The Angling Company would like to congratulate Dotty Ballantyne on her latest accomplishment: she now hold 100 IGFA fly rod world records. Of course, there are some highlights: a 75.5 lb lemon shark on 4 lb tippet, a 21.5 pound cobia on 8 lb, the 2 lb tippet blacktip shark record that she set after…

Yesterday I fished with John O’Hearn. Our plan was to find a pocket of large tarpon and give the six a shot. We had a report that there were some large creatures very far east, and we left at 7:30 to find them. At 8:45 we arrived in the basin, and began our hunt. We…

This morning I fished with Aaron Snell. I must say that it felt great to get out there, as I haven’t been fishing since the weather went poor on the 19 and got better a few days ago. We left relatively early, and found a few fish at our first stop. I had a great…

The weather is beautiful, and I just spoke to Charles Smid who hooked 5 tarpon today with John O’Hearn–we’re glad things have turned around. I’m fishing with Aaron for a few hours before work on Saturday, and a report (hopefully with a title like “So Much Drying” will follow. Tuesday I fish with John, and…

So this weather continues, and we’re all about sick of it. For such a great year, June has certainly been underwhelming. I lost two days in the middle of this month; the last day that was reasonable was Monday 18 June; nearly ten days ago as I write this. While that’s not a long time…

The Angling Company would like to congratulate Captain Rick Murphy and Steve Ward for their victory in the 49th annual Gold Cup Tournament. The fishing was difficult, and these two made it happen. Hats off. Runners up were Captain Craig Brewer and Thane Morgan, followed by Captain Rob Fordyce and Carlos Duncan. Captain Joe Rodriguez…

The weather right now is fantastic . John and I elected to call our fishing off for today, which I must say feels like a pretty good move. From what I hear, the Gold Cup has been crazy tough, and while I’ve heard who won I’m waiting for more info before posting full results here.…

Our fishing on Monday was pretty difficult, as The Wind had moved in and we didn’t have much visibility due to a pretty consistent cloud cover. Conditions notwithstanding, we fished hard all morning and early afternoon for the six. Our first spot didn’t produce, and we simply moved from area to area in hopes of…

Lenny Leonard supplied the following photos from the days leading up to the rain and wind: ncl

Yesterday I fished with Aaron Snell, and we have the next two days booked as well. We were in pursuit of the 6, and as such knew we were making a concession of quantity for a (hopeful) increase in quality. Our first four spots didn’t produce but a handful of shots, and most of those…