Weather was a little rough but Capt Jose put us on some fish. It was a fun trip, cuda, trout, snapper and grouper.
Really enjoyed the morning weather was not the best but still managed a few jacks and had fun chasing tarpon on the fly just being out there in the mangroves with Eagles and Falcons was great would highly reccomend and will be comming back hopefully in the summer time
The boat was pristine and captian Mau was a blast. We both have about 30yrs experience so it was just like fishing with a friend. We gave each other crap for putting lures into the mangroves and missing fish. We were on fish pretty much for the whole trip.
Donโt get me wrong, this was a blast, I guess I was just expecting a little more.ย Beautiful morning, great boat and equipment. While Iโm no expert fisherman, I have many years of freshwater fishing experience, so Iโm no newbie, but salt/ brackish water is a different game.ย It seemed like I had to pry instruction from the guide. I had to ask for advice and even then he seemed hesitant to give it to me. We only ended up catching one small barracuda, and broke off on a larger one. The captain caught a baby snook.ย I know itโs called fishing not catching, and even the price was very good compared to what Iโve paid in other places, but if Iโm paying and tipping while also waking up at 4:30 in the morning to drive to the marina, I expect to be put on fish.ย I apologize for sounding like a jerk if i do, but Iโm just being honest
Donโt get me wrong, this was a blast, I guess I was just expecting a little more.ย Beautiful morning, great boat and equipment. While Iโm no expert fisherman, I have many years of freshwater fishing experience, so Iโm no newbie, but salt/ brackish water is a different game.ย It seemed like I had to pry instruction from the guide. I had to ask for advice and even then he seemed hesitant to give it to me. We only ended up catching one small barracuda, and broke off on a larger one. The captain... More
Hi Jordan, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. Iโm glad to hear you had a blast and Iโm sorry to hear that you didnโt catch as many fish as youโd expected! You said that if you pay for a trip and tipping while also waking up at 4.30 in the morning you expect to be put on fish! I talked to your guide that day and this is what he had to say. You started off with a fly rod and you had many shots at rolling Tarpon. You were struggling with your casting and the guide showed you some tricks to improve your cast. After an hour and a half you realized that things were not going to work out on the fly rod so you switched to spinning gear so both you and your wife could fish. Your wife had a hard time casting so the guide casted for her and passed her the rod when he hooked something so she could reel it in. She landed 1 Snook, lost another one next to the boat, caught 3 Sea Trout and a small Barracuda. This tells me that he did put you on the fish, unfortunately you werenโt catching them but the fish were there and your guide proved so by hooking your wifeโs fish. As I mentioned before, you also had shots at Tarpon. On a 4 hour trip there is only so much we can do and I get it that you were a little disappointed but as you said so yourself โ itโs called fishing, not catchingโ.
Kind regards,
Martin
Hi Jordan, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. Iโm glad to hear you had a blast and Iโm sorry to hear that you didnโt catch as many fish as youโd expected! You said that if you pay for a trip and tipping while also waking up at 4.30 in the morning you expect to be put on fish! I talked to your guide that day and this is what he had to say. You started off with a fly rod and you had many shots at rolling Tarpon. You were struggling with your casting and the guide... More
I was disappointed by the lack of teaching and help from my captain.ย I told him it was my first time fly fishing for Tarpon and he did not help me until 3.5 hours into our trip.ย An experienced fly fisherman might have a different review but I was hoping for help and guidance.ย These are very hard fish to catch and almost impossible if you are new and donโt have much help.ย Also, I was told lunch would be provided but never offered any food during the 6 hour trip.ย The guide did have cold water and cokes. Itโs fishing not catching but we caught 0 fish in 6 hours. The boat and equipment were nice.ย They have bathrooms at the dock and it was easy to find.ย I would recommend for an experienced person only.
I was disappointed by the lack of teaching and help from my captain.ย I told him it was my first time fly fishing for Tarpon and he did not help me until 3.5 hours into our trip.ย An experienced fly fisherman might have a different review but I was hoping for help and guidance.ย These are very hard fish to catch and almost impossible if you are new and donโt have much help.ย Also, I was told lunch would be provided but never offered any food during the 6 hour trip.ย The guide did... More