Miguel, Rick, Aaron, and Nathaniel

The weather was a little rainy with a few showers over the area. I picked the guys up at Capt. Hiram’s at 6 p.m. We went straight to get pins. It was a little tough to catch bait(pins). We ended with 3 dozen. The winds are calm and the tide is slack at dark switching to incoming. Fishing was slow, maybe only 3 or 4 hits all night. Only one Snook brought to the boat and Nathaniel caught it. It was a monster 39″. That was a BIG SNOOK! nice catch Nathaniel. With the bite being slow we decided to call it a night and get some rest for the morning trip.

John R. and Chief

The winds were still west 10 mph. The tide is incoming all evening. The pinfish were near the inlet. We caught plenty of baits. We made our way to the Inlet at dark. The fishing was slow. We are two days past the full moon. It was a little tricky to fish with the west wind and the incoming tide. Chief caught one small Snook and lost one keeper. John only had a hit or two. We fished to midnight and decided to call it a night. Thanks again John and Chief it was nice to fish with you two. Hopefully they will feed better next time.

John, Bob, and Sans

The weather was windy 10mph west. At dark the winds laid down. Pinfish were still tough to find. We caught atleast 3 dozen though. The tide was incoming all evening. The tide slacked around 11 p.m. The moon was fullest. The fishing was slow. There were a few hits near the end of the tide. Bob landed a nice big Red. On the outgoing the Blues and Ladyfish are in there thick. You have to beat them off. John caught one keeper Snook on a plug. Over all I would say that the fishing was slow due to the full moon. It was a beautiful night though. Thanks John, Bob, and Sans it was pleasure to fish with you guys again. Hopefully next time we can tear them up!

Dave, Renato, and Marli

The weather is nice. A little overcast with some small showers. The wind is west 10mph. Incoming tide most of the night. The tide slacked at 11 p.m. Well we left from the inlet at 5 p.m. and headed to fish the beaches for croakers. No luck, maybe there gone after that bad weather. I just need to find them again. The pinfish catch wasn’t much better. We ended with close to 3 dozen pins. As we started to fish Dave hooked up first, on the second drift. This one was a screamer, it ripped off some line in a hurry, Big Snook. Dave did a great job of landing it, 36 inches. The bite was on. We were getting a hit just every drift. Renato caught the first keeper, just 28 inches. Next fish was on the boat was Dave’s biggest Snook 37 inches and FAT! check out the picture!  Dave also put the next keeper in the box a 30 inches. That was a good night if we would of had more bait we possibly would of got a third keeper. Thanks Renato, Marli, and Dave it was great to fish with you. Marli I hope that your back is feeling better.  Sorry again for the jerks fishing from the rocks. Enjoy the fish.

Mark A. and Greg

The weather was rough. The winds were blowing strong 15-20 mph out of the south. The tide right now is incoming until 10 p.m.  We met at the boat ramp. Mark and Greg are from Michigan. I offered to reschedule because of the strong wind but they had limited time in Florida. The ocean is way to rough right now for bait. The pinfish are not thick but we caught close to 3 dozen.

We left for the Inlet just before sunset. The tide was incoming and there were Bluefish killing our baits. Mark did catch one that was decent size. The fishing was difficult, the wind was ripping out of the south. Greg had the hot hand he managed to hook and land two big over sized Reds and a Snook that was just shy of a keeper. Once the tide switched we had to move. We fished a little of outgoing but no luck.Thanks guys for fishing with me. I hope our offshore trip went well.

Bob, Bill, and Mo

The winds are blowing SE 15-20. The inlet tide is incoming until dark. Slack was right at dark. We found the Pins today they were pretty thick. The greenies are thicker than I have ever seen in the inlet. When we first started fishing the Bluefish were really thick. It was difficult to get a bait through the Blues. Mo managed to get through and landed a nice Red that was 29″. As it got dark, the tide started to move out and we had to move inside to the fenders. At first the Ladyfish were so thick that we couldn’t keep them off the lines. The tide picked up and the fishing got more difficult. The wind was really blowing hard. That was a tough night. Maybe the winds will lighten and we will have 1 more hour of the incoming before dark tomorrow.

Rich, Vallery, and GW

The winds have finally stopped blowing. It was a little chilly in the morning but warmed quickly. The sun was out. We met up at the S.I. Rich and company were from the Maryland area. We started of on a nearby flat. Casting some paddle tail grubs with a 3/8 oz. jig. They caught a few decent Trout. Vallery was catching her share of Trout with live Shrimp as well.

The bite shut down and we moved to catch some pins. Bait was no problem. In the Inlet, the tide was incoming until 2:00 p.m. We fished the inlet, GW hooked up a nice fish possibly a big Red. He had it on for a bit but the hook never set. Well we fished the heck out of it, no luck. The Bluefish were outside the inlet near the middle. It was a beautiful day. Thanks Rich, Vallery, and GW for the trip hope to see you guys again.

Jim and Austin

Jim and Austin from Tennessee, Austin is 12 years old. The weather was questionable. There was a front moving down the state and it was suppose to rain in the evening. We started at 5 p.m. and went straight to catching bait. We bait fished for an hour and had about 2 1/2 dozen pins. The sky was starting to darken so I suggested we go with what we got. The tide was moving out when we got there.

We fished the mouth and got in to the Reds. Jim would catch one Red and then Austin would catch one. After a few Reds each. I wanted to see if they could double up and land both fish. They did a great job at keeping the fish away from each other and landed both. It made for a great picture. We tried for the Snook but no luck, just some big Jacks. The storm was getting close so it was time to go. Well this trip was another great trip. Jim it was a pleasure for me to take you and your son fishing. Enjoy the Pictures.

Joe S. and Cole

Joe and Cole. Cole is Joe’s Grandson. They both live in Orlando. We met up at Capt. Hiram’s at 9 a.m. The weather was warm and sunny. The tide was incoming. We fished outside the inlet and caught 20-30 bluefish. Lots of action for Cole. Joe caught a few small Jacks as well. After Joe and Cole had there share of Bluefish we went a couple of different flats and fished with some live shrimp. Joe caught one small Jack and that was it. We called it quits after a bit. Thanks Joe and Cole, hope you guys had fun. see ya next time…

Wayne, Willy, Molly, and Melissa

These four are from Virginia. We started off on the flats, the tide was low but the weather was perfect. I figured we give it a try. There was a little schools of bait moving and I positioned the boat so everyone could cast around the schools of bait. Molly was casting soft plastics and the others were using live shrimp. Melissa caught a small trout. Willy hooked into a decent size slot Red. He was stoked it was a good fight on the light tackle.

We worked our way off the flat and headed toward the inlet for the Bluefish action.  Everyone caught there share of Blue’s. Tons of action. Well the trip was a lot of fun. Thanks Molly, Melissa, Wayne and Willy. I hope to see you guys next year!