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CATCHING GIANT TARPON ON A FLY ROD IS ONE OF THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGES IN FLY FISHING. THESE MAGNIFICENT FISH ARE MY PASSION.
FLY FISHING THE FLATS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
MATLACHA,
PINE ISLAND,
SANIBEL, CAPTIVA,
NORTH CAPTIVA,
CAYO COSTA,
USEPPA ISLAND.
FLY FISHING THE FLATS FOR LARGE TARPON IS ONE OF THE ULTIMATE EXPERIENCES. THESE MAGNIFICENT FISH ARE MY PASSION. TARPON MIGRATE BY THE THOUSANDS TO THE FLATS OF MATLACHA PASS AND PINE ISLAND SOUND EVERY SPRING WHEN THE WATERS WARM. WE FLY FISH THEM ALL SUMMER LONG. JULY THRU OCTOBER ARE PRIME TIME FOR FLY FISHING FOR BABY TARPON
FLY FISHING THE FLATS FOR REDFISH CAN BE DONE YEAR ROUND AND IS OUR MOST POPULAR FISHERY. THE WINTER LOW TIDES PRODUCE SOME OF THE BEST FISHING FOR TAILING REDS OF THE YEAR.
WE FLY FISH SNOOK ON THE FLATS, BEACHES AND IN THE MANGROVES YEAR ROUND. SNOOK ARE SIMPLY PUT, A SPECTACULAR GAMEFISH, THEY HIT HARD, JUMP, RUN AND ARE A BLAST ON THE FLY ROD.
WE FLY FISH FOR PERMIT YEAR ROUND. PERMIT ARE ONE OF THE GREATEST CHALLENGES ON FLY.
Andy Mill’s book, A Passion for Tarpon has become the ”go to book” of Fly Fishing For Tarpon. I believe it’s the very best book ever written on Tarpon Fishing !!!
I grew up in a large family in Boca Raton, Florida. My Dad and Uncles were all outdoorsmen, hunting and fishing. At 14 years old I got a Sears John Boat and a Garcia Mitchell 300 Spinning rod and reel. I was in heaven, with a few plugs and jigs I was catching Snook and Tarpon in the local waters. While in College my lifelong pal introduced me to Fly Fishing and we spent a lot of time chasing trout in the nearby streams of North Georgia. In 1988 I read a story about Billy Pate and Fly Fishing for Giant Tarpon in Homosassa, I knew instantly I had to do this. In May of 1989 I caught a 130lb Tarpon on Fly in Homosassa. My Passion for Fly Fishing Tarpon began that day.
In 1994 I decided to become a Fly Fishing guide. With much help and encouragement from Gary Merriman of the Fish Hawk and Capt Earle Waters I started guiding in Homosassa from April thru July. I was fortunate to have learned from the top guides in Homosassa. For the next 6 years I would be in Homosassa and the Lower Keys for 4 months a year. In 1999 I moved to the Matlacha area and have been Fly Fishing the Flats here and around Pine Island Sound for 21 years. Many of my clients have fished with me for years and become life long friends. I look forward every season to meeting new people and sharing my passion for Tarpon. I'm a very patient guide and enjoy helping anglers improve their fly fishing skills
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THE SILVER KING SIGNATURE SERIES 16 FLATS BOAT IS ONE OF THE LEGENDARY FLY FISHING SKIFFS. MINE WAS CUSTOM BUILT SPECIFICALLY FOR FLY FISHING. ITS A VERY STABLE COMFORTABLE BOAT.
FLY FISHING GUIDE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ON THE FLATS
FOR TARPON, REDFISH, SNOOK, PERMIT IN MATLACHA, PINE ISLAND SOUND, SANIBEL, CAPTIVA, CABBAGE KEY, USEPPA ISLAND, NORTH CAPTIVA
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