Fishing the Backcountry in February was good eventhough we had many days of negative tides and access was limited due to higher than normal North winds.
Indiana George caught his first seatrout and snook on fly while casting in high wind conditions. He caught 25 plus seatrout, ladyfish and Jack Crevalle and of course his first Snook…good job George.
Billy and Lee traveled from Virginia and had a couple of good days catching seatrout and ladyfish and snook on fly. For lunch, I crossed Boca Grande Pass in heavy winds and we ate “Cheeseburgers in Paradise” at Cabbage Key…always good food, service and great views. On the way back to Boca we made one last stop at a Mangrove Island and Billy hooked a big snook after a great cast..After the initial hookup the fly rod parted in two pieces, and the snook headed for the Mangroves…With Lee’s help grabbing the tip section and me lipping the snook, all ended well with big smiles!
Chad and Scott Whitlock from Mass. had a good day, eventhough windy, catching seatrout, ladyfish and a few Burr fish. We had non-stop action for a couple of hours on Seatrout and ladies… We then poled the shoreline flats in search of snook and Redfish…. High winds made casting difficult but Chad was up to the challenge and connected with a large snook and fought it for a few minutes and finally brought it boat side where I missed the lip and unbuttoned about a 30” snook!! He proclaimed that everything was okay…..but all of us know the feeling of missing the Big One!….. As a Guide.. the feeling is much worse…..
Scott along with grand daughters Piper and Pierce had a spectacular day spinfishing for seatrout and ladyfish while grandpa Scott fly fished….The girls put on a show with each of them managing double digits. Not bad for a half-day trip.
Spotted a couple of Tarpon in transit to
Cabbage Key….Waiting to see the Backcountry white Butterflies soon which are a harbinger to the arrival of the Silver King…..
Tight lines,
Capt. Al
