He needs to take up a new hobby May 26, 2021

 It's always interesting to me how things work out sometimes.  Today I had Anthony and Christina from N.Y. and if there was a theme to the trip and their attitude to catching fish was "we're on vacation, we don't give a crap."  They were relaxed from the moment they jumped in the boat and well, that relaxed me too.  I took them to the first spot of the morning and Christina quickly outfished Anthony catching jacks, snappers, losing a snook or two and more.  Then that spot slowed down so we hit the finger channels where it started off a bit slow but as the tide began to slow down the fishing picked up.  Hmmm, that's weird.  Anyway, they were on fire catching nice yellow jacks on every cast and mixing in a few snappers and other species along the way.  Then it happened!  A school of permit popped up behind the boat and were cruising on the surface for all the world to see.  I pointed them out to Anthony and a perfect cast later he was on!   We saw the permit come up and eat, it was awesome!  After a careful fight, we landed the permit and got a good release.  Then Anthony asked me, "So why was that a big deal?"  LOL  I had to explain it.  Time for him, to pick a new hobby. 

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This is much better! May 24, 2021

 Finally the winds died down and the conditions were great as Kevin and his son Noah boarded my skiff.  They wanted to bend the rods and catch different species so we did just that.  We started off at a shallow ship wreck where they caught a bunch of species including snappers, jacks, and more but the highlight was a big, massive barracuda that kept eating out fish and Noah landed when I rigged him up for it.  Wow, what a 'cuda!  Before the trip was over I took them bonefishing where Kevin caught his first bonefish.  Yes!  

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Why do we do this? May 22, 2021

 That's a good question.  I had a few days off due to 25-30 MPH winds which is highly unusual in May but I got a call from Dan to fish on Saturday.  He told me he was in Islamorada and all his guides cancelled on him due to wind and so he called me.  I warned him about the wind and how tough it would be but he was in and well, so was I.  Dan and his son Hayden met up with me in Homestead and we made the best of crossing the bay to the oceanside flats.  We bonefished for a while and landed a few big mojaras and lost a nice big bonefish.  We ended the half day trip fishing for sharks where they hooked and landed one.  It was definitely slow but not surprising considering the conditions. 

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More crushed bucket lists!!! May 18, 2021

More wind today and actually even more wind than yesterday as Steve and his daughter Katie jumped aboard. We were facing 20 to 25 mile an hour winds all morning long and although the tarpon would not cooperate I was able to take them to an area out of the wind where they had a blast catching nice drag peeling jacks, big mangrove snappers and a few nice mutton snappers. The big highlight today was Steve catching his 1st snook. Then he told me he had never caught bonefish before. Wait, what?  Oh, let's go for it!  I looked at my watch and realised I had a small window to try to get his 1st bonefish in the boat. Well as it turns out we hit that spot just right and just a few minutes in the Steve was tight to a solid 8 pound fish that was burning up the drag. After numerous long runs I scooped up the big bonefish, Steve got his glory pictures and we headed back with a solid day of fishing. Congrats Steve!

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Bucket List Crushed May 17, 2021

We've had some very unusual weather this May so far and both my weekend trips were rescheduled due to high winds so I was glad to be back on the water with Austin this morning. Conditions were still tough with plenty of wind and limited places to fish in order to target bonefish, tarpon and permit that Austin was looking for. Thankfully it didn't take long for Austin to hook a big tarpon just a few minutes into the trip but unfortunately it got us around a piling and broke us off. We really needed redemption and soon after the rod doubled over and Austin was on to a nice permit. After the pictures and healthy release we were both ecstatic at accomplishing a big part of his goal today. We changed it up as the wind kept increasing and Austin was able to land his 1st snook plus he caught a bunch of jacks including solid stud jack that gave him a great fight. This was definitely a good day and got some bucket list fish crossed off! 

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Father/Son team May 14, 2021

Ned was on vacation in Miami and wanted to go fishing with his son Will. These were great guys and they really wanted some bonefish so off we went. We actually had really good conditions but poor visibility so I took them to a spot that I really like for bonefish and waited. Unfortunately, we only saw one come in and after that with the trip almost halfway over we decided to change gears and do something else. Something else consisted of losing a few snook but overall keeping the rods bet with nice jacks and some other species that were a blast the catch.

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Big Girl! May 13, 2021

I hadn't fish with Erich in a couple of years so we met up today and he really wanted to catch a big fish but with slick calm conditions I couldn't help but take him bonefishing. There were quite a few schools moving and he had some solid shots that I thought were guaranteed hookups but the schools of bonefish didn't locate his bait so we left heartbroken, well mainly me. We moved off to a ship wreck where Erich caught a bunch of fish including a few that we kept for shark fishing. With bait in hand we hit the flats immediately hooked up a 7' lemon shark that gave him an epic battle. After the release it was time to call it a day and run back with the mission of big fish accomplished. 

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This is the way to get the day started! May 11, 2021

 Jim jumped aboard and was up for anything.  Well, with the calm conditions we had I couldn't help myself taking him bonefishing.  As I poled along the first flat we blew out a few schools but quickly recovered and went 3 for 3 on bonefish in the first hour.  Wow!  As we continued Jim hooked two more that spit the hook for a final tally of 3-5 in the first 2 hours of the trip.  Changing it up for snook Jim got a nice barracuda instead before we headed back.  Nice work Jim! 

