A Fish Passing into Fishing Lore
Jack Chamblin of Merritt Island has been on a mission ovewr the past year or so to introduce his sons and grandsons to the wonderful world of our local bull reds. And each of his grandsons have caught big, bragging-sized reds. This time it was Sean, his youngest son’s turn on the Banana River with […]
Peter Guides Client to Pending World Record Snook
Capt. Peter guided client Derek Szczepaniak to a pending world record snook this past week. Fishing the Vero Beach/Ft. Pierce stretch of the Indian River, Peter has been putting his clients on some monster snook for the past several weeks, but none bigger than the one Derek caught. The big linesider measured 98 centimeter, eclipsing […]
Winter Fishing Update
Fishing the Indian River Lagoon system during the winter months can be simply spectacular. In addition to our redfish and trout, we’ll welcome schools of huge black drum to the flats (see photos below). These monsters can weigh up to sixty pounds while forming tightly packed schools as they maraud the shallows foraging for food […]
Fall Fishing Update
This beautiful fall weather and great fishing is making for some fantastic days on the water! Schools of redfish and seatrout are schooling up on the flats throughout the area. Our clients have been catching some of the biggest trout that we have seen in a while, as well as steady action from redfish. Sightfishing […]
Ft. Pierce Fishing Update
The snook and trout fishing in Ft. Pierce is on fire right now. Capt. Peter has split his time over the last two weeks between the Banana River near Cocoa Beach and the Indian River in Ft. Pierce. The water in Vero Beach and Ft. Pierce is very clear and is providing great sightfishing. The […]
Unusual Rescue at Sea
Tony and Maria were invited on a fishing trip by CR Hall while visiting beautiful Florida. Little did they know it would be a trip that will be talked about for a lifetime! The morning started off fishing for the big “over-slot” bull redfish. Capt. Peter positioned the boat up on the grassflats where schools […]
Last Shuttle Launch
View the final shuttle launch upfront and personal aboard one of our flats boats motored as close as possible to the launch pads. July 8, 2011 – Launch Time – 11:40 AM Mission: STS-135 to the International Space Station Vehicle: Space shuttle Atlantis Launch Complex: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center Boast will leave the ramp at […]
Deeks and Rohmann Strike Again
Capt. Peter Deeks, Jr. and Capt. Robert Rohmann continued their assault upon central Florida inshore tournaments last weekend with an impressive performance at the 2011 Strikezone Central Florida Shootout. The duo took 1st place overall, 1st place redfish and 3rd place trout.
River Tarpon Return
The tarpon have just shown up inside the Indian River Lagoon. Capt. Peter and Justin Stumpfhauser spent an afternoon sightfishing schools of them this past week. They were able to get five to eat, with Justin landing his first – Congrats Justin! The fish were not rolling much, but were holding near the surface in […]
Giant Reds Return
Several schools of the giant redfish, 45 to 52 inches and weighing 30 to 40 lbs, have returned to the shallow flats for the summer and fall. Thus far we’ve caught at least one of these monsters on each of our most recent fishing charters including the one pictured below and being held by Doug and […]