Battling the Glades September 26, 2021

 I had the day off, well until Mike called me.  I've know Mike for over 25 years and every time we fish together I truly enjoy my time with him so you know where this is going.  When Mike asked if I wanted to fish with him the Everglades I said yes and 12 hours later I hopped in his car and off we went.  What a gorgeous day, I'm telling you fall is here early with clear skies, low humidity and morning air temperatures in the mid 70's.  Anyway, we fished hard and poled around, staked off, drifted tossing lures for redfish and snook.  And....it was dead.  I saw a lot of the skiffs fishing the area moving around too so it looked like it was the same across the board.  However, at the tail end of the outgoing tide we went to one of my go to spots and there we were able to pick up a few snook.  It was tough fishing but we had a great time, caught some fish and came down to the wire almost getting skunked.  Oh, Mike tried to blame it on my banana.  Leave my banana alone!  

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Guides day off in the Everglades September 21, 2021

 September is supposed to be slow but business continues to be much better than in the past which means I haven't had many days off but I was off today and Jeanny and I fished in Everglades National Park.  She had been asking me to take her for almost a year and finally here we were.  This was were trip so I threw the fly rod for a bit, caught two sea trout and put the rod away.  The fishing wasn't on fire but it was good enough.  I had her throwing lures, which she doesn't like doing, and she missed quite a few bites from redfish and snook.  Growing frustrated she asked for bait and well, reluctantly I obliged.  This is her kind of fishing and she made it count.  At trips ends she had caught snook, redfish and a few catfish, I don't like catfish.  That night we went to a relatives house and had a great redfish dinner! 

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It was on fire today! September 19, 2021

 My job is so interesting as it has me fishing for bonefish on fly one day and fishing with first time anglers the next.  Well, Eric has fished with me before but Alex and his wife Viegle have one fishing trip combined between the two of them.  I loaded up with bait and we fished a shipwreck that proved to be on fire but it took a while.  Here they caught more mutton snappers than I remember catching on a trip, mangrove snappers, yellow jacks, blue runners and a big barracuda.  Eric was busy doing his thing catching fish while I focused on Alex and Viegle.  Once their hands were sore we hit the flats where we hooked four big lemon sharks but lost all of them.  It may not have been a bad thing because these sharks were all over 100lbs and may have required a tag team effort.  

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It was almost a done deal! September 17, 2021

 This morning I had Emily from MD with fly rod in hand.  In her short two years fly fishing she has caught plenty of redfish, snook trout but today it was bonefish.  I got her up early and we started before first light and by the time we were at the first spot of the morning there was enough light to see over the slick calm surface of the water.  It took a bit but then I started to see the tails and wakes coming towards us.  After some shots at schools of bonefish and permit there was one school coming right at us.  I positioned Emily perfectly at 11 o'clock and as the school got closer she started her false casting and dropped the fly right in front of the school.  Strip, strip, BAM!  I saw the big bonefish eat, the line come tight and then CRACK!  The fish broke off.  It's still a mystery as to why/how that happened but we were both heart broken.  Emily had a few more shots after that but the fishing took a downward turn and the fishing died off everywhere we went.  Wow, this one hurt!

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Sike! But we worked through it September 16, 2021

 I want to be like John, at 73 he is fit, strong, active and the man can fish!  The goal was permit and bonefish and the morning couldn't have been more perfect for it.  Starting off in about 4' of water looking for permit there were some schools around and I was able to get John a couple of really good shots at schools of permit waking and tailing towards us.  Then we went shallower looking for bonefish and found a few schools but nothing like what I expected.  With the breeze kicking up we changed locations and targeted more bonefish.  It took about two hours before John got one but I could tell the improving morning fishing had slowed again.  Urgh, so much for that bait and switch!  After fishing a couple of permit spots unsuccessfully it was time to head back in and try to avoid a nasty storm building right above the marina.  

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It's getting better September 14, 2021

 I see an improvement in the fishing, finally!  John and Britney were in town for work from TX and they wanted to get some fishing in, just any type of fish.  Well, with such great conditions we started off with snook where John hooked one but it came off.  Then off to bonefishing where things were slow.  Finally with the right tide I took them to a channel and it was on with Amy hooking some snappers but John was on fire hooking several big yellow jacks and a few other really nice fish before the tide changed and it was time to go home.  

