Fd: Can you tell us about your beginnings in fly fishing?My dad and grandpa took me and my brothers fishing when we were little kids to Patagonia so I started fly fishing when I was 5 or 6 years old. I never stopped.Fd:...
Florida, United States It has been a great month of fishing in the Everglades. Plenty of bigger tarpon still hanging around with the warmer weather and loads of bait all over the Everglades. With our first cold front o...
Miami, Florida, United States Windy Days of fishing in Biscayne bay
Lately, we have been dealing with nasty windy days of Bonefish and Permit fishing in Miami after the hurricane Mathew. Luckily, South Florida wasn...
Miami, Florida, United States Calm winds, abundant rain and high weather temperatures make the Everglades the perfect place "to be" for stellar fishing in the summer. Those who chose to stay away from the heat and leave ...
Miami, Florida, United States Winter time bonefishing
winter time is here and the cold air temperatures have finally made an appearance. As now, at least 2 cold fronts have rolled in through south Florida bringing th...
Punta Gorda, Florida, United States October 2017
This month continues the transition that began last month as we push slowly towards cooler weather. Although itâs still extremely hot during the day, I can feel the ...
Everglades City, Florida, United States I spent Saturday and Sunday fishing with my better half in the Everglades, my home water.
Marilucy filmed while I beat the mangroves for snook and tarpon. I managed two decent sno...
Miami, Florida, United States Spring variety
Capt. Alex Zapata
May 25, 2019
Flamingo - Saltwater Fishing Report
Spring time means busy tarpon season for most flats guides in Florida. However, not every day during the season offers ideal cond
Miami, Florida, United States
October / November Everglades fishing report
Capt. Alex Zapata
November 27, 2019
Flamingo - Saltwater Fishing Report
Greetings to all, it's been a while since my last report and is time to catc
Miami, Florida, United States The winter season continues along with great fishing opportunities, offering my clients the chance of doing something different at different locations. One of my favorite things to do during...
Miami, Florida, United States Everglades August-September report
The fishing in the park continues to thrive with consistent catches, keeping my anglers very busy. Snook fishing still is as good as it gets, with plen...
Fd: How did Art and Fly Fishing get together in your life? How were your beginnings in these two different fields?MS: Several years after I graduated from college with a degree in painting (while I was working at variou...
boyton beach, Florida, United States My client Andy wanted to catch a Peacock Bass so we strung up a 4 & 6 weight Scott Radian paired with Nautilus X-Reels with AirFlo floating lines bright colorful size 2 Clousers. It d...
Miami, Florida, United States This month it has been all about the tarpon, both big and small. It has really been a great month for tarpon fishing. There has been a lot of baby tarpon around, which is typically for sum...
Miami, Florida, United States Next to our Spring season, this is by far the BEST time to fish in the Everglades. This is what I call our second Tarpon season. Nobody on the water, unlike the spring and there are lots o...
Miami, Florida, United States
CAPT. ALEX ZAPATA
JULY 17, 2018
EVERGLADES FLATS FISHING REPORT
It is hot and itâs only going to get hotter! Thatâs the current situation here in south Florida with the we...
Miami, Florida, United States Fishing has been good in general. Great fishing takes place when the weather has been fairly calm, bringing along lots of choices. When the weather deteriorates, options get very limited but...
coral sptings, Florida, United States Frank & I were on a mission for exotics. Targeted species were Snake Heads & Peacock Bass.
Itâs always great when your plan goes like you planned.
Black/Purple marabou & b...
Fd: How did you decide that being an artist was what you wanted to do in life?
Derek: My connection to the world and the people around me has been through my artwork. I was an average student at best in a family of ...
Miami, Florida, United States
Winter time fishing at its best
Capt. Alex Zapata
Flamingo - Saltwater Fishing Report
It is safe to say that we are in full winter time mode! About 2 weeks ago, we were greeted by the first
Flamingo, Everglades National Park, Florida, United States The fishing continues to be very good out of Flamingo There has been a big push of bait through the Everglades which has brought a lot of fish south chasing the...
Jupiter, Florida, United States Dave had a great day on the Albie's. Got his personal best at 17#'s & then decide's to pick up his 7wt & get's one about 12#'s.
