Morning of day four, we awoke to a passing squall that spit rain into the tent and made anymore sleep impossible as high winds ripped across the tent. It was the beginning of a day filled with passing storms and wind that refused to die down, making the fishing challenging. Despite the wind, my brother and I decided to take […]
Chances
Camp Life
“I’d rather wake up in the middle of nowhere than in any city on Earth.” – Steve McQueen If you’re thinking of going to one of the wild places for any period of time, there are certain comforts of home that you should be prepared to do without. Like bathrooms. If you’ll be spending any of that time in salt […]
The Beach
The sun crept slowly up on the horizon showering the inside of the tent with beams of light. Tossing and turning, Adam and I refused to get up until the light edged up our torsos and shined directly on our faces, beginning our morning ritual. We needed to get up and into the car as soon as possible to avoid […]
Everyday We’re Shuffling
Under the cover of darkness we settled down on a suitable stretch of beach for the night. I was pretty tired after helping Matt and Mark pitch their tent so I decided to rough it in the front seat of the SUV instead of setting up the hammock. Although I’ve done this many times before, I regret the decision to […]
Pure Bliss
Our arrival signaled the capstone of our month long sojourn in the Caribbean. As the ferry workers unloaded our pontoons onto the dock, we patiently awaited the arrival of our wheels with our eyes affixed towards the flats. We were pumped to say the least, our minds warped by heightened expectations and two long weeks of very slow fishing and […]
I’m On A Boat
Early morning and it is pitch black outside as we load up the SUV with all our gear and food for a week long excursion. We drive down deserted roadways still wet from a weeks worth of rain dodging stray dogs, cats, and chickens. Arriving at the harbor we lay eyes on our home for the next five days, a […]
Bone on a Big Boat
Well to make up for a week in Andros, me and my buddy Kyle took our girls on a cruise to the Bahamas. Even though it was a trip for them we did manage to slip away for half a day bonefishing in Nassau 😀 I was a bit skeptical at first but the first flat (and only flat) we […]
Andros is where the heart is…
Wow…I really don’t know where to start this. Got back from Andros this past Sat night after a week of 12 hour days full of fishing. I think the best way is to go day by day. Click on any picture to make it larger. Monday – Welcome to Andros Left Jax at 9:30 at 6 pm I was in […]
Tagged Bonefish Update!
Got the tag info back on the bonefish #23869! It was initially tagged by Capt. Jorge Valverde 658 days prior! The fish was 19″ and 4# originally. When I caught the fish it had grown 6.5″ and it was 8.8 miles from where Capt. Valverde caught it. The 6.5″ fit the growth curve and with 658 days it was one […]
Tagged Bonefish Capture!
The day started out like any other…convincing myself to get out of bed at 4:45am. It was tougher than usual after no fish with Sam Root the day prior…not to mention a series of unfortunate events. As I laid there the thoughts went through my head. This is what separates men who catch fish and men who sleep in. Somehow […]