Last night I took my client out to target tarpon. We caught tarpon however, the biggest thrill of the night was the 175 lb tarpon who rose to the surface numerous times. What a great time. It took my client 1 hour and 15 minutes to reel the monster to the boat!

Courtesy of Captain Richard Burson from CyberAngler

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During the past week, we have had some outstanding Bonefishing on the backcountry flats near Key West and the Lower Keys.  The weather has straightened out and is now predominantly out of the east, which provides for good, consistent fishing on the flats.

All in all, the 2009 Tarpon season will go down as one that was great from April to…

I had a trip Sunday that started off as a hump trip. The weather first thing in the morning was perfect. Seven knot winds out of the Southeast and nothing on the radar. We load the boat and set off for what we hoped would be a tuna and billfish adventure. As we get ready to leave the dock the…

It is fishing. I haven’t been out in a few days thanks to this robust economy. I have been weighing my options. Dave Navarro weighed his and put a gun to his head. I am a little more conservative and decided it was time to break out the last of my Cuban cigars. Nothing like a 20 dollar, oh now…

There has been an amazing site to behold here in the Keys! Mutton Snappers are spawing! Spawning occurs in July and August.

Mutton snapper spawn at the same site and the same lunar calendar days, year after year. The number of eggs released is dependent upon the size of the female. After spawning, the adult fish will move offshore to deeper…

Sometimes even we don’t have any idea of what is on the line, but if we get excited you can damn well be sure it’s something good!  We fish about 200 to 250 charters a year and if you see me taking out my camera, coming down the bridge to shake your hand, or screaming that, “It’s the fish of a…

Dolphin fishing is turning into the summer time pattern. The fish may be 25 to 30 miles out.One boat may find them find them while a boat a mile away will not. Last Friday we were out, but the thunder storms forced us in after a couple of hours.

Yellowtail snapper fishing is still good. The mutton snapper are starting to…

Tarpon season has been winding down a bit during the past week or so and now we are focused firmly on catching Bonefish, Permit and Tarpon all in the same day. The winds will begin to shift back to the more favorable southeast to east winds this weekend and that should really turn the fish on…

All in all, the 2009…

Like Forrest’s Mother always said, “Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get.”  Well, it applies to fishing just as well as life.  In fact, I think going fishing is a good comparison to life.  It teaches patience, acceptance, and sportmanship.  You learn as you go…  there’s no “fishing school” to go to, it…