I just got back from a 2 week trip back to my old stomping grounds in Lake Tahoe. Fall in the Northern Sierras…. what a nice change. Cool temps in the morning, bright sunny blue bird days in the high 70’s with cool breezes, and clear evening skies. For me,that’s hard to beat. It’s second only to fall time Permit […]
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Mitchell Skiff
In February, I bought a 1972 16′ skiff from a boat yard in Ft. Myers. It’s a rolled edge skiff, similar in style to many of the flats skiffs manufactured at that time. This one was made by Mitchell out of Bradenton, FL.
Exploring the Lagoons Day 1
This upcoming weekend, is the Ankona Owners Weekend out in Titusville, Florida. On the Mosquito Lagoon. So Dan and I decided to come up a little earlier to get a couple more days of fishing in. So Dan and I were on the water today. We fished all over the IRL. From north to south. We found a nice amount […]
Silent Assassin
Rolled out of bed around 9am. Took out the kayak for a quick trip. Caught 3 bones on fly. Paddled home. It was no big deal really…
Jigging the bridge
It’s no secret that bridges are awesome places to fish. As a kid, I used to spend countless hours on the Gandy catwalks fishing for anything that would bite, and then using that as bait to catch something bigger. I still find myself spending time under the bridge, although boats now help me navigate the bridge’s nooks and crannies. Among […]
Taking it Back Sunday?
Warren just picked up his first fly combo, and called me this morning itchin’ to put it to work. So we went and had lunch at a cuban restaurant, then were on our way to the grounds. Made quick work of some peacock bass. Warren got a nice one as his first fish on the rod. I somehow forgot […]
Long Rod Athletes at Work
Just got back from a cruise that I was Djing in the West Coast in Alsaka and was Dying to fish after 2 weeks of being absent from the water. Eric Estrada and I decided to hit up Mingo on his Akona Copperhead. We were super Early on the Water got us some really nice shots at Reds on Topwater […]
I used to hate tying flies
My buddy Pat helped me tighten my fly tying game up a bit recently and I started to actually use some of the materials I have to tie some shit. I tied this little baitfish with Marabou, Ostrich, flash, and EP Streamer Brush and Sparkle Brush. And then was surprised when it actually caught fish: Other photos from the last few […]
Welcome to Montauk
Sheer insanity….. That’s what I was thinking last night standing in the rain, this place is sheer insanity. I’d flown clear across the country to stand in the intermittent rain waving a 10 wt hoping to catch some fish.
Bow Time Hustlas
I was down in the park today with Mr. Dan Decibel on my Copperhead. As I’m sure you would be surprised to hear, the objective was to get on the reds with the fly rod……………. We found them waving us down at every flat we pulled up to. Stay tuned!….