Yestrday I fished with Captain John O’Hearn, eager for a sounder beating from permit. We started at 7:30, and by 8:00 were fishing. We didn’t find any at our first spot, though the tide was slowing down and we were waiting for the next tide cycle anyway. During the slack tide we looked for bonefish,…

On Monday I fished with Captain Raymond Vasquez. Our plan was to fish for permit and bonefish, theoretically practicing for the upcoming Del Brown. We left the dock at 7:00, an early start to a day that was quite overcast. We began by looking for baby tarpon just outside the marina as we waited for…

Tomorrow I am fishing with Captain Ray Vasquez, and our target species are permit and bonefish. Aaron may join us. Friday I am scheduled to fish again with Captain John O’Hearn (aka O’Heard) for more permit stupidity, then Sunday Aaron and I prefish for the Del Brown. Monday through Wednesday of next week is the…

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.…