Summer heat is bringing the BIG fish. Mostly my charters have been tarpon, there have been plenty of fish for anglers to drop a crab into! Ted a regular guest on my boat FINALLY was able to get a fish boat side this year. After countless previous attempts, this one played out perfectly. Hooked right in the button. Great size, (pictured below) this fish gave Ted a great fight! I recently took a few kids out as part of a program put on by the Charlotte harbor reef associat

Spring time fishing is heating up! Inshore, Nearshore and everywhere in-between. Our waters on the flats are clear and that makes for some prime bow fishing grounds. I had two sets of families recently spend the day chasing after sting rays, sheepshead, mullet and more! Even if you are a skilled archer, bow fishing is a whole new ballgame! Speaking of those sting rays, they do not go to waste. Lets just say they go back into the food chain where they belong. Tina fro

Flash back to tarpon season when I filmed with Oz & Andrew for his Youtube channel. Check out the full video below featuring our trip. He has a 12 part series featuring his time in the United States! The guys caught a sunrise Tarpon and Goliath Grouper, what an awesome fishing day! The video came out GREAT, make sure you like and subscribe to his channel for more fishing adventures! #Tarpon #GoliathGrouper #DiscoveryChannel #TvShows #Youtube

Friends, and siblings Barry & Brittany, Jason, Eva set out to have an enjoyable Christmas break on the water. The lucked out with perfect conditions, smooth waters and the bite was great! This crew hooked into multiple Goliath Grouper, Amberjack and a Nurse Shark ( that ate the goliath bait) Jason jumped into the water making for a pretty cool photo. This shark species has a reputation for being less aggressive, but it has a mouth that resembles a garbage disposable. We k

Andrew from Aquatic Nutrition wanted to check Goliath Grouper off his bucket list. We hit the nearshore wrecks in the Gulf of Mexico. A popular spot for big fish in our cooler months, when the weather allows it. Only a few miles from the beach these giants are lurking. He didn't waste any time hooking into multiple fish. Jumping INTO the cool gulf waters for a memorable photo of his catch! We ended the day hooking into a few Greater AmberJack and Tripletail. Aj's are

This month we had the opportunity to fish with some great families! Mostly inshore fishing, exploring the flats in Boca Grande and Lemon Bay. The Benisch Family from Colorado, had an exciting day on the water. Starting with some inshore and fly fishing, they had a great bite this week. Hooking into snook, snapper, sennet and even a gag grouper out of the mangroves! All of those species fly made for an exciting day. He was throwing a patterned fly that matches local bai

Heading into fall the bigger fish are still biting. Goliath grouper have been making anglers leave with lower back pain all week. Fishing mostly nearshore anglers have had the opportunity to hook and land multiple fish. After breaking countless store bought fishing poles on these massive grouper, I decided to have a custom rod built. Local rod builder "Reaper Rods" did a fantastic job building a tough and possibly indestructible rod. It is an unlimited class blank read

Many anglers have been on the search for Snook and Redfish. Never heard of them? They are a common saltwater species and a popular inshore catch in Florida waters. These fish are a tough fight on light tackle. You can increase your hook ups by appealing to their senses. Snook are an opportunistic feeder, chasing down your pinfish or lure. While redfish (red drum) feed similar to a carp, as they are in the drum family. They enjoy crustaceans ( shrimp and crab ) as well as

The Vestal family joined us for a day of fun in the sun! Goliath grouper was the goal of the day and these fish made it look easy at first. Hooking up right away ( with in the first 10 mins) to a 300lb+ fish. Better than coffee to wake you up in the morning. After that the bite slowed as the tide slacked and we decided to switch things up and move into the Gulf of Mexico. A bit wavy out there but everyone toughed it out for some BIG fish! Catching three more Goliath Gr

Nick and Rick from NY battle a few goliath grouper during a recent charter. Our boat is in the shop for some maintenance work this week so the guys had to fight these fish without the comfort of the deck gear stool. They caught 3 HUGE grouper by 10am. Back home in time for birthday cake. Happy Birthday Nick, thanks for fishing with us! Check out their video below #GoliathGrouper

