July 7th, 2009

June 11

This morning we started out with a father and son fishing team Greg and Trapper from Oklahoma. We started out trolling the reef just looking to put some fish in the box to break the ice. And as it turned out we made the right decision and ended up catching a box full of king fish a few bonitos and one big black fin tuna that we were going to eat the next day on their second fishing trip with us.

July 7th, 2009

WEATHER: There were cool temperatures at the start of the week compared to what we had at the end of the week. Early on the highs were in the low 90’s but as the 4th drew closer things started to heat up. On the 4th we showed 101 degrees on my home gauge.

July 7th, 2009

The last couple of trips we did were ½ days. Half day trips are cool, but you really don’t have the time to do everything or shift gears to compensate if the fishing is slow. Unfortunately some people don’t know how their stomachs will react to a full day at sea and others just have time constraints and a half day is all that they can squeeze in. Either way, we try and make the most of the allotted time.

July 7th, 2009

Fishing Report

Fishbuster Charters’ Captain Dave Hanson reported, “A low pressure system that hung over our area for several days was still in effect Monday, 6/29, when I fished a windy Estero Bay with Bill Maybrook and friend, Andy. We missed the rains and were able to catch six keeper mangrove snapper on shrimp. We released nine smaller snapper, two snook to 16 inches and four sheepshead that were just short of keeper size.

July 7th, 2009

INSHORE:

Summertime.....heat, afternoon storms and more heat. Get out early to fish or late in the evening to enjoy the best times on the water. Drink plenty of fluids and have some fun this time of year. Most of our action came from the south of Fort Pierce this week. The water quality has been much better to the south. The power lines have held lot of trout on the west side of the river all week.

July 7th, 2009

Greetings from Goodnews River Lodge (www.epicfishing.com).

After two and a half days of airplanes and airports I arrived at Goodnews. The lodge felt familiar and comfortable. Mike put me to work right away, launching boats and cleaning them up, setting up fly rods, and getting everything ready for our first guests.