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I had a wonderful 4hr fishing trip with John Fredrick. We had a late morning start leaving my spot in Key west harbor at 9am. I headed east hitting a sand spot in search of bonefish this flat proved to be the only 1 we would need John had several sh

I fished today with long time client Phil and Hugh. We had very heavy storms in the morning so we got a late start. The tide was low east of Key west so we headed to some white sand spots on the gulf side in search of bonefish. My first flat produce

September and October are my favorite months to fish.  Bonefishing is good and the permit are a little more easy to feed.  Of course the tarpon fishing is super fun and I have been getting into big tarpon crushing mullet in the Backcountry.

November 5th 2017 – What a beautiful day here in paradise on this full moon weekend. Winds are light out of the North North East and the waters are getting nice and clear. We have had a full weekend of fishing and folks are having a great time

      Fall is a great time to fish in the Keys with Capt. Mike O’Brien

December is rolling by and we are still having some warm weather patterns in South Florida. The last week we had torrential rain which we lost a few fishing days too. The others have been fishable though windy and patchier rain. But the El Nino is k

On my July trip to the Island of Youth I got to test out some of the great gear available in the fly fishing world today. Saltwater fly fishing for tarpon bonefish and permit test your gear. The following is … Continue reading →

April is here and tarpon are too! The bite is getting a little more consistent as the fish start to settle in. March was a bit up and down with the various wind direction changes and a couple late cold fronts but now things are starting to be a litt

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May 2nd 2018 – I have never been a fan of the different names for fish. Such as “poon” for tarpon or “bonnies” for bonefish. One of my least favorites is anglers and guides calling the revered permit a “mitt”

I was at the Bonefish Tarpon Trust symposium last weekend in Weston Florida with my good friend and Client Jay Decker from Patagonia.  We set up a small booth and talked about the cool new line. I saw lots of friends from the fly angling world a

August 1st 2018 – Key West is not the first place that comes to mind for many anglers for bonefishing but this year we might be able to add to our resume due to the numerous about of bonefish we are seeing and catching here on our Key West fish

Yesterday I had a 4hr trip with Paul from Oregon. He was a beginner fly fisherman I spent some time with him and quickly got him double hauling 60-70 feet very impressive. Paul really wanted to catch bonefish so we headed east of Key west to an area

July 13 2019 The weather patterns are offering up the norm here in Key West with S and SE winds and temps in the mid to upper 80s with some days reaching 92 degrees. Nothing out of the norm for the Southernmost city here right on the edge of the trop

April 18th 2019 – As another cold front approaches we also have the full moon on Friday. Will this be the last front of the year? who knows? The weather is always a game of craps this time of the year and it can have its effect on the fishing..

February 24th 2019 – Balmy sorta humid with tropical southern breezes is the best way to describe Key West weather this week. Very un February like and VERY not like the rest of the country that is under winter storm warnings. This is definitel

The Holiday season is a great time to flats fish in the Keys. If it’s warm we can chase the big three. Tarpon permit and bonefish. If it’s cold then we will fish for cudas sharks and jacks. Either way we’ll have a great time on the

Join David for this session focused on saltwater flats fishing. What you can expect: Destinations overview – where to go for a tropical fishing excursion. Species specific information – bonefish tarpon permit ‘cuda GT more… Eq

Aloha friends and thanks for checking in at the O’Grady Fly Fishing Adventures. The last several days have been some of the most humbling days fly fishing that I can ever remember. I have come to realize that even though I think that I am a pr