Nathaniel Linville
Monday I fished with Captain Chris McCreedy. We were coming off of a one-day cold snap the week prior, and while it was warm the fish seemed hesitant to return to the flats as they had the week before. This was most likely due to the wind, which blew a steady 20 for us all…
Read MoreMonday I fished with John O’Hearn. Aaron had a day off, and as such we decided to all go out together, throw some 16#,and catch a couple. The weather was brilliant and off we went. As it turns out, when you have two great guides (and friends), as well as great weather, the fishing doesn’t…
Read MoreFollowing my day with John and Aaron (Part ONE from the fishing reports page), Aaron and I set forth solo to capture tarpon. We were fishing on 6#, still trying after all these years. Day ONE: Aaron and I had our minds set on a large fish in the proper area for 6# capture, and…
Read MoreI apologize for the lack f reports. I was scheduled to fish on Monday and Tuesday with Aaron Snell, but we cancelled due to weather. It’s been cold, and I’ve been catching up on some much needed shop work and getting ready for three days next week-one with John O’Hearn and two with Aaron. Reports…
Read MoreThe last two days I fished in the Islamorada Sharkfly tournament with Joe Rodriguez. The Angling Company would like to congratulate Captain Rob Fordyce and his angler CJ Nelson for their victory, and Captain Steve Friedman and his angler Greg Friedman for their placement as runners up. As for my own fishing in the tournament…
Read MoreI actually posted this in error in the 2012 folder, so I’m fixing things now and posting it here: The last four days will (hopefully) be some of the hardest I’ve seen. I could go on about how tough it was (which would be a long and sad report) or talk about how the fishing…
Read MoreYesterday I fished with Captain Chris McCreedy, and the day before with Fitz Coker. Day one: Fitz and I intended to go out and catch some snapper for dinner and then try our hand at some fly poling, and we did both with great success. We limited out on grey snapper, and I caught a…
Read More…to post this report last week. Aaron and I went to the Marquesas on his new boat (a reworked Maverick 1) and caught a jack We couldn’t find any permit, so we instead caught a nice tarpon in the nighttime light on the way home: Always good to break in the skiff that I’ll be…
Read MoreWhile I was scheduled to fish Monday with Bruce Chard, we opted to reschedule and instead make up the day with a few in the fall. Tuesday I had booked Aaron Snell, and we decided that to go despite the colder weather. As an added bonus, we were able to break in his new skiff,…
Read MoreOn Tuesday, I fished with Captain Simon Becker. Simon and I have tried to fish in the past, but his (understandably) busy guiding schedule and a tournament in the middle of some planned days got in the way. Last week at the Lower Keys Guides Association meeting he mentioned to me that he had the…
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