We headed South to try our luck with permit. We found a few and got some good shots. Capt. Derek Rust had one eat his fly and got it all the way to the boat before the hook pulled. Also seen a pair of cobia. Mike Odell with a nice jack These are from our trip to the Everglades National […]
Permit Heartbreaker
1/8/12 Crocodile Dragover
Launched solo this morning despite my wife saying she would join me. She is not much of a morning person. I proceeded to see ungodly amounts of redfish but I could not get close to them for the life of me. There were schools and schools of them and I would have swore every redfish in the everglades was within […]
2012 Models
I headed out to Flamingo to stalk some supper skinny reds with the fly rod. It was slicked out for about 4 hours and I had all the reds I could handle. They were really spooky but when I got close enough I usually got ate. Seen some big girls but they refused my offerings. Ended up 5 for 8 […]
Skinny Water Culture’s Christmas Bash!!!
Skinny Water Culture’s Merry Christmas Bash! Come hang with us this Saturday 12/17 at Coasters Bar & Grille on Indian Rocks Beach for our 2nd annual Christmas bash!!! SWC Family – Full Fledged Unit will be playing all night! Delicious pizza from PAJANO’S will be provided along with wings & salad. LOTS of drink specials too!!! Please bring a new […]
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The Sweet Spot
The beast rejuvenated us and reminded us of why we were there: to fish our asses off. That night, we found a place to buy ice, we parked ourselves on the beach, and drank the cheapest beer we could find. It was a celebration of sorts that prepared us well for our best day of fishing thus far. We hit […]
Destin Trip
Wow! Heck of a weekend. Caught some nice fish on fly. Won a tournament. Me and my best friends ate like kings. Nothing broke and no one got hurt.
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 […]
A Week on a Beach
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 […]
9/12/11 Everglades National Park on the Kayak
Great day. Hooked two tarpon on topwater. Went 2 for 3 Reds on fly. Also got two reds on spin including a fat 27″ on the money for dinner. Lots of wildlife today. Also seen an 18″ sawfish and some nice snook but couldn’t get a shot. It rained for nearly 2 hours in the morning but it was kinda […]