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Today I had two trips my morning trip being with local Key Biscayne resident Jose. Jose just wanted to spend a half day on the water and hopefully catch some fish and he sure did catching some red grouper snappers jacks blue runners mojaras and a fe

The first two weeks of December were pretty tough with almost daily 20 to 30 mile an hour winds overcast skies and plenty of rain. In one stretch towards the end of the first half of December we got rain for almost 6 days in a row. However in betwee

Here we go my favorite time of year and right before I took off on vacation I was pretty busy already with god groups and great fishing.  The trips ranged from a guy's drinking trip with fishing rods to hunting down bonefish and permit. &nb

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

George didn't get to the wrong ramp this morning so he and his two boys Patrick and Evan jumped onto the skiff and off we went.  George and I have bene trying to tarpon fish for years but the boys were small and got bored quickly but now be

 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

The weather from my last trip finally broke and was replaced by perfect November conditions.  Thankfully I had Rob from Boston who brought his fly rod and wanted to target bonefish and permit.  Conditions were way off for permit so we focu

Well the fun BBI tournament in Key Largo was back on today after Covid shut it down for 3 years.  This is a fund raising tournament for a ministry that helps single moms coming out of abusive relationships and they are assisted with job trainin

August 1 2022 – Flats Fishing in August is a great way to get off the dock and enjoy a fantastic day of fishing. The Last part of July was windy. This will stir things up and drop the water temps a bit in the first part of August which will ma

David from yesterday's trip was here to attend the Dolphins/Bills football game and so was todays clients Scott and Evan.  We stuck to the west side of the bay close to the marina as part of a three boat trip I organized and began to target

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

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

It's been good!

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

August/September are slow business months so I get to do lots of family and friends fishing. Having the Key Largo weekend home lets me get my fill of offshore action and dinner. I actually didn’t fish Flamingo for over a month; this has never

I always like to end the month on a high note and June was no exception.  Man was it hot today as Fax and I chased bonefish on fly!  We started at 7am and by 8:30am it was scorching.  As I poled all morning long after schools of bonef

Mike and I always have a great time and these four days were no exception.  We changed it up between Biscayne Bay and Everglades National Park and the theme for the four days was tough slow fishing.  It's incredible how fishing can go

 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

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

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 →