Good Day Fishing Fans,

I can't believe that this is winter. It is so warm that the pineapples, mangoes, and almost all fruit trees are in bloom now. The birds are building nests as if it was spring time. I just hope we don't get a big Arctic blast of cold air, or else all the blossoms will die. The surf and air temp are up much higher than normal.

When it comes to fishing, there have been waves of  migrating fish that have moved through our area.
Usually they stay here for months, this year we have to be out there and get lucky with a good day. If you don't go you could miss the bite.


Pompano, sharks, bluefish, jack, ladyfish, cobia, and mackerel are possible to catch on fly and light tackle near shore. Snook, small tarpon, jack, pompano, blues, and ladyfish are available in the backcountry. Kingfish, dolphin, sailfish, snapper, permit, and goliath grouper are possible offshore.

The jumbo mackerel were here yesterday, lots of them. I love catching them on fly or light spin tackle.
They are a blast to catch. They make long smooth runs and taste great, when iced and cooked that night.
Plus, they are loaded with that wonderful heart friendly omega oils.

Good luck and God bless,


Cliff-----------------------<*///><

Good day to all and welcome to the site.

Fishing with live bait, we caught 3 out of 9 kingfish hooked that were eaten off the hook by 2 hungry porpoises that kept hanging around the boat. These apex predators are so fast and maneuverable that not many fish escape their feeding frenzy when they decide to eat.

So a hooked fish is a cake walk. The kingfish  were all smoker sized fish near 30-pounds.

Good luck fishing, have fun, and God Bless, 

Cliff----------------------<*///><

Hello and welcome to my site.

Today was another beautiful day fishing on the Treasure Coast. While it was a bit breezy, nobody complained.

It was nice having 3 experienced fishermen, fly-casting and spin fishing on board the boat today.

John, Mike and Bob from Rhode Island caught at least 30 ladyfish, and a variety of other fish which include, mutton snapper, lane snapper, jack, croaker, lizardfish, and our surprise species, Mike's  pompano on fly.

Nice catch guys,

Cliff-------------------<*///><

Hello again fellow fishing fans!

Today, Karl, Dennis, and Jim, caught about 30-plus fish on the grass flats using ultra light tackle.

Our bait was the classic combo of hand tied jigs and shrimp.

The day was textbook perfect. We all had  fun!

God Bless,

 Cliff--------------------<*///><

Lance and Samantha  (6-years old ) of Wellington fished inshore and caught a variety of  jack, ladyfish, croakers, and runners.

The action was consistent using hand-tied jig and shrimp combos, on ultra-light spin tackle.

Samantha was a quick learner catching multiple fish on her own after a little teaching.
We lost count of our 50-point per fish that Sam caught.

Good job Sam!

Good fishing and God Bless,


Cliff--------------------------<*///><

Good day fishing fans!

Today we went hunting for the hard fighting, long running, "smoker" or jumbo kingfish.

The winds were variable from the north northwest, moving around to the north on occasion. Sky was overcast most of the day with the sun poking out only once in a while. Air temperature was bouncing from the 50's in the A.M., to the 60's during the middle of the day, then dropping when the sun got low in the sky. 

All in all it was very pleasant on the water, only a  1-2 foot seas. 

We started out catching some live bait. Once the wells were filled, we headed out to the deep blue sea.
There we drifted and anchored our way to some  fast action fishing. The strange thing was it was all kings nothing else, although we did have a big battle with a mystery fish that got away before we could see it.
I think the most we waited was  20-minutes between bites. The fish all weighed between 17 to 51 pounds, and we had one fish that almost took all our 340 yards of line before it broke free.

Good fishing, good luck and God bless,

Cliff-------------------------------------------<*///><

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Hello fishing fans and happy new year!

Wintertime is a good time to fish our area, no matter which direction you go. The  backcountry fishing is pretty good this time of year, with catches of up to 8-species in a single half day trip.

We are using ultra light spin, and fly tackle, with hand tied jigs and flies for bait.  

Near shore , the varieties of fish can be extensive as well . Spinner shark, jack, bluefish, runners, ladyfish, mackerel, pompano are all possible catches.

Offshore, the sailfish, kings, dolphin, and snapper might take your bait offering.

Over all, the weather is great, with cool days and low humidity .

Good luck, have fun, and God bless,

Capt. Cliff----------------------<*///><


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Happy New Year to all of you fishermen out there in cyberspace!

I can't believe it's 2012.  David, Preston, and Pete, caught a variety of 8-species near shore just before a front hit the other day.

The fish varieties were  jack , runners , aj , snapper, sea bass , lizard fish, trumpet fish and lady fish. The boys were casting  hand-tied jigs tipped with shrimp, on ultra-light spinners. We then ran offshore looking for some bigger fish in various depths, only to be greeted with dropping barometers , falling temperatures, and rain. Unfortunately that didn't work out, but we did have a lot of fun.

God bless everyone and have a good 2012!

Cliff  ---------------------------<*///>< 

The wind and seas were calmer today, allowing a window of time to fish in the ocean. Mackerel of all sizes invaded our area . These oily fish - source of "good omega oil" - were hitting most of the anglers offerings.

Sure, it is important to ice the fish down to have a tasty meal, otherwise they turn to mush quickly. That's my dinner!

God bless,
Cliff-------------------<*///><

The weather is great comparatively speaking. This is a great time of the year to be right here in South Florida.
Sure, we have some wind, but we can still fish inside in the protected water, like we did the other day.