Meet the Robertson's October 12/13, 2022

This family was great!  

Day one was Jason and his 11 year old son Jensen.  We started off fishing for snook and taking advantage of great fall conditions and tons of bait.  Throwing top water lures Jensen got his first two snook, what a start!  We moved off to a ship wreck so he can have more fun and then wrapped it up bonefishing where Jason and Jensen hooked four and landed three.  Dang!

Day two was Jason with his two other sons, 8 year old Ryder and 14 year old Royce.  The snook fishing was terrible today with few schools of bait moving through and being largely ignored by predators.  Bonefising was also slow so with the boys about to mutiny we hot the wrecks.  It didn't take long for them to catching 25 fish in order to "beat Jensen".  With the boys satisfied it was time to please dad.  We set up for bonefish and quickly went 1-3 before it was time to call it a day and being run off by a storm.  

Great work guys!  

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4 Days with Mike May 16-20, 2022

The last few days have been tough and therefore I haven't even posted reports about them but a few days of slow fishing and then being left at the dock by a no show client was not good.  But, here's Mike.  I love fishing with Mike and we spent four days this week fishing Biscayne Bay and the Everglades, all on fly.  The days in the bay consisted of losing a bonefish on fly, taking innumerable shots at permit and then looking for snook and keeping the fly rod bent on jacks, snapper, runners and more.  The highlight was the Everglades where Mike tore it up on both days catching snook at every spot we fished, the first day being the best with crazy snook on fly fishing.  At one point Mike landed 4 snoom on 5 casts!  Wow!  We were using black baitfish patterns but the redfishing was slow so I couldn't get him his slam. Wait, I'm not sure why I just turned a very positive report into a negative one.  Oh well, the 'Glades were on fire and Mike is not hooked! 

 Everglades snook on fly Video

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Easter in the 'Glades

No time off and no time to celebrate Easter in the traditional way, going to church, but I was giving thanks for all the blessings in my life while fishing with two great guys in the Everglades today.  I had Adam and his friend Larry for a full day in the Everglades.  The forecast was calling for light winds and when I pulled out of the marina I knew it would be a tough day with the water looking like chocolate milk from the high wind of the following days and super strong tides.  Anyway, I took them to a small island I have had good success at for snook and redfish but watch the tides because it gets very shallow very quick and I'd like to go home today.  Once there the tide was already half way out allowing me to only fish a third of the island but here the guys quickly got a few snook bites and each scored a snook in rapid succession.  To make a long day shorter on this report, it was terrible the rest of the day thanks to the extremely dirty water but we did find some tarpon towards the end of the now half day trip.  The problem is that the tarpon were focused on eating tiny inch long shrimp flowing out of a creek and the shrimp and lures we had were nothing like they were eating.  Urgh!  We went home.  

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Fishing and a boat tour April, 5, 2022

Two trips at the same time?  Yes, yes indeed.  Rachel was on boat to fish while Susan was on board to enjoy a boat ride.  Very cool!  Rachel can throw a fly and well Susan did a great job of cheering her on, watching everything play out and offer some gentle critique at times.  So funny!  It was pretty windy out of the north but we found some cover were Rachel was able to hook a bonefish on fly but it rushed the boat and it came off.  The good thing is that she watched the whole thing unfold.  After that we threw some flies for snook but scored when we switched to spinning gear and soft plastics catching snook and a nice barracuda.  I wrapped it up fishing mullet muds but they were void of predators plus it was rather rough due to the hard wind.  

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Not a bad consolation prize April 2, 2022

The snook is Florida's most popular saltwater gamefish and catching snook is always fun and a big deal.  Well, today I had local angler Neil and his wife Jill on board for some bonefishing.  Conditions were just about perfect and will all the flats boats launching early in the morning I was in a panic to get to the perfect spot under these conditions.  To my amazement there was no one poling the perfect spot, ha!  I got on the pole and Neil and Jill proceeded to have about a dozen shots at bonefish, mostly big fish including some giant tailers in 12" on water.  Well, in spite of our best efforts and some good casts that should have yielded some bones, the conditions changed and the fishing slowed.  But, with it being the north bound mullet migration I knew there were other options and they began in still very shallow water as pelicans dove onto panicked schools of mullet from above and snook ambushed from below.  I rigged them up with some artificial lures and worked a stretch that typically produces.  Well, it didn't disappoint and Neil got his first snook of the morning.  Jill landed three barracudas and Neil got another snook before we moved off.  On the way to a bonefish flat I found a mullet mud and had them cast lures and Neil tied in to a really nice jack, bluefish and a couple of blue runners.  We wrapped it up bonefish but only saw a couple.  It was a gorgeous day and this 6 hour trip felt like a three hour trip thanks to this great and fun couple.  

