Summer Slam

Report Date: June 26, 2004

Summer Slam

That's a big baby poon

Summer fishing has been great so far. Lots of tarpon and the bones and permit are doing their thing too. We?ve had a dry, hot, sunny summer so far, which is just what the fish and sight fisherman love. It doesn?t look like we are going to get a break any time soon. I can?t complain.

Ed Whitehouse did a good job of nearly getting the Biscayne Bay Grand Slam. He started off the day by going 1 for 2 on tarpon. Then it was off to the permit spots. We saw quit a few and got one to eat. It was about a 15 lber. On the first of the outgoing tide we stopped at a bonefish spot. They were there. We got one on. Bad luck ensued at the end of a 75 yard run the hook came out. That was a bad time for that to happen. We had a few more shots but no luck.

That's a 60 lber.

Jack Murray and friend Mark Scanlan were just a little luckier. They started out the day by going 1 for 2 on tarpon. Mark hooked into a feisty 50 or so pounder. It about wore us out. The one we lost was more like a 100 pounder. While tarpon fishing in a likely spot to see a permit, a permit happened to swim by the boat and I think it weighted about 15#. Jack caught the only jumping permit I?ve ever seen. The bonefish spot turned out to be productive as well. Jack landed a nice 5 lber. Nice jobs on the slam boys. Way to angle.

Pretty work Jack

I have been seeing a lot of fish since the middle of May. I don?t see much change in this weather pattern in the near future. We need the rain though. With good tides coming up in July it?s time to do the permit thing.

That's the slam

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