This morning we left the dock at 8 AM. With the wind forecasted to build throughout the day, we figured our best bet would be to get out there as early as possible (provided, of course, there was light to see) and get back when the wind became to heavy. With a well full of…

I just got off the water from an evening peek around for tarpon with Aaron Snell, Ben Austin, and Crosby Beane. We spent a few hours chasing a school of fish that were in deep water, seeing them only on the sounder. I did manage to catch a nice grouper on a spinning rod while…

Apparently the tarpon fishing turned on heavily today, with an influx of “new” fish that were more cooperative. The next few days are forecasted to be windy, with a few degrees off thedaily highs we’ve been seeing. That said, it doesn’t look as though the fishing will suffer too much–the water is warm and should…

Today I had the pleasure of fishing with Fitz Coker and Captain Doug Kilpatrick. While we had intended to get some good shots of leaping tarpon for this fishing report, we forgot the camera. Instead, I can offer you a picture of an alligator gar sent to us by Captain Jacob Shemper as well as…

The Hardy crew was in today, and I had the chance to look at the new Fortuna reels (contrary to popular belief, these reels are not only for tuna fishing….) Tomorrow I will have the opportunity to fish the new 1-piece Sintrix Proaxis rods for tarpon with Doug Kilpatrick and Fitz Coker. Additionally, I begged…

Three things worth mentioning, in no particular order: Last night, tarpon fishing with Aaron was good but not amazing. We jumped a few tarpon in the early evening and found some fish later, but were unable to get tacked to a fish and do some pulling. No capture, yet there were fish around and it…

I’m on my way to go night fishing for tarpon with Aaron Snell. Busy day and a casting lesson, more to follow tomorrow. Fishing is amazing. Best, NCL/TAC

At the risk of sounding repetitive, the flats fishing continues to be amazing. Tarpon, bonefish, and permit are here en masse along with plenty of jacks, sharks, and barracuda. Last night before bed I walked down to a few local piers, and hooked about a dozen small tarpon before I went home and slept soundly.…

The fishing is still amazing, and reports have been filtering in all day of anglers seeing (and hooking, unlike I was able to do yesterday) permit and bonefish on the flats. In fact, I would argue that the glut of permit fishing has overshadowed the amazing bonefish fishing, which we saw some of yesterday. The…

With no end of great weather in sight and water temperatures in the mid 70’s (f), I headed to the Marquesas todayt with John Ain and Captain Mike Morgan. We began fishing to a fair number of floating permit, suspended in the glare with only the tips of their fins showing. For some reason I…