Fishing Report

May 1, 2021

THROUGH

May 8, 2021

Report Details

Weather:
Mostly sunny weather with moderate to fresh winds from the east /southeast at 20-30 Mph
Wind:
East/southeast at 20-30 Mph.
Air Temp:
Low 90's Deg F
Moon Phase:
Waning crescent 4%
Sunrise / Sunset:
Sunrise 5:21 am Sunset: 6:15 pm

Week In Review

Fishing was excellent again this week, despite all but two days being very windy. Our run on Permit continued, with a total of 21 fish landed. Capt. Gordy managed a haul of 9 fish on one day!

Tarpon were around in the South and a number of good fish were lost. We are holding thumbs that the big fish will arrive soon. Trevor G (13 years old) had a fish of 80 Lbs. with Capt. Cesar.

What Guests were Catching

Bonefish

Large numbers of bones were caught. Most were in the 2-4 Lb range. They are all over the flats in good numbers.

Permit

21 Permit were caught between 10 - 30 Lbs.

Tarpon

Four Tarpon were taken. They ranged between 30 and 110lbs.

Other Species

Some big Jacks were caught. Brian G and his Son Trevor caught several good fish with Capt. Cesar

Grand Slams

One Grand Slam for the week.

Flies That Worked

Bonefish:
Christmas Island Specials in gold, pearl and pink sizes 4 & 6, and Crazy Charlies in pink and orange.
Permit:
Mantis shrimp and Flexo crabs. Reggae crabs also worked. Crabs were preferred over other patterns.
Tarpon
White bunnies and black/purple bunnies are the flies of choice.
Snook:

Photo of the Week

Last Sunday, Matt T. landed his first Permit while out with Capt. Jeo. Matt said, "One of the best catches of my life." Matt is pictured here holding his Permit. His dad Ken, also landed his first Permit with Capt. Michael. Now that's a great father/son experience!
More Fish of the Week Photos