Rich and Dan

I picked them up in the A.M. With some left Baits we left for the Sebastian Inlet. The tide was outgoing. The weather was chilly and is warming up to the 80’s through out the day. Dan lost one nice hit in the Inlet. It was a nice Red. That would end up being the only chance for a big fish.

Rich was getting a little weezy with the boat wakes coming through. We decided to fish the flats. They caught some small trout, a few small Jacks and some small Snapper on live shrimp. The fishing was tough. It seems like that there is no fish in the river right now. Well guys that is fishing some days are better than others.

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.

Chris, Jessica, Lisa, and Tori

Chris and Jessica live in Indiana. Lisa and Tori are local. The weather was perfect. The tide switched to incoming an hour after dark. The bait is still slow. With four people fishing for bait it helped. Chris was casting a Spook Jr. and managed to catch a small trout. We made our way to the inlet right at dark.

Chris and Jessica were both catching Redfish one after another. After all the action with the Reds we moved in and went for Snook. The tide was near slack, Jessica hooked up with a nice Snook close to the fender. It gave her a great fight, pulling her into the fender she did a great job at keeping the pressure on. She landed it and it just made it in the slot. Chris moments later caught a smaller Snook. That was a Slam for him. Jacks are in there as well. Thanks Chris, Jessica, Lisa and Tori for a fun trip.

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!

Chip, Philip, Miguel, and Brian

After a great night of fishing the four were back for there day trip. They wanted to split up into two’s on two different boats. Miguel and Brian wanted to fish with Capt. Eric Olsen. Which put Chip and Philip with me. We headed over to the flats. It was a perfect morning, these guys picked a perfect couple of days for fishing. I set up a drift and helped push them through. There was a lot bait. I did not see the schools of reds. Chip hooked up first with a nice small Snook. Philip soon after caught a Snook of the same size. The 2 Snook and a small trout and a small Jack on the flats.

At the inlet the tide was coming in. We made a few drifts and no Reds. There were some small Spanish along the beach. There are some Bluefish in the inlet as well. With the incoming tide we moved to the back. Set up for drifts with a jig for the 3 spot flounder. Chip and Philip caught 2 or 3 each. The half day was up and we met the others back at Hiram’s for lunch. During lunch the wind picked up out of the north. After everyone finished eating we went back out for a little bit. Philip caught a nice size Spanish Mackeral. The winds were increasing pretty hard. I decided we would try a couple of passes for the grouper. No luck. The day was good, perfect weather up until lunch. Miguel, Brian, Chip, and Philip thanks for the opportunity to take you fishing.

Joe and Debbie W.

Joe and Debbie are from Palm beach area. They were up here celebrating there anniversary. We met at Hiram’s in the morning and headed to the flats and worked some live shrimp and some plastics. Debbie caught a few small trout. The action was a little slow. I suggested we try Snook. We headed and caught some bait. The tide was still incoming when we got there. We made a few drifts and no luck.

As the tide started to switch. We got our spot and anchored. The Snook turned on like it was August. Every time Joe would put his bait in the spot it would get slammed. Joe put his Keeper on the boat first. Debbie lost a couple before getting the hang of it. We had our limit in about 20 minutes. All together, I think Joe caught 7 or 8 and Debbie caught 4 or 5 Snook. Most of the Snook were nice slot size fish. There were a couple that were to big and to small. That was hard to believe they were feedind like that in the end of November. Thanks Joe and Debbie for the trip, that was a lot of fun.

John B. and Kyle B.

John and his Son Kyle are from Las Vegas. I picked them up at Capt. Hiram’s at 7:30 a.m. and we headed for some flats. The winds were NE 10-15mph. and sunny. We set up for a drift across a nice flat where I have been catching some reds. With the chop on the water it was tough. John and Kyle both caught a few small trout and missed a few, nothing keeper size. After some searching we decided to try our luck with the grouper. We fished a few of my favorite ledges but no luck.

The fishing was slow, I decided we should catch some pins and pigs and try our luck in the Inlet. Well the ocean was just
a little choppy but we could fish it. The tide was just starting to go out. Perfect timing, we anchored up and instantly were hooked up. It took a few misses and then Kyle was on fire. He picked it right up. This kid is gonna be one hell of a fisherman. He put two keepers on the boat before his dad got his first fish. It was a pleasure to take you two fishing and thanks again John for the trip.

Ron, Cathy, and Nick

Ron, Cathy, and Nick are from up state New York. The weather is windy N.E. 15 mph. The wind has been blowing for a solid week. The sun is out and it was clear. The tide is high in the early morning. With the strong winds, fishing was going to be difficult. We worked our way to the east shore line and set up some drifts over a flat that has been producing some nice Reds and Trout, I have even seen some nice size Snook. We fished with some live shrimp and some jigs. Cathy was first to catch a fish, a keeper Trout. Nick caught the next Trout which was a keeper. Ron switched over to shrimp and put a keeper on the boat. Ron also caught a small Jack. Cathy caught the fourth Trout.

As it was getting later we decided to catch some pins and pigs. While we were catching some bait, we had a line out the back and Ron caught a nice size Bluefish. We made our way over to the inlet and the tide was ripping out with the winds blowing hard east. We fished a few spots but never could produce a hit. Thanks again Ron, Cathy, and Nick. It was a pleasure to meet and fish with you. Hope you enjoyed your dinner.

Redeye Classic

The Redeye it is a inshore tournament put on by SISA. The tournament runs from 8 p.m. Fri. night through Sat. 3 p.m. and it is Snook, Trout, Redfish, and Flounder. Dan A. and I decided to try our luck. We figured we might have a good chance at making the board. Well we started out at the inlet for the night time snook. We only manage to catch 2 Snook, both of them were keepers but on the small side. We were catching a few Reds as well. I did catch one that just made it. It was close. Dan caught one as well which was just a little big. The bite was slow for most of the late night hours.

We crashed on the boat for 2 hrs. and at light we were there on the flats were the schools of reds have been. No Reds today go figure. We left and went to get our trout and Dan lost a decent one. I caught small one about 17 inches. We couldn’t get the hits. I had a slam to weigh in and Dan had a Snook. Dans Snook was 7.5 lbs. and I had a Red at 7.15 lbs. Snook at 7.25 lbs. Trout at 1.35 lbs. The Red was good enough for 2nd place.