Very Calm Waters

A great night for bully netting.

LOBSTER

A very calm night so we decided to fish and bullynet.  Pat got a little bloodied when I ran into the mangroves chasing a lobster.

It was dead calm this morning, good weather for sight fishing Redfish so Pat and I took a trip out to the back country.  I caught this one on a jig and white shad.  We saw a few more Reds but they weren't biting.

Northern Fish

Ruth Ann Crewe fished with her daughter Dr. Karen Tucker on a northern Wisconsin Lake recently.  They managed to catch a few nice fish.

Blue Fish

Ray and friends did a little fishing today and caught this Blue Fish.

Deer

Deer

These deer were in Sal and Linda's front yard this morning.  They are all over the place.

ABC News

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PROTEST

Over one hundred boats filled with fishermen, guides and recreational boaters lined the south end of the Cowpens this afternoon to protest the Everglades National Park closure.  Many boats left the area and headed into the park to protest.  There will be no fishing in the park until the shutdown is over.

Family Affair

Captain Dave Perkins with his Mom Rita and Dad Joe took part in the Everglades National Park closure protest.  That's Lola on the top.

SLOB SNOOK

I had the pleasure of fishing this morning with Captain Bobby Sox who stopped by for a few days after a trip to Spain. He caught this over-the-slot Snook on the second cast of the day after spotting him laying in the mangroves.

21 Pound King

Captain Randall is sending me the pictures as he catches the fish.  This blog is almost coming to you live from the Little Manistee River in Michigan.

15 Pound Salmon

Captain Biggie Fish and I were exchanging text messages this morning while we were out fishing. He caught this 15 pound Salmon in the Little Manistee River in Michigan while Bob caught the Snook here in the Keys

Lot Of Reds

Ian Bessell from Aberdeen Court seems to get in some fishing where ever he goes.

Hi David,

   These are a couple of pics taken last Wednesday when I fished a 1/2 day charter out of Amelia Island up in North Florida with Capt Nathan Turner.  It was an over-cast/rainy morning, but I still managed to catch 9 reds, 1 black-drum, 1 jack, and a bluefish on the incoming tide.

Thanks,

Ian

Morning Jack

Pat and I got out early this morning and fished until a storm sent us home. We managed to catch a few small Snapper and Jacks.

Good Day

Ray and I finally got out to do some fishing this morning and did pretty good.  We caught a mess of Trout and Snapper, one shark and one nice in-the-slot Redfish.  Ray caught the Red with a live shrimp.

King Salmon

Another big Salmon for Captain Dave Perkins.

Salmon

Captain Dave Perkins is spending a month in the north and doing a lot of fishing.  He caught this Salmon in the Ludington River, Michigan.

Big pike

Captain Tom Sullivan fishing from his kayak in the Passaic River caught this monster pike but was unable to get a good photo of it.  He estimated it to be over 30 inches.

12 Pound King

Captain Bob Randall fished the Big Manistee River today and caught a boat load of these King Salmon. 

Snapper

Pat and I finally got out for awhile today and I caught this Snapper while trolling through the Cowpens.

Scallops

Captain Dave and Wila with their catch of scallops.

Very Big Tuna

Jimmy Buffett catches fish too.

22 Pound Salmon

Captain Bob Randall caught this 22 pound King Salmon on the Big Manistee River Today.
Sorry I haven't been posting lately but it is a little to hot and humid to fish.

EIGHT POUND FLUKE

Jennifer from Perkins Restaurant in Colts Neck, New Jersey did some fishing over the weekend aboard her dad's boat, the 'Barbara S" out of Morgan, NJ and caught this eight pound Fluke.

Beautiful Morning in the Keys

Captain Dave and his crew start out in pursuit of the Spiny Lobster.

BIG REDFISH

Captain Dave Perkin's niece caught this huge 32 inch Redfish.

MORE BUGS

Captain Dave Perkins, his dad Joe, girlfriend Willa and his nieces and nephews had a great two days of catching bugs.

BUGS

Don and Jean Vetromile of Aberdeen Court had a good day of lobstering on the first day of the mini-season. Everyone did good on the first day, most Hammer Point residents got their limit of bugs.

BONNET SHARK

Captain Robert Supel fished with his granddaughter Helen Ann from his dock in Flagler Beach where she caught this shark.

TARPON

Nice photo by Jerry Leekey while diving the Hens and Chickens.

AIR BORN

Guy Leekey's grandsons want to fly just like their father and grandfather.

CUBAN NIGHT SHARK

Captain Gus Ramirez took this photo of a Cuban Night Shark that they hooked and released.

DOLPHIN

Captain Gus Ramirez had a good day 25 miles off shore fishing aboard the "Wahoo VIII with Captain Carlos.

Lola

The intrepid Lola.

Red Fish

Another great photo by Captain Dave Perkins.

Saw Fish

Great photo of a Saw Fish that was caught and released by Captain dave Perkins.

First Redfish

Dannielle Post's first Redfish fishing with Captain Dave. She caught it on a gold spoon.

Painting My House

I haven't had any time to fish lately or post things because I am painting my house, but thanks to Captain Dave Perkins who is tearing up the back country and supplying me with photos.
I should be back on the water in another week or so.

BACKCOUNTRY

Father and daughter Damon and Catherine Warmacks's first trip to the Everglades National Park with Captain Dave Perkins was a productive one.  They caught Trout Reds and Sharks.

Raft Up

The Leahys, Leekeys, Hinds, and Brookers had a raft up in front of the Leekey's house today.

Porgy

Jerry Krotenberg with his son Keith and son-in-law Ian had a good day off shore.