Every year Peg and Gerry Fye send me the same e-mail....Green Tube Lures....
They are nuts for Barracudas on the Key West winter flats. The last two days we have been wacken away at the Cudas with lots of misses, catches and laughs as these shallow water Toofy's provide lots of fun.
The jumps are really something, with no where to go in one foot of water the Cudas go airborne,
changing direction at 40 mph and if they dont over run the line and bite off the 10lb line will keep you very busy.......in stiches.
We also landed two Cobias today, on was following a sting ray across the flat and Gerry tossed a tube lure to him, off to the races and 10 mins. later we turned him loose.
Peg hooked one of a group of three and he shook off at the boat a few mins. later.
Peg's biggest Barracuda won the contest, she usually does!
After a evening of putting my homemade tubes together, I'm ready for bed and our Barracuda
battle in the morning.
Monday, January 23, 2006
Monday, January 16, 2006
Cold Fronts= Hot Fishing in Key West
WOW!
That was one cold blow, Friday afternoon the first signs of the approaching cold front was some west wind and a few showers.
By late Friday night it started to howl and Saturday am it was cold and blowing very hard, glad I was in Homestead at the race track encouraging Marcella in her attemps to pass the MRC course for motorcycle.
The good news is she passed, or is that the bad news?! Anyway, we had to be at the track at 630
am for ride instruction and it was low 40's and blowing 30ish.
Everyone was caught with out proper cold weather gear and we were all danc'en to keep warm.
So what does this have to do with fish? Cold fronts are the engine that drives the bait fish down the coast in into the tidal basin's, river's and flats.
We dont want to catch bait but we do want the Cobia, Bluefish, Pompano, Barracudas, Jacks and the light tackle fun that follows.
Monday's warming up considerably and so will the water temps, Tuesday will find me speeding to the backcountry to pounce on the bugger's.
That was one cold blow, Friday afternoon the first signs of the approaching cold front was some west wind and a few showers.
By late Friday night it started to howl and Saturday am it was cold and blowing very hard, glad I was in Homestead at the race track encouraging Marcella in her attemps to pass the MRC course for motorcycle.
The good news is she passed, or is that the bad news?! Anyway, we had to be at the track at 630
am for ride instruction and it was low 40's and blowing 30ish.
Everyone was caught with out proper cold weather gear and we were all danc'en to keep warm.
So what does this have to do with fish? Cold fronts are the engine that drives the bait fish down the coast in into the tidal basin's, river's and flats.
We dont want to catch bait but we do want the Cobia, Bluefish, Pompano, Barracudas, Jacks and the light tackle fun that follows.
Monday's warming up considerably and so will the water temps, Tuesday will find me speeding to the backcountry to pounce on the bugger's.
Friday, January 13, 2006
More Tarpon, Cuda's and Cobia
Summer like week pull's out the Tarpoon's
We are having another week of really great weather, cool nights, ...not too.
Temps in the day time close to 80 degrees and not a lot of wind but, the full moon keeps most of the Permit off the flats, we found them in the rivers and deeper flats edges.
A few Cobia are on the flat however and some 20lbers are sniffen around the back side of sting rays.
The Tarpon have slid in several places and early morning jumping Tarpon is always a thing of beauty.
My ol' pals the Fye's are due in this week and if the Barracudas are not snapping, I'll be getting hell from Peg.
Gerry and Peg have been fishing with me for 15-16 years and always the big push is for Barracudas, Barracudas, Barracudas.
Two years ago we were in a warm snap in mid Febuary and the Cudas were not very frisky, we
"had to resort to Tarpon fishing.
Ofcourse Peg hook's one of Monsters, I have hooked and lost and boated a fair amount of over 175 lb Tarpon.
Pegs Tarpon was bigger and he ate the plug 20 feet from the boat then, shaking his head, nostrals flarred and farting hand grenades, he fired the plug back at Peg, he was gone!
At the top of her lungs "Mother XXXXER, thank god he's gone!"
I about fell off the platform and Gerry was in stiches.........That's Peg!
Next morning Gerry shows but no Peg, she didn't want any more Monsters.
We are having another week of really great weather, cool nights, ...not too.
Temps in the day time close to 80 degrees and not a lot of wind but, the full moon keeps most of the Permit off the flats, we found them in the rivers and deeper flats edges.
A few Cobia are on the flat however and some 20lbers are sniffen around the back side of sting rays.
The Tarpon have slid in several places and early morning jumping Tarpon is always a thing of beauty.
My ol' pals the Fye's are due in this week and if the Barracudas are not snapping, I'll be getting hell from Peg.
Gerry and Peg have been fishing with me for 15-16 years and always the big push is for Barracudas, Barracudas, Barracudas.
Two years ago we were in a warm snap in mid Febuary and the Cudas were not very frisky, we
"had to resort to Tarpon fishing.
Ofcourse Peg hook's one of Monsters, I have hooked and lost and boated a fair amount of over 175 lb Tarpon.
Pegs Tarpon was bigger and he ate the plug 20 feet from the boat then, shaking his head, nostrals flarred and farting hand grenades, he fired the plug back at Peg, he was gone!
At the top of her lungs "Mother XXXXER, thank god he's gone!"
I about fell off the platform and Gerry was in stiches.........That's Peg!
Next morning Gerry shows but no Peg, she didn't want any more Monsters.
More Tarpon, Cuda's and Cobia
Summer like week pull's out the Tarpoon's
We are having another week of really great weather, cool nights, ...not too.