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She won! May 10, 2021

 Today I had Martin and his wife and we were going to mix it up, she would use spin and Martin would be throwing a fly.  This is always a tough deal because things have to work just right and the species we can fish for have to be narrowed down but we did.  Martin had a few on but they came off close to the boat, more than likely nice jacks but one sure seemed like snook.  His wife on the other hand caught a ton of fish including snook that came off next to the boat, mutton snappers, mangrove snappers, jacks and more.  This was definitely a fun trip.  

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He Finally Made it Down! May 9, 2021

 The good is that I was able to fish with Rob again after a year of not seeing him due to the pandemic.  The bad, it's Mother's Day and I have to work.  The conditions today we certainly tough but we stuck to the shoreline outside the marina and got to work.  This was a strictly fly trip and in spite of my best efforts the snook and bonefish were MIA.  Sorry Rob! 

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Keeping Busy May 8, 2021

 Randy and I fished about 5 years ago but it didn't feel like that long ago.  The goal was to keep the rods bent and try different things so with great conditions we had a long list of options.  We started off by looking for bonefish and found some schools.  After lining Randy up and him making some great casts the bones would swim over the bait and move on.  This happened a few times, they were certainly not seeing the bait but it was head scratching, this always works!  Moving off to another spot we tried once again but here they were MIA.  Hmmm, we wrapped it up at a wreck catching some snappers before the trip ended.  

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It finally happened! May 7, 2021

Pat is from the west coast of Florida and has caught everything except bonefish.  The last time we fished he had some shots and a few fish appeared to eat but never hooked up so we were giving it another shot today.  Conditions were truly perfect so to work I got with Pat on the bow.  He had some shots at the first spot but when the tide was right I decided to make a move.  But, moments into the trip I rig a shrimp for him, he drops it in the water and a snook eats it next to the boat.  What a start and how bizzare! I took a bit at the new spot but eventually we began to see tails, wakes and Pat was on point.  The first shot was solid, the fish swirls on his bait, he feels the tug and sets the hook, a big NO NO!  The second shot was similar but this time he did everything right and still no hook up.  I'm starting to feel the pressure. Then I see a bunch of tails working their way towards us and I pole him into positions.  I can tell it's a big school but can't tell where the lead fish are so he made a long cast and let it sit.  Moments later there's a swirl, the line jumps and he's on!  A solid fight later he netted his bonefish.  Whew!  We had a few eats after that and then called it a day.  Congrats Pat! 

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What a gorgeous day! May 6, 2021

 Sometimes the weather is too perfect and Steve and I learned that today.  We began tarpon fishing in typical May conditions, slick calm, no wind, clear water and hundreds of tarpon all around us.  However, with the clear water the tarpon weren't feeding and swimming under the boat taunting us.  Moving on to snook Steve hooked a couple but lost them so off to the flats where he had some good shots at bonefish and permit on fly.  

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Ended on a high note May 5, 2021

 I had a two boat trip today and on board my skiff were Davis and his wife.  Davis wasn't all that interested in specific species, he just needed to catch more than his buddy in the other boat in order to win a bet.  I started bonefishing with them but that was slow.  Switching to snook had the same results so I took them to a wreck where they crushed in catching trigger fish, yellow jacks, snappers and we lost a big barracuda.  With the bet safely in hand we fished the flats for sharks where we hooked 5 sharks and lost them all.  That was so frustrating! 

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Tarpon Mania! May 4, 2021

Steve fished with me last month and he was back today for tarpon fishing.  I was a bit concerned because tarpon fishing has been slow but we hit it anyway and went for it.  Turns out it was on fire!  Steve ended up getting 7 fish to eat, hooking three and landing one, in the first hour and a half!  We moved off to fish for snook where he landed one, lost another one and had a few more eat but not get hooked.  We wrapped up the day bonefishing where he got some shots but didn't hook any although it was a bit slow for bonefishing.  Either way, we enjoyed the silver and gold kind of day in Biscayne Bay!

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The dynamic duo are back! May 2, 2021

 Drew and Jeff were back on board today and being a Sunday out of Key Biscayne I really thought today would be a repeat of yesterday but thankfully I was wrong.  Fishing a bridge for tarpon had our hopes high as there were tarpon everywhere but they were not in the mood to eat.  Fishing a bonefish flat, we were all alone but we only saw a couple of bones.  We ended up fishing a finger channel where the guys destroyed the fish catching, barracudas, look downs, mutton snapper, mangrove snapper, jack crevalles, horse eye jacks, yellow jacks and a few more species I can't recall.  What a nice trip and a great way to end a two days with some great guys! 

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Today was rough! May 1, 2021

I was fishing with Paul today and his friend Rich for some all around fun fishing.  Paul and I have been fishing for years and being tarpon season that's what we started with.  I located some tarpon but after lots of time and a few tricks they were still unwilling to cooperate.  Switching off to bonefishing we hot the flats and that's when things started to go downhill.  As I set up on a bonefish spot I like a boat starts to idle towards me.  Naw, it's too shallow for the 22 foot cabin cruiser packed with family members, surely he'll stop.  Nope, dude gets off the boat, grabs the anchor line and wades to really shallow spot and throws the anchor, 70 feet from me!  Then the kids get out and start running around, swimming, screaming and running jet skis right by my skiff.  The few bonefish we saw were on edge of course so it was time to move on.  Similar things happened at a few more spots until we found a rare spot that was empty where we caught a few fish before the trip ended.  

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