Last night I had dinner with Ray Vasquez, and it didn’t take very long before we decided we should give this whole “fly fishing for tarpons” thing a try. We grabbed a few rods, hopped in the skiff, and after a 20 minute ride we stopped to look for fish. We didn’t see any at…

It’s great out there. Lots of fish are everywhere (though, to be fair, they’re not always easy to feed) and we are all happy about it. I’m looking forward to fishing with Dave Dalu again on Tuesday and Wednesday, as well as the day I have solo with Aaron to get into ‘fish-with-Dalu’ shape. Here’s…

yes….so much worms. Photos here: Fishing is good, and the worms may be over. I’ll be out Monday through Wednesday. regards, ncl

Last night I fished with Captain Bryan Holeman and Jesse from Sage. I cut out early from work, and we drove to Sugarloaf, launched the boat, and proceeded to reel many of them in. I would write where we went and for what reason, but I’m sure you already know. By the end of the…

While I was in New York, the fishing went on without me (I know….so sad). I talked with Fitz, and his experience on Friday seems like a lot of people’s: many shots at lots of fish, but very tough to feed. Lenny reports that his angler John Buxton hooked a few, and other than that…

This morning I fished with Captain Ray Vasquez. We left early and arrived early at the spot; by 6:30 we were fishing. Ray was up first, and we were in fish from the beginning. He had a few shots before one appeared to eat the fly; through no fault of his own (the fish may…

Yesterday I fished with Aaron Snell, and we were in full pursuit of the 6. The problem, this time of year, is that most of the fish come in sizes too small and places too deep for success. As such, we made a major concession when we decided to look for a large fish in…

Here are some photos of my day last week with Jim Vincent and Lenny Leonard: Additionally, I fished two nights ago with Lenny Leonard. We left the dock at 8:15, and as the tide died we had fish around the boat but couldn’t get one to bite. After a few hours we finally hooked a…

It’s good out there. Also good to be at work, but I mean really. Come on, you’d rather be out there too. Aaron Snell emailed me these photos to prove it: Enjoy; I hope you’re out there. Regards, ncl

This morning Fitz and I had planned pre-work jaunt. What it turned into was nothing short of a full 8-hour day on the water, and we had a great time. We started early, in hopes of arriving at our spot just in time for sunrise. However, our attempted acquisition of pinfish (for snapper capture after…

Yesterday I was invited to fish with Jim Vincent for a day with Captain Lenny Leonard. We left at 8 AM, and returned to a few of the locations they had found fish the day before. Our first spot gave us no indication of the fish that had been present, until about an hour in…

Last night I had dinner with Jim Vincent (of Rio Products fame) and his wife, Kitty. During dinner we were discussing how difficult the weather has been, and as we watched the sun drop out it looked as though the wind would stay up. I woke up this morning, however, to one of the calmest,…

A good fried sent me this video, and I thought I’d share it. Watch the ultimate excitement at 1:20. http://www.youtube.com/embed/nA3LtXnNIto?feature=player_embe

After the difficult day with Joe, it looks like the weather is finally going to improve. Everyone is looking forward to some better conditions, except the tarpon, who will be captured. Regards, ncl

I was scheduled to fish in Islamorada with Captain Joe Rodriguez on the 1 and 2; as it happened, we only fished the second day (yesterday). I drove up to Islamorada in the teeth of a great a many rainshowers, and was there by 10 AM. We left directly, and it was immediately apparent that…

I was scheduled to fish yesterday with my good friend Michael Hetzel and Captain Robert Monroe, but the weather seemed pretty dicey (wind, clouds) and we called off fishing from a boat. No matter; Michael and I quickly decided to give the DIY train a ride and drove up to Bahia Honda State Park with…

After I returned from the day on the water with Howard and Drew, Captain Chris Trosset called me. He had seen some down-sea tailing sailfish that afternoon and had a few shots with his fly rod; would I be interested in joining him to see if we could catch one tomorrow? Obviously, the next day…

On Wednesday I fished with Captain Drew Delashmit and Howard Davis. We left at 8:00, and after a short run ended up on the ocean. I was up first, and in about an hour we had a shot. Another hour, another shot. Then began a trickle of fish: a school that turned around, another string,…

Over the weekend it was rainy. We have some colder weather moving through the Keys at the moment, and tomorrow the high is supposed to be in the low 70’s with the overnight temps getting down into the mid-60’s (f). This means that the fishing will change; I’ll know more on Wednesday when I fish…

The weather rolled in heavy this morning, and I have not talked to anyone that was brave enough to get out there. In lieu of an inshore report, here are some photos of a recent trip to the shrimp boats with Captain Aaron Snell: The weather looks pretty terrible for the next day or so,…