Spanish Mack Move Into The Bay

Since the recent cold snap the weather has warmed and the winds have been light. The fishing has gone off, Spanish Mackerel have moved into Florida Bay in droves and even the Tarpon are feeding. Yesterday I heard of a couple large Tarpon caught on fly tackle.

I had Dr.Frank Eismont and his sons Austin and Adam last Saturday. Spent the day in the bay catching all sorts of fish on light tackle.

Adam Eismont Rage Ultralight Diablo 350 combo and Dinner

Adam Eismont with a nice Pompano he caught

Austin,Frank and Adam caught a little of everything on
Rage ultralight and Bonefish trek rods

Frank Eismont and son Austin with a Bluefish and Lizardfish

You have to love watching kids catching fish

Wednesday I took Diane Barkow and her husband Dick out to the Mackerel grounds and it was slick calm. Everything was biting, we limited out on Mangrove Snapper for the table and had a blast using FOX Bonefish Trek rods and Diablo 350 spinning reels on Spanish Macks, Bluefish and Seatrout as well.

Diane Barkow is really happy about this Mangrove Snapper
she landed using the Bonefish Trek Diablo 350 combo

Diane Barkow with a gator Seatrout
on the Bonefish Trek Diablo 350 combo

on Wednesday it was glass calm and the
Spanish Mack bite was on fire.
Diane Barkow kept a few and released a bunch

Doctors Liz and Mark Harris are visiting this week as well. They hail from the Isle of Man. And they are so glad to be here this week as strong gales are pummeling their island home. They love fishing way back in the Everglades creeks. They did pay somewhat with the no-seeums swarming early and late. But the Snook, baby Tarpon and Redfish were really on this week. Mark and Liz both caught Redfish, Snook and Tarpon on day one for Backcountry Grand Slams. Yesterday Mark got yet another slam with 12 snook a tarpon and 2 reds. Liz released 3 Tarpon yesterday.

a quick shot and release for Mark on his Bonefish Trek rod

another Snook for Liz Harris

catching small Tarpon in the creeks on
Fox Rage ultralight rods was wild action

close quarters

how bout this Redfish

how much fun is this

incoming... Rage Ultralight rod and Diablo 350

Liz and Mark had great Snook fishing

Liz had the touch to hook and release Sheepshead

Liz Harris got in on the Redfish

Liz Harris with one of the many Snook she caught this week

Liz used the Bonefish Trek Diablo 350
on this Everglades Creek Tarpon

Mark with a Red and Liz fights a Snook

now thats a Seatrout

we had so much fun catching these small Tarpon

What great fishing this week.

We used FOX Sport Fishing Bonefish Trek rods fitted with Diablo 350 spinning reels and Fox Rage Ultralight rods to catch all of our fish this week.

Captain Skip Nielsen