Another day spent chasing the almighty Permit! I met Capt.Jared Cyr at the Huricane Hole Marina yesterday morning. We headed out to probe the flats around Key West for an opportunity to land my first Permit on a fly. We pulled onto the edge of the first of Jared’s favorite spots. As I pulled line from […]
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by Derek DeYoung onI spent the day on the flats yesterday, fishing for Redfish and Permit. I came home feeling like a failure. Scratch that, I was a failure. I’m a pretty decent angler.. but Saltwater fishing with a fly or spinning rod brings out EVERY flaw in my game. Many of my FB friends are accomplished Saltwater […]
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by Derek DeYoung onThe fastest fish on the flats is the Barracuda. I’ve had them hit my tube on the way out of the water, and not land for ten feet! Yesterday, I had two very large cudas charge after my bright yellow, 8″ long cuda tube from 30 feet apart. They swarmed the lure all the way […]
READ MOREDerek paying his dues…
by Derek DeYoung onToday.. the fish won, and still.. we had a great day on the flats.. chasing all kinds of fish. I think we made right around a million casts between me and my buddy Scott, and in the end.. did not land many fish. Thank God for jacks..we did have a lot of fun catching them! We […]
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