Feb 2019 Birthday trip to Homosassa Florida blessed me with a beauty of a SNOOKTHE RELEASING OF A BREEDER IS SO IMPORTANT.
Last June Lou & Lil Louie brought their new Nucanoe down to learn about saltwater kayak fishing and the bass played nice for them . I captured these awesome photo moments for them .
The new moon tide brought me a great father and son team , Jay and Brian from Pa . They were looking for some tide riding kayak fishing fun while on vacation in Ocean City . Some times all it takes is a phone call to my Bass in the bay and if they answer it’s game on.
Sunday June 4, 2017 The bay warms up and so do the bass Our new client Vitaly called us and expressed his desire to learn saltwater fishing from his new Hobie , so , we did just that , launching at first light with a out going tide and light winds from the west made for a perfect morning . It didn’t take long before we found some Bass that wanted to play .
Early morning hook up
A fat 25 ” schooly hit a DOA CAL like a fright train and the TFO inshore med light rod whooped him quick . This was to be one of 7 for the day .
A spunky 20 ‘bluefish went home for tocos .
We had a great time and the mission was accomplished , fish slime
4/30/2017 A new season is here . Our customer Joe from philly came out on a fishing adventure with us back in the fall last year as he was new to kayak fishing and wanted proper instruction , and so we worked on safety and paddle strokes along with saltwater fishing techniques . After a long winter Joe was ready to go fishing again , April was very crazy , but , spring is here and so came in the big bluefish for play time . So we did just that . Come Fish with us .
Joe hooked up and in a slug fest .five minutes into it and coming up .
10 / 8 /16 Ron from New York and I met at the kayak fishing and outdoor show after our Kayak Fishing the NJ Coast presentation Ron had attended, he full of questions and I was ready to answer , he wanted to fish on the first weekend in May in the Wild Wood area as his family had a place there already , but , he wanted a lesson and a tour of the fish holding waters . So we came up with a date before his business started to get crazy , sad to say our whole weekend got blown out by a big and bad coastal storm that brought in extreme high tides and made it to dangerous to go out. Months later after the summer had come and gone we hooked up and made a special night & day booking . We met at The kayak Fishing Store at 11 pm. and made our way for some night-time kayak fishing . Ron did great and listened to everything i suggested as we went from light to light in search of a striped bass for Ron and he got just that , his first kayak caught Striper.
Looking for some night time action.And Ron got it .
A little sleep was needed after our night hunt , a few hours later we were back out in the morning.
Ron getting his forward stroke down nicely .Another sub schooly for RonThe releaseHappy and tired Ron . thanks for fishing with us .Fish with us Catcha a smile.
10/29/016 The fall came on slow with warm water temps lasting longer than normal . I received a call from Dave who was coming to town from Orlando Fla. on business and wanted to take his friend George on a kayak fishing trip , we had a one day window and it turned out great . Dave was a very good angler and brought his own custom made rods , I rigged him up with a DOA Cal in root beer on a 1/4 oz jig head , he was used to pedal power so he useed the Slayer 13 propel . George was just happy to be out with his friend and paddled a loaner from the Kayak fishing store my buddy Chris. George was big at 6’6, I wanted him to be comfortable , he hung in there and enjoyed himself , with their witty sense of humor these boys were a blast to have out on a charter , Thanks for fishing with us.
The sun brought warmth to a chilly fall morning.Dave and a nice schooly bass.Dave got a few .These two were a trip.
The 2017 Fly fishing show lefty and me talking fishing and camera’s The Fly Fishing Show was packed for three days in a row as people came from all over to see new rods and reels from the different manufactures that displayed all their latest fly tackle . I worked with Temple Fork Outfitters once again and had a blast , we have a true All Starr team .I also did two presentations one on Friday and one Sunday in the Hotel’s media room , the show was called ” kayak fishing the New jersey Coast “.
and Approx 25 people came on Friday with a lot of question asked and energy filled the room . Three days of trade show can put a hurting on your voice and feet , that’s for sure , but , the fun of it all makes it worth every minute when you see old friends with smiles on their face . My Amigo Raul from Mexico owner of Tarpon Town .
Well the 2016 show season is over as we had a full line up working with Temple Forks Outfitters , The kayak Fishing Store and Belhaven Paddle sports . the venues were The Kayak Fishing and Outdoor Adventures Expo , The Fly Fishing Show and The Greater Philadelphia Outdoors show . All were great shows , I enjoyed doing presentation’s and meeting people from all over , you might not know it but Shows can wear your butt, Now we are finally recuperated and fishing season is upon us as the first keeper Striped Bass was caught just a few miles from base camp . The yoyo weather systems we have been having are crazy, but Bass and Bunker are in the river and the fishing will get consistent soon the with rising water temps . As of now the ocean temps off the N.J. coast is at 49 degrees and the rivers hit low 50’s . We are taking booking’s now for the 2016 season , with our working man rates remaining the same for 2016 and we look forward to taking new clients out Kayak fishing and our repeating customers coming back for more adventures . Hope to hear from you soon.
tight line ,swift paddles
What an awesome season it was , and when time fly’s by so fast your head spins you got to slow it down , here is a little snippet from guiding last year and our fishing season of 2015 .
