As if it couldn't get any worst! May 30, 2021

 Wow, wow!  Yesterday it took me 45 minutes to launch the boat and today it took me an hour.  I was at the boat ramp at 5:45am well before they open and there was already a long line but I was able to launch and get on the water with Andy and his 9 year old boy Jonah.  I repeated yesterdays game plan and it worked out with the guys catching a ton of fish and Jonah learning how to cast, hook and land his fish on his won.  They were a blast and there are few kids as funny as Jonah. All in all in was pretty quite out on the bay with most fishermen staying home and the partyers sticking to the sand bars, it turned out to be not bad at all once I left the marina.  Now time to get home and wait for the weekend craziness to end.  

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Memorial Day Mayhem May 29, 2021

 This is the trip that almost didn't happen and I called Eric to tell him he may have to turn around and go home.  The marinas were completely packed and our 7am charter was on the verge of not happening as I stood in line for 45 minutes to launch the boat with only a few parking spaces left.  But, I got in, launched the boat and once we left the marina the bay was actually really quiet.   Eric had his dad Daniel and sister Alina on board as we went to our first spot of the day.  There they caught a bunch of snappers and Daniel landed a massive barracuda that somehow ate his hooked fish, hooked itself and never cut off the 30ln flouro leader.  Wow!  Then we hit the flats where Daniel again shined catching another big barracuda and a nice lemon shark before we headed back.  

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College Football Championship Charter January 11, 2021

 I had the pleasure of fishing with Scott and his two boys, Elliott and Ames today for a half day in the morning who were in town from Alabama to attend the championship game.  I launched out of Homestead and ran to Key Biscayne to pick them up and on the way my heart sank.  We have 7 houses left in the famous area of Stiltsville and one of them was on fire.  As soon as I got out of the channel in Homestead 20 plus miles south I could see the smoke billowing and hoped for the best.  As I got closer and ran past the house it was confirmed, we lost another one.  

But, on to a more upbeat report.  Scott and the boys were great, smoked through 10 dozen baits and Elliott got his first snook.  They also caught jack crevalles, mangrove snapper, mutton snapper, hors eye jacks and of course the snook.  Way to go guys and good tluck tonight! 

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And the snook keep coming December 30, 2020

 It's been non-stop charters as the season finally kicks into high gear.  I had another double today starting with Kevin and his 10 year old son and they are both good fishermen.  They broke the ice with each catching snook, jacks, mutton snapper, and a few more lost snook.  That was the only spot we needed to fish as kit was hot fishing and the wind kept getting worst, cranking up to a steady 25 MPH with higher gusts.  

In the afternoon I took out Avi and 5 ear old fishing fanatic, Shim.  I love father son trips and this was one of them.  I took them to a spot out of the nasty wind and Shim caught a bunch of small jacks, blue runners and lane snappers that were perfect sized for him and he left so happy that he caught a ton of fish.  That's what it's all about.  

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Two for Tuesday December 29, 2020

 Two trips this morning and the wind was getting worst.  Well, gotta work and gotta be up for the challenge.  So, my morning trip was with regular client Gonzalve and his now 7 year old awesome Sebastian.  I love Sebastian, he is a great little fisherman and is as tough as nails.  He proved that by working the lure, hooking, fighting and landing his first snook.  Wow!  After we caught a few snook, some jacks and other stuff it was time to move on and catch dinner.  In the finger channels they tore it up again with non stop action on a bunch of species, taking home a half dozen fish for dinner.  Our last stop Gonzalve caught another snook and they finished off on a high note. 

After dropping them off I picked up Mike and Emiel and headed off to the finger channels again and that is the only spot we fished as they were on constant action to the point they had to take a break due to sore arms.  I love that!  

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12 Year old vs Snook December 23, 2020

 I had Steve and Drew on board for the second year and Steve just wanted Drew to catch fish.  So, we hit a spot that had been producing snook and well, Drew got his snook that gave him a great fight.  The best part is that Drew worked the lure, hooked and landed the fish on his own.  Very cool!  We wrapped up the trip catching dinner and losing two monster fish that may have been groupers or giant snapper.  Ouch!  Congrats Drew! 

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Spectacular Two Trips Today December 18, 2020

 Wow, wow, wow!  What a day today!  I had two trips today in 55 degree weather and my morning trip was with Troy and 12 year old Alex.  On our second spot the guys slayed the snook and Alex got his first bonefish.  Troy reached a point where it was snook on every cast but Alex ended up catching the bigger ones.  Way to go Alex! Oh, in between snook and bonefish they kept crushing nice sized jacks and mutton snappers.  

My afternoon trip was with Bill who wanted to bonefish on fly.  It would be tough since by now the wind was up to 20 MPH.  But first, we hit the morning spot and Bill picked up a couple of snook.  Once the tide reached the point I wanted we went bonefishing where Bill hook 3 on fly and landed one.  Nice!

It was a silver and gold kind of day today!

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My Oh My, She's spoiled now! November 24, 2020

Ken loves to fish and we've been fishing for years together.  The last time he brought his 6 year old little girl Gianna and she was back, 2 years later, much bigger and ready to fish.  Ken really wanted her to catch her first bonefish and with 20 MPH winds it would be a challenge.  Other than the visibility being perfect, just about all the other variables were not to my liking but I had a mission before me.  Working hard and putting in the time, Gianna behaved really well and not long into the trip she was on her first bonefish, a 9lber!  Wow, what a way to get started!  Some time later another bonefish is one and this one is about 5 lbs.  Then a third one, this one giving us a long blistering run.  Several really long runs later we had about an 11lb bonefish in the boat.  Wow, what a way to get Gianna her first bonefish, and second and third!  Congrats girl, you rock! 

