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Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing 2-Fly Tournament

admin — Fri, 25 May 2012 01:25:00 +0000

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Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing 2-Fly Tournament

admin — Thu, 03 May 2012 14:06:07 +0000

This past Sunday N and I were able to go down to Rose River Farm to photograph the Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing 2-Fly Tournament. Below are a few sample images from the day. Check back next week to see the full post.

Everglades [South Florida]

admin — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 01:47:10 +0000

In typical fashion, K and I jammed in as much activity as possible on our “vacation”. After some unknown voice of reason thankfully convinced us that we didn’t have time to rent kayaks and fish muddy flats in 20+ MPH winds in Islamorada, we continued north to catch our return flight out of Miami… until we took a sharp left off of Rt 1 and hit the Everglades for some wildlife watching. This was the tame, quasi-zoo version of the Everglades, but we still really enjoyed it. Hopefully we can make it back some day for some slogging in the backcountry.

Fly fishing in the Keys [Marathon, FL]

admin — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 01:58:31 +0000

The wind chart read scarlet for 3 out of our 5 days in the Keys, but that didn’t stop us from having an outstanding trip. Thanks to some good friends and amazing hosts, we had an air-conditioned house to stay in right along Sister Creek with a fishing skiff tied at the dock at the end of the yard. Tarpon. Barracuda. Jacks. Hooked and landed. We saw numerous sharks (bull, black-tip, hammerheads, and something big brown and scary), countless leopard rays, and several large sea turtles. After a few days fishing, we went sight seeing in Key West, checked out nearby Sombrero Beach and even stopped at the Everglades to see some alligators before flying back from Miami. Things that impressed us:

1. Laid back fishing culture of the Keys

2. The speed and quickness of the predators in the water (barracudas, sharks, ‘gators)

3. Saltwater fly fishing. We are addicted. Officially.

Feeding the tarpon at Robbie’s Marina [Islamorada, FL]

admin — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:39:32 +0000

Our friends we were staying with in Marathon, FL had told us about Robbie’s Marina in Islamorada, FL. We didn’t get a chance to stop on our way down, but after hearing that we could feed tarpon we were convinced to go on our way home. I mean, come on — who doesn’t want to do that?! After seeing N catch a couple tarpon on our trip I was ready to get a little closer to these guys. I’ve got to say, this was one of the most exhilarating moments on our trip. If you don’t know much about tarpon you should know this: these suckers can jump. To put this into perspective an 80lb tarpon can jump up to 10 feet. So, to say that laying on the dock, sticking my hand over with a bait fish on the end of it was a little unnerving. I kept wondering if they would take my hand with them. It was such a fun experience. Next time you are driving through Islamorada, be sure to check out Robbie’s Marina.

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