Spring fishingstarted at the beginning of May , it could not come fast enough after a very long and cold harsh winter kept water temps down and not to spring like . As the back bays hit a happy temp for the Bass they started their spring push but that only lasted a few weeks , then all the sudden almost every back bay was invaded by some very large narly Bluefish. It was just the kind of fun we needed as the Bluefish were taking plugs on top , metal and soft baits sub surface with reckless abandonment , they were a hoot for our customers to play catch and release with a snap shot for memories .
Eva getting towed by a Narly Bluefish.Eva loves the New Jersey Bluefish.Howie tickled the toothy one as he set him free.Charlie had a nice blue fish hit his jig and minnow combo.
Once the weather got normal for a few week and then an above normal spell shot water temps up really fast and the big stripers packed up and moved out to deeper water and the schoolies moved in close , with just a short paddle distance from the launch area for our customers that are new to saltwater kayak fishing these young Bass provide a great thrill when a hook up takes place and turn into a worthy opponent all in a half a second , clients love to yell out , laugh and smile , some times it just works out .
BAM , the bass hits.Matt with a nice schoolie bass.
July got hot and so did the summer Fluke fishing as these bad boys were laid up sipping on bait in the back country.
Tom hits one and its’ a 18″keeper .Vicious hit turns into a keeper for Charlie .
This guy was 24″ and 5lb 2oz and won the tournament . I liked him so much I brought him back to camp with me .
My buddy Harry tied up the teaser that fooled this bad boy.
Breakfast on the water.These guys were a blast to take out on a Coastal kayak Fishing Adventure.A shorty to get us rolling.
Fall came and went with a lot of time spent in my Native Watercraft first-class kayak seat and I prolly paddled my Slayer 14.5 than I pedaled the Propel 13 , I am a Paddler for sure . More posts to come with time on hand in winter months and I need to be more regimented on timely reports and posts. As I go through all my photos and video I see the whole season is a big blur , meeting and fishing with so many good people every week, I thank you, always keep traveling up and down the Jersey shore looking for that coastal kayak fishing adventure . Fish with us Catch a smile
Friday June 19th 2015 , air/water temps 87/68 , tide incoming. winds wsw @ 7/11 kts.
Tom Brown and his buddy Charlie came down the Jersey shore hoping for a good day of Fluking . After visiting West Creek Bait and Tackle for some live minnows I met up with the guy’s , man were they ready to go. So I fit each of them with a PFD along with a safety and paddling briefing and splash off we went.Tom was pedaling the Slayer Propel 13, he loved it in a few cranks he was off to the races. Charlie was in the Manta Ray 12 , his arms cranked like a 2 stroke motor sending white water in the air.
Tom & Charlie just getting warmed up.
The plan was to entice the flounder into eating our lures / fly’s / jigs.
Charlie jiged one up .A shorty to get us rolling.Tom hits one and its’ a 18″keeper .
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After Tom and Charlie both had fish landed I felt a nice sigh of relief , I said a silent thank you to the fishing gods.
Charlie had a nice blue fish hit his jig and minnow combo.Breakfast on the water.Vicious hit turns into a keeper
All the storms went north for us and the day went great, ending with a nice slow tide ride back to the launch site picking up short fluke along the way.
Bounty for the table .
These guys were a blast to take out on a Coastal kayak Fishing Adventure.
June 13th 2015 , Meet Josh , (A very good fly caster)from North Jersey , he put a trip together for him and his dad Carlos to come down the shore and get their new Native watercraft propel’s they purchased from The Kayak Fishing Store (TKFS) salty on the bay fishing .
Josh preparing to stand up and fly cast for the first time in his new Native Slayer 13 Propel .
The father and son team came the night before our trip and stayed at one of the cabins in the campground Chips Folly, this is were we keep our Campa Playa Lotta fish camp. I met them upon arrival and we spoke about the next days game plan , 5 am comes quick when you have to rig up multiple rods yet and it’s 9 pm.
A true shore lunch. ( what kind of Hoagie you like )
The wind blew at 8 kts at launch time and pushed up to 11 kts a little to early so no top water action .
Josh wanted to swing some fly’s from the bank , so that just what we did. Carlos casts a DOA 4″ paddle Tail in search of a stripe bass.
BAM , the bass hits.
A good day out on another coastal kayak fishing adventure.
