I thought that the Opah was only found in the Pacific Ocean, but I was wrong.  My friend, Geoff Arias sent me a picture today of an Opah.  (You may remember Geoff...we shot a TV show together and you can see that here.)  When I first looked at it, I thought that he had probably taken a trip to Hawaii.  Then, I looked back at the text and saw that it was not caught in Hawaii but rather, off the coast of Ft Lauderdale.

To put it in perspective, casters are scored in accuracy on a scale of zero to 300 in three events. Maxine scored a combined 289 in three events for fly accuracy. That tied for the fourth highest among all casters, no matter age, gender or past achievements.

I had never seen a Bull Shark attack a turtle before or since that moment.  I was millimeters away from jumping exactly between the shark and turtle and I knew how bad it could have been.  At times like this, I feel like there was someone watching me who either put the shark in the picture or kept me from jumping 1 second sooner...

It is the morning fishing that helped me build a career out of tarpon fishing.  Being able to navigate the tricky waters of the Florida Keys in total darkness gave me an edge over many guides that would wait until the pale light of dawn to leave the dock.

Today we get a fantastic video from Peter Smith of SS Flies. Today’s fly is a Marabou Toad which is a great, must have tarpon fly in the Keys...

Each year about this time, I embark on a trip to visit 2-3 Bass Pro stores in a weekend to meet fans of our show and give a talk on the type of fishing that I do.  This year has been exceptionally busy so when my contact at Bass Pro sent an email with travel details, I only looked at the flight information.   It was not until the day before the trip that I really looked closely at what I was going to do.

Long before I moved to the coast I had been a big fan of sharks, shark week and anything sharky. I remember reading articles about shark...

Treat every customer like a brick of gold, honor them, respect them,become their best friend.  Teach your customers, learn from them as well.  Have respect for the older guides and earn respect from them through long hours on the water...