Pat Catches a Grouper

Big Big Fish

Jerry and Bert did some spearfishing yesterday and caught a few hogs and a grouper.

It took Pat and I a week to get out for some grouper because of the weather and doctor's appointments but we finally got out today.  Pat caught the top grouper and I caught the bottom one.  They were both gags and they were both a few inches too short to keep.  I also caught a huge sting ray that took 20 minutes to get to the boat.

Captain Bob Randall caught this 15 pound king salmon in Lake Michigan yesterday.

Grouper Time

Glenn gave me a bunch of pin fish today so my friend Dave and I decided to go and see if the grouper population is doing good in my grouper hole.  Yes they are.  They will be waiting for us on May 1, 2012.
These two gags were 20 and 24 inches.

Captain Dave Perkins decided to go back country yesterday afternoon when the winds died down.  He wrote, "Poling in a foot of water in Flamingo. She spotted, cast, hooked and fought it on her own. 30 inches. Got a red and trout as well for her first back country slam!"

Glenn and I went out fishing this windy morning and Glenn caught this grouper on the first cast floating a pin fish behind the boat.  That was it!

DOLPHIN

Gus and Glenn went offshore today and caught five dolphin.  Glenn said, "Caught 5 Dolphin today with Captain Gus. Unfortunately I got seasick in the 7 foot seas and we came in early. I agree with you Dave the creek is nicer!!"

What Is It?

Guy Leekey and his son Jerry are in Uruguay on a hunting trip and I guess a fishing trip also.  I have no idea what kind of fish that is that Jerry is holding.

DOLPHINS

While on the way to our fishing spots with my sister, niece and nephew we ran into this pod of dolphins.  I think they may have been mating because I have never seen them rolling in the water the way they were.This was just one pod of many that we saw that day.

Captain Gus Ramirez and Captain Glenn Warrington fished the backcountry the other day and caught a few grouper including this 22 inch black grouper that Gus caught.

While we were at Disney World my nephew John hired a backcountry guide from Key largo.  He caught a few trout and reds and missed a backcountry slam when he lost a big snook.

Large Snapper

I fished with my sister Marie, nephew John and niece Elizabeth last night.  Elizabeth was the first to score with this 18 inch
mangrove. 

Barracuda

My nephew John Koblen caught a few snapper and this small barracuda yesterday

Permit

Captain Dave Perkins is holding a permit that one of his anglers, Jason Rupert, caught Monday off of the Islamorada flats.

Another Snook

Captain Glenn Warrington has been nailing the snook lately.  He has even been catching them in the daytime.
This snook was 29 inches.

Lone Yellow Tail

Captain Gus Ramirez took his grandson Gus and Gus's girlfriend Amanda offshore for some yellow tail fishing last Saturaday aboard the Wahoo VIII, but had not much luck.  Amanda is holding the only yellow tail they caught.

26 Inch Snook

Captain Glenn Warrington got his first snook of the year.  Glenn usually has landed quite a few by this time of the year. He caught it on a Hook-Up Jig using the method he perfected last year.

Largest Canal Snapper

Young Peter Anthony Ascencion won 1st place for largest canal snapper caught.  Peter Anthony is the grandson of Sonia and Gus Ramirez.

Stone Crab

Captain Eddie Feaster was awarded a prize for largest stone crab caught.

Third Place Winner

Big Fish Bob Randall came in third place.  Bob also was Team Randall leader with 84 snapper over 15 inches.  That's right he caught 84 snapper in two weeks.

Hammer Point Snook Tournament

Ray Leahy came in second place with a 29 inch snook and a little help from his wife Judy.

2012 Hammer Point Snook Tournament

Nancy Randall won the 2012 snook tournament for the second time.  She won it all with a 30 inch snook.

If you need your farm cleaned out of wild hogs call the Leekey boys. From the left, Nicholas, Jerry, Robbie, Mason, Bert and the Safari leader Guy.

Captain Ray Leahy took a few friends over to Flamingo yesterday and caught a few keeper trout along with lady fish and sharks.

A NIGHT IN THE CREEK

Bob, Ray and I hit the creek for the last time while Bob and Nancy are here visiting.  Bob and Ray caught their limit of snapper while I caught a garbage can of sheepshead, lady fish, lizard fish, and pinfish.
I also managed to catch this 17 pound tarpon. It was caught on a Hank Brown white jig that was supposed to be tipped with a half shrimp because we were running low on shrimp, but when I put my hand in the bait bucket and came up with a 6 inch shrimp I had to put it on the jig.  It was in the water for exactly 1 second when the tarpon hit it.
Bob and Nancy and Ray and Judy headed out to Flamingo early this morning. They plan to fish the Snake Bight Channel for snook and redfish.  They will be sending me reports throughout the day.

Just another day in the Keys

A manatee visit.

 Dolphin in the bay.

A yellow tail snapper in the Cowpens, very unusual

A sheepshead caught by Big Fish.

Ray's Snook

Sorry about the first photo of Ray and Nancy, that was Nancy's snook.  This one is Ray's snook.

30 inch Linesider

Nancy Randal knocked Ray into 2nd place and me into 3rd place with this 30 inch snook.
It looks like the snook are making a comeback

Judy, Judy

Ray's wife Judy caught the largest snapper of the night.

Ray's Snook

Ray also scored with a 29 inch snook to move the Keysmon back to second place in the Hammer Point Snook Tournament.

Tarpoon

Keysmon Charters is having a great night tonight. Captain Ray Leahy brought in this 30 pound tarpon and released it unharmed.

GAG

Captain Glenn Warrington caught this gag grouper the other morning.  He caught it on a pin fish/

Team Randall

Team Randall scores again

Snook

Bobby, Bob and I limited out on snappers again tonight and I caught and released a 26 inch snook. It was caught on a 1/4 ounce hook up jig tipped with a shrimp head.

Again last night the snapper bite was on.

FRIDAY NIGHT MASSACRE

Went out to the creek tonight and at about half past dark thirty the bite was on.  Limited out in 20 minutes.

Captain Gus Ramirez and Captain Glenn Warrington hit the creek last night and limited out on some nice size mangrove snappers.

Cowpens Snapper

Captain Bob Randall caught this 15 inch snapper this morning in the Cowpens.