Tournament Season Begins

May brings the start of fishing tournament season.  The Crosswaite tournament was held last weekend at the Bradenton Yacht Club.  This tournament is the grandaddy of the local tournaments and I have been involved in this tournament as competitor spectator and guide...

Spring Fishing Starting to Heat up

p[   Spring near shore fishing is starting to heat up with the water.  We are getting speckled sea trout, snook and mangrove snapper on most trips.  We are still picking up a minimum of one permit per trip as well.   Looking forward to seeing some old friends on...

Grouper Cakes Recipe

Captain John’s Grouper Cake Recipe The below ingredients may be substituted with other ingredients to suit your taste.  Anything goes when you don’t have certain ingredients. 1 Pound grouper fillets 1 teaspoon salt and black pepper 1 cup of Ritz crackers...

Booking for Spring 2022

With Spring around the corner I am booking spring and summer trips and have plenty of availability.  Call me, text or email me for the date you want.  I usually run one four hour trip per day excluding Sundays.  I leave Sunday open for rescheduling if weather is bad....

Fall Fishing In Florida

Fall in Florida is here.  Fishing has been on fire.  Although business has been slow, I still am running charters and the weather has been absolutely beautiful.  Customers have been inquiring about “Red Tide”.  Whenever I take my boat out I check the...