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Andy and his son Ben were my clients for today and they were primed for bonefish and permit.  It has been on fire lately so I was ready to show them some bones and permit.  Incredibly 30 minutes into the trip Andy hooks up and lands his fi

Escaping the winter chill we set out on a road trip south in search of warmer waters and better fishing. Our goal? To explore Florida’s saltwater fisheries from the Panhandle to the Everglades and chase after redfish snook and tarpon along the

Well I survived Valentine's Day at home and the balance of February was great. We had a couple of mild cold fronts that kept the weather cool and the skies crystal clear. The tarpon fishing sparked up again as we landed a few tarpon on fly and h

Made our 3/4 day trip for blackfish again today. It may be the first day of winter but it was one of the nicest days we had in a while. the ocean was calm and the fishing was better. the short action was good again but we had more keepers. Only a fe

  Sunrise: 6:3 AM (First cast) Sunset: 8:32 PM (Last cast)  Bluegrass Island- Crossing is permitted     Last day of daytime fishing restrictions and the single hook rule.  Tomorrow you can use rooster tail style lures with t

I have to tell you this job keeps me on my toes.  Yesterday it was bonefish and permit and today I had repeat client Dave with his boys to target sharks.  With bait in hand we were ready to go and I took them to a spot that usually has 40-

Charter Captain Jesse Stubbs has been leading the way lately to bring light to the absurdity of the City's management (and lack thereof) of our ONLY City boat ramp. He's uncovered some conflicts that may leave the City legally vulnerable as

Sunrise: 7:05 AM (First cast) Sunset: 8:08 PM (Last cast)   1 to 1 -1/2  oz weight- Bluegrass Island-  Still Too high. crossing is NOT permitted.      Brrr it was cold yesterday started the morning now right around

John fished with me last year and wanted to catch his first permit but bonefish as a back up we caught bonefish.  Today the mission remained the same and under perfect conditions feeling more like fall each day we found a ton of permit.  B

The past week was fantastic with both the weather and fishing. All my anglers had shots at permit bone fish barracudas and sharks. This time of the year is best for barracudas so they dominated the catch this week. Here are some of the best photos o

Welcome back everyone!  Well the second half of April wasn't great as it usually is which was a surprise.  Yeah we caught fish and made it work but it wasn't easy to make each day productive.  So far the last two weeks of Apri

This was a weird week.  I had Thursday off in order to have the boat get some much needed service but Tuesday through Friday were pretty odd with fishing really tough to nail down a pattern.  So Tuesday Joe and I fly fished for bonefish an

A reminder that to allow spawning to take place  barramundi fishing along the east coast of Queensland is banned for three months from 1st November for both commercial fishermen and recreational anglers.  Fishing i

The second half of March was a weather roller coaster ride. We had a cold front move through keeping the air temps in the 50's for almost a week and then tons of wind in the 20-25 MPH range and then it got slicked out with no wind on the last fe

What an incredible first half of March we have had.  Things have been moving a bit quicker than normal and I attribute to the warmer than normal February we've had.  The big surprise has been the sheer number of permit around a little

Recently I’ve gotten (re)involved in another world record attempt this time the four pound tippet record for permit. We’ve been fishing on four pound on and off for years now going back to before we ever threw two pound. In fact we only

HOLY WALLEYE! LOOK AT THIS BEAST! 9.74 LB RESIDENT FEMALE PULLED OUT OF BUTTONWOOD.  NICE JOB!     *CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE* SUNRISE-7:51 AM SUNSET-7:38 PM Wading to Bluegrass Island is permitted Weight- 1/2 to 5/8 oz BIG JACK LEADER

Made both morning and afternoon trips for fluke again today. On the morning trip we picked at shorts and some keppers. First time salt water fisherperson Jessica came out this morning to catch her limit. Ben two and a couple had one. Others caught s

Few things warm the soul better than a waving tail betraying the position of a happy feeding fish whatever the species. In this case it is permit. Thanks to Orvis for the buzz

The Senior Gotcha is a grey-haired take on the classic gotcha pattern using Rainy’s new silver fox craft fur. This classic flats pattern works great for bonefish and permit if presented correctly. The pattern’s eyes can be substituted to