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Well this turned out for the the best.  Stan had booked me for bonefish on fly and spin for Friday but after some change of plans on his end and an open slot on mine we changed it to Sunday.  I was expecting loads of boat traffic but it tu

There are times when you have to tell someone how it is and I had to do just that this morning.  See I had Alex and his brother Bombino onboard today for a half day of bonefish and permit.  These brothers had never fished the flats before

As we end the month of March we had a cold front to deal with high winds no wind cold and heat what a crazy month!  Thankfully fish still have to eat so it has been a good month with a few ups and downs towards the end.  Bonefishing has ge

Matt and Ryan fished with me for the first time about 8 years ago under terrible conditions and Ryan caught a shark.  Since then Matt and I have fished a few time which included him sight casting a solid permit some years ago.  Today they

Another two trips today out of Key Biscayne and I had Lenny and Bri as my morning clients.  Lenny is the son of a long time client of mine but we hadn't fished together before until today.  They were both great with Lenny not fishing o

After yesterday's bonefish insanity I was holding my breath hoping it would continue for first time client Robert.  We were working with fly gear again today and the first flat was slow with one subtle take and a miss the second flat was de

El Macabí (Bonefish) se encuentra generalmente en los bajos (flats) intermareales manglares y arroyos. Con frecuencia congregándose en bancos de 100 o más los macabíes siguen un patrón diario de subir a las llanuras a medida

The post The water is cooling off and wintertime fishing is good. Bonefish and Cudas! appeared first on Key West Tarpon fishing Key West FL Permit fishing and Bonefish with fly and light tackle. MICHAEL O’BRIEN CHARTERS.

June is my favorite time to fish for big tarpon with the fly rod. Big Tarpon boat side!! The post June Poons appeared first on Key West Tarpon fishing Key West FL Permit fishing and Bonefish with fly and light tackle. MICHAEL O’BRIEN CHARTERS.

I had Raymond and his two girls this morning 13 year old twins Chloe and Jaime.  They wanted to catch a lot of different fish and we did just that.  The girls caught innumerable numbers of snappers jacks barracudas and more but the fishing

The early season tarpon are rolling in and they are HUNGRY. come down and fish with me. I still have a few days open in March April and May. June too! The post Super Poon Time appeared first on Key West Tarpon fishing Key West FL Permit fi

Um yeah I don't know what to say right now.  I had Ted back on the skiff this morning and thought the pattern of slow fishing in the AM and then a big push of fish the afternoon would repeat itself.  I was wrong I like being wrong some

I was looking forward to fishing with long time client Maria and throwing a fly with her.  We started off focusing on bonefish and 5 minutes into the trip she hooked and landed a tiny 10 bonefish so cute and a great sign of the health of our bo

I was looking forward to a great day on the water with Ted from St. Louis as we targeted bonefish and snook on fly and spin. However Biscayne Bay had other ideas.  The forecast called for 20 plus MPH winds but the first half of the trip was nic

Come fish in the morning and lobster in the afternoon. Or we could night fish for Tapron!! The post Summertime Fun in the Lower Keys appeared first on Key West Tarpon fishing Key West FL Permit fishing and Bonefish with fly and light tackle. MICHAEL

In this video Simon ties a killer attractor flats fly. This fly would work great anywhere in the caribbean for Bonefish Permit and anything else cruising the flats. It is tied using Hareline’s new painted brass eyes. The tan painted … Con

Two trips today once again.  the morning trip was with Vic and Billy.  They reminded me the last time we fished they only caught a flounder.  Oh tough day that day.  Well I wanted to make it up on this trip and they were up for b

I had Leif and Nicole for two days fly fishing for bonefish and tarpon.  The first day we focused on bonefish and that was a bust.  All the flats had zero life on them no bonefish permit sharks stingrays and barracudas all the usual suspec

Alec was on board today and we are more friends than client/guide and we fish together a lot and for a long time and therefore there is forgiveness when there's a slow day because boy was that needed today.  The forecast was correct with 20

Summertime Bonefish: Finding fish when the weather gets too hot Summertime bonefish are one of the main things to do in the flats of Miami and the keys during the months of July August and September. The summertime months mark the slow season for to