flyfishing holygrails

just a few more snaps from the past couple of weeks of the targets we've been chaseing on fly,with young Thomas Cooper scoring a great double to add to his growing spieces list on fly,a milkfish and permit!!!!!..and Steve scoring a crackin BB and his first milky!!!!



and one of the two milkies Pete landed!!!

The latest from Mexico

Unfortunately my tarpon fishing is over!

I have fished the last 3 days here in Holbox island Mexico
Day 1 had two bites from Tarpon and boated 1 about 120lb. This one of 120lb took about an hour to land.

Day 2 had one bite and boated tarpon about 70lb Day 3 last day of tarpon fishing “for some time” and back to reality, had 4 bites missed two didn’t hook up, jumped 1 off about 70lb and hooked another about 90 – 100lb and had him on for about 10 minutes and pulled the hook on the 5th jump.

I have one day fly fishing for bonefish and permit in Cozumel and then back to OZ.

Florida/Bahamas/Mexico holiday

Just thought I would give you a quick update on my fishing holiday to Florida and the Bahamas etc. At present Sue and I are in Abaco in the Bahamas which is fabulous however the bonefishing has been a little tough, but the water is unbeleivably clear and you can swim in it!

The house we are staying at is right on the beach and 30meters from the patio to the gin clear water.

One of the 75lb Tarpon

Tough eh?

Tarpon fishing was successful as my dream was to catch a tarpon sight fished on fly of over 100lb which was acheived on second day in the Keys with fish of 125lb which ate the pissant 50mm fly almost off the rod tip, you could hear my arsehole snap shut from 100 yards away.

The tally for the Florida leg was

Fished 5 days in total, 2 in the everglades, and 3 in the Keys.
Day 1… 1 tarpon of 45lb
Day 2 …2 tarpon 45 & 50lb.
Day 3 …first day in the keys 0
Day 4 …2 tarpon 125lb and 75lb
Day 5 …2 tarpon 75lb and 90lb
In total 7 tarpon pretty good fishing for end of season.

Haven't had time to assess al my pics but here are a few to drool over for the moment.

90LbTarpon jumping

Talk soon

Fish

The last tarpon caught in the Keys 90lb