Fishing Success in Beautiful Belize

Our good friend Greg Esslinger (FTI Consulting) just came home from a successful fishing trip in Ambergris Caye, Belize with this beautiful 100 pound Tarpon!  No wonder Greg has decided to make this trip an annual tradition!

Tackle for this beauty was a 12 weight fly rod with a 20#
Ouclass tippet and a black and red tarpon toad fly.
She took two hours to boat once she was hooked!

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We don't know this guy but WOW what a fish story!

Anthony Wichman of Kauai made Hawaii and national headlines today when he was pulled into the water this morning by what he later learned was a 230 pound Ahi Tuna!

After being pulled under by the great fish an estimated 50 feet into the sea, Anthony somehow survived to tell the story, and Anthony's 14-foot Livingston boat was rescued by the Coast Guard as well.

The Ahi Tuna, sadly, did not survive the incident but sold at the fish market for $1400 so good news for Anthony's fish-loving friends!

Watch this!  

All we can say is Wow!

Get the whole story here: http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/22889938/coast-guard-rescues-man-after-ahi-capsizes-boat

Honeymoon in Hawaii Turns FISHY!

BNKJ's Tara Cissell was on her honeymoon in Kona, Big Island Hawaii last summer when she caught ANOTHER fish in the sea!  What a lucky gal!

Snook Fest 2013

I just got back from three days of fly fishing the mangrove swamps in Naples, Florida.  Although you can catch tarpon, jacks, mackerel, snapper, etc., the snook were out in force on this trip.  I caught a bunch, all on topwater poppers and small streamer patterns.  Since the wind was not a problem, I was able to use six-weight tackle the entire time.  As usual, my guide was Capt. Bob Marvin.  Bob is a great guide and will put you on some fish!  To book a trip, call him at (239) 877-9162.

Yours truly and a nice snook.

Nothing like a relaxing day of fishing...

Peace, quiet, beautiful setting...

Always nice to catch a fish or two, right Chris?

Kevin also reels one in and shows us his catch!

DRUMroll please.... Robert Charles has his BIGGEST black drum catch yet!

Congratulations Robert Charles! You might have only hooked one fish last weekend in Florida during that rainy, bitter weather but what a doozy indeed!

Robert caught a 30+ pound black drum-- the biggest black drum he had EVER caught -- using 20 pound braid with a 20 pound mono leader. The bait that did the trick? BLUE CRAB!  

It took 10 minutes for Robert to haul this big one into the boat, only to release it after getting this beautiful shot to prove his success that day. No way to stay dry on THAT boat ride, Robert, but maybe it's the wet bird that catches the worm!