Mark finally catches a Redfish

Last week Richard Brzeski took his son Mark fishing and his son caught all the fish. Yesterday Richard finally beat his son in fishing because he left him at home. ( not really, his son just couldn't make it ).
Richard made up for his poor fishing performance last week by catching 9 Redfish and all were caught using artificial lures. Richard even made room for me on the bow of the boat and I caught 3 redfish myself. Thanks Richard for making room for me to fish too.
We were fishing on a shallow grass flat just off of Sanibel Island Florida.
I really hope I get a chance to fish with Richard, his son Mark and daughter Amy, again sometime soon.

Fly Fishing for Redfish

Dale Wilson out of Feather Craft Fly shop in St Louis, Mo., had a great day fly fishing for Redfish while on a Sanibel Island fishing charter with Capt Paul Hobby (FishingHobby.com).
Dale caught 5 Redfish on an 8wt fly rod in a morning of fishing. He also hooked 4 others but the Redfish manage to spit the hook before getting to the boat.
Dale was sight casting to each of the fish he caught and some were following sting rays.

Mark catches Redfish but his dad can't

Mark Brzeski of Virginia caught several very nice Redfish today, even one that was over the legal maximum size. His dad, Richard, using the same lures as Mark and fishing from the same boat couldn't catch a single Redfish. I wonder who is the better fisherman between the two?
Mark's casting was excellent and he really knows how to set the hook when the fish bites the lure.
Mark was fishing with Capt Paul Hobby (Fishinghobby.com) on a very shallow grass flat near Sanibel Island, Florida.

Nice job Mark

Amy fishing for Redfish in 20 mph winds

Amy Brzeski and her dad Richard, went fishing today with Capt Paul Hobby and faced 20 mph winds and high seas.
Pine Island Sound was very quiet with boats because of the winds but the fish didn't care and neither did Amy.
Amy and her dad caught some nice Redfish using artificial lures on 8 lb test line.
It takes a good fisherman to catch redfish in winds like that and not using live bait.
Nice job Amy and dad.

Nice Trout

Bill Brenner loves trout fishing but Monday was a little slow for catching big trout. However, he did manage to catch a really nice one. This was Bill's lucky day because his wife Linda, usually out fishes him 2 to 1.

Tailing Redfish in Pine Island Sound

Lenny and Kathy from Ohio braved the dense fog Sunday morning and were rewarded with some nice Redfish. Most of the fishing was done in about 12 inches of water and using weedless jigs with spinning outfits. The Redfish were highly educated but several were fooled by the couple.

Big Snook for John

Today I had the pleasure of taking my old friend John Copeland and his friend Gordon Jinnings, fishing near Sanibel Island. Both are good fisherman and Gordon belongs to the Cypress Cove Fishing Team.
We caught numerous ladyfish and trout using CAL lures fishing around birds feeding on minnow schools. The fish there were plentiful.
Snook fishing was a lot tougher, but John being the angler that he is, caught a 38-40 inch snook using 8 lb test power pro line. The fish was hooked on an open flat and put up one heck of a fight.
It will be hard to match this size snook on that light of fishing line.
Very nice job, John.
I hope to see john and Gordon again soon.