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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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

How does that even happen?  Well it starts with Dan and Bryce jumping aboard and then all hell breaking loose on the day we were fishing.  We got 2 hours in before storms and lighting ran us off the water but not before Bryce got a solid 1

Over the last few days there hasn't been much to report other than unusually slow fishing and some weird weather.  On Saturday the 8th regular client Paul and his boys were with for in the morning for shark fishing and we lost one shark.&nb

As I always point out I have to be ready for the two extremes in my line of work and the last two days were a good example.  Saturday I fished with Syd and his two grandkids Charlie and Alan 9 and 11 years old.  The goal was to get them on

Two days with Mike again and it was a rough start.  First my poling platform cracked and needed to be rewelded the sky was black and the rain would not let up.  In spite of all this Mike but 3-4 bonefish to eat his fly but only managed one

Man this all really worked out perfectly!  Nick had booked me for Wednesday to try for the second time to catch a bonefish on fly.  Last time we fished he had some shots but it didn't work out.  Now I'm staring at the forecast

This is Peter with a lower keys bonefish. September is a productive and very uncrowded time to fish in the Keys. Flyfishing or spin fishing bring your A Game Here is Capt. Drue with a nice Juvenile Tarpon from the other day. Guides’ Day off!!

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

Chester and I have fished plenty before and he brought his friend Mike along this time and man I was really hoping for a decent day because it has been tough.  The morning started with us looking for small tarpon to catch on top water lures.&nb

I had Jackson for a full day of bonefishing on fly.  We started off hot with Jackson landing a nice bonefish on the 3rd cast of the trip.  Wow!  Not longer after he got another one but this one ate the fly while it was sinking. 

OK so Tuesday through Thursday it rained a lot and then I started to see lines at the gas stations in my area.  What is that all about?  Well I read the local news and the fuel transfer pumps at the port were flooded and there was no fuel