With thirteen trips in eleven days i have found myself a little behind on Captains Journals as well as Facebook. I always enjoy posting pictures from my trips so that friends and family of the anglers can see the smile on their faces as they hold up their first Redfish, Speckled Trout or Flounder. For some it…
With summer quickly approaching the calendar is filling up and the fishing couldn’t be better. The key to good numbers has been to fish early or fish late. In the middle of the day the fish have moved to the deeper water and the bite slows to some degree. Bait is everywhere and the Trout…
Lot’s of great clients and lot’s of great fish in the last seven days. With every trip I feel more and more fortunate to have a career that allows me to spend the day with so many great people from all over the United States. In the last seven days every trip but one saw…
With over a years worth of anticipation and planning for the USMC Sniper Reunion the morning was finally here. Todays charter was with Louie Mackey and Reid Young who were part of the reunion that brought all of these heroes together in Perdido Key, Florida. Louie and Reid served together in Vietnam and though they were…
Today i was able to guide Kevin Cooley and his wife Laura from Louisiana for some back bay Speckled Trout. With the wind blowing a steady 17mph out of the Southeast we were limited where we could start our daylight search for the topwater hungry Trout. We were able to navigate our way…
Tonights Flounder gigging trip was with Clyde Parish and son DJ from Brandon Mississippi. These two gentleman booked a six hour fishing trip this morning and a six hour Flounder trip tonight!! When we met for tonights trip both gentleman were wide awake and ready to go. After a little instruction we turned on…
This mornings trip was with Clyde Parish and his son DJ from Brandon, Mississippi. We were on the water before daylight and at our spot throwing topwater baits as the sun began to rise over the bay. The topwater action has been really hot lately and today was no exception. Both father and son…
Today i was able to guide Patrick Starnes for some afternoon Trout and Redfish. Patrick had a Bucket List of sorts for fish that he would like to conquer. The good thing for me and him was everything likes a Gulp shrimp!! He set the bar high by catching a Speckled Trout on what i…
Today i was able to guide Teddy Jones and girlfriend Sammi from Spring, Texas. Our morning started off with topwater action and the fog allowed the action to stay hot for a little bit longer than normal. After the fog lifted we left the Speckled Trout bite and went in search of the Ol’…
Nine trips in seven days was a good warm up stretch for the summer slam just around the corner. During this week of trips i have had great clients from all over the United States. All trips but one were artificial baits only with light action rods. Topwater action has been incredible on most…