Family Fun

March is all about family at Ocean Reef Club. Yesterday morning I fished with two brothers from New England. We got off to a slow start looking for some Bonefish but we finished up strong! We long released a couple of Snook and caught some Jacks and Ladyfish.

In the Afternoon I was out with a father and son from Connecticut. I was Jackson's first guided fishing trip and he came up big! He started the day catching Mangrove Snappers and finished up with a dandy Snook. Not bad for a four year old!!! I can't wait to see what lies in store for me today!

Tight Lines, Capt. Dave

Sunny Skies, New Friend

It was a wonderful sunny day in Key Largo today. I was fishing with Don Asher, my regular Monday and Friday client. We started the day out at the reef fishing for dinner. After we had dinner under control we headed for the flats and a little Bone fishing. When we stopped for lunch we were greeted with a big surprise, a young Pelican landed on the bow of the boat with us! He stayed on the boat with us through lunch and for about 30-minutes of fishing. He finally got bored with us and rejoined his friends. It was interesting to say the least! This is why I love my job, no two days are ever the same!

Tight Lines Capt. Dave

Fun, Fun, Fun

I had two wonderful trips yesterday! The first one was a family from Toronto. The mission was to cath their son his first fish. He ended up catching six! He was in heaven!!!

The second mission was three young men from Chicago, they were at Ocean Reef Club on a meeting. They had little fishing experience either. We went out on the flats looking for Bonefish, They ended up catching several Sharks and drinking lots of beer! A good time was had by all. Looks like a great day today to go fishing!!

Tight Lines Capt.Dave

Last Cold Day

It looks like today is finally the last cold one of the season! It was downright cold this morning. We chose to leave the dock a little late to let things warm up. The sun was brilliant and it didn't take long to start to warm us up. I will be fishing with a lot of families while they are on Spring Break. I love to fish with kids, and see the smiles on their faces when they catch a fish!

Tight Lines Capt. Dave

Cool Day On The Water

Today got off to a chilly start and stayed there all day!! It was sunny and that helped use feel warm if we were out of the wind. Had a father and three young lads this morning. We started slow, but finished with a bang and the boys had a wonderful time!

This afternoon we left Ocean Reef Club looking for Bonefish. We fly cast for a couple of hours with little luck, so we changed to live shrimp and headed for the creeks. We caught lots of small fish, but finished big this afternoon also. After a long and exciting fight Fred Pape landed a dandy Black Tip Shark!

Tight Lines, Capt. Dave

Land Locked

There was no fishing for me today or any of my stable mates either! It was cool and breezy but we should have been fishing. Starting tomorrow it looks like things are picking up. A few more days of cool weather and it looks like we will be back to normal! Bonefish will be tailing everywhere and flats will be covered with Tarpon and Permit!!

Tight Lines Capt. Dave

Long Day On The Water

I was on the water from 8AM until 6PM yesterday. It was a long day, but I met some super people and had some great fun! On the AM trip we sat for over an hour in a school of 100# plus Tarpon. It was very exciting to watch them rolling. It would have been even better to get one on the line!! We ended up catching lots of Snappers as a fall back.

Started out the afternoon trip chasing Bonefish! We had several great opportunities, but our presentations were lacking. We had great conditions for once, but could not seal the deal! Again we fell back to catching Snappers and Jacks to finish the day.

Today is yucky again!

Tight Lines Capt. Dave