Mixed Bag

Gary Stock, Gary Smith and Pastor Lowell Knauff joined me for a day on the water last Thursday. All they wanted was some good fishing. Well that we had. With a live well  full of frisky Pilchards we ran back into Everglades National Park. It was quite windy but because we were fishing in the lee of numerous banks and flats we were pretty protected from the chop.

We were in fish all day. The first half of the day we spent in the Transiton Zone. Deep grass beds fed by currents from the Gulf of Mexico were teeming with Spanish Mackerel, Ladyfish and Seatrout.

Gary Stock gets in on the action with a Seatrout

Gary with a fine Spanish Mackerel caught on the
Fox Rage Ultralight - Diablo 350 combo

Pastor Knauff wotj a Spanish Mackerel caught using the
Fox Rage ultralight rod and Diablo 350 spinning reel

Gary Stock holds one of many
Spanish Mackerel caught

Ladyfish were flying in and out of the boat

Everyone had fun using Fox Bonefish Trek rods paired with Diablo 350 spinning reels filled with Fox Horizon Braid 10lb. After a busy 3 hour session we moved over to the Sandy Key area to see if we could scare up a Redfish or two. Gary Smith was our main man for the afternoon. He scored a Snook and 3 Redfish while the good Paster and Gary Stock each caught a Redfish. Almost forgot that Gary Stock did manage a Seagull!

Pastor Lowell Knauff and Gary Stock along with angler
Gary Smith all used Fox Trek rods to catch Redfish

Gary Smith used the Fox Rage Ultralight with the
Diablo 350 reel to land this nice Snook

Gary Stockman used a Bonefish Trek rod and
Diablo 350 on this nice Redfish

Fish of the day!

 These guys had a fun day and will be back in March to hopefully get some Tarpon.

Captain Skip Nielsen