Just returned home from another epic trip to Florida with my brother.  So lucky to share these experiences and the passion of fishing and adventure with him.  We made the extremely long drive down and set up camp on Sunday night.

We were faced with some brutal conditions for the first two days.  We knew it going down there, but the plan was to atleast get a feel for the area and try to dial in some locations so that we could be ready when conditions got better.

We still caught tons of fish in cold, windy conditions. Trout, Reds, Snook, and Juvenile Tarpon were among some of the target species.  We fished hard sun up to sun down every day.

When the wind finally died and the sun came out it was game on.  The water was extremely clear and provided some epic sight casting conditions for both fly and spinning tackle. We caught trout, reds, and snook all day long.   I would say the highlight of the trip was the trout bite, most likely due to the extreme water temp drop in the sound.   The snook were around but not in great numbers.   The prefer a little warmer water.   We did catch a ton of them, and some nice ones in the mix.

After a week of epic fishing we were both stoked and completely fished out…… for now.

Can’t wait to get back……..

I didn’t film or shoot nearly as much as I normally do, but I did grab a few pics here and there.