Year: 2016
Yesterday I had the opportunity to spend a few hours on the boat with Ian Slater before his shop shift started at 2. We got on the water early, and first took a look for a permit. Our first look netted us nothing (ha! get it?) and we moved after an hour to look for…
Read MoreCurrently, the weather is turning around for the better. We’ve had a tough time with the weather this year, and it’s no surprise that that’s meant tough fishing. With the addition of a last minute throwback cold front last week, the weather hasn’t been cooperative. All that said, it looks like things are turning around…
Read MoreLast week I fished a day with Ian Slater to finish up Frankie’s trip down filming, and then followed that with a day with Simon Becker and Kat. With Ian on Sunday: The time we had to fish was cut short by Ian’s shift starting at 2, so we got a early start with hopes…
Read MoreOn Tuesday and Wednesday, I fished with Doug Kilpatrick. The plan was for Jason Schratwieser to join us, but this was foiled by an onset of the office flu that Jason had picked up at IGFA HQ. He politely declined to introduce the virus into the middle of tarpon season in the lower Keys, and…
Read MoreI’ve been slacking on these reports slightly, which is nothing surprising during this busy time of year. I’ll catch up to the present with this post and have a fair amount to report after next week. Frankie will be in town fishing with Ted Margo and John O’Hearn, my parents will be fishing with Aaron…
Read MoreAt the beginning of last week, after attending Ralph Delph’s memorial service, Steve Huff and I drove north to Everglades City for another crack at the six. Jason Schratwieser completed the team at 6:04 the next morning at the Island Cafe, and we headed to the ramp to splash the boat after breakfast. Last April…
Read MoreOn Tuesday, I was invited by Howard Davis to fish with Captain Sandy Horn. Over the years I’ve had the pleasure of sharing a skiff with Howard, and it has been too long since I fished with Sandy. Based on this, I was very excited for our day on the water–even though the weather wasn’t…
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After fishing with Simon and Kat, I had two days set up with John O’Hearn. On the first we were joined by David Mangum and on the second David Kolhage came with us. Each day ,still feeling the burn of not being able to catch any in the March Merkin we focused on permit fishing.…
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Last week I fished with Simon Becker for two days. On the first I was alone, and on the second I was joined by Kathryn Vallilee. The first day was a fun opportunity to try to exorcise some demons from the March Merkin, in which I had been unable to catch a permit in three…
Read MoreAfter the Merkin ended, I went out for a day offshore with RT as the guest of Tim Vallilee. Our target wasn’t anything specific, though there was a general plan to look for a cobia–something Tim has been chasing after for a while. Joining us on the trip was John Vallilee and his girlfriend Ashley,…
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