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What a confusing ordeal the last 24 hours.  I was booked for two trips today and they I had regular client David wanting to fish and another repeat client in town at the last minute and he wanted to fish.  I checked with my morning client

Gregg and I were scheduled to start at 7a but at 5:30am when I woke up I had a message from him asking to cancel because of stomach issues.  Well we cancelled.  Then at 8am he texted me that he was better and could fish so off we went at 9

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

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 02/08/24 @kurtkrispyn managed to snap this remarkable photo of this harlequin fish one of the prettiest species off our coastline. The yellow dots on the side are f

Bonefishing in general this year has been off the charts and this fall has been breath takingly good but today oh today!  Local angler Lucas booked for a bonefish trip and that is what we did pretty much.  The first spot was slow but the s

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

I had Luke and his wife today for a half day of fishing the flats.  This is the first time they fished in salt water and we gave bonefish and snook a shot.  The tide was really high making it tough to spot bonefish but even still we had sh

Alex Swartz ties up the Four Eyed fly – great for saltwater species like bonefish and permit. We find that the beads on this fly make fish angry and that’s a good thing for us anglers. Give it a shot … Continue reading →

96 Autumn/Winter 2024 Newsletter Autumn/Winter 2024 Newsletter View this email in your browser Autumn/Winter Newsletter 2024 What a mix of weather we have of late! We have had some beautiful days on the water with guests but we have also experienced

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

Paul fly fishes there are tarpon around he wanted to catch them..... That's the start of what could be either a great day or a tough day and today was a tough day.  The tarpon were there but they refused to eat anything including flies.&nbs

I ended this month super busy and closing it out in a big way. In Monday I had Nathan from East central Florida.  He's been fishing with me for about 5 years now and dang it every time we fish either the weather stinks or the fishing i

The last week and a half have been a bit tough on the water due to unusually high winds in the 20-25 MPH range and huge tides.  The bulk of what I was booked for was just catching fish so we did just that but we had to pick our spots due to the

I had a full day with great long time and local client Chris with his grand daughter Nicole and her boyfriend Carlos.  These are such great people and I was looking forward to fishing with them.  We started off with zero wind and lots of s

96 Easter 2024 Fishing Report and Newsletter View this email in your browser Happy Easter! Jan Feb March 2024 It’s been a fantastic start to 2024 for HBFSF! We thank everyone for their support so far this year and we wish everyone a Happy East

This morning I fished with Jake for a 6 hour charter.  Last time we fished Jan caught 11 bonefish!  Today we were looking for permit and some dinner.  The weather was perfect as it usually is in October and off we went.  The scho

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

Oh yeah this has been a fun week.  The early part of the week had great conditions and then the wind increased as the week progressed but that is typical of April.  My week began with Chris and Franz for a day of rod bending fun.  The

Alex 11 o'clock 30 feet cast 10 feet in front of the wake!  Tyler you cast 2 o'clock 35 feet 10 feet in front of the wake!   That's how today started with zero wind calm conditions and bonefish all around.  Early on Tyler

96 Winter / Spring 2023 Fishing Report and Newsletter View this email in your browser Winter / Spring 2023 Well spring is here and it is one of our busy periods that’s for sure. All our guides have been flat out putting guests onto some great