I’d like to report, happily and with great respect, that the 2015 Gold Cup was won by Captain Jared Raskob and Mark Richens. Both of these guys are great guys and incredible fisherman, and after a second place finish last year in the Gold Cup (not to mention a close second in the Goldenfly) it…

This will be a short report, mostly due to the fact that I had written a longer draft that was deleted and I don’t have time to rewrite it.   On Monday I fished with John and Ted, and we had 8 bites from fish ranging in size from 40-100 pounds, and the next day…

Yesterday I fished with Kathryn and Simon Becker. We didn’t have a plan in place to target permit or tarpon specifically, which is a good thing: as it turned out, we would do a bit of both. We started off after a short run looking for tarpon, and it didn’t take long for Simon to…

After our three days last week, John and I were to fish Monday and Tuesday to finish out our pre-Gold Cup time. The weather was sour, and while we found a few fish each day we were unable to make much of our time. Here’s the blow by blow. Day One: After fishing water last…

Ending on this Friday past, I fished with Captain John O’Hearn. Our target, in hopeful anticipation of the upcoming Gold Cup, was tarpon. Here’s how it all went down: Day One: We started near Islamorada, and found a spot to scratch something out in. Our fishing started out with a bang, with John getting a…

Earlier this week, I fished the Goldenfly tournament in Islamorada with John O’Hearn. We had a good time, though some boat troubles plagued us the first day. I would like to congratulate Andy Mill and Captain Rob Fordyce, who won the event. They gave a great account of themselves and made it happen with a…

Last week, in the final throes of preparatory fishing before the Goldenfly, I fished a day with Joe Rodriguez on Monday. My parents were in town for the week, and had five days booked, so on Mother’s day my father and I fished with Joe and my mother and Kat spent the day on the…

I haven’t been out fishing much recently, since last I went with John and Ted. I was supposed to join Simon and Kat this Sunday past, but due to a last minute finger smash had to take the day off. Kat did catch a nice fish with Simon in the afternoon, but the weather has…

Yesterday I was invited to join Ted Margo, fishing with John O’Hearn. As John and I have no more days on the books before the Goldenfly, we were looking forward to a day of practice before the event. We started early, which was of little consequence other than to get out a few minutes before…

We left off with the days with Simon last week, and we’ve added two days in the interim: a day with Drew Delashmit and Howard Davis, and a day yesterday where I fished as a guest of Kat fishing with Jared Raskob. In order, here’s what all happened: Every year I have the pleasure of…

Following the day on the water with Will Benson and Steve Trippe, I had two days booked with Simon Becker. The first day I fished alone, and the second I was joined by Kat. Here’s what all happened on the water. Day One: I met Simon early, for the purpose of getting in to an…

Following the two days with Steve Huff, I got in the car and headed home to Key West to fish a day with Steve Trippe and Captain Will Benson. As part of a team, I was looking to contribute to the scorecard that Kat had started the day before. In a tournament in which the score…

I realize that the reports haven’t been updated in a while, though it has not been for lack of raw material production. Tarpon season is in full swing, and I’ve been fishing lots. I’ll start the catch up to current with a report of the two days I had last week with Steve Huff, during…

Tomorrow I leave for two days of fishing with Steve Huff, again in pursuit of the six.   A report will follow. If you read these reports you know how much time we’ve spent and how much we want to get it done.   One way or another I’ll put up the results.   Nathaniel

Yesterday and the day prior I fished with Captain Chris Robinson. It’s not often that I get to fish with Chris, but we are usually able to make two days happen in the beginning of April. As was the case last year, our fishing was challenging and we had to put in some time to…

After the day with Simon, I took the second day off and Kat went fishing by herself. Without getting into the specifics (for that, Kat will have to be convinced to write her own report), I’ll say that she hooked three tarpon and lost a large permit to a broken leader–a tough break on the…

After the trip with Doug, I had two days booked with Simon Becker. In light of some additional work required at the shop, Kathryn and I were unable to attend the days together. Instead, the first day I fished with Simon and Kathryn followed up with him the following day. On my day of fishing,…

Last week, prior to the latest cold front, I fished with Captain Doug Kilaptrick. We were joined by Jason Schratweiser from the IGFA, and our target was tarpon. Day One: We began fishing at the end of a small run, and had some great opportunities to start. A few large schools of fish rolled in some deeper…

On Tuesday and Wednesday, I fished with Captain Scott Collins. We were joined by my wife, and our target was permit. Day One: We started in the morning, and everything but the wind seemed to be in our favor. We set out to find some fish to throw at. At our first stop, we found…