This kid killed it! February 14, 2021

 Although I was planning to be off for Valentines Day I got a last minute call from Lauren and I said yes.  At the dock she met me with her husband Tom and their 5 year old son Sawyer.  They really just wanted to catch a few fish and have fun so I took them to a "snook" spot and a few casts in, Sawyer hooks something that starts peeling line and fight his fish like a pro.  When the fish came to the boat it was a snook.  Five year old caught his first snook on his own!  So cool! Other than the snook, the theme of the day was fast fishing at each spot and then it would slow down.  This caused us to move around but we kept the rods bent including barracudas, snapper, yellow jacks and jack crevalles.  Not a bad day, especially for Sawyer! 

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Trying something new February 13, 2021

 Luisa moved to Miami 15 years ago and now her husband Dan is living here as well and as a gift for Valentines Day she got his a charter with me.  These folks were really cool.  Dan is a fly fisherman and we started fly fishing for bonefish in the one small pocket that allowed us to avoid the wind.  Dan had some shots and worked on his double haul and took some shots at "signs" of bonefish but no hook ups.  After a couple of hours we fished a shallow wreck and it was on fire. Luisa was on fish on every cast and Dan followed up not far behind.  In the end they wiped out over 75 baits, kept four big snappers for dinner and caught a ton of fish.  

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Start them early February 12, 2021

 Today I had John and his son Brunson on board for a half day of bonefishing in the afternoon.  Brunson is 14 years old and showed up in crutches and a leg brace from a skiing injury but the boy plays hurt!  John was on the fly rod and Brunson on spin as we hit the flats.  We only fished two flats as they produced a bunch of bonefish but even being a Friday, the first four flats I wanted to fish had skiffs on them already.  Anyway, John and Brunson had plenty of shots at mudding bonefish and half way through the trip I asked if they wanted to continue bonefishing or change it up.  Well, Brunson was hooked and decided to ride out the rest of the trip looking for bonefish.  Although we couldn't capitalize on our opportunities, Brunson kept mentioning how he loves to bonefish.  WOW!  

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Committed to one goal February 11, 2021

 Sometimes you just have to commit and Ralph was not afraid to commit to bonefish today.  The forecast was wrong, again and when we met at the ramp it was pretty windy from the east.  I decided to run from Homestead south to almost north Key Largo and fish the flats that provided some cover.  Fishing the area we found quite a few schools of mudding bonefish but throwing a fly was tough in the wind.  We wrapped up the day at another spot where the bonefish were few and far between.  Sometimes you just have to commit.  In the process Ralph and I found we had tons in common and I definitely look forward to fishing with his again. 

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The kids always have fun February 4, 2021

 I had Al and his 6 year old son today from Connecticut.  They were great and the boy can fish.  The problem with today is that a strong cold front dropped the water temperatures 7 degrees in 6 days and the fish were in shock.  We fished a bunch of spots but only small stuff ended up on the hook.  I need these water temps to stabilize! 

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WINDY! February 2, 2021

 Sometimes I just want to cancel a trip when I look at the weather and boy today was one of those days.  Although we had clear skies, there was a whole lot of wind, gusting to around 32 MPH.  Dang!  But, James and his wife had booked me and we really had one decent spot to fish in that wind so we went for it.  It worked out.  They caught snook, yellow jacks, snappers, rainbow runners and a few more species.  The fishing was actually very good and we had a blast.  I was glad I didn't cancel! 

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Incredible two trips today January 30, 2021

 Two trips today with completely different goals which illustrates the need to stay flexible and ready as a guide in Miami.  My morning trip was with Eric and his father in law Jim and Eric wanted to try bonefishing.  Jim on the other hand wanted to relax and hang out plus of course catch a fish.  With the wind building as the minutes went by I took them to a spot where the tide was perfect and got to work.  Ha, it didn't take long as Eric hooks up and the fish is running so hard and fast into the wind I had to crank up the motor and follow it.  When the fight was over a 12lb bonefish was in the landing net recovering before we took pictures of this beautiful fish.  Wow, what a start!   After release Eric tells Jim "your turn next." and it wasn't long until indeed Jim was on to another solid fish!  This time I didn't have to give chase but it smoked the drag and then a 10lb bonefish was safely in the landing net.  Geeze!  We wrapped it up and fished other spots to get away from the increasing wind.  

My afternoon trip was with regular client David and Nicole from N.Y.  I had plans for snook and general crazy fish catching action but David wanted sharks.  No problem, we caught bait and hit the flats.  We saw one shark, a massive lemon that came by the boat, turned on the scent and ate one of the baits and the craziness was on!  A long tough fight later the 200lb lemon was next to the boat and released.  We hooked another big lemon but it broke off and finished the day hooking a massive nurse shark that spit the hook.  

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