Date:

08/26/10

Name:

Ken Hofmeister

Weather:

Beautiful

Where:

Fish Species:

Snook

Size:

Fly:

Bait Fish Patterns

Weight Rod:

5

Comments:

Al Pitcher and Ken Hofmeister caught 20+ under dock lights using light brown bait fish patterns. Al got an inshore grand slam (trout, snook, and redfish). Ladyfish and pinfish were also caught.

Date:

08/21/10

Name:

Kyle Langan

Weather:

95deg scattered showers

Where:

Fish Species:

Redfish

Size:

Fly:

Kwan/Merkin brown & tan

Weight Rod:

8

Comments:

Had a long weekend at Palm Island with Michael December and my dad. Michael D landed the big red as it was tailing in the grass beds. We also caught beach snook, 20" jacks,trout and reds. Saturday fished Bull Bay at dusk for tailing reds, what a site as the sunset!

Date:

08/16/10

Name:

Kyle Langan

Weather:

Hot and Steamy Bay was flat

Where:

Fish Species:

Redfish

Size:

Fly:

White & Chartreuse Rivet w/ deer fur

Weight Rod:

8

Comments:

Fished mid-morning, school held approximately 500 to 600 above slot redfish. Shot first video with Michael December. A great day!!!

Date:

08/11/10

Name:

Ken Hofmeister

Weather:

Terrible turning to Awful

Where:

Fish Species:

Snook

Size:

Fly:

Neer Hair

Weight Rod:

8

Amount:

Comments:

Fished Boca Grand dock lights with Ron Whiteley. Freeze didn't get all the snook down there! Trick was to bounce a fly across the surface imitating a frightened minnow. Heavy rain and high wind followed the dawn.

Date:

07/11/10

Name:

Ken Hofmeister

Weather:

Warm

Where:

Fish Species:

Snook

Size:

Fly:

Estaz Red Eyed Gurgler; Chartreuse Estaz

Weight Rod:

6

Amount:

Comments:

Outgoing tide. Al Pitcher's Estaz Chartreuse Death #2 was a hit with trout on this field test. Snook passed on the chartreuse fly and took the Red Eyed Gurgler instead.

Date:

07/06/10

Name:

Ken Hofmeister

Weather:

97 and Clear

Where:

Fish_Species:

Rainbow trout

Size:

Fly:

Isonychias (#10 and #8 hook size)

Weight_Rod:

5

Amount:

Comments:

Hiwassee River was 55 degrees and running fast and clear. Trout were hitting dry flies with Isonychias being their preference.

Date:

06/27/10

Name:

Ken Hofmeister and Al Pitcher

Weather:

Windy

Where:

Fish_Species:

Trout & Redfish

Size:

Fly:

shrimp pattern, ada potato, Doty snook

Weight_Rod:

8

Amount:

Comments:

Al Pitcher and Ken Hofmeister fished N.E. St. Pete Docks and caught trout, redfish, ladyfish, catfish, and lost a nice snook. Windy conditions prevailed--outgoing tide and full moon.

Date:

05/13/10

Name:

Ken Hofmeister and Al Pitcher

Weather:

Warm and Sunny

Where:

Fish_Species:

Bass, bluegill, stumpknockers

Size:

Fly:

Spider , Beetles

Weight_Rod:

4

Amount:

Comments:

Bluegill, stump knockers, bass were hitting spiders and beetles along the banks. Best above Morris Bridge. Slower below Morris Bridge.

Date:

05/12/10

Name:

Ken Hofmeister and Ken Doty

Weather:

13 knot winds-no rain-sunny

Where:

Fish_Species:

Bass, bluegill, stumpknockers

Size:

Fly:

Spider , Beetles

Weight_Rod:

5

Amount:

Comments:

Launched at Morris Bridge and fished up and downstream from 9-1. Great day on the water for lots of stumpknockers, bass, and bluegill. May SFF Hillsborough River outing from Morris Bridge to Trout Creek should be just right for fun and lots of fish.

Date:

04/22/10

Name:

Ken Doty & Paul Sequira

Weather:

65-76 degrees w/ light NW wind

Where:

Fish_Species:

Blue Gill

Size:

Fly:

Spider

Weight_Rod:

4

Amount:

Comments:

One Shellcracker in the bunch, slow to start but it picked up