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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. 

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

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

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

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

Eugene hadn't used his fly rod for ten years he told me and with the windy conditions it would be tough to do some of the really hard stuff like bonefish on fly.  So we fished the shoreline for snook but they were MIA.  Next I took him

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

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 04/08/23 Going eye to eye with a monster estuary cod in waters off Exmouth. Best of luck if you manage to hook up to one of these giants (your back and biceps will

It's been about three years since Alain and his two sons Ethan and Eliel fished together but the reunion was on today.  We used to fish all the time but the boys grew up went to college and now are getting their lives started so it was good

Paul hadn't fished in over 20 years and 10 year old Will had never fished before and Paul wanted Will to try fishing.  Very cool!  I took them to a spot that usually holds all kinds of easy fish to catch and taught them how to cast a s

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

I had two trips scheduled today and my first trip was with Mark and his Kids Maggie and Darryl.  They wanted to target bonefish and we hooked up but something happened as Maggie was fighting the big bonefish that we couldn't figure out but

It's always interesting to me how each trip differs from the next even on the same day.  My morning trip was fly fishing with Juan and his buddy Juan from Argentina.  We found tarpon and they threw at them for quite some time but never

FLORIDA bonefish are showing up with pharmaceutical contaminants including blood pressure & prostrate medications antidepressants antibiotics and pain relievers. Midcurrent.com reports a three-year study by Florida International University&#

 Two more trips today and my morning trip was with Michelle and Jack.  The goal was to bonefish and then go catch anything else but boy was I concerned as the morning temps were in the low 50's and the water temps had dropped 3-5 degre

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

Emily and Chris from Oregon wanted to try tarpon fishing.  I told them it's been a tough season with slim pickings during the day but we went for it.  With the calm conditions I had a feeling they would be in a spot where they have rar