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A Silver King doing its signature head shake, attempting to throw the hook. Tarpon demand respect, thus the saying, “Bow to the Silver King!” So excuse the fuzzy phone picture. It hardly gives that whopper due credit. But it was all I had time for yesterday as I blazed through a busy half-day charter whereRead more

Not bad for his first snook caught on fly March 9th. Look at those electric yellow fins!   Flats fishing in Islamorada and the Florida Keys offers something exciting in every season. While you Northerners are cringing through winter’s last laugh, we are whooping it up on the water catching a memorable mixed bag ofRead more

Dorsal and Tail of the Permit Meanwhile, in the Fishing Capital of the world, Islamorada, Florida Keys… The weather has been glorious, and recently I had a half day of fishing booked on a glass calm, Chamber of Commerce-type day. After a great morning casting to laid-up tarpon, tailing redfish and schools of monster JackRead more

Congratulations to my angler, Sam Kaufman, for getting First Runner-up and Grand Champion Angler for the Superfly Series in this year’s Redbone Tournament Trilogy.  He caught 5 redfish on fly and his finish gave him enough points to finish as Grand Champion Angler for the Redbone Superfly Tournament Series. 33″ redfish caught on fly RedboneRead more

On an unusually slick calm morning for a Redbone Tournament day, my anglers representing Rich’s Foods, were able to sight cast to some monster redfish in the Florida Bay.  Dan Blatt, from Chicago, caught the largest of the day, and ultimately the largest of the 2-day tournament; a whopping 35″ 15 lb redfish on anRead more

September has been “Red” hot so far! Water temperatures are hovering around the mid ’80’s due in part to some rainstorms that have stalled over the Keys in recent days.  Pretty typical for this time of year.  I think it’s these lower water temps that have held off the hurricanes for the most part (enterRead more

Really tough conditions this year in the Del Brown.  Wind and clouds made visibility extremely difficult and the rain just made it downright nasty. Despite the difficulties, Ivar Bolander fished hard and was rewarded with a permit good enough to take first runner-up. Only three fish were caught in the 3-day fly-fishing event based outRead more

Team Friedman gave it their best this year in attempt to defend the back-to-back wins from 2011 and 2012. It was not meant to be as Capt. Rob Fordyce and his angler, CJ Nelson took top honors with 1750 points catching 11 sharks.  Team Friedman defended well and placed second by also caching 11 sharksRead more

Despite some of the coldest days of the year, the redfish have been biting, and they’ve been big. They have been hitting jigs tipped with shrimp and chartreuse flies like the “Fishalicious.” We are expecting another front to move through this week followed shortly after with a nice warm up. Just in time for theRead more