Year: 2011

Finally, a photo of an amberjack

June 10, 2011 Comments Off on Finally, a photo of an amberjack

Well, for those of you who have been following this report for a while, I finally got a few of the photos from Captain Chris Trosset of my trip West with Michael Hetzel, and as it turns out there were not as many great shots as I had imagined. Only one, in fact, that is…

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Fishing in the wind

June 8, 2011 Comments Off on Fishing in the wind

It’s hard to fish in the wind. Coupled with a lot of cloud cover and a slower-than-average June push, fishing is straight up difficult. That said, the anglers (and, perhaps more importantly, the guides) that are putting in the time out there are drying a few off each day. Slow but sure wins the race.…

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Update on the six

June 6, 2011 Comments Off on Update on the six

So it’s 11:14 PM, and I am just about to get to bed for another day on the water tomorrow. Our fishing today was defined by tough wind (though not as bad as the last few weeks, and slated to drop even more tomorrow) as well as cloud cover; both, it seemed, conspired to prevent…

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Another photo from Michael’s trip with Lenny

June 6, 2011 Comments Off on Another photo from Michael’s trip with Lenny

One more, I couldn’t resist adding. Nice work, Team TAC! Photo courtesy Captain Lenny Leonard

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Some photographs

June 6, 2011 Comments Off on Some photographs

It’s raining here, and the fishing has been difficult for those brave enough to sight fish with no visibility. Today’s (and, from what it looks like, the next few days’) weather notwithstanding, the fishing is great. Typical of July there are a fair number of smaller tarpon around, and bonefish and permit abound. Captain Lenny…

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tarpon. Wind.

June 4, 2011 Comments Off on tarpon. Wind.

It seems that the tarpon are still hard to come by, but the wind is what’s really making life tough out there. I’ve been hearing reports all week of only a few shots; this is not a terrible thing when they’re on the chew, but an added 20 MPH of breeze can make the difference…

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Some tarpon photos

June 1, 2011 Comments Off on Some tarpon photos

I’m busy and I just got these in from Aaron, so instead of a report here are some photographs for your viewing pleasure. All photographs courtesy Captain Aaron Snell Here’s what Aaron had to say: South Carolina boys Telfair Parker, Jonathan Anderson, Peter Brown and Grey Holmes on their annual tarpon trip were welcomed with…

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Tarpon fishing

May 30, 2011 Comments Off on Tarpon fishing

We are starting to see the beginnings of our second push of fish on the ocean, which is great considering it felt like we were waiting a bit too long. For the tarpon we are all happily awaiting more. Remember the Smitty and Al’s Tarpon Bonanza party this Thursday 3 June at 6:30 PM at…

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Bonefish and permit

May 28, 2011 Comments Off on Bonefish and permit

Odd to be writing a report about how great the bonefish and permit fishing is at the end of May, but the combination of a pause in the tarpon migration and the higher-than-normal water temperatures means that more anglers and guides are going shallow. Additionally, it looks as though there is a great number of…

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Waiting for another push/Thomas graduation

May 27, 2011 Comments Off on Waiting for another push/Thomas graduation

The tarpon remain spread out in the lower Keys, with many anglers and guides eagerly awaiting the next push of fish. The result is, often, a day spent chasing bonefish or permit–a rather nice change for those of us who have been mutating ourselves on tarpon for the last few months. Congratulations to Thomas Rapone…

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