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7/31/2019 0 Comments Tuna and Snapper Lou and his grandson, Robert and Michelle split the bounty today with each of them taking home a bunch of snapper and tuna. Once again we started with the mangroves and patch yellowtail and from there we went to the hump where the tunas bit fairly well. The water was crystal clear when we got back to the reef and so the larger yellowtail did not cooperate but we did catch a kingfish at the very end of or shortened day. Good news is that it sounded like the mahi fishing may be picking up, we will let you know.
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7/30/2019 0 Comments 1 For 4 Tarpon, 1 For 1 Drones  I have caught quite a few strange things over the years but this was a new one, Laslo caught a drone off the bottom in whale harbor channel. It gave up pretty easy, not much of a fight but it sure surprised everyone and it's obviously been down there a long time.
We also caught a tarpon or Toby caught a tarpon and he did a very good job of fighting him. We did miss Rubin this evening , we heard there was a disagreement between the brothers and it was better that they were in separate places this evening but I am sure we will see both of them come Thursday morning. Lost count on the number of sharks caught but it was a lot. 7/30/2019 0 Comments Half Day Chandler is laying with the fishes and enjoying it. Had another great family today (3 boys, mom and dad) on a half day on the reef. Plenty for dinner and plenty to take back to Sarasota.
7/29/2019 1 Comment One More Time  This was the final fishing day this year for Rick's group and we went out with a splash, catching yellowtails, mangroves, tunas and jacks.
We headed for the hump where the tunas bit slowly at first but after the traffic died down the bite picked up, We decided not to go mahi fishing as the reports were not encouraging and so headed back inshore, catching a couple almaco jacks at the little hump and finishing up the day on the reef with the yellowtail snapper where we had to speed wind them to get them away from the bull sharks. A good time was had by all! 7/28/2019 0 Comments One for Two Not a huge tarpon but he gave Rubin a good fight and it was at the very end of the evening. Toby missed one early and of course we caught quite a few sharks through out the trip. We had the honor of having both Paula (Bev's wife) and my wife Pati on board which made for a fun filled evening. See everyone again in a couple days.
7/28/2019 0 Comments Ira and David Two boats were needed for this big group and although the yellowtails did not bite for us well the mangroves did. Caught a few other species of snapper in our 1/2 day adventure and everyone had a good time learning different ways to catch them.
7/27/2019 0 Comments Rusty and Michelle's More great kids! I can't say enough about the kids we get that are fishing enthusiasts, they may not come with the skills but they listen and learn and in the few hours we have with them, they show huge improvement and it is so satisfying to see the change.
Lots of yellowtails and some mangroves this morning along with the bull sharks trying to eat them, FUN! 7/26/2019 0 Comments Another Evening Jacob and Jake caught a lot of sharks this evening and we put one tarpon in the air but pull the hook on the final jump. Nice to have mini season over and the channel a little quieter.
7/26/2019 0 Comments Bev, Rubin and Toby The mahi fishing is not good but the snappers are eating and there are kingfish around to be caught, so we spent the day with are English friends on the reef, bouncing around from spot to spot catching yellowtail, mangrove, vermillon and mutton snappers and a couple kingfish thrown in for good measure. Great fun once again with great people.
7/25/2019 0 Comments Justin, Jason and Shannon Stayed on the reef again on a short day and the snapper bit one more time. Caught some large mangroves followed by the yellowtails and the vermillons. Have not fished with these folks in a while as Jason bought his own boat and a house in the keys but they recently sold the house, boat and decided to fish with us one last time before moving north. Good times!
7/24/2019 0 Comments Bev, Rubin and Toby Our friends from the UK are back and yesterday we took them mahi fishing, caught mahi and tuna but it was slow for us and most of the other boats. Tonight we had a great evening trip with them going 1 for 3 on the tarpon and catching a bunch of sharks. Rubin caught the 1st tarpon and hooked up the 2nd , giving the rod to his brother to catch, unfortunately Toby lost that one. The last fish was huge and we ended up pulling the hook as we tried to keep him from going into another marina,
7/24/2019 0 Comments Stayed In We caught are limit of snapper today despite the sharks which we fed a few to. The mangroves bit well to start the day and we struggled with the yellowtails till I found the right spot and conditions. Nate, Jack and jack fished their last day with us this year and we had such a good time with these guys, what a great family!
7/22/2019 0 Comments One For One Nate caught the tarpon tonight much to the chagrin of his brother Jack but Jack caught the big mahi yesterday so things are in balance. We had a bull shark bite the 1st bait in the water and I thought we were going to catch him but he got a tooth on the mono and was gone. Caught a lot of other sharks after that and kept every busy thru out the evening. Looking forward to Wednesday when we fish these guys again as we plan on staying on the reef for the snapper bite.
7/22/2019 0 Comments Dr Bill We were just starting to find some good fish when our group decided to head for home today, Dr Bill, Amy (his wife) and their daughters and son had plenty of fish for a few dinners and said they really enjoyed the day. Bill and Amy plan to come back soon, not so sure about the daughters. See you later folks.
