Forgot to post this dispatch from our fearless leader last week.
In the Week That Was. Today got the Grand Slam between the boy and me. Aidan started with a 25 lb permit at dawn on a 'live crab pattern' on a flat over in the backcountry south of Big pine,.then a pair of 90 lb tarpon a couple of hours later on the edge of Bow Channel. I got on the board with about an 80 lb fish then a four pound bone on a tan clouser. Aidan finished the day with a 60 lb poon and a real pig at about 120 pounds. Off to the Half Shell raw bar now for blackened grouper and key lime pie, and a nice margie. Tommorow we fish up the keys from the road at Missouri Key, Bahia Honda state park, and Lignumvitae, catch a 6 o clock flight to DIA and drive up to the Reef tomorrow night. Saturday float the Reef then rocket down to Delaney Butte for callis and chronis on Sunday. A fly fishing week of surf and turf....from 80 lb shock tippet to 6X in less than 24 hours. Excaliber!
The fishing on the Reef was a little weedy but the hatch was on at Delaney.
Me thinks that permit deserves closer to 30. Ode to the live crab...you can play than game with bobbers too!
Posted by: Michael | July 08, 2008 at 02:14 PM