Mike & friends headed out into the gulf in search of a fresh catch. They were on vacation from Ohio and hoping to bring back something for dinner. We left out of Gasparilla pass and started at some snapper bottom. The guys caught a bunch of mangrove, as we drifted further away from the wreck to some patchy bottom the bite really turned on. Lane snapper, grunts and red grouper! One of which was legal size to bring back to the dock. No one will go hungry tonight, nice job

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

Not a typical day in the Gulf Of Mexico. Dealing with some Red Tide about 10 miles to our north we wanted to stay clear of it. Never heard of it? Red tide is naturally occurring event that happens about once a year, an algae bloom that depletes oxygen in the water as it passes though, resulting in fish kill and in extreme cases respiratory problems in humans. Luckily in small cases as seen in Venice/Sarasota this weekend, it usually passes though with in a matter of days

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

Raygin & Steve have fished with me for years. They have been traveling to Florida yearly for vacation. All those great times, and fun in the sun convinced them to buy a house right here in town. We took them out to celebrate becoming Florida residents and to explore the gulf of Mexico! Our local weather has been iffy. Day to day you never know what the gulf is going to look like. When we saw 2 feet or less on the NOAA forecast we set out towards the west. We couldn't

Remember Barry from a few posts back? Well he's join us again and this time brought friends. His sister Brittany and their friend Adam. They wanted to experience these HUGE fish for themselves. We set out on a windy morning. Wavy conditions, they were going to earn their sea legs today. Adam was up first. Barry was on deck helping him get the line in the right position. He yelled up to me that it was snagged. Knowing this area well, there aren't any snags. I pull

Christams eve on the water with Don, Patricia and Heather. We had an action packed day in the Gulf of Mexico. Don caught the first fish of the day, a blue runner. He was pretty surprised when I immediately put a 20/0 circle hook though it and sent it to the bottom. I told him we were going to upgrade him. Time passed and we hooked up to a few more nice catches. Big Mangrove Snapper, great to take home for dinner. Sharks started to come in when the jacks showed up. The