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....

A few daze ago my fishing buddies Jim & Tepper called  to see if i had any bookings this week, i didn't so they said great get on a plane & get your butt over to the Bahamas.

So i got out of town & we are filming some footage of Bonefishing in the Abacos for Teppers Fly Fishing Film Tour....

Just a few Good Fishing Buddies, KALIK Beer, & Bonefish
What more could a guide want for Christmas???

A big thanks to Oliver at the Abaco Lodge   check it out www.abacolodge.com

Bussmans Holiday in the BAHAMAS

Hey Guys

It was really rough yesterday, i would say the seas were 3-5ft all day with some occasional big rollers. The wind was 15-20mph, bait well was full & we were flying the kite all day. 

Tom's brother landed a nice bull dolphin which came up & ate the kite bait right behind the boat so it was really visual.  Sailfishing was slow along the reef unfortunately & talking to the other captains who were out there braving the high seas no sailfish had been caught from Ocean Reef to Islamorada. The day before they were biting like mad? I would say we put the 24 Sea Hunter through a true test of fishing in rough seas!

The Spanish Macks are biteing here in the keys, here are a few photos from a few days ago. Hope its not snowing yet where you live, if it is & you need to get away contact me at 305-393-3327 or gregpoland.com

WET WEATHER

It has been raining down here in Sunny South Florida for the last 3 straight days, i had the cancel yesterdays trip because there was just no way to get on the h20, & today we decided over breakfast to just bag the whole week from what the radar looked like.

Looking Forward to a beautiful sunrise like this one ASAP.  Catch Ya Later Capt. Greg