FIRST BOAT FISHING EXPERIENCE

8-11-2014--Quite often folks ask me what is the right age to start taking youngsters on fishing boats. Today's group of 3,4 and 5 year old sisters did very well on a half day trip. I'm sure a full day trip would have been way too much but the half day was just right. When I left them, at eleven; mother, dad and the three girls were on their way to have fish cooked for lunch. In addition to trout they caught large sand trout, gafftop

sail catfish, some kind of small jack fish and undersized redfish. We had to help hold the rods but the girls did all the reeling in.

MOMMA TROUT

7-28-2014--Had one client today and we sought large trout. Picture is one of two large trout he caught and released back to back. We released several other keepers and kept three small fish for dinner.

TROUT AND DRUM

7-24-2014--Had two half day charters today. First was two men and they caught 13 speckled trout plus about 20 sand trout. The afternoon wind was too high to go back for the trout so we went for drum and reds. The afternoon trip consisted of four men who caught a 33 inch redfish and 5 black drum along with countless throw back fish.

DRUM DAY

7-21-2014--Had a group of five today. The young man with his new wife holding up a black drum fished with me in June as part of a three boat bachelor group. Since then he had wed, honeymooned on a cruise and fishing trip to Alaska and now been back fishing with me. I'd say he has started things off right.

PLENTY OF BLACK DRUM

Today's family group of five limited with 25 black drum. Yesterday, my group of four also limited with 20 black drum and 2 trout.

LADIES CATCHING BLACK DRUM

7-12-20144--Three ladies for four hours today so we opted for black drum. The fish cooperated. Generally when we could get a bait in front of the big school a fish would take it.

She caught it, but needed help to hold it.