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The grinder September 13, 2021

 The fishing has definitely slowed down and we are in a stretch of slow fishing so I decided to fish with John and Amy out of a different marina further north out of Miami and see if that made a difference.  The end result was the same, fishing has sucked but we fished all over creation to try and make things happen.  At the end of the trip I was able to locate some jacks where they got to hook up on every cast and end the trip on a high note.  These folks were great and had a great time seeing Miami from the water and getting into some hot action towards the end. 

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Don's back! September 12, 2021

 He's back!  Last minute change to his work schedule allowed Don to get back on the water so we target snook in the creeks but no one was home.  Then we tried bonefishing but that sucked.  OK, hmmm, let's try the wrecks.  Well, they held some fish but all small.  We managed to catch a few runners on lures and then hit the flats for small lemons on light tackle.  I have to tell you, the fishing was slow and it took much longer for these guys to show up but they did and Don was busy fighting sharks every few minutes for a nice stretch before the end of the trip.  

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First timers score! September 11, 2021

 First time clients Stefan and Mark picked a perfect weather day to head out so off we went.  We tried bonefishing and permit fishing in the early morning but that was slow.  However, I did find large schools of bait (fall is coming!) and loaded up the livewell with plenty of pilchards over the grass flats.  All it took was one spot and the guys lit it up.  I live chummed a bit and the party started quickly with snappers or yellow jacks on almost every cast and it got better as we got closer to the end of the trip.  Towards the end Stefan hooks a massive fish and after a long fight and numerous sizzling runs he landed a big barracuda, with no wire leader!  Wow!  

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They're back! September 6, 2021

 David and his boys were back on board and ready to have a good time.  The fishing started slow with the first wreck being devoid of life but the second one had plenty of snappers, jacks and blue runners to keep the boys busy.  Once they had their fill we hit the flats where the boys did their best at landing some lemon sharks that were hungry and aggressive.  They did a great job fighting their fish with a little help from dad.  Good job guys! 

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The back up plan September 5, 2021

 Boy the weather has been absolutely perfect but the weekend boat ramp traffic has been tough.  I've been getting to the marina about 40 minutes before each weekend charter just to be able to launch the boat.  Anyway, Bill jumped in and we started off bonefishing but after a few shots, no hook ups and then fwe fish we changed it up catching some jacks and snappers on wrecks but no big mutton snappers yet.  The morning ended on a flat sight fishing for lemon sharks where Bill had a blast watching them eat and then making really long jumping runs.  Very cool! 

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Toughing it out September 4, 2021

 Don has been in Miami for work about a month now and he decided he wanted to fish and catch species he doesn't catch back home with an emphasis on bonefish.  Bonefishing was the start of the morning as we found a few schools but no major movement and so we changed it up fishing some wrecks where Don caught some nice fish on lures.  Overall the fishing was good but the bones were largely MIA today.  

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Just bending rods September 1, 2021

 Back on the boat after a long hiatus was Dan.  We fished a number of years ago with his son and now he was back with his friend on a day off from work.  The goal was to just bend rods and catch whatever and so we did.  The fishing was definitely slow today only catching small snappers but no sharks or nice jacks.  

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The fun duo August 30, 2021

I had two great local kids today in Eli and Jackson.  These 16 year olds wanted to try fly fishing for bonefish and we started off working the leeward side of a point where there are usually bonefish swimming through as we tried to stay out of the usually high wind courtesy of hurricane Ida.  The boys worked on the double haul I taught them and they picked it up quicker than most but we didn't hook any bones.  Spot two was desolate so I thought I timed the tides right but once we got to where I wanted the tide hadn't turned.  With about an hour left in the trip the boys decided to catch fish versus hunt for bonefish so I took them to a wreck where they caught a bunch of snappers and runners with Jackson outfishing Eli on fly.  What, more fish on fly than bait?  Yes!  Today fly was the hot ticket but in the end is was a draw.  

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