Sharks!!

It's time again to dust off the 12wt rods and do battle with the most fierce predator in the ocean. The yearly migration of the Spinner Sharks has started on the Treasure Coast between Stuart and Ft. Pierce. I had great success flyfishing for them last year, I tie a fly called the Southern Angler Shark Fly that they couldn't resist. It's a big bulky orange fly that really gets them going, I think it's the orange color more than anything that turns them on. The way I fish them is to chum from an anchored boat and bring them into casting range and sight cast to them. The first run is truly amazing, every bit as fast as any Tarpon I have ever caught, a truly great species on fly or spin. Here are a few pictures, the sharks should be around for a few months. Give me a call at the Southern Angler 772-223-1300 to book a trip for these great predators.

Capt. Scott Cormier

Heavy Weights

The Giant Jack Crevalle...What a great game fish! I wait for these guys all winter hoping they will show up sooner rather than later, and this year they didn't disappoint. Saturday the 24th of January was my first shot at the Jacks this year, and they were out in full force. The three guys with me, Tim Niles, Fred Shiple, and Nick Mcdonald had a big time cathing these big brutes. We did a six hour trip and fished the Jacks the whole time. I bet they where feeling it the next day. It's hard to explain just how hard these fish fight, pound for pound they have to be the hardest fighting fish I know of. They are also a great choice for the flyfisherman, they will teach a beginner how to fight big fish in no time because you get so many shots. Great job guys hope you were not too sore the next day.

Happy new year Snook

Starting off the new year right, January third and the fishing has been great. This time of year we are normally hiding from the wind and happy catching the usual wintertime residents like Ladyfish, Mackerel, Pompano and Jacks. These guys can keep us busy on the worst days, so I'm always thankful to catch them in the heart of winter. But as an added bonus I've been able to put my clients on some quality Snook this winter. This was the first fish of the morning for Stu, after this Snook we made a run to the Indian River and caught Trout, Ladyfish, Pompano, and a few small jacks. I'm crossing my fingers that the winter will keep going as it has been.

The last Snook of 2008...WOW

I hope everyone had a great holiday season. Charters have picked up quite a bit over the holidays and the fishing has been great. The weather has really been good this winter with lots of warm temps. This Snook was caught on the last day of 2008 in the St Lucie river. The fish was 27 pounds and fell for a black and purple polar fibre minnow, the water was cold that day, 63 degrees, so the fish didn't fight quite like a normal Snook that size. All I can say is nice fish Dan, thats a Snook of a lifetime on fly, great job!