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Whew the weekend is over and the bay was so empty today with just a few guides working what a difference!  Enjoying the calmer ambiance was repeat client Jon and Jack from S.C.  With a stiff breeze coming in from the N.E. I took them to an

Key West fishing report for August 2025 – It’s been a windy summer so far. Some days with SE wind pushing 20 mph. The flat calm days we are accustomed to are a few and far between. This is probably why our inshore waters have had lower w

Jeff had originally booked me for two boats but the guys on the second boat couldn't make it so it was just me with Jeff and his friend.  Thankfully Jeff was cool enough to give me plenty of heads up so the other guide could fill that day.&

96 Spring 2024 Newsletter Spring 2024 Newsletter View this email in your browser Spring Newsletter 2024 This Spring has seen some fantastic fishing with some big trophy fish landed by guests. Quality cobia golden trevally bonefish longtail tuna and

Man it's been non stop and here it is Saturday and I have another double.  This is fun and exhausting!  In the morning I had Emmet from Georgia with flyrod in hand.  It was definitely blowing this morning so the goal was to hit so

In this video Jay discusses the anatomy of a bonefish fly and the materials used to tie them. If you’re new or thinking about tying bonefish flies this video is a great tutorial. Jay discusses hooks weights braids flash kip-tail … Continu

Bonefish & Tarpon Trust scientists are honing in on critical spawning habitat for Bonefish in the Florida Keys with the help of modern technology and the knowledge of veteran guides. Pursuing the scientific knowledge base behind bonefish conserva

Local clients Maria and Elissa booked me for a half day after almost a year of them working way too much.  They always like to fish for dinner trade fish for mangos with their neighbor.  LOL  The first few spots proved slow with small

The wind continues to howl since Saturday with today a steady 20 MPH gusting higher and I had two trips today.  The morning trip was with John and his son Dillon and we split the fishing between spin and fly fishing.  I located some tarpon

A film collaboration by Captains For Clean Water Trout Unlimited Bonefish & Tarpon Trust and the outdoor community. Bristol Bay Alaska. Florida’s Everglades. Two national treasures thousands of miles apart with one thing in common: the poss

These two weeks have been hot but they have been fun!  Fishing with a number of clients I've had the opportunity to fish for different species from bonefish to snappers.  My week started with local regular clients Josh and Janelle fish

My morning trip was with Owen and David and we started off tarpon fishing finding a few and throwing flies and baits but it was an eco tour.  We switched off to bonefish which was also slow with the highlight was David hooking a stingray. 

I had two families today and the morning trip was with Mike and his 9 year old son Jackson.  The goal was to keep the rods bend and make sure Jackson caught some fish and he sure did.  He kept busy fighting jacks and snappers and had a bla

LOL  That's the only way to start this report about my trip with Mike and his son Aaron from North Dakota.  The guys jumped in the boat and Aaron had the biggest two piece conventional rod I've ever seen and he called it Big Chungu

Well what can I say it's been good this week!  From bonefish to snook and everything in between.  The first two trips of the week was with Ben and his son Patrick and the following day with Ben and his other son Nick.  What two gr

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

I saw this coming as the new moon stayed at around 0-2% for far too long.  What this means is that fishing generally becomes tough for pretty much almost all species and this was proven today.  My morning trip was with Jordan and we went s

This is really crazy we're already in 2022 and it feels like we skipped over 2020.  Any way happy new year everyone!  Business and the fishing was on fire but as soon as the new year hit with the huge spikes in Covid infections and fli

THE legendary Moldy Chum pointed us to this Forbes article that resonates no matter whether you are chasing bonesfish in Florida a Norfork bonefish or a White River brown trout In one Florida study each bonefish was valued at $3 500 annually or more

I am fishing with brothers Thomas and Raul today in the Everglades back country. We are back here a few days after Hurricane Nicole passed thru the state of Fl. We -started out quick with a Snook and a jumped Tarpon then it slowed down. We ran aroun