Submitted by socettuum-charters on Wed, 05/25/2011 - 14:25
On Sunday, the winds gusting 20/25kts, my angler/guest Gregory went out in seach of a tarpon bite I heard about the day before. While the ride to the fishing spot was sporty, the fishing spot was beautiful. We found the tarpon rolling but could not get a bait past the
...read moreWe had lots of wet weather the last two weeks, 16/18 inches on Duck Key. But on the good days we fished there was lots of good fishing. The snook fishing up in the Everglades was good with fish 30/34 inches being released and the redfish bite has been great!
...read moreThe wind of early October kept the tarpon from rising to the bait. But my anglers decided to switch gears and head out into Florida Bay for some "action". It was a little choppy on the ride out but after we arrived at my spot 9 miles out. First bait
...read moreThe snapper fishing has been pretty good this last couple of weeks. I had a request from my angler's wife that we should bring her a few snapper back for dinner. I'd be glad to, and we caught some nice fish. Now this is one of my favorite recipes. I
...read moreNow that September has arrived our shallow waters should begin to cool off just enough to heat up some great tarpon, bonefish and snook action. Cloudy days make for good fishing action as less sunlight keeps the fish less spooky and more agressive on the flats. The tarpon will also
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Early morning departures from the dock have given my anglers lots of light tackle action. First we went to the bonefish spot, but the 3 to 5lb jacks beat us up, fun to catch, but no bones. Then off to a deeper spot in search of snapper. We caught a
...read moreLots of lemon sharks have been our main source of excitement in recent weeks. Small snapper(10"-11") make the best bait, fished alive the lemon sharks find them fast on the shallow banks. In two feet of water it is quite the show! The lemon sharks , up to 8 feet,
...read moreI've been fishing alot up in the Everglades this month. One day we found some really nice snapper at the Arsnkicker Bank, snapper to 5 pounds, good fighters and great table fare, yummy. My anglers also enjoyed a good bite of redfish out west around Sandy Key, there were a
...read moreRecently, on an all day fishing outing, we headed up towards Flamingo, in the Everglades National Park. We fished around a few of the islands looking for redfish and snook. Some areas had lots of smaller fish such as snapper and small redfsh, but as I ventured out to the
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On Satutday evening my angler , Pat Hev, caught and released a big tarpon that was close to seven feet long! Pat struggled with this fish for close to forty minutes, and when I finaly caught the leader the big fish made a spectactular jump off the bow of the
...read moreThe worm hatch has occurred, tarpon were slurping down copious amounts during the hatch! My anglers were mesmerized by the show of numerous fish feeding on the worms. Since the hatch the bite has setteled down a bit, and now that we are on the wanning of the moon the
...read moreDespite a blustery beginning, May will be all about tarpon fishing. My anglers have been delighted with the numbers of big fish. Under the Long Key Bridge there are lots of big hungry tarpon. Yesterday my angler Ron Kenyon, landed a 100lb fish. While he was realing in that fish
...read moreFished with a couple from Ohio tonight, First tarpon jumped off right away, then a 40lb cuda ate the other bait, and we captured it. After releasing the cuda we set back up. And our next bite was a huge bull shark! After that bull shark ride was over, another
...read moreSo far my anglers have scored big with big tarpon. I have yet to release a fish under 100lbs! Two anglers from Spring Texas each released a fish over 150lbs! Yesterday my angler's fish, estimated 150lbs+, jumped several times after hook-up then jumped into the boat!No one was hurt, but
...read moreMarch has just about blown itself out and the tarpon have stared biting for some of us guides. There are scatered sightings of fish around Duck Key and some of the bridges, but the big schools have not arrived yet. April is just around the corner, and if the weather
...read moreWhile the exceptionally beautiful weather has delighted us all, the fishing in Florida Bay has been awsome! Yesterday was perfect, light to moderate warm breeze, light chop and clear waters and lots of fish! At one point while fishing for pompano, a huge goliath grouper, over 200lbs followed a hooked