7/21/2019 0 Comments Better Jack, Jack and Nate moved their day from yesterday to today because of a scheduling problem (mine) and got the bigger mahi out of the deal. Yesterday Brian caught one 20 lbs and today's fish was 25 lbs. Still the same scenario, catching one and two decent fish on every 3rd or 4th set of birds. We have a couple more trips with these guys so rest up guys! P.S. Jack jr caught the big one.
7/20/2019 0 Comments Just OK Lots of birds and schools of small fish today but there were nicer fish mixed in so it meant checking out set after set of birds till you would find a nice one. We never found any schools of fish and pulled the hook on a big on like the 20 pounder we caught, so it was a little frustrating today but Brian, Justin and their boys have fished with us for a bunch of years and know every year can't be a huge mahi kill. See you next year guys, have a safe trip back home.
7/19/2019 1 Comment Short Day in Rough Water Our new friends did great today even with the rough sea conditions catching a bakers dozen of mahi and four and a half tuna. The group did not have any experience with this type of fishing but they caught on well and will be coming back for more in the future. Thanks again!!
7/18/2019 1 Comment Something Different Mary Sue, Steve and Pam caught enough mahi two days ago and wanted to stay on the reef today. We did the mangrove snapper first and then went to Davis reef to catch the tails which bit well even with the clear water and lack of current. The sharks are back but we only lost 6 or 7 to them so after we had our limit of them we did a little bottom bouncing catching a 12 lb kingfish. The vermillons were tough, we lost quite a few on the way up but managed to catch a half dozen. These folks have their work cut out for them once again as the vacuum packer is going to get another workout tonight. Great fun guys , see you next time.
7/17/2019 0 Comments And Again Today Dr John and his friend Jim caught as many mahi as we are allowed as we limited out once again. Caught 4 tunas at the hump and a yellowedge grouper on a deep drop on the way home. We haven't had Dr John onboard in a while and it was good to spend a day with him and look forward to next month when he fishes with us again.
7/16/2019 0 Comments Again Pretty much the same kind of day as yesterday without the tunas. We tried for them but they were not biting for us at the hump and so we headed off to find the mahi. I was once again frustrated in the early morning as the fish were moving hard and the birds would not stay on them but as the morning progressed and we got deeper the fish and the birds started to cooperate. We found some good schools late morning and a 20 pounder as the last fish of the day to finish with our mahi limit.
Pam, Mary Sue and Steve started a little rough but by the time we got to the larger schools of fish they had it down, avoiding tangles and moving in the pit like a well oiled machine. See you again on Thursday folks, might be a reef day. 7/15/2019 0 Comments Found Them Rick, Eric and Mat did an amazing job today as we limited out on the mahi and caught 10 tunas. Went to the hump first, caught the tunas and after they slowed down we headed out to deeper (and rougher) water where we started catching 1's and 2's. We couldn't find any schools with any numbers of fish until late morning when we found THE school. Rick said we caught 16 or 17 mahi , over half of our total catch out of that one school and all were nice fish.,
Rick, we will see you in a week or so and Eric and Mat we will see you next year about this time. Thanks Guys!! 7/14/2019 0 Comments Steve With A Plan Steve fished us a couple years ago and that story is too long to tell but it involved a plan, lost keys, another boat and waiting on his buddy to be delivered to the KK 20 miles off shore. Fortunately today was not as involved or as long (half day) and I don't think Steve's seasickness was part of his plan but even with a little temporary illness everyone had a good time, which I hope was in the plan. We started with the mangrove snapper and next tried the yellowtail (shark problem), caught a couple kingfish and missed a few, one legal mutton and a small grouper and the guys had dinner and then some. See you next time Steve... looking forward to the new plan!
7/13/2019 0 Comments Tunas Again Ron, his wife and grandson spent a morning on the KK at the 409 hump today and although the weed was everywhere and a real pain for Dave, we were able to catch a bunch of nice tunas for these folks to take home. The mahi fishing wasn't great today, lots of small fish again but we did catch enough for a couple fresh mahi dinners.
7/11/2019 1 Comment 24 Little Hours Yesterday was difficult, today we went to the 409 hump and caught a dozen tunas including a 20 pounder. A few mahi swam up while we were there and we found more as we left the hump and headed west. We picked away and ended up with 17 mahi and 13 tunas making Rick and his group smile and start planning their evening dinner at Chef Michael's even before we reached the dock. We fish a lot of great people and this is just another of those great groups we look forward to fishing with. We will see you again soon ( some of you on Monday ).
7/9/2019 0 Comments She Really Is Happy  Another busy half day starting with the mangrove snappers and ending with an african pompano, a large mutton snapper and a couple kingfish. This was a large group and there were two boats, the other boat caught plenty of yellowtail snapper and we were fortunate to catch a few other species.
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