 2 Sportfishing.

Today we were blessed to find a nice school of Yellowfin Tuna and caught five we also boated a few really nice Wahoo.  Another great day. The post Great Tuna Fishing for Tuna out of Marina Pez Vela Nov 22 2020 appeared first on Quepos Fishing Charters with Big Eye 2 Sportfishing.