Congratulations and Happy Birthday Scott Martin
Scott Martin, along with Gary Martin, his dad, celebrated his twelfth birthday by taking third place redfish in the adult division of the tenth annual SISA ‘Red Eye’ Classic this weekend. Fishing with Captain Rocky, Team Martin also took second place red along with top junior angler honors. Congratulations Scott!
Record Smashing Redfish
For some, June 23rd will be known for more than World Cup Soccer thrillers and Wimbledon marathons. At least it certainly will be for Pastor Larry Zimmerman of Ocala, Florida. Fishing with fellow pastor and Native Sons guide, Captain Rocky Van Hoose, Larry latched onto to an enormous redfish in the Banana River around noon. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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. […]
Roland Rolling to Beastfeast
Capt. Roland will be one of the featured participants at Beast Feast, an all-day hunting and fishing extravaganza hosted by Sarasota Baptist Church on February 27st. In addition to sharing fishing stories, tips, and tins of Wintergreen, Roland will man a booth full of Native Sons Fishing pictures, videos, maps and memorabilia. So stop by […]
Cobia Season Almost Here
One of the most anticipated events of the annual fishing calendar for those living in the greater Orlando area is the spring cobia run. This month-long migration is keyed to the rising water temperatures just off-shore and with all the cold weather we’ve been experiencing the cobia run has not reached the near shore waters […]