Jose Wejebe -The Spanish Fly-

                                                        Miami Beach Boat Show 2012

                                                            Mad Fin Tournament 2011

After a day of bonefishing on my new Superskiff so many years ago we didn't have grey hair!

           From Boat Shows to Fishing Tournaments we spent some great times together.... R.I.P bro!

Islamorada Tarpon

Fishing  today in the islamorada area was good for my client Terry Kirk of Texas. He caught & released his largest Tarpon to date, we have fished together for years, & have had a great 3 days of fishing.

this week in Islamorada

Just back from a few days in NOLA, here is a photo from Bourbon St. I was hanging out with Capt. Blimp & his brie & first mate Donna.
Capt. Blimp is the star of the Raging Cajin TV show on Discovery Channel.

My good fishing buddy Chris Fredricks brought his family down to escape the cold weather is Baltimore,  of course the weather was perfect while he was on land. I know he was wishing we were fishing in the flats skiff looking for laid up tarpon while I had his kids out catching kingfish, tuna, grouper & these nice barracuda out on the atlantic side. He got his chance yesterday but it was cloudy & the wind was 20-25mph, so we switched gears & took his granddaughter out to catch her first saltwater fish.

The highlight of the 3 day trip was a big party put on by the powerboat association. We all rafted up for a little fun with the gang from Plantation Boat Mart.

DJ Laz came down from miami & had the girls dancing, as the boats from the poker run raced by, It was a great afternoon.

The Tarpon are starting to show up with this warm weather we are experiencing here in the keys, i was out in the backcountry today & yesterday & found laid up poons, & a few free jumpers. Looks like an early season out back which is right up my alley...  tight lines

In this photo are the Mate's on the GOTCHA & the Angler is my good buddy James Kline. Two days ago Capt. Mel on the GOTCHA out of Holiday Isles Marina in Islamorada took James out for a day of Sailfishing, The Sailfish in the photo was Caught, Photographed & Released.

I believe it is one of the best catches i have ever heard of. The fish was fought for over 45min, & anybody who has tried to catch an Atlantic Sailfish on Fly can tell you it is one of the tough ones to mark off your list,  I got a call from Tim a few hours after the release & when he told me of the catch i said put your kid on the phone i want to congratulate him. We had a short talk & he told me all about his catch.
I dont have any children, but if i did have a son i would want one just like this young man, James is 11 years old & the son of my best friend Capt. Tim Kline, one of the best guides in the keys.

This week Capt.Tim & Capt. Mel will be on board the GOTCHA fishing in the Islamorada SAILFLY Tournament, They are past Grand Champions of the event.  James will be in School, but i hope he plays hookie & watches his dad catch one.   Good Luck Guys....