It’s an exciting time to be an angler in Southwest Florida. Our local inshore fishing is firing on all cylinders with a great day and night time bite for snook and tarpon. Most guides and experienced anglers will be targeting beach tarpon running from Bonita Springs to Boca Grande Beaches and all points in between. […]
grouper, hobie, raymarine, sewell, shimano, snook, tarpon
I had the pleasure to fish with F&S Staff writer Nate Matthews this spring during a Hobie Kayaks writers event out of Captiva Island. Check out the full article here at Field and Stream Online: http://www.fieldandstream.com/articles/fishing/2014/09/bucket-list-fish-tarpon-by-kayak-on-the-florida-gulf-coast
hobie, media, tarpon
Fish Finder Unit: Raymarine Dragonfly 7 Craft: 2014 Hobie Pro Angler 14 Difficulty: Easy (basic wiring, sanding) I recently had to opportunity to install the Raymarine Dragonfly 7 Fish Finder/Chart Plotter on my 2014 Hobie Pro Angler 14. The install was relatively simple and only required a few modifications to use the existing Lowrance Transducer ready […]
hobie, install, raymarine, video
Summer fishing here in Southwest Florida has tapered offer a little. The massive number of tarpon that brought so much excitement during May and June have filtered into smaller groups of fish ion the 50lb – 110lb class. Night fishing during the summer offers a welcome break from the scorching sun and humidity. Afternoon storms […]
aftco, grouper, hobie, hogy lures, night fishing, snook, tarpon
If fishing could be much better, I don’t know if I could handle it! After two weeks of travel and filming, I had a chance to hit the night fishing grounds hard the past week. Tides aren’t spectacular, but it seems no one told the fish that was the case. Tarpon fishing continues to be […]
cobia, hobie, hogy lures, inshore fishing, sanibel, Sewell Rods, shimano, snook, tarponIntrepid Angler TV: Capt. Ross Gallagher and Christina Weber battle a giant tarpon in rough shark filled waters by Hobie Kayaks at night along the coast of Sanibel Island. A big thanks to Hogy Lures, Hobie Fishing, AFTCO, SeaDek, Sewell Rods, Shimano and the tarpon for making this happen!
aftco, hobie, hogy lures, night fishing, Sewell Rods, shimano, sustain, tarpon
The recent full moon in May once again provided excellent tarpon fishing . Now, if we could just get the wind to lay down a little to hit some more exposed locations. I was fortunate enough to show several industry professionals the unique night fishing opportunities Southwest Florida has to offer. Highlight trips this month […]
aftco, hobie, hogy lures, kayak, seadek, Sewell Rods, shimano, snook, tarpon
May is my favorite month to fish in Southwest Florida. It’s one of the two best months to target tarpon. Great tides at night, full moon crab spawning, shrimp flushes and bait fish hatches fuel this super powered smorgasbord for the Silver King. If you haven’t gotten out to catch you tarpon this year, you […]
hobie, hogy lures, Sewell Rods, shimano, snook, tarpon