...read moreWarm sunny days, with gentel breezes made for great fishing. My anglers kept busy catching mackerel, seatrout, snapper, pompano,redfish and cobia! We also had a shark enthusiast and he caught two sharks, a nice lemon shark and a big spinner shark, about 150lbs! Most anglers used light spinning gear, but
...read moreWaters have warmed-up 5-10 degrees, and we have been seeing a few tarpon showing. Last Sunday Fred and Gabriel came fishing with me and Gabe caught his first cobia! It weighed in at 25lbs. Plus they also released several large Spanish mackerels and bluefish. On that same trip we saw
...read moreCobia have been the biggest draw,but seatrout have showed up in good numbers and 23"-25"long fish. The pompano have remained constant and have been weighed in at 8 pounds! Spanish mackerel continue to provide fast strikes and good action. We have had a week of fabulous weather, and the fishing
...read moreToday was a beautiful day in the bay, flat calm conditions and clear water. And there was a lot of hungry pompano to be had. Casting flies to schools of these florida pompano produced fast action and great fights. These fish run of line like a small bonefish, and fight
...read moreFishing in Florida Bay has remained constant going in to 2011. Snapper are biting well and good numbers can be had. Th spanish mackerel have been showing up everywhere in the bay. Small redfish are biting well in the everglades. The water temps are still a little cool for the
...read moreOur waters have been cooled by the last cold front that came during the holidays. But the big spanish mackerel and bluefish and snapper have been biting nonstop. Unfortunately this cool water does not bode well for bonefish and tarpon anglers. But this too is temporary, as warmer climes return
...read moreThe waters of fliorida bay started out a little cool before the Christmas holiday but the fish started to bite. And a hot bite it was. By Friday,the 24th spanish mackerel were biting every other cast. My anglers also captured nice snaper and a few red grouper. We also found
...read moreWelcome anglers, Today my angler and I fished out on the bayside of Hawks Cay. The temp was a nice 65f. but the water temp was only 62f. So my focus was on the fish that bite well on cooler conditions. Chuck, my angler from Chicago, enjoyed a nice catch
...read moreLots of action in the bay with good sizes spanish mackerel, pompano and a few nice cobia. Goliath grouper and sharks are also available in good numbers. Tarpon are hard to find, but bonefish and permit are your best bet on the flats. Barracudas and jacks also roam the flats.
...read moreDespite breezy conditions my anglers have had good catches bonefish this week. Most of our catches have been oceanside on the flats and close to shore. We released a nice Permit hooked on a jig with a shrimp. Although the bonefish were a little late this year we should continue
...read moreLivebait or on the "fly", our Tarpon fishing has been great! Yesterday,windy as it was, We still fed the Tarpon flies four times, early, and there were many huge schools moving along the oceanside. We stayed with one school for over 20 minutes. The live bait action at the Long
...read moreWow, Spring break was busy. I'm just now getting caught up to blog. Our weather was great the last two weeks,lots of trips to the bay. My anglers caught lots of nice trout to 5lbs, the snapper are getting bigger every trip. But the bonefishing ramains a little slow, the
...read moreSince last weekend most of our trips to florida bay have been action packed with all different species biting. The Spanish Mackerel have been running 3 to 6 pounds with bluefish, snappers, seatrout and a few grouper. But the best action has been florida Pompano! Pompano to 18 inches have
...read moreIn between cold fronts I have had to fish oceanside to find warmer waters. And the action has been great. This past Monday my anglers found some large Mangrove Snappers to 5 lbs. Good action on light tackle, and great table fare. We also caught nice grouper, but released all
...read moreEvery trip to the bay has been busy. The fish are hungry and it doesn't take many casts to get a bite. Last monday I took some anglers from Canada out. We left at 2:00 in the afternoon, and the winds had died to the point it was "flat calm",
...read moreThe weather this has been pretty darn nice, 70's to 80's and moderate breezes. But the water is just a little too cool for the bonefish, yet the action in Florida bay has been great! The Spanish Mackerel have been on a tear. We released at least 20 fish today.
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