Trout hunters make a run at the Tarpon

[skifishbum]

left the zion curtain and winters last gasp

redeye 2 redeye

a few randoms from the drive down



multiple pork products on one sammi and kiick ass coffee
viva la cuban

hit the docks lookin 4 the crew

ended up @

where i reflected on my life of pursuit of cold smoke over the head white room powder and them damn fishes

after a brief reflection
i managed to find what hook described as the dingiest hole in the wall dive bar in all the keys
thanks for playin GO WILD & have fun fishin

there were other important life lessons to reflect upon

crashed in the lot of the hurricane hole where they all night tweaker rooster was confused
found team poon and hit the water

there was wind

didsum

and sum

and a bit of

sum

and sum

saw a few poons which led to

team backcountry boat arrived and tried to turn it into one of them damn salty dick measurin contests


fired up 90 horsies worth of power and went huntin

where we did sum

saw a school of bones so we

nsl so we

before callin it a morn

[teleee]

Nice pics Dibs! This picture could be titled, How I spent my summer vacation



Lots of looking and not much catching.

[skifishbum]

after a brief lunch we headed back out and covered some serious miles
ended up @ mullet head or sumthin island.
i think we were in the backcountry
where frontcountry ends and backcountry starts is still a mystery 2 me
i have a feeling it's one of them it sounds cool things
I was gonna wear my beacon but no one else had one
and shit i never stop safe ops

ya know fishins tough when they resort to self cannibalism

gorgie day non the less


you don't put cudas in the boat per say but we or they caught a couple
captain p did put a few in the net

and i got one

Whose the captain now???

and where is his bud light?
cruised around a bit

and headed over to the spot to await

rose early and i call bullshit on the 100% waxing part

[skifishbum]

so we cabeza over to boca chica
and i'm not sure what this means but i like the colors

ive got a few of the food groups covered

just as i was about to poke up sum sushi

these guidey lookin bros and chicken wing delivery god show up

any god who can step on his own ears is alright w/ me

best damn teriokey wings w/ washabi sauce i ever had ifin them scruffy lookin bros were hot chicks in bikinis it woulda been epic.

captain hooks boat had it goin on and had a few hookups that night
i tossed bazooka joe and caught a buzz

4 the boobies
actually i got a mangrovesnapper to eat a fly and caught em depending on how long you define long distance release

[teleee]

Happily waiting for the next installment, P is still grinning about getting to take the wheel even for a minute.

[skifishbum]

text me sum emails and i'll send the rest to ya
this shit hurts my eyes and i'm not wastin time trying to post good shit
tgr would rather let polishitfucks speak for the community
Quote of the trip
"'m glad i met a bunch of cool life changin peeps for the storyfuck started the downward toilet bowl swirl"
fish ya in july

[snapt]

Tried to post a report but the new forums apparently had me all messed up. First 2 days down. Day 1 had lots of follows and connected and jumped one really good fish. Yesterday was tough, maybe 5 legit shots for the boat. No love, fish didn't even have the decency to spook. Off today being a tourist and nursing a hangover. FIshing the next 3 days.

[teleee]

Nice Snapt, sounds like your day 1 was better than my entire week. Good luck on the next 3.

[warthog]

They're here. Hope to get you a couple good shots to add to the gallery. I am fully committing this year, so we'll see what that gets me. Got the double uni down, and got my float ball for the anchor line. Hope to be posting soon.

[snapt]

Pretty light in the wind department today.

[skifishbum]

yup
can't believe them are all pros
i'm so much weirder
when fishin turns 2 catchin






wheres the goes pros from small craft warning if it werent for a thc level measured in micrograms vrs. nanos i'd be hurlin fishin

[teleee]

Hey Dibs, any way you can email me a high res copy of this shot? Would love to frame it and put on the wall.
I'm finally done traveling, I will sort through the video footage I have and see what I can come up with.

[Underoos]

Recycled TR. Please forgive the unfamiliar handles.




It had been 2 years since I'd been back. We planned this trip well, and well in advance. Fishing reports were bad, but the forecast looked good.

May is a great time to get out of the valley.
Too much snow to fish up high, it snows most days, and everything is brown and muddy.
Hence the term "mud season."



Most folks around here go to Mexico.
They don't really understand why we don't.
Trout weenies, all of 'em.

I let the boy have the window seat and we got to watch an airshow....from the air.
It was badass.





We settled into our pad.



Instant relaxation of high quality.



We indulged in all things water, seafood, fried chicken, and touristy.















We even hung out with Bears Fan a couple times. Turns out he was staying just down the road.
That was a nice surprise.

I went like 4 or 5 days without stringing up a rod.
It was really fucking hard, but I think I earned some points with the fish gods.

Get Er Done knew I was floating around and he hit me up to see if I could fish.
I could, and I took Thalweg with me. I guess they both wanted to see a trout weenie flail in the face of big bonefish.
And flail I did, in addition to getting yelled at for 5 hours.
I deserved it and relished it.
Between all the screaming, we had a pretty good fucking time on the boat.

