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Nice Redfish and First Remora for Gary R, Florida

I got a nice red and my first remora today (I initially thought it was a cobia) Continue reading

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Jeff’s First Fish of the Year 2011 – Kayak Fishing Trip Report From Sunny Florida

I hit the water on Sunday. Since there so much coming up in the next couple of weeks I was afraid that the first 2011 fish may not come till mid January. So it was three of us kayaked out of Genung’s Fish Camp joined by a father a son in a small aluminum skiff. We hit one of my regular spots and it did look a bit weird all those people fishing one tiny hole no larger than a living room. As always when there are a bunch of us the morning ended up a chat session on the water. Everyone got their first of the year fish, four of us a small red and the young man a small flounder. By the time we headed in the wind was blowing hard and the skies were gray. The trip was a blast since all of us had a heck of a good time. Sometimes the absolute best about a fishing trip is spending time with friends, this was one of those good ones. Continue reading

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Kevin’s Stand Up Fly Fishing Kayak Poling Through Flooded Grass – Florida

Standing is a great advantage since you have a much better vantage point to look for fish. I’ve always stood in my SOT kayak for this type of fishing but had to pay quite a bit of attention to balance while doing so. With this boat, I can concentrate more on looking for fish rather than balance. I pole the boat around using a long aluminum pool pole with a small paddle attached …
The extra height provides a great distance to look for fish. I was rewarded with sighting a number of reds and did manage to trick one with a fly. Continue reading

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Sea Trout and Redfish On Board Jeff’s W500 Fishing Kayak, Florida

The one and only Jeff McGovern produced these two new kayak fishing movies. In the first one, Jeff shows a nice sea trout (a keeper), which is his first catch of this year. In this second movie, Jeff has a … Continue reading

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Bluefish, Redfish and Trout in Jeff’s Kayak Fishing Report, Florida

I got out today and thought it would be good to add to the blog. Granted we don’t have the winter weather some folks are getting slammed with but I did brave 52 degree air temps this morning. Fishing wise … Continue reading

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