Rare Beach Billfish
Capt. Peter and his good friends Robert and Bob Rohmann turned in one of the more spectacular catches in quite some time – a SAILFISH hooked less than 400 yards off Melbourne Beach. The group had been targeting large tarpon which frequent our beaches this time of year when they spotted the billfish free-swimming in […]
Oil Free Guarantee
In response to several inquiries, we want to communicate to all our clients that we are diligently monitoring the situation with the oil spill along the northern west coast of Florida in the Gulf of Mexico. Despite the size of the oil spill and a single ‘worse-case senerio’ model of potential migration of the spill […]
June 3, 2010 – Summertime and Super Times
Summer has finally arrived along the Space Coast and the fishing has gotten downright ridiculously hot as a result. Giant snook, tarpon, redfish, black drum, jacks and other inshore species have settled into their summer patterns and we’re seeing some super catches over the past few weeks … read on for the details. Capt. Peter […]
NSF Client & Giant Snook Featured in Florida Today
(Repost of Florida Today Article of May 23, 2010 by Matt Badolato) After the icy winter and devastating fish kills in Central Florida, it’s nice to know that some big snook survived to be caught another day. On May 11, Cocoa Beach resident Justin Stumpfhauser was fishing with friend Peter Deeks Jr. of Merritt Island […]
May 12, 2010 – Waiting for the Spring Mullet Run
There are some terrific fish being caught along the Space and Treasure Coasts although the continued effects of high winds on our inshore fisheries have been presenting us some challenges. Typically mid-May gives us more moderate winds and temperatures along with the annual spring mullet migration combining to set our snook, redfish, tarpon and other […]
Sweeeeet Shuttle Shot
Jason and Kaden Tacker from Arkansas had a special bonus to their recent fishing charter with Capt. Rocky – a front row seat to watch the last Atlantis Shuttle launch, from just off the NASA property on the Indian River near northern Merritt Island.
April 29, 2010 – Spectacular Spring Fishing Report
The past couple of weeks have offered up some great fishing, strong winds and all. Moreover, there has been a great variety of fish in our waters right now. Applying different techniques by sight-fishing on the flats and in the creeks and canals has been a ton of fun and very productive. The following accounts […]
SNOOK starting to Sizzle
The big snook seem to have survived the harsh winter in splendid shape and the spring snooker action has been remarkable. During the past several weeks we have had a number of clients hook and land 20 plus pound snook on our charters including a rare 30 pound monster caught this morning. Pictured below are […]
Native Sons Clients Win Big in Weekend Tournament
Last weekend was huge for the Native Sons guides as we scored two impressive wins in weekend tournaments. Capt. Peter guided his little sister, Christa, to a big win in the youth division of the Titusville Spots Tournament last Saturday. Christa walked away with a new trolling motor, kayak and other prizes for her victory. […]
April 12, 2010 – Happy Days Are Here Again
The weather has improved steadily over the past several weeks and so has the fishing. With the warmer temperatures and more moderate winds, hungry gamefish have returned to the shallows in big numbers. Indeed, happy days are here again as evidenced by the following summaries from our most recent charters. Art and his neighbor Al […]