I've caught bonefish before, but this was totally different. These are big smart fish.
I thought all bonefish were like Bahamian bonefish, pretty relaxed and casual.
Wrong.
I think some of the Miami cocaine might be in the water, because the fish were spastic as fuck.

It was a very cool fishery, and it was clear that GED has it dialed.
He'll park you on a bank and say something like "In 87 seconds, 4 fish will come from left to right just inside of that dark patch."
He was right, over and over again.

Collin put me on plenty of fish, and I had the shots, most of them bad.
I even had a shot a 2 permit, which brought out the worst of my casting.
We fished until after dark.
"Surreal" doesn't quite describe standing on a skiff after sunset with bonefish tailing 20 feet away.
It was fucking incredible.

I took a picture.



The guide took a picture.



Towards the end, I somehow got an eat and hooked a fish. It pulled really hard, then it was gone.

I did hook it on a backcast, so there's that.

I spent the next 2 days with Rob on the Low Card.
The weather was dang nice. Lots of glassed out water.
I was glad to see that, because I usually bring the rain and wind to South Florida.

Didn't catch any fish, or feed any, or jump any.
I don't give a fuck. It was so fucking cool.
We fished in the back one day, and out front one day.
We saw plenty of fish, and I think I made more good casts than bad.
Well, maybe 50/50.
I learned a lot.
My guide has started to let slip some of the subtle aspects of tarpon fishing. Stuff that I was clueless about and that I wasn't ready to know in years past. I didn't need to know then.

This shit is so fucking hard, and I love it.







The end of the last day was my favorite part of the trip.
Thalweg and I pulled up the hook, idled a quarter mile, and he poled us into the beach in front of the house.
We went for a skiff ride around a few islands and he let the boy drive the boat.
I've never seen him more focused and proud.



We pulled onto a flat and made a cast at a bonnethead. Didn't catch it.



It was hard to leave, even harder to drive through the light snow that was falling on top of the pass on the way home from the airport.

[teleee]

Been waiting for this! Looks like a great trip, this is just what I needed to get myself geeked up for my own run south. :having 2 weeks from tonight!

"My guide has started to let slip some of the subtle aspects of tarpon fishing. Stuff that I was clueless about and that I wasn't ready to know in years past. I didn't need to know then.

This shit is so fucking hard, and I love it."

Love this quote it is exactly how I feel about the whole thing. Every time I go down I get better at it and learn a little more. And every time someone asks me to explain the appeal I try to explain it and always end it the same way. "it is just so fucking hard..."
If you don't get that then salt water fly fishing is not for you!

[Ccard257]

Incredible write up, thanks for taking the time to share it. Love the pictures of your son on the boat.

[John_B]

Fuck now I'm jonesing to go back to florida again.

[schwerty]

Thanks for that! Gotta get back soon!

[stapes]

Looks great! Little man will remember that for sure.

If I'm not mistaken, I lived right by that big green park in the pic of the air show.

[warthog]

Telee- get stoked.

Watch Silver Kings

http://waypointtv.com/#!/

[Underoos]

Better link:

http://www.silverkingstv.com

Hey do you guys know how that creep Paul got his money? Bonus question, how he got his start?


Tarpon season extra point opportunities:

1. Find the porno that Heidi is rumored to have done. Post link.

2. Punch Bou or the preacher in the face.

[schwerty]

Better link:

http://www.silverkingstv.com

Hey do you guys know how that creep Paul got his money? Bonus question, how he got his start?


Tarpon season extra point opportunities:

1. Find the porno that Heidi is rumored to have done. Post link.

2. Punch Bou or the preacher in the face.

Someone find the porn vid. I'll watch and check for authenticity.

[teleee]

Telee- get stoked.

Watch Silver Kings

http://waypointtv.com/#!/

One week from today man! I have actually watched all the Silver Kings episodes.
Underoos sounds like I have some homework to do over the next week.

[warthog]

I'll be in Boca Grande on June 8th with this guy:

http://reelintenseinshore.com

and hopefully not with 100 of my good friends. Going on a Wed., so hoping the shit show is at a minimum.

[warthog]

One week from today man! I have actually watched all the Silver Kings episodes.
Underoos sounds like I have some homework to do over the next week.

Lots of other good shows on that link too.

Into the Blue is pretty good too. Those guys don't seem like total dicks, though I'm sure they are.
Looks like they roll out of Hurricane Hole. Get the scoop. I think I remember that monster Yellowfin from last time we were there.

[teleee]

Lots of other good shows on that link too.

Into the Blue is pretty good too. Those guys don't seem like total dicks, though I'm sure they are.
Looks like they roll out of Hurricane Hole. Get the scoop. I think I remember that monster Yellowfin from last time we were there.

Sweet I bet you can avoid most of the shit show on a Wednesday. Sadly my run this time is over a weekend so I am sure it will be a complete shit show.
I have seen that Yellowfin in the Hurricane Hole marina. I will have to ask about him. I don't think I have met him. After 5 trips there I know most of the captains.