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January 3, 2016 Report

From St. Petersburg came Ryan, his 13 year old son Andrew and his father Ed. These were great people and we had a blast laughing and catching some fish. Ed was a riot and had me rolling with laughter! The goal was to get Andrew his first bonefish on fly. We started poling a calm shallow shoreline and as expected here came a school of big fat bones making their way right to us. I positioned Andrew for an 11 o'clock shot and he fired the fly right in front of the school. Immediately he says "I'm on!" and the line rips away, then stops. Huh? Turns out it was a small barracuda. NO! There were a few fish around but then it got quite. Another two flats proved slow so we changed tactics and fished a shallow wreck. Here the action was solid and Andrew caught a grouper on fly, a mutton on fly as well as a few other species. Ryan caught a nice grouper on a lure and Ed caught a few fish as well. The day ended trying to get Andrew his bonefish but they were MIA.

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December 31, 2015 Report

I ended the year fishing with Craig and his two boys, 9 year old Chase and 11 year old Blake. The kids fought a number of big high flying ladyfish losing quite a few of them early on. Fishing a couple of other spots proved slow but the last one had them fighting snappers and jacks to end with a bang. Happy new year everyone!

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December 28, 2015 Report

Wow today was one of those days where I was absolutely swamped. Today I had three charters and each of them were completely different from the other as conditions seem to have changed constantly. My morning Charter was with Rob, Etan, and Eli. They fished with me last year and the kids caught a ton of fish and wanted to bend some rods again today. The grand father Rob is always a pleasure to have on board and he sat back, watched them and enjoyed every moment of it. We went to the first spot and it was on fire with fish after fish after fish that kept the kids busy, rods bend and arms sore. However boys being boys they wanted to explore so off we went to fish a couple of other spots that didn't produce. Realizing their young errors they decided to go back to the original spot and the hot streak continued. They had a blast and smiles were big throughout the boat.

My second trip of the day was with Jay and his wife Marta while their two kids were in a second boat that I had reserved for them. This was a special trip for Jay since back in November he tried to book me but his dad unfortunately died unexpectedly. I really wanted this to be a special day for them and put them on fish but the conditions deteriorated with winds blowing steady 20 miles an hour and gusting higher mudding up the water and limiting the areas that we could fish. We did get into some fish at the end of the trip including losing a grouper or two to pilings. These were great people and I look forward to fishing with him again. My third trip from this charter blitz today was with Dylan, Bill and John. Dylan is a fun and brave 9 year old little girl who had a blast catching fish from the moment the first bait hit the water. The wind had died down for this last trip and allowed us to fish an area that I knew would produce. She caught a ton of fish and it was a great day all around.

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December 26, 2015 Report

Kids fishing charters are always a blats and today was no exception with David and his two boys 7 and 8 year old Elias and Theo. Staying close to the marina I took them to a spot perfect for kids and sheltered from the close to 20 MPH winds. We used up almost 100 shrimp as they aught a number of snappers, blur runners, jacks and even a small grouper. To add to the excitement, a manatee came up next to the boat, took a breath of air, looked at us and swam away. After about 2 hours of constant non-stop action the kids were worn out and took a "cheetos" break. Elias had never fished before but he mastered the fish catching routine rather quickly. The kids had a blast, the fish wore them out and Elias is now an expert!

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November 21, 2015 Report

It's William's 10th birthday and his family decided to bring him to Miami for a fishing trip and a Heat basketball game. With that in mind, Will and his dad Nick climbed aboard for a short morning trip to get William on some fish and ensure a good birthday. A short 5 minute run later I shut off the motor and handed them a rod each. A few casts later Nick hooks up to a nice ladyfish and the steady stream began. Will caught a number of high flying, drag sizzling ladyfish, a trout and a couple other species. At the end of the trip he was mentioning how his hand was hurting from all the fish he caught. Mission accomplished and happy birthday Will!

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August 13, 2015 AM & PM Reports

AM Report My morning trip was with Arnold, his daughter Daniel and his grandson Nico and with no specific agenda for the day we headed off to the trout flats. We had quite a few bites and lost a few next to the boat to spit hooks. Spot number two had some nice jacks on it and as soon as I cast for Daniel she was on! During the fight there was a burst of faster than normal drag screaming and Daniel brings in just the head of her jack. Mr barracuda struck again! Once that occurred the fishing stopped. I wonder why? Geeze, mr. barracuda has a way of intimidating his neighbors. We headed south to buy ourselves some time with the tide and snapper spot one had tons of fish on it including a nice grouper we could see in the clear 6' deep water. Of course, if we can see mr. grouper he can see us so he didn't eat. Moving onto the same flat as yesterday for shark fishing the tide had already turned and we were getting some good current. After about 10 minutes the first rod doubles over but the shark spit the bait before getting hooked. A few minutes later with the heat rising the gang decided to head in early to hit the pool and A/C back home.

PM Report It's always interesting to me how quickly the weather changes in Miami. My morning trip had clear skies, calm winds and hot weather. My afternoon trip with James and his two boys Peyton and Jason from Tampa had cloudy skies, breezy and much cooler. The goal was to get the kids on fish and some fresh fish dinner so we did just that. James had the hot hand early on and then the kids started to catch up. These guys were a lot of fun and they're vacationing in a houseboat in Miami. How cool is that?!

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May 30, 2015 Report

Twelve year old Elliott, his dad Andy and his grandfather Bill jumped aboard to spend a few hours fishing together. The weather was great and the plan was to get Elliott on fish early and often. The first spot was slow but spot #2 was good with fish coming in as soon as the bait hit the water. The rods stayed bent, Elliott caught a bunch of fish and we had a ton of laughs. This was a nice break from tarpon fishing and great to have these guys aboard.

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