The Tradition Continues March 24, 2023

Ted was back on board today and if there is one thing you can count on is that we're going to have a great time together.  Oh, and the second thing you can count on is that Ted will catch a snook.  The morning started off looking for snook and as I poled him around and he tossed artificials we could see big snook blowing out in the same areas we were working.  Hmmm.  I ended up poling him around a flat that was about 12-14" of crystal clear water and there were some nice snook patrolling.  Finally, Ted was rewarded with a nice snook crushing his soft plastic and making some nice runs out in the open.  After a few pics and release we got into a school of tailing bonefish 100' from where we got the snook, so cool!  Well, they hit a deeper spot and we blew them out as they came right towards us without us being able to see them.  The rest of the trip was pretty slow and we decided to finish the trip bonefishing some more.  Not long after Ted hooks a really nice bonefish on fly and we ended the trip on a high note.  Cool trip! 

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The Curse Continues March 23, 2023

Today I got to fish with Nathan again for the second time and he brought Jordan along to try and catch Jordan a birthday bonefish. Nathan is so much fun to fish with and last time we fished he got tons of shots at bonefish and tarpon but it didn't work out.  Fast forward several years later and we were at it again.  Well, as the time implies we got skunked.  I did find a few fish in the morning for Jordan but it was hard for him to see them and the cast was just off enough for the bones to not see the fly.  Jordan is actually a really good fly caster and at 16 he can outcast most people I have met.  The rest of the trip was downhill with very few fish around and it sticks because I really wanted him to get his first bonefish.  

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Double today March 22, 2023

My morning trip was with Steve and his friend and they just wanted to catch whatever was the best bet.  Best bet has been fishing the finger channels so I took them to one and bounced jigs with shrimp.  Pretty easy stuff and you never know what you'll catch but they got yellow jacks, snappers and porgy before we headed in.  It was a fun trip with plenty of action. 

My afternoon trip was with repeat client Burt and his two friends Dave and Howard.  By the time we headed out the wind was pretty stiff and the bay was chopped up.  Thankfully Burt wanted to fish close in and not cross the bay so we did just that.  Burt asked me what we were going to fish for and I said "Bonefish".  The last time we fished he caught his first bonefish in about 20 years so he was game.  It wasn't easy at first with the wind and the water starting to get a bit dirty, I started to feel the pressure.  Well, I made a move and fished a bit different flat and it paid off with Burt getting a solid bonefish, his largest to date and Dave getting his first one as well.  As for Howard, well we missed a few bites but he caught a barracuda and he was all smiles.  What a great group! 

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Tough two days March 20-21, 2023

Two days with Mike again and it was a rough start.  First, my poling platform cracked and needed to be rewelded, the sky was black and the rain would not let up.  In spite of all this Mike but 3-4 bonefish to eat his fly but only managed one to the boat.  As soon as the weather cleared just a bit the fishing died off.  What?  Really? We decided to end the trip at 4 hours so I could get the platform fixed and the fishing was dead anyway.  The second day we had great weather and the highlight was Mike getting a huge snook to eat his fly half way to the boat, put max pressure in order to prevent it from getting into the mangroves twice just to have the snook break him off by cutting the leader with his gill plate.  Ouch, that hurt!

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It's turning around March 19, 2023

It was great fishing with George again and we got to fish a full day today, a rare thing since he usually fishes 4 hours with his little boys.  I could tell the fishing was improving and as we bounced from spot to spot things were looking better with nice yellow jacks and other stuff.  When I saw the tide towards the end of he trip I told him we would bonefish the rest of the trip and as always, George was cool with it.  I'm glad we did!  Pretty early in George lands a stud 12lb bonefish, then a 10, an 8, a few 9's, it was crazy!  In the end George went 6-7 all on big fish.  Wow! 

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Hail Mary. March 18, 2023

Mike booked a trip for his son Antonio who was in town for spring break and wanted to get his first bonefish on fly.  Antonio has only been fly fishing for a couple of months but after a few tips he was making some pretty solid casts.  The whole trip was pretty slow, I can't stand this moon phase, and we worked.  At the last spot I had high hopes that diminished by the minute.  Right when I was about to tell Antonio we had to head back I saw a flash.  I pointed it out, he made a cast and missed, then another cast and missed then another cast and he dropped the fly right in the school and he was on!  A long fight later and two runs getting deep into the backing, Antonio had his first bonefish on fly, a nice one too.  Congrats Antonio! 

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Close Call March 17, 2023

Today I fished with Andrew and his friend for bonefish on fly.  It was slow, very slow, no fish no eats and then I decided to make a long run and change the scenery.  The wind was pretty tough so I hid behind a key I like on the outgoing tide and waited for the bones to pour through.  They didn't but one did and Andrew nailed it on the cast and set and got one on.  As he was fighting his fish a shark came in after the bonefish and with the bone almost next to the boat Andrew made the right call to break it off and save the bonefish.  Good call and that was the trip.  Pretty slow.  

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