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Ok I realize the title sounds bad but read on.   Mike emailed me at the last minute asking if I was available Sunday afternoon.  Ouch that is the worst time to fish in Miami due to the heavy boat traffic and the water being pounded al

 All hell is supposed to break this weekend starting tomorrow morning with winds in the 30MPH range but the important thing is that it wasn't happening today when John boarded my skiff.  Man John was such a laid back guy and so fun to

Two trips at the same time?  Yes yes indeed.  Rachel was on boat to fish while Susan was on board to enjoy a boat ride.  Very cool!  Rachel can throw a fly and well Susan did a great job of cheering her on watching everything pla

The Best Tips for Inshore Fishing Many people love inshore fishing. You can fish all year long. It’s affordable and accessible. Anglers along the Atlantic Coast target fish such as striped bass and redfish. They also catch flounder snook and s

I don't know what to say.  Some guys are just spoiled that way and well Joe is one of those guys.  I had Nolan Luke and Joe on board and they wanted to fish for bonefish and permit with a steady 15 plus MPH wind.  Hmm no worries I

Learn how to tie the Golden Grill fly with Alex Swartz. Alex shows us just how easy it is to tie this fly with the little material it requires. We like to throw it at bonefish permit and other saltwater … Continue reading →

Guess what?? The bonefish in Islamorada have been eating very good the last few months. Capt Donnie Benbow has treated his customers to many shots a the speedy bonefish. This will continue in the next several months. To book a bonefish trip call 3053

Our Miami winter continues to throw some tough weather our way but the fishing continues to stay consistently good and definitely fishable.  This week I had Chris on one day and then Tony Michael and Tony's son Andrew to wrapped up the week

It's been good!

What a way to end the week!  I love the mullet migration and I love April for so many reasons.  It started with Chris from Sarasota wanting to fly fish for bonefish.  Friday was slow(ish) with a few shots at permit and a few bonefish

These were two great guys from Boston John and his friend who were down here with a group of friends to party but these guys love fishing.  The fishing was slow over all but we also missed some bites on really nice fish.  In the end we cau

Today I had Sally and her two boys for a quick trip to get them fishing.  The boys have only fished once before so it was a laid back keep the rod bent kind of trip and they did well.  The boys caught red grouper snappers jacks and more.&n

 Boy have I been busy but I took Christmas Eve and Christmas day off but I was back to work today.  Steve has fished with me a few times this year and his son Tyler joined him today.  After bending the rod a bit on snappers and the li

On Wednesday I had two trips.  My morning trip was with Gustavo from New Jersey originally from Argentina.  Gustavo has been fly fishing for a while but never in salt water so today was his first salt water fishing trip ever.  He didn

All right finally the worst of the weather for this month was largely over and December 18 was the last day of the High winds and rain. The last two weeks of the December have been really really good with just about anything we want to catch being c

Chelsea booked a trip for her boys 15 and 14 year old hardcore fishermen sons.  This was a cool trip where we caught a bunch of different species and kept mixing it up.  Towards the end of the trip we decided to shark fish with some of the

Jim and his son in law Arturo were scheduled to fish with me yesterday but we had some nasty weather all day yesterday so we rescheduled for today.  That was a smart move as the day was gorgeous today.  The fishing well that was a differen

 Greg and Mitch joined me today after having to cancel last year due to Covid.  Finally back in the boat we headed off to look for bait and while they were MIA again we did have some shots at the rare Biscayne Bay redfish and Mitch caught

The second half of July got HOT and the fishing was still good with most trips being fun catch whatever is fun trips.  These are great trips because we can focus on the best fishing not necessarily a specific species.  My trips were with S

It isn't often that a father/son go fishing and dad doesn't fish so his son can catch all the fish and that is Kelly for you.  This is the second or third time we fish and they are always great to be with.  Since Billy was the one