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Tarpon Monday March 21, 2022

Whew, the weekend is over and the bay was so empty today with just a few guides working, what a difference!  Enjoying the calmer ambiance was repeat client Jon and Jack from S.C.  With a stiff breeze coming in from the N.E. I took them to an area that has been holding tarpon and they were there with Jon quickly hooking up after just a few minutes wait.  I was hoping we didn't lose this fish as we have the rest but everything worked out and we got the 120lb tarpon to the boat in a good 20 minutes.  Nice work Jon!  Next we worked an area to get Jack some fish and he did just that with snappers, snook, barracuda and a fe wmore species before the trip was over and we headed back.  

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Three Days with Kent and Jeremy March 1-3, 2020

Kent is one of those guys that is a blast to be with and we fish throughout the year and always have a blast.  For these three days he came with his friend Jeremy and the theme of the three days was a sarcastic "watch and learn".  This was due to the mess I was on numerous occasions over the course of the three days but I won't expand on that in order to not humiliate myself.  I blame it on these two crazies and keeping me distracted.  Anyway, over the three days they caught snook, barracudas, sharks, tons of snappers and shots at bonefish on fly.  Man we had a blast and I can't wait for the next round of the Kent and Jeremy show.  

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The double charter and first snook February 17, 2022

Two new clients today in Ralph and Trent.  My morning trip was with Ralph and his son Bernie.  Again, we started looking for tarpon but they were MIA, geeze they should be all over the bay by now!  Anyway, we went off and kept the rinds bent with jacks and snappers but when the tide was right I took them to a snook spot where Bernie scored a couple of snook.  

In the afternoon trip it was Trent and his wife where they jut wanted any kind of saltwater fish and well they got their full with jacks galore and then they decided dinner awaited them so they called it a day a bit early.  

By the way, my iPhone got water in the lens, not sure how, and the pics came out terrible so Bernie's pic with the snook was the best one of the lot.  

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Double the Magic December 22, 2021

I had two trips today and my morning trip was with repeat client Bob and his wife Anna.  Well, it was windy and cold but we fished some areas that usually work out in those conditions and they did today again.  Using live shrimp Anna hooked a nice tarpon but it broke off after the 5th jump, she probably didn't mind as her wrist was already hurting her.  :)  Not long after Bob got a snook but the fishing was slowing down with tarpon around us but not feeding.  I took them to another spot where they caught a bunch of jacks and another snook and we wrapped it up tarpon fishing the last 30 minutes.  

As soon as I dropped them off Ryan and his family jumped aboard and off we went for my afternoon trip.  Man the fishing took off as the tide turned and the sun warmed us up a bit.  These guys killed it!  They caught 14 species in the same spot for four hours with fish on almost every cast!  Son Knox lost a nice bonefish next to the boat, Ryan caught a permit and a nice grouper while other son Mac wasn't far behind.  When the trip ended they had caught:

Bonefish

Permit

Grouper

Hog fish

Jacks

and more!  

That's winter for you.  

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Father and son killed it November 14, 2021

 Greg and Mitch joined me today after having to cancel last year due to Covid.  Finally back in the boat we headed off to look for bait and while they were MIA again we did have some shots at the rare Biscayne Bay redfish and Mitch caught a few jacks on lures while Greg was throwing a fly.  On to spot number two and this one was on fire at the beginning of the outgoing tide.  Here the guys caught nice jacks, snappers and snook on fly and lures.  After killing it with almost nonstop action we hit the flats where we wrapped it up with Mitch catching a nice lemon shark on light tackle.  This was a cool trip with Mitch catching his first snook and his first shark.  Way to go Mitch!

