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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