My friend Jeff is getting married in Boca Raton this weekend, and my birthday present from my rockstar girlfriend was to add a few days to the trip and come down to the keys to do some fishing. I figure it probably goes without saying given that I’m building a fishing boat, but I rather enjoy chasing fish. And there’s pretty much no gamefish that compares to the tarpon, especially on a fly.
We arrived Tuesday evening and drove from the Ft. Lauderdale airport down to Islamorada, where we checked into the Cheeca Lodge. The resort is lovely. Yesterday and today we fished with Captain Jeff Bloodworth who worked hard to find fish under tough circumstances.
Wednesday we hooked up with, leadered and released a nice tarpon on the fly. Probably a 70# fish, but a really strong fish for its size. Great fight. Here’s a shot of me pulling on it.
Today Carla caught a nice little shark on a live crab.
Tomorrow we’re going to laze about a bit before heading up to the wedding. It’s been a great couple of days. Back at the boat building on Monday. Stay tuned for more updates.