Temps in the day time close to 80 degrees and not a lot of wind but, the full moon keeps most of the Permit off the flats, we found them in the rivers and deeper flats edges.
A few Cobia are on the flat however and some 20lbers are sniffen around the back side of sting rays.
The Tarpon have slid in several places and early morning jumping Tarpon is always a thing of beauty.
My ol' pals the Fye's are due in this week and if the Barracudas are not snapping, I'll be getting hell from Peg.
Gerry and Peg have been fishing with me for 15-16 years and always the big push is for Barracudas, Barracudas, Barracudas.
Two years ago we were in a warm snap in mid Febuary and the Cudas were not very frisky, we
"had to resort to Tarpon fishing.
Ofcourse Peg hook's one of Monsters, I have hooked and lost and boated a fair amount of over 175 lb Tarpon.
Pegs Tarpon was bigger and he ate the plug 20 feet from the boat then, shaking his head, nostrals flarred and farting hand grenades, he fired the plug back at Peg, he was gone!
At the top of her lungs "Mother XXXXER, thank god he's gone!"
I about fell off the platform and Gerry was in stiches.........That's Peg!
Next morning Gerry shows but no Peg, she didn't want any more Monsters.
We are having another week of really great weather, cool nights, ...not too.
Temps in the day time close to 80 degrees and not a lot of wind but, the full moon keeps most of the Permit off the flats, we found them in the rivers and deeper flats edges.
A few Cobia are on the flat however and some 20lbers are sniffen around the back side of sting rays.
The Tarpon have slid in several places and early morning jumping Tarpon is always a thing of beauty.
My ol' pals the Fye's are due in this week and if the Barracudas are not snapping, I'll be getting hell from Peg.
Gerry and Peg have been fishing with me for 15-16 years and always the big push is for Barracudas, Barracudas, Barracudas.
Two years ago we were in a warm snap in mid Febuary and the Cudas were not very frisky, we
"had to resort to Tarpon fishing.
Ofcourse Peg hook's one of Monsters, I have hooked and lost and boated a fair amount of over 175 lb Tarpon.
Pegs Tarpon was bigger and he ate the plug 20 feet from the boat then, shaking his head, nostrals flarred and farting hand grenades, he fired the plug back at Peg, he was gone!
At the top of her lungs "Mother XXXXER, thank god he's gone!"
I about fell off the platform and Gerry was in stiches.........That's Peg!
Next morning Gerry shows but no Peg, she didn't want any more Monsters.
Thursday, January 05, 2006
Oop's Three More Tarpon
Today started slow, could not find the Tarpon in the same place that we did the two days previous.
We sniffed around and tossed a few jigs hoping to see a Tarpon roll but, other than a few Lizard fish and Lane Snappers, that was it.
Now you see them, now you dont!
I ran a mile and started to look in the next spot..........nada.
Good thing I gave it some more time , up comes Silver Boy, a short time later we were hooked up to a frisky 50lber.
First time luck for Tom and he landed the fish inspite of a few foopaws, a fifty pound Tarpon on 12lb test is a handfull, two handfulls.
A while later Mike Jumped a 80 lb fish but didnt bow and he was gone.
Thirty mins. later Mike hooked a good 65 lber and off we went, this time we made it through the jumps and I grabbed the leader after a lot of Wahoo's and Getum's
Some good photos at the boat and Mr. Tarpon went away pissed but, healthy and we went to the Barn.
Great morning and fun guy's
We sniffed around and tossed a few jigs hoping to see a Tarpon roll but, other than a few Lizard fish and Lane Snappers, that was it.
Now you see them, now you dont!
I ran a mile and started to look in the next spot..........nada.
Good thing I gave it some more time , up comes Silver Boy, a short time later we were hooked up to a frisky 50lber.
First time luck for Tom and he landed the fish inspite of a few foopaws, a fifty pound Tarpon on 12lb test is a handfull, two handfulls.
A while later Mike Jumped a 80 lb fish but didnt bow and he was gone.
Thirty mins. later Mike hooked a good 65 lber and off we went, this time we made it through the jumps and I grabbed the leader after a lot of Wahoo's and Getum's
Some good photos at the boat and Mr. Tarpon went away pissed but, healthy and we went to the Barn.
Great morning and fun guy's
Wednesday, January 04, 2006
Key West Winter Tarpon Fishing
Yesterday after several days of good sunshine and warming water temps, we found Tarpon in several flats rivers.
Not just little guys but, some big mama's also, not a lot of grabs but we did manage to jump a couple.
The jacks were happy too and we wore out a handfull of Mylar jigs fighting them and a few snappers and the biggest Lookdown I ever saw.
Lookdown's are really a odd looking fish, related to the Pompano and Permit with a simular
body shape but a bazarre face and a snorkle mouth that reminds me of a Sturgeon.
They swim looking down, bottom feeders usually and not really on the list of fish you must catch before you can have your own television show.
Not any Lookdown tournaments that I know of, but they are fun and fun to lookdown...at.
Not just little guys but, some big mama's also, not a lot of grabs but we did manage to jump a couple.
The jacks were happy too and we wore out a handfull of Mylar jigs fighting them and a few snappers and the biggest Lookdown I ever saw.
Lookdown's are really a odd looking fish, related to the Pompano and Permit with a simular
body shape but a bazarre face and a snorkle mouth that reminds me of a Sturgeon.
They swim looking down, bottom feeders usually and not really on the list of fish you must catch before you can have your own television show.
Not any Lookdown tournaments that I know of, but they are fun and fun to lookdown...at.
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