After my last trip to St. George Sound, I was pretty discouraged. Work crews were placing booms all over as a precaution to potential oil and the tarpon were few and far between. What a difference a new month makes! Yesterday Rocky Gavins was my guest aboard Fin-esse and we had an outstanding day on...
Despite the best-laid plans, sometimes the fish don't read the memo. Father Jeff Reich and his buddy (and parishioner) Trent Mulloy were looking forward to some fly-fishing adventures Friday and the day started with much promise. Slick calm water and stifling hot conditions greeted us after a brief...
Iowa Hawkeyes Tom Rogers and John Brooks were my guests earlier in the week. The two were vacationing on nearby St. George Island and wanted to sample the great mixed bag opportunities of St. George Sound. We started out the morning poling the shoreline and John brought the first fish to the boat, a...
Perfect conditions were forecast Saturday for sight fishing for tarpon , and for a welcome change the weather guessers were right for once. Georgians Josh England and Alex Jaume met me at the Lanark Village Boat Club ramp and we quickly fired up Fin-Esse and took off in search of the mighty silver king...
by Louie the Fish! Aloha Ya'll! I got up this morning, looked outside my small apartment near the University of Hawaii in Honolulu and saw an almost clear blue sky, with very light trade winds. I had time to kill and an urge to fish, so I grabbed my gear; a 6-weight TFO Axiom fly rod with an Orvis...