Everglades City, Florida, United States Now that hurricane Matthew has passed us by the fishing has picked up. It has still been windy, but that is the way it goes in the Fall. We fished in the Estuary Owners Tournament ...
Jupiter, Florida, United States Very good morning with blitzs of nice size Jacks. Only used poppers ( Bobs Bangers ) 8 weight rod. Also there were some large Albies in the mix unfortunately we couldnât get any to ea...
Miami, Florida, United States Mullet Run on full swing.
I really enjoy October and November in South Florida (Miami and Everglades National Park). these are the months of the mullet run, of big bonefish and big every...
Miami, Florida, United States Everglades Fly Fishing Tarpon and Snook Miami
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Capt. Mark Giacobba (561) 789-2983
Fly fishing the waters of Everglades National Park, Flamingo Music: Romones "bl...
Bonita Springs, Florida, United States I had a very productive couple of days fishing some new water on the Gulf coast of Florida.
I caught snook, small tarpon, and even a mangrove snapper( a nice bonus).
The video lin...
Jupiter, Jupiter Florida, United States We had a cool front come through this evening dropping temps into the low 50âs with NW winds of 15-20 mph. It didnât stop the Snook from bitting.
6 & 8 weight Scott M...
Tarpon Springs, Florida, United States Welcome to Bass 101⦠Here in Florida the freshwater Bass spawn more than once a year. January and February is the most productive spawning months. I have mixed emotions about t...
Hernando Beach, Hernando County, United States Welcome to winter fishing in Florida. There are a lot of opportunities to catch fish here in Florida. Letâs start in Salt Water. The creeks and rivers are loaded with ...
Miami, Florida, United States Freshwater report in not so sunny Miami, Florida USA today. As we near sunset, skies are very overcast and some much needed rain fell earlier with lite trickles throughout the day, not nearl...
Miami, Florida, United States Freshwater report in not so sunny Miami, Florida USA today. As we near sunset, skies are very overcast and some much needed rain fell earlier with lite trickles throughout the day, not nearl...
Flamingo, Everglades National Park, Florida, United States This time of year is definitely a favorite for me. I call this the second tarpon season of the year. There are plenty of fish around and most days you ha...
Bill Houze is a young guide, his name is not that known but he has enormous prestige among the fishermen who frequent Key West, the Mecca of fly-fishing for permit. He has guided countless days every year acquiring the ...
At the moment there is not a lot different variations of the tarpon fly, which could possibly be due to the fact that Tarpon are not plentiful in many places. Therefore anglers prefer to use proven flies then test new pa...
Everglades City, Florida, United States Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!
It is ski season now, but we are still fishing on the Lower San Juan River with both wade and float trips. Most days in the winte...
Palm Beach, Southeast Florida, United States Needed some "me time" after being very busy the past month catching false albacore, dolphin, assorted blue and rainbow runners, snook, jacks, etc.
Went out solo in the late a...
Tampa/Orlando, Florida, United States Fly fishing Tampa Bay, Anna Maria Island, and Homosassa has been great the past few weeks. Cool weather has finally settled in and the sight fishing on fly is heating up. Fly fishing...
Miami, Florida, United States Winter fly fishing in Biscayne Bay and Everglades NP is not in many people's radar yet it is sooooo productive it should be Illegal.
Bonefish, Permit, redfish, snook, tarpon, black drum, ...
Flamingo, Everglades National Park, Florida, United States The fishing has been on fire for almost every sport fish that swims in the park waters. Itâs been about 3 weeks since the last cold front went by. The wate...
Miami, Florida, United States HORRIBLE WEATHER. This is just an understatement! We had the worst weather for years, but when we had break from the rain and strong winds the fishing was pretty good. Lots of bonefish, i...
Flamingo, Everglades National Park, Florida, United States Hope everybody is doing well. The fishing in the Glades has been very good. There has been a ton of tarpon around in the mornings and most days we have had the...
Flamingo, Everglades National Park, Florida, United States
The fishing has been very good this past month. The snook have been everywhere from the flats to the far reaches of the backcountry. When the weather allow...
On the second day, we had decided we were going to get up early and rent kayaks (which I won’t lie, I am not a real big fan of, but that was our cheapest option) to get us out on the water. First light wasn’t until a...