As the rising sun flooded the volcanic hillsides, we piled our gear on the dock to await our ferry. In a few short hours, we’d be wet-wading, in the moment, for the next 8 days. For the previous two weeks we shared the waters with a group of friends. But now they had departed back to their homes across the […]
A Week on a Beach
Red Hot Fishing
The fishing has been on fire here in Texas. Want proof? Enjoy…
New Gear, Preview of Fall, and a Few Trips South
I picked up a sweet new 8wt rod a few weeks ago and decided it was time to get a coating of slime and mud on it. This thing is light… On the road early to fish far, unknown waters… Jason and I found a good topwater bite early… Fishing the edges spartina grass… These rascals were all over the […]
Big Marsh Reds
Not much to say other than the fishing has been hot over here in Texas. Big reds in the marsh eating flies and lures. I’ll let the photos do the rest of the talking… 7.5lb red… 10.5lb red… 9lb red… 7lb red… Another 7lb fish…
Redfish Can’t Jump
This is my first post on this blog, so allow me to introduce myself. My name is Jeremy Chavez (or JP as many people call me). I have been part of the blogosphere for years now and my current blog venture can be found at www.castingtales.wordpress.com. I am a sight fishing/redfish addict who resides in Southeast Texas. Most, if not […]
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 […]
Newbies first snook
It has been a while but finally got to spend some time on the water with Boris Nikolaev, a friend and former teacher of mine when I was in college. We had talked about going fishing for a couple years, and I am glad we finally hit the water. The morning was overcast and the breeze was blowing, so […]
Permitopia!
Last weekend me and Hobie fishing team member Doug Schallmoser made it down to the Keys for a 2 days flats fishing marathon. Over the two days we covered over 30 miles on our kayaks. Sight fishing conditions were awesome and we had lots of shots at permit. The bonefish were nearly nonexistent and we only located 4 tarpon. The […]
Went to the piggy bank
… and we withdrew a couple pigs… finally got the pics off of my camera
Good Times
After a lot of travel and a busy year, there is nothing like spending some time on the water with good friends.