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Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there.  June is the month where charters start winding down a bit it gets hot and the fishing changes a bit.  However so far this month June has been hot as usual but with an unusually breezy mont

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

Well the weather has been nice very nice actually with summer being a bit breezier than normal keeping us cool and comfortable during our trips.  This first half of July has been a mixed bag of clients and species.  There have been pl

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

Father/son team Bill and Dakota were aboard today form some bonefishing for their first time.  We've had some weird ups and downs lately so I was holding my breath but not long into the trip we start to see schools of bonefish swimming thro

Mike booked a trip for his son Antonio who was in town for spring break and wanted to get his first bonefish on fly.  Antonio has only been fly fishing for a couple of months but after a few tips he was making some pretty solid casts.  The

  Blaine and his son Dennis hit it right.  We started off with great weather and schools of mullet getting crushed by nice sized jacks all around us.  I couldn't pass that up so we focused on them first using top water skitter wal

 Blaine fished solo today and we had a really good time with good conversations.  He had never caught a bonefish and wanted to catch one just one would be OK.  Well we had a full day to get it done and the morning started off slow I w

I try not to run two trips on the weekends as they are stressful due to high boat traffic and too many people out on the water but there is always a work around.  My morning trip was with Gerard and Bennet.  Bennet is 11 and Gerard wanted

Today I fished with Andrew and his friend for bonefish on fly.  It was slow very slow no fish no eats and then I decided to make a long run and change the scenery.  The wind was pretty tough so I hid behind a key I like on the outgoing tid

The last time Al and his little boy Bryson fished with me it was windy and cold and the fishing was tough.  Today it was just windy but Al's friend Dan joined in on the fun.  With the wind being nasty enough to limit where we would fis

The last time Ted and I fished (for the first time) it was an absolute grind and we managed one snook on top water.  Today as he jumped aboard my skiff that was a topic of conversation and the trip started off pretty rough again.  The firs

Happy New Year everyone!  After taking the 1st off I was back to work with long time client Bob and Anna.  We met up at the dock and headed on looking for bonefish where once again they proved to be elusive on fly and spin but we did miss

I introduce you to Levi and Kennedy a sweet couple from Jacksonville FL and the nicest young couple you could meet.  Anyway Levi wanted to try fishing for bonefish and mix it up with other species if needed.  We didn't need to.  I

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

Mike and I have fished before and he called me up for another trip.  He didn't really care what we fished for so I told him we should give bonefish a try.  We lost the first couple of fish and then Mike finally scored his first bonefis

Today I got to fish with Nathan again for the second time and he brought Jordan along to try and catch Jordan a birthday bonefish. Nathan is so much fun to fish with and last time we fished he got tons of shots at bonefish and tarpon but it didn'

Dale is a first time client and he likes to throw artificials at bonefish.  On the phone he told me he had some favorite jigs he likes to throw but he would go with what ever I suggested.  Well Dale boarded the skiff and we headed out on a

This was the final fishing trip for Brian and Rick as they wrapped up their Florida fishing tour.  They let me know the fishing in Tampa was slow and the bass fishing the day prior to our trip was dead so they were bummed.  HMMM I want to

What a great morning and frustrating afternoon.  I had two trips today.  My morning trip was with repeat client Rick and he brought his co-worker Dan along.  The weather was horrible with high winds and almost constant rain.  We