Guides day off

Well tomorrow will be the first time in a while that I have fished for myself. As a flyshop owner and full time guide you would think that I fish all the time...Well not really, I may spend time on the water but I don't get to fish as much as I would like. So tomorrow my good friend and fellow Stuart fly fishing guide John Meskauskas will be hitting the water for some much needed pulling on some big fish, and to make it even better David Mcleaf is coming along to photograph the trip. I have never met David, so I'm looking forward to it. David is a great photographer that gets lots of cover shots for certain fishing publications. Our quarry for the day will be the giant Jacks that have been cruising the beach and also some Spinner Shark action later in the day. So with my 10 and 12wt rods in hand I will hopefully have some great pictures and a story to share tomorrow afternoon. On a side note since I like to put a picture with each post, the one above is a picture I took of a Don Ray painting with my camera on the black and white mode. I thought it turned out pretty cool and wanted to share it.

Capt. Scott Cormier

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