Here are some photographs of our lemon shark capture. As for the conditions out there at the moment they remain good, but windy. Anglers are finding still-warm water and still full of fish, though they are hard to see and cast to in the breeze. The following days should see a reduction in the wind.…

This morning we left the dock at 8 AM. With the wind forecasted to build throughout the day, we figured our best bet would be to get out there as early as possible (provided, of course, there was light to see) and get back when the wind became to heavy. With a well full of…

I just got off the water from an evening peek around for tarpon with Aaron Snell, Ben Austin, and Crosby Beane. We spent a few hours chasing a school of fish that were in deep water, seeing them only on the sounder. I did manage to catch a nice grouper on a spinning rod while…

Apparently the tarpon fishing turned on heavily today, with an influx of “new” fish that were more cooperative. The next few days are forecasted to be windy, with a few degrees off thedaily highs we’ve been seeing. That said, it doesn’t look as though the fishing will suffer too much–the water is warm and should…

Today I had the pleasure of fishing with Fitz Coker and Captain Doug Kilpatrick. While we had intended to get some good shots of leaping tarpon for this fishing report, we forgot the camera. Instead, I can offer you a picture of an alligator gar sent to us by Captain Jacob Shemper as well as…

The Hardy crew was in today, and I had the chance to look at the new Fortuna reels (contrary to popular belief, these reels are not only for tuna fishing….) Tomorrow I will have the opportunity to fish the new 1-piece Sintrix Proaxis rods for tarpon with Doug Kilpatrick and Fitz Coker. Additionally, I begged…

Three things worth mentioning, in no particular order: Last night, tarpon fishing with Aaron was good but not amazing. We jumped a few tarpon in the early evening and found some fish later, but were unable to get tacked to a fish and do some pulling. No capture, yet there were fish around and it…

I’m on my way to go night fishing for tarpon with Aaron Snell. Busy day and a casting lesson, more to follow tomorrow. Fishing is amazing. Best, NCL/TAC

At the risk of sounding repetitive, the flats fishing continues to be amazing. Tarpon, bonefish, and permit are here en masse along with plenty of jacks, sharks, and barracuda. Last night before bed I walked down to a few local piers, and hooked about a dozen small tarpon before I went home and slept soundly.…

The fishing is still amazing, and reports have been filtering in all day of anglers seeing (and hooking, unlike I was able to do yesterday) permit and bonefish on the flats. In fact, I would argue that the glut of permit fishing has overshadowed the amazing bonefish fishing, which we saw some of yesterday. The…

With no end of great weather in sight and water temperatures in the mid 70’s (f), I headed to the Marquesas todayt with John Ain and Captain Mike Morgan. We began fishing to a fair number of floating permit, suspended in the glare with only the tips of their fins showing. For some reason I…

The water has been warming for the last week and a half, and we are still waiting for the next few degrees to push things over the top. Not that the fishing isn’t amazing, it’s just that we’re missing the few degrees needed to transcend the ordinary and make the fishing extra(forgive me)ordinary. What’s prevented…

so last night wasn’t the amazing tarpon bonanza I’d anticipated, though we did see a few fish. Alex Powers had a tarpon blow up on a surface fly while swinging it in the current in a Gulf-side channel mouth and that was the extent of our ohysical interaction with the poon. That said, the conditions…

Yes, it’s true. Fly anglers in the lower Keys are casting to, hooking, and reeling in tarpon. While this is not intended to draw attention away from the permit and bonefish fishing that is also here and amazing, it’s just nice that we are catching tarpon in February. Welcome back while the weather lasts, buddies!…

So this picture was on the back of a fly box, brought in for us to rig by a client. If only life were so simple…. Conditions on the flats are getting better every day, and there are plenty of tarpon, permit and bonefish swimming around. Reports are filtering in of all of the above…

The water continues to warm, and the fishing is approaching incredible. While today is good, tomorrow and the next five to seven days are looking towards transcendental. On tuesday I’ll have a report from a day of fishing with John Ain, which will most likely include some permit interaction. I have a picture to share…

The water temperatures rose a few degrees today, and the air temperatures are supposed to be in the high 70’s with an light east wind for the next week or so. As you by now probably know, this bodes extremely well for tarpon, permit, and bonefish capture on the fly pole. Reports today are of…

Water temperatures are in the low ’60s (f) in the Lakes Passage–it seems as though we lost at least a few critical degrees in the preceding few days. This means that life might be difficult to find, but if the water temperatures are in the low ’60s in the Lakes then they should be about…

So we are having some great weather in the Keys! We haven’t yet got back to the pre-cuda bowl weekend water temps, but the permit are on the flats en masse and giving anglers plenty of shots. Early morning is giving people shots at tarpon, and bonefish are being caught on the reg. (eastbound and…

First, a weather update: today the temperatures are in the mid 60’s, and tomorrow is supposed to clear up and be about 10 degrees (f) warmer. The best days for the coming week are looking like Wednesday through Friday, when the water will have had a chance to warm up again and the sun is…