The last two days I fished with Captain Drew Delashmit and Kathryn Linville. With the March Merkin fast approaching, we decided to devote our time solely to permit. Day One: With wind and good visibility, we had a great bunch of conditions for permit fishing. We started at 8 AM, and in the morning found…

While I write this, I’m wishing I was fishing. The weather has turned around after a brief drop in temperature yesterday, and the fishing seems to be good (though windy). I’ll know more about what I missed today when I fish with Drew Delashmit and Kat on Tuesday and Wednesday. Earlier in the week, after…

Last Sunday, I fished with Doug Kilpatrick. We were joined by Jesse Robbins, a friend of mine from Sage. I had fished with Jesse years ago for a brief afternoon of tarpon fishing, and with this trip I was hoping for some opportunities for him to see more of what the Keys have to offer.…

After the loss of The Giant with Steve, I recuperated for a few days and headed out on Monday and Tuesday with John O’Hearn. Our plan in booking these days originally was to target permit in preparation for the March Merkin. The weather, however, had other plans and we were left to continue the tail-end…

Last week, I fished for three days with Captain Steve Huff. If you read these reports, you’re familiar with our trips over the last few years. In five years of fishing together (I can’t believe it’s been that long), we have hooked fish nearly every day that would have been the 6 lb record. Some…

The first of my catch-up reports (only some of them that include catching) starts with the Cuda Bowl. Once again, I was fishing with Captain John Benvenuto, and we were defending our victory last year. Here’s how it went down: Day One (Prefish Day): We started early in the morning. With 32 boats in the…

Here at the shop we are preparing for the captain’s meeting for the Cuda Bowl. At 6:30 on Thursday there will be beer, refreshments and food for all participants here at the Angling Company. The tournament will follow the next two days, with awards and refreshments on Saturday 31 January at 5:30 PM at Hurricane Hole. We…

    The last two days, I fished with John O’Hearn. The first day, we were joined by Captain John Benvenuto, the second half of our Cuda Bowl team. With overcast conditions and light wind, we were left with not much to do besides cover water in hopes of catching a few on blind casts.…

Yesterday, I fished with Fitz Coker and Kathryn. With an approaching front, our hopes was to get the best we could out of the deteriorating conditions. For us, this meant that the local blacktip shark population would receive our attention, and we staked off in some great current and deployed a few fresh jacks to…

As an addition to the upcoming fishing I have this week with John O’Hearn, Kat and I are going to find the time tomorrow to fish for blacktip sharks with Fitz. A report will follow, and I’m looking forward to getting back onto the water after a dry spell. N