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 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

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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

Well I survived Valentine's Day at home and the balance of February was great. We had a couple of mild cold fronts that kept the weather cool and the skies crystal clear. The tarpon fishing sparked up again as we landed a few tarpon on fly and h

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

I was down at the Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo today for a fun dad-son tournament as these dads were celebrating their sons graduation from Middle School.  I had Dave and his 14 year old son Hunter aboard and they told me to not stress out as t

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

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

 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's been good!

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

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 →

Today I had two trips and I can tell you I was not looking forward to it not because of the clients but because of the crazy boat traffic.  Well I launched the boat in the early morning craziness and long time clients Raja and Emily jumped aboa

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

It's been a good month with excellent fishing and then a nice long vacation before my season gets cranking and I have no time off.  So far this second half of the month there have been small tarpon willing to eat flies bonefishing has been

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

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

Wow November has not been like it typically is. Usually November we have absolutely perfect weather conditions but this November we have been beat up by some high winds. There were a few days where I was fishing in 25 to almost 30 mile an hour winds

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