Every time I try to explain to someone what makes the fishery in Louisiana unique I end up at the same moot point. Louisiana is just something you have to experience is what I often recite. Characterizing Louisiana is akin to justifying why I love to fish to non-fishing folk. An attempt to enlighten the unknowing is futile and a […]
Sportsman’s Paradise Part I
Low Life
https://vimeo.com/82794867 A short little video of fly fishing the low winter tides of Naples florida. All the best, -Patrick Rhea
Beloved Social Media
I’m sure that each and everyone of you reading this post is involved in some sort of social media whether it be Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. We all got one. Now what is so great about this kind of social media? It can connect you to people that share the same kinds of passions and hobbies you do. Instagram did […]
Losing track of time
Giggling with excitement as we hopped out of the boat, the call for a good old game of Rock, Paper, Scissors was announced. The winner of this match got the first shot at the tailing Bastard we had spotted feeding its face as we drove up onto the flat. By this time of the weekend, and after a few already […]
SWC Christmas Party Weekend
This past weekend SWC hosted their Annual Christmas party, that took place in IC Sharks located in Tampa. I had to drive alone because I had no one to go with. The plan was to meet up and go fishing with a buddy of mine, Gavin Greco, who lives in the Naples Area. After I finished Djing on Friday night […]
Old Man Winter
Well, it’s about that time of year where the fishing in the Keys makes a drastic change. The north winds have began to blow and the temps are dropping. Old man winter is creeping his dirty face around here, and, he isn’t welcome. Bonefishing gives way to redfishing on most days, which isn’t a bad thing. The change is nice, […]
Like Shooting Fish in a Barrel
The past week was a tough one for me, it was finals week. Really, all I could think about was getting home and getting back out on the water. When I finally turned in my last test. It was go time I loaded up the truck and scooted across the alley back to good ole Naples. I was itching to […]
Fishing before work
Headed out today in the morning with Ryan Accursio on his gheenoe. He invited me last minute on tuesday to see if we can get a bit of fishing before going into work at noon. Well it was 5am and Ryan was nowhere to be found. The plan was to meet at the gas station at 6 am. I called […]
Summer on the Road Part I
Ever since I was a little boy I had an innate appetite to see the world. As much as I enjoy fishing my home waters of the Upper Texas Coast I often grow tired fishing familiar venues. Periodically, I feel the urge to get away even if that entails stepping outside my zone of comfort.
Day at the Zoo with the Family
Woke up this morning with no intentions of doing anything, since I was Djing late last night. I went to have breakfast and ran into my mom in the kitchen. She asked me if I wanted to go to the zoo with my nephew because we didn’t do anything for my birthday this week. I got dressed, grabbed the camera […]