Sunday Aaron and I returned to our shark fishing endeavor, looking for a rematch against the local lemon and blacktip shark population. We began where last week we had found the large group of jack crevalle. This stop was not very productive, though we did manage to capture a single jack for additional bait, a…

A rematch between Team Snell/Linville and Team Shark has been scheduled for Sunday. Results will be posted here. ncl

Yesterday, not having fished in a while, I booked Aaron for a half day of shark fishing. Since the majority of my recent angling has been spent in hot pursuit of the 6 lb tarpon record, and before that I spent 3 years on the 2 lb shark record, I figured it to be the…

Tomorrow Aaron Snell and I are in pursuit of sharks. A report (and hopefully photos) will follow. ncl

Reports are that the jacks are thickly distrubuted on the backs of rays. Get out there and catch them. Lenny Leonard provided the following proof: ncl

On Monday I fished with Captain Bruce Chard. The days leading up to our trip were windy, warm, and sunny–perfect conditions for permit. I had discussed with Bruce our plan for the following day on Sunday, and we were ready with clear lines and 9 weights for an assault on the local permit population. When…

In my continued effort to get current with the reports, I am reporting on a day of fishing that took place almost a week to the day before Sandy. From the pictures I’ve seen from where I grew up (in Norwalk, Connecticut, within sight of NYC) a lot of damage was done. The Angling Company…

A few months ago, our good friend David Miller fished with Mike Gorton (who also guides down here) in Alaska at the Goodnews River Lodge. He supplied the following report and photos from his trip, and while it’s taken me too ling to post it here (with all of my long-winded musings about braking off…

I know these reports have suffered recently; I have been travelling in Vermont and NY for 10 days, and have some stories to catch up on here. Let’s begin with the two days with Joe Rodriguez before I left for northcountry. Day One: Joe and I readied the 6 lb tippet and attendant gear into…

Currently the fishing is great, though the wind has picked up and is making it difficult. Increased wind, however, means that the permit are less fussy–Dr. Wayne Holley, guided by Joel Dickey, capitalized on this yesterday when he caught his first permit: Obviously well done. I am scheduled to fish with Joe in the park…

Yesterday I fished with Joe Rodriguez in the Everglades. We were fishing exclusively 6 lb tippet and looking for large tarpon. We left Islamorada at about 8:00, and ran to the park. We were plagued by clouds: both dense and between us as the sun, as well low on the horizon, casting a shady haze…

I’m scheduled to fish tomorrow with Joe Rodriguez in the park for the six. The weather looks good, there are a few targets around, and a report will follow. ncl

Yesterday Joe Rodriguez and I were scheduled to fish the glades on 6, though inclement weather forced us to reconsider. We opted instead to fish out of Key West, as the only thing we could do was to fish for permit. This wasn’t a bad thing considering the great permit fishing this time of year,…

Last night after work, I was meeting with Jeff Paddock from Seaguar and Eagle Claw. Near his hotel, we found some off color water, and in it a host of small tarpon, snook, and jacks. I quickly grabbed a rod, and from the seawall caught a small tarpon. After getting in the water, I caught…

Given the beautiful weather, an upcoming trip to the northeast (where, I’m told, there are no tarpon) and a lot of left over 6 pound class tippets from an overzealous tying session last week, Joe and I hatched a plan to spend a few days early next week in pursuit of the 6. It looks…

Monday was another day for the 6, and while the weather was marginal at best Joe and I decided to go. We left Islamorada at about 7:15, and in high water made it to the glades in just under 45 minutes. Immediately, it was apparent that the only way for us to see a fish…

Tomorrow I’m headed to the Everglades to fish with Joe Rodriguez and, if he can make it, Aaron Snell will join us. If you read these reports, you probably know how fired up I am to go toss some 3kg at large dragons in zero depth. Report to follow, as usual. ncl

Last night, despite pressing obligations at the shop, Aaron and I headed out to try our luck at tuna fishing. There was plenty of bait around, and while we left the dock at 5 PM, by 6:00 we were laden with pilchards and headed out to tuna territory. We arrived at the spot, and it…

Yesterday I fished with Captain Justin Rea. The last time I fished with Justin was during tarpon season, and as I recall we hooked a few tarpon and fought one on 6 for around an hour before it broke off. After being beaten by Justin in the Superfly this month (and last year’s Del Brown,…

After Ted Margo blew a large permit capture on Wednesday, he came correct and made it happen with John O’Hearn yesterday. Here’s the photo: Hats off to John and Ted, who made it count when it mattered. Monday I fish with Justin Rea, a report will follow. ncl