The Angling Company would like to extend our congratulations to Captain Justin Rea and Cal Collier, Jr. These two ninjas caught 4 tarpon and a bonefish, and beat the rest of the field for a second victory in the SLAM Superfly. Vicky Linville (according to Gary and Susan Ellis the first female competitor in a…

The last three days I fished–first with my mother (Vicky) and Captain Drew Delashmit, then with Aaron for two days. Yesterday was the Superfly tournament. Day One: Vicky and I met Drew at a civilized 8:00, and we immediately went to look for bonefish. I hadn’t fished for nearly two weeks, and as such was…

While I’ve not been fishing as much as is typical, that’s all changing as of Wednesday and I couldn’t be happier. September is here, and here’s to bonefish, permit, and baby tarpon. More to come when I’m back from fishing, and I hope to have lots of new photos to post here to supplement some…

Today seems like the first day since Isaac that it sounds decent out there. I haven’t been out since before I left for Montana, but the reports I’m getting are pretty good from my friends that are out there today. On Tuesday my mother Vicky Linville arrives and we fish with Drew Delashmit on Wednesday.…

As many of you have probably heard by now, Isaac was not a particularly notable meteorological event. Between the shop, my apartment, and a friend’s house, we never lost power. The shop is open at this point, though based on the lack of traffic it’s likely I’ll close at 6. Back to regular hours (9:30…

So this place is shuttered up, and we’re all set for the first hurricane here at Angling Company. We’ll be here tonight, if you want to come in a say hello we might be having a bit of a party. More to come after Isaac rolls through, ncl

Two nights ago I returned to Key West from a week in Montana. The purpose of the trip was to hang out with Fitz (who lives in Montana when not in Key West) as well as to catch carp. Some backstory: I had, up until this trip, fished for common carp a total of three…

I realized today (thanks to a few text and email inquiries) that I hadn’t updated this report for a while. I am currently in montana, carp fishing with Fitz Coker. We’ve had a great two days so far, and I have a long report and some photos of beautiful carp to post here when I’m…

The fishing remains pretty steady down here, though if you were out there today you either got seriously wet or called it an early day–maybe both. Our summer storms continue, however, alongside the incredible permit and bonefish action on the flats. I’ve been hearing that there are some large tarpon still around, though they’re tough…

Yesterday I fished the glades with Joe Rodriguez. We were in pursuit of the 6. We left Joe’s house at 4:45 AM and drove to Islamorada. Following a quick lunch purchase, we splashed the boat and headed out. Joe told me that he wanted to check a spot close by Islamorada, so we ran for…

This morning I had a chance to hear from Thomas Rapone first hand what happened last night while he was fishing with Captain Ryan Erickson. It seems that Tom finally, after four days of great fishing but poor capturing, found himself in the company of some tailing permit, and that he fed a large one…

Yesterday Aaron and I went fishing for the day with Thomas Rapone, who is down fishing with Captain Ryan Erickson in Little Torch. Our day began with a small barracuda we spotted in a salt pond on the way to the dock from Aaron’s house. This little guy appeared to have an in-built water aerator:…

Before I jump into a report about my fishing this morning with Aaron, a story from the Del that I wanted to remember. Just because we didn’t catch any fish doesn’t mean that we didn’t almost get caught out ourselves. On the second day of the tournament, a large storm rolled through the backcountry from…

So, despite my report yesterday that said my next scheduled fishing was to be on 2 August, I have some upcoming fishing planned. Tomorrow morning before I work at 2 PM I’ll go out with Aaron to scout for some bonefish and permit. The 28 (Saturday) I fish with Captain Thomas Rapone, Esq.–how’s that for…

I just returned from a day and a half in Texas, and while this trip was entirely business I did find some time to harass the catfish that live in the pond near my friend Ted Margo’s house. We chummed them with dog food, and even when we pulled the legs off of brown bass…

The Angling Company would like to congratulate Captain Rob Fordyce and his angler Tony Nobregas for their decisive victory in the 20112 Del Brown Permit Tournament. Rob and Tony caught a big fish on the first day, a 28 inch fish that put them in the lead. No fish were caught on the second day,…

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…