The heat of summer is here. Temperatures in Florida soar to over 90 degrees in the afternoon's, July- August. Although water temperatures are on the rise, we know just where the fish like to hang out during our warmer months. Like any species they move and change with the seasons. Some species following their food sources and a few cooling off in deeper holes. Inshore snook are prevalent and a fun catch on live bait. Season is closed but they are an exciting catch and rele

Our guests today were father and sons looking to hook into some big fish. We fished nearshore for Goliath Grouper. These fish are especially active during the warm summer months. They stick to our nearshore reefs in large numbers to spawn. Giving anglers the opportunity to hook into multiple fish and really test their strength. The brothers hooked into a few getting them boat side for photos and fin clippings for FWC ( Florida Fish and Wildlife) We are helping them with

I was joined this week by Andrew Huynh from the popular Youtube channel NoobAngler, and his friend Oz Sittipon Chanarat. Oz is a Fisherman/TV Host for Discovery Channel. He also has a popular Youtube channel, Bangkokhooker Fishing. He is joining us all the way from Thailand. We had our sights set on tarpon. Hoping to help these guys out with some Florida fishing footage. They made the staggering 2am wake up and three hour drive over from the east coast. Yea they have ta

The next week is one of the last for spring breakers. Nothing is better than bring back a great fish story from vacation! My guests today, the Phelps family from California hooked into some sharks and goliath grouper. Right now, in the area, clients are catching mostly blacktip and spinner sharks. The larger bull sharks, lemons and hammerheads will show up in the next few weeks as the tarpon become more widespread. Grace and Jack did a GREAT job with their sharks. Da

Mike and family spent two days on the water during their SWFL vacation. Target species was shark. Day one was full of bites, spinner sharks and black nose. Two common and fun winter species ranging from 4feet to -6.5 feet in size. Spinner sharks get their name by "rocketing" out of the water when hooked or chasing prey. This year the water is just now starting to cool. Sandbar sharks are hitting out beaches as temperatures drop with the cold front we had over the weeke

Jason spent the day on the water with a few good friends. They had a fun morning inshore fishing with live bait and artificial. Catching a few nice snook the largest being over 30 inches. Soft plastics on a weighted jig head have been getting the snook & trout to bite. Later in the day Jason hooked up to his first goliath grouper! These fish are a blast to catch on rod & reel or handline. The guys posted for a few snapshots before de-hooking and releasing their catch to

Not often do charter guests end up in the water.... Captain Andrew is always looking out for angler safety. When catching a fish that weighs more than you, there is always a bigger risk factor. Best advice the captain gives to our guests, if they feel as if the fish is too strong or they need help to ask, or drop the rod and reel. We tie off our big game gear just in case of an emergency. Dustin found this out today while nearshore fishing for goliath grouper. Dustin was

Lee and his crew have been fishing with us in for a few years now. This trip we took them nearshore exploring the local wrecks outside of Boca Grande. The waters were rough but the fish didn't seem to mind. The day started off with some smaller catches. Spanish mackerel were biting anything that flashed by them, flashy spoons ans jigs caught their eye. They are toothy and are known to steal tackle, use light wire as a bite leader. The barracuda began eating every macke

Mark joined us all the way from Texas and wanted to hook up on some Florida fish! We started the day bow fishing for sting rays, a sharks & grouper favorite. He caught a 7 foot bull shark right away, not a bad way to start the morning. Next he wanted to try to hook into a goliath grouper, and boy did he! The fish he hooked hung him up 3 times before he could pull it out of the structure. The 600lb line did its job, pulling his catch out. It was filled with other hooks an

Joe, Micki & Raygin planned a family trip on the water. We started nearshore fishing some hard bottom for snapper and grouper. The girls pulled up a number of Gag Grouper, they are currently out of season but a fun catch and release. They caught plenty of Lane Snapper to bring home for dinner. Joe hooked up on a few nice barracuda that were hiding under the boat. They are an energitic fish that gives explosive eats on artificial. Next we headed inshore, Joe was up fir