Month: May 2013

May 22, 2005 — Even Speckled Trout Get the Blues 2005 has so far proved to be a very unique, frustrating, unpredictable, and mind-numbingly indecisive year.  Trout have seemingly been mourning our slight case of brown tide and refusing to bite.  However, with...

May 15, 2005 — Those Fish Pull, Eh? The beauty of this job is the number of very interesting and colorful people we get to meet.  The week has been extremely busy and yet rewarding.  Sunday evening we had 42 Canadians join us from Calgary Alberta.  To say these...

May 8, 2005 — WIND, WIND, BUT!!! We Have Water!!!!! We found the fish along the edge of the I.C.W. in about 5 to 6 foot of water. The trout are feeding on small baitfish and shrimp, the birds pinpointed them for us. If you notice a current cast up current and...

May 1, 2005 — The North Wind Just Can’t Stay Away!!!!!! Our weather is still confusing as HECK. Just when we think we are in a spring wind pattern here comes a howling North Wind. Sat. saw STRONG NORTH WINDS making everyone run for cover. Prior to the north...

May 8,2004 — Storms, Wind and Lots of Rain The past two weekends have kept all of us on the water, on our toes. Saturday May 1 we had 50 plus M.P.H. winds and heavy rains. Saturday May 8 dealt us 3 plus inches of rain. Despite these adverse weather conditions we...

May 29, 2003 — Nutter Butter Cookies, Chips Ahoy and Ye Haw had the pleasure to fish a friend and his six-year-old son yesterday. It’s amazing how one is put in their place when conditions are right and you can stand back and see the big picture. More about this...

May 18, 2003 — Wind, Wind and Reds After almost three weeks of 20 M.P.H. plus winds the pattern may have changed today. We awoke this morning with Old Glory not standing straight out like it was starched. Hopefully we can now get into our regular wind patterns. ...

May 12, 2003 — WIND, WIND, SWING SETS & SON-IN-LAWS What can be more frustrating after nine days of continuous 25 plus M.P.H. winds? Try putting together a large swing set for the granddaughter with the wrong instructions provided! After fishing the last...

October 15, 2006 — “Rain” With all the rain we have had the last few days, get ready for us to really light-up. Boy those BIGGGGGG TROUT love that sweet water. With all the rain we have had look for the bay to turn on for a massive fall feed. With out the fresh...

May 29, 2005 — The Good, The Bad, The Ugly!!!!!!!!! The past week has again been very interesting! The first of the week we had a good consistent bite on trout and reds. Then here comes the weekend and boom! CHANGE!!! In defense of the weekend, we expected a...

May 2, 2006 — Let the Grind Begin Well May is here and ushers in the true beginning of our season.  With more days on the water than off, we will have a bead on all types of fishing and fish.  With Teddy and Dad chasing trout to their hearts content, Frank and...

May 12, 2006 — They Jumping in the Boat, or HOLY CRAP The fish called; 'They want their lips back.”  To say we caught a few fish this week, would be like saying Ernest Hemingway wrote a few books.  As my dear friend's cajun uncle would say,...

September 15, 2006 — Christmas for Fisherman I have noticed I have been walking around humming the tune of 'It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas' the last few days and wondering why.  I finally figured it out over the last  few days while...

September 05, 2006 — Up For Air? Big Breathe!  That's much better.  We took a well deserved long Labor Day weekend off to catch up with old correspondences, boat repairs, body repairs (to ourselves), and generally catch up with Lodge business and...

September 25, 2005 — Home Wreckers Stay Away It is hard to write a concise and entertaining fishing report when our hearts, minds, and fears were, and remain, focused on the second monstrous storm of the year to batter the gulf coast.  Our thoughts and prayers...

September 12, 2005 — Move Over Rover Simply being the youngest guide out of the lodge can make times at the lodge around the older salts quite unbearable.  To add fuel to the flame, out fish the old salts and there is hell to pay.  I think the familiar saying...

September 5, 2005 — Vacation’s Over Sadly, all good things come to an end!  Mom and Dad come home, offshore adventure excursions are over, and baseball season is coming to a close.  Luckily, special south zone hunting starts, fantastic fall fishing will...

September 30, 2004 — DEEP , DEEP and DEEPERRRR!!! Our fall tides coupled with the storms going into Florida had our bay system 1 to 2 feet above normal. Prior to the high water our fishing could only be rated EXCELLENT! The additional high tides have scattered...

September 29, 2003 — North, South, East and West The last two weeks we have had winds from every direction, along with RAIN, RAIN and some more rain. The rain along with fall high tides, is keeping the bay one-foot and more above normal. A lot of our trout...

September 15, 2003 — Come-On Cool Weather After 15 straight days on the water I get to catch up on the fishing reports. During this period I had the privilege to fish some outstanding anglers, friends and my brother and his group. Fishing has been somewhat...

May 27, 2006 — And now, for a Break in the Action…. Wow, so this is what a break feels like!  We have been absolutely slammed; however, can not really say we have been slamming the fish.  Offshore is absolutely on fire with a number of double digit...