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Sunday, April 22, 2012

charter 04-14-2012 w/ Chris and his mom and daughter





Today I had Chris and his mom and his daughter Diana out for a half day trip. Well we had a front move in and is was super windy. There were also 3 inshore fishing tournament going on today as well. I know that I need to get out of the wind and away from all of the boats to get on some fish today. Well the first spot was a winner. We were able to put some great fish on the boat. We has a really nice trout for the first fish of the day and followed it up with a nice pulling redfish after that. Diana had some huge hits and drag screaming runs but unfortunately the fish kept swimming at the boat and she was unable to keep up with them and they spit the hook. Well it was time to get her on some fish so we moved to another spot. She got a nice trout and a redfish to go along with it. By now the wind was howling. I really wanted to get her a north east slam so we concentrated on getting her a flounder. With a little time to spare she hooked up with a flounder and was able to get her first slam. What a great feeling. Thanks guys.

Charter 04-13-2012 w/ Dean and his crew








Dean is a good luck machine. He has been with me a few times over the years. He started the day by reminding me how well we did the last time that they went out. Great,now the pressure is on. I sent out a message to my redfish friends to make sure that they ate and they did. I think we had somewhere around 12-15 keeper redfish with a bunch of flounder and trout as well. It was non stop action all day. It was some great redfishing again as always. Keep bringing me that luck.

Monday, April 16, 2012

Charter 04-12-2012 w/ Mark and family


I had Mark and his 2 boys out today. It is amazing that sometimes the wind can just kill a bite. The day started off very windy today. We searched a few places with a very slow bite. Then the wind died down for 30 minutes and the creeks came alive. We had wakes all around the boat. We were able to get a few casts into the hole and when the wakes came near us, fish on. They were able to get 2 nice redfish before the winds picked back up and the bite slowed down again. It was a tough bite but a fun day none the less.

Charter 04-11-2012 w/ Harvey and family






The fishing started out great and it only got better from there. The redfish were again feeding like there was no tomorrow. We had a fish on the first cast and on the last cast. Everybody was able to get in on the action today. They also got one of the larger bluefish of the year which was able to burn some great drag.

Charter 04-10-2012 w/ David, Nolan, and Brionna





Thank goodness that the wind is finally done. The redfishing was back on fire today. Everybody was able to get there largest redfish that they have ever caught today. We had a few that were pushing the 10 pound mark. It was just a beautiful day and the redfish were very happy as well.

Charter 04-06-2012 w/ Robert and his family

Today I had Robert his dad and his son. The front that came thru yesterday was making it very windy. It was a very tough bite but we were still able to find a few fish that were still a little hungry. It is amazing what 24 hours can do to the fishing but I know that there was one very happy 8 year old today.

Charter 04-05-2012 afternoon trip w/ Dave

I had an afternoon fly fishing trip. Unfortunately there was a front on the way and the great morning weather was gone and the wind was upon us. It was a fly only trip. Dave had been to different parts of Florida in the past to try and get a redfish on fly but had been unsuccessful. It was my turn to help him succeed. The winds were blowing at over 20 m.p.h. but I knew where some hungry redfish were hanging out. After a miss or two he connected with a middle slot redfish and had his first redfish on fly. It was a great feeling helping somebody achieve there goals of getting there first redfish on fly. Maybe next yer I will be able to get him his first tarpon on fly.