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The Golden Slob November 11, 2021

 Mike was back at it again but this time we had less than ideal conditions so I decided to fish out of Key Biscayne where we would have some cover from the unusually high winds.  Sticking to fly fishing we were limited in where we could fish and the first spot didn't produce any snook, jacks or snappers.  We were fishing a floating line and I decided to switch reels and use a sinking line.  Well, that didn't last long.  Just a few casts in with the expensive sinking line a black tip shark exploded on a school of mullet and ate Mike's fly.  Cool right? No, not cool because in seconds the shark turned around and bit off the fly line taking with him the crucial sinking tip part of the fly line.  Dang, there went $75.00!  Back to using a floating line but now with a heavier fly.  We bounced around to different spots where Mike caught his first mackerel (several of them) and then jacks, blue runners and then it happened.  At our last stop I had this nagging feeling something was going to happen and after putting a few jacks in the boat, something devoured his fly and make a long run.  Mike tells me "yeah, I'm over my head with this one", hilarious!  Mike did a great job of fighting what would end of being his first snook and a slob at that.  Wow Mike!  

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It was a dark and stormy... November 6, 2021

I hadn't fished with Ethan in a few years as he's in college now and busy but guess who his cousin is, David from last Sunday!  This means that David was back on board today with Ethan and we had to pick our plan carefully due to the coming cold front and nasty weather.  Well, after going 0-4 on snook I loaded up the live well with live pilchards and off we went to fish some shallow wrecks.  It wasn't long until the boys were hooking up but boy we got rained on for a good while as the winds increased.  The highlight was Ethan hooking and landing a massive mutton snapper on a light bonefish rod but there was steady action on smaller muttons and big mangrove snappers as well.  Nice!  I have to tell you the run back to the marina was no fun but we got back.  However, on the run back I felt a weird something in my lower back.  More on that in my next report! 

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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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They continue the streak May 28, 2021

 And so it continues as Jeff got his son Drew two days of fishing with me as a present for graduating high school and Drew's brother Will was with us this time.  Drew wanted a tarpon but we found them and they refused to eat so off we went.  Fishing a few different spots they stayed busy catching jacks, yellow jacks, mutton snappers and snook with Drew catching his first snook.  

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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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What an intro April 29, 2021

 Leo moved from Argentina and is a fishing junkie and being new to Miami he wanted to try inshore fishing.  Having great conditions and little time to work with on a half day I had to stay focused and stay on schedule.  Tarpon fishing, very few fish, off to snook.  Snook fishing was a blast with quite a few fish hooked and landed along with nice jacks.  But, something ate one of the jacks and then I realised it was a big bull sharks so the next jack caught was bait and we hooked the big bull and it was a blast.  The day ended with ladyfish giving us some drag burning, high jumping thrills.  Welcome to Miami Leo! 

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Missed opportunities April 27, 2021

 Back with Alex and Andrew but with the wind increasing we were out of Miami today instead of Homestead.  We had good conditions overall early on so we looked for tarpon but not finding big numbers we decided to look for snook.  Well, we found them but we lost quite a few only landing one.  I can tell the second fish Andrew hooked was a slob snook but, it, came, off!!!!!  Wow!  Along the way the guys caught other stuff but those lost snook will haunt me.  

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From one extreme to the other April 22, 2021

 Day two fishing with Alec and today I decided to take him to Everglades National Park for a change of scenery.  I had just gotten my COVID19 vaccine last night and wasn't feeling all that great with little energy but I pushed on, made the long drive and made the trip count.  I timed the tides just right and it actually turned out to be better then I anticipated since I got to the first spot on what should've been the slack tide waiting for the incoming tide but instead the tide was running late and we caught the end of the outgoing tide.  I didn't mind since I love that tide phase anyway and it was great.  

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The three amigos April 15, 2021

 Tristan, Jared and their friend came aboard my skiff from a brief stay in Homestead we were on our way.  Wanting to keep them close to the area I took them to a bonefish spot where they hooked three bonefish and lost them all, hooked two jumping lemon sharks and a couple of sting rays before I decided to change it up.  I took them to a couple of spots where throwing lures they caught snook.  It was a good trip but I'll lose sleep over those bonefish we lost.  

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