September 24, 2013

With a stiff south east afternoon wind, cloudy skies and Chris telling me he wanted to catch lots of fish, bonefishing was not part of the game plan this afternoon since conditions were not great. We began by trout fishing the downtown Miami waterfront knowing fishing would be good but boy today was better than I expected! Fishing strictly artificials, the trout fishing was red hot with non-stop action from the moment our lures hit the water. We didn’t keep track but Chris must have released dozens of trout including several gator trout well over 20”. During this trout blitz we also caught mangrove snapper, and were cut off by a school of black tip sharks and mackerel. Our lures were also hit by other “mystery” fish that produced solid hits but no hook ups. There were also schools of mullet on the grass flats, a clear indication fall is at our door step and spectacular fishing not far behind. Boy I’m excited at how great the fishing has been and how much better it’s going to get!

September 23, 2013 Report

Today ‘s charter began 45 minutes late due to passing storms over Biscayne Bay but after the storms cleared, the watering became smooth and the action began. As I poled my client Andy down the south Biscayne Bay shoreline, the low tide and smooth water allowed us to see numerous schools of bonefish as their dorsals created a gorgeous wake. After numerous shots we had to cut it short due to another approaching storm. We crossed the bay and fished the oceanside channels for snapper and grouper. Unfortunately, we got two big hits but no hook ups. Urgh! I decided to end the day by targeting trout on artificial lures and that proved to be a good move. Andy ended up releasing numerous trout, at one point catching one on almost every cast! The short ride back to the boat ramp was smooth and pleasant with great company, great weather and action to end the day.

September 25th Fishing Seminar

Hello all, I will be conducting another fishing seminar on September 25th at B and F Marine at 7:00pm. I will be preceded by the United States Coast Guard Auxilary who will be conducting a boating safety presentation at 6:30pm. B and F Marine is located at 72 avenue and South West 40th street in Miami and I will be speaking on how to best take advantage of our great fall and winter fishery. The topics I will be discussing will be: Tackle Rigging Baits Lures Tides Tactics and locations For more information feel free to email or call me. Have a good one everyone!

Everglades/Flamingo 9/13/2013

Today I had the pleasure of fishing Flamingo (Everglades National Park) with long time friend Capt. Terry Hilker and what a great time we had! Launching from Key Largo we headed west and fished numerous spots on the way to the Gulf of Mexico where the beauty of the gulf awaited us with its white sand beaches and hungry snook. The day proved productive as we fought redfish, snook, trout and more under clear blue windless skies. Fishing Flamingo is always a treat and seldom does one leave this great fishery without seeing wild birds, flamingos, ospreys, manatees, crocodiles, and of course enjoying the great gamefish that inhabit these productive waters. I can’t wait to get back out there again next week!

September 7, 2013

Today I fished the Battle on the Bay tournament with angler Scott Warren. This was a great tournament and all proceeds go to autism research. We started by landing some nice trout with one sure to have us in a great position to take the trout division. Unfortunately, we missed winning the division by half an inch. Although most of us were dodging storms most of the day, we definitely got into bonefish. There were BIG 10 plus pound bonefish tailing on the west side of the bay but as we made perfect casts to ensure a double header, three comorants dive bombed the school of tailing fish! Urgh!! After the storms fizzled out the bay became slick calm and we were treated to plenty of schools of shallow water waking bonefish and redfish but they failed to react to perfectly placed crabs. The weigh in party was a blast and I definitely look forward to fishing this tournament again next year.