Yesterday I decided to fish with Captain Will Benson, and we were joined by Aaron Snell. The day began late (due mostly to the shortest of days), but we managed to have a great shot right off the bat. The fish followed it and seemed interested, but did not commit. We had a few more…

I’ve been saying for a while now that one major gap in our arsenal down here has been the lack of a floating line with a clear tip. Airflo finally did it, and we’re very happy with the results. We now have 8-12 weight lines in both all clear as well as the new clear-tip…

Recently I spoke with Geoff Mueller, editor of the Drake Magazine, about featuring The Angling Company in their web feature “Fly Shop Friday”. Here’s the link: http://www.drakemag.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=755:&catid=26 Enjoy–and thanks to Geoff and Drake Magazine for the great piece. ncl/tac

When I asked Lenny to provide a fishing report, I got something (a few things, actually) that were definitely worth sharing here. Here is part of the text conversation: Here are some photos: Hope that helps! ncl/tac

Today and yesterday looked beautiful, and I hear that the water is warming up. Reports have come in of permit and bonefish (the tarpon seem to still be absent from the basins), as well as barracuda and large jacks. I’ve been occupied for a few days, but I’ll try to get some photos up soon…

It’s officially winter; a cold front finally chilled things down for more than a day. We re-upped our espresso supply; feel free to stop by for one (incidentally, we have no sugar so if you want that better bring your own). It’s windy and cold out there, which means very little is going on. I…

Happy Thanksgiving. Yesterday I fished in the Everglades with Captain Joe Rodriguez. We left his house at 5:00 and were on the water in Islamorada by 6:45. We ran to the Everglades (this is becoming a rather common occurrence as I look harder and harder for the six) and were fishing by 7:45. The weather…

Yesterday I headed up to the Everglades to fish with Captain Joe Rodriguez. We had a small window of opportunity to look for the six, so we decided to take it. We left Summerland at 5 am and drove to Islamorada, where we were on the water heading for the glades at 6:45. At our…

That show what I have to be afraid of if ever I slow down:

I’m heading to the Everglades tomorrow for the six …fishing with Capt. Joe Rodriguez. Report to follow of course. ncl/tac

I spoke with a few other people who were on teh water yesterday; one boat caught a permit, another had a few more shots than we did but everyone agreed it was far from stellar. In case anyone forgot what they look like, Lenny Leonard sent me this photo: I may be fishing tomorrow morning;…

Today I fished for about 6 hours with Capt. Ray Vasquez. We had great visibility, and the tides looked good. We had a new fly that John O’Hearn had given me that I was eager to try and it was blowing 15–all perfect indicators of good permit fishing. We started west of Key West and…

There has been a lot of discussion lately about widening the Key West Channel in order to accommodate bigger cruise ships. Beyond a personal feeling that I would rather have fish than large vessels and the attendant passengers they transport in our channel, I agree with the majority of residents here: we have enough cruise…

The fishing has been put on hold for the last few days, and the wind has taken over. Looking forward to blackfin soon, as well as sailfish and a planned trip 70 miles west of Key West for african pompano on fly. This weather should be over soon, and the permit are the likely headline…

The 6 lb record didn’t happen. Here’s an account (with pictures) of what did: We met Andy at the ramp in Islamorada at 6:30 and were on our way to the Everglades by 6:45. The weather was beautiful and the water was glass calm. A quick run and we were fishing. We didn’t see what…

We arrived at our next stop and didn’t find the fish immediately. Andy pulled out his binoculars, and in short order spotted a few groups of happy rollers in the distance, so we fired up the motor and headed over that way to capture them. Incidentally, I noticed something about binoculars–I feel like they add…

Here are more pictures of the many fish we jumped, trying to find one that was big enough: After a few hours and many class tippets, we made a move to another area and tried to find some more sliders. On to Part 4…

So we left the great masses of rollers and looked for some shallow sliders. We found a fish relatively quickly, and it looked big enough. One cast and an eat, one jump, and I reeled in the slack to see a class tippet that was chewed through. My guess is that the fish was hooked…

My phone started making lots of noise this afternoon. It seems that this morning angler Thane Morgan and Captain Dustin Huff caught a very large tarpon on 4 lb. What I hear is this: they hooked the fish at 4 pm yesterday and boated it at 10 this morning–not that anyone reading this needs the…

This afternoon, Aaron and I will drive to Islamorada. We will get a hotel room, tour the dark taverns, and eat fried food. Tomorrow we will wake up early, meet Andy at the ramp. We will run to the Everglades as the sun is rising, and it will be warm. There won’t be much wind,…