This time of year we tend to think about the arrival of the number one winter fish, the sailfish. I have never seen video footage or a still shot than even comes close to the real thing. The way bill fish light up their fins close to the boat is a sight every angler should…
Back in the US can’t say I am a fan of long haul flights and when they have to remove a passenger then spend a long time taking of his bag makes you wonder. I wish I could make my beloved Florida Keys closer to the UK but one has to do what ever it…
I promised my self a trip out of my home port Berwick-upon-Tweed for shark before I go back to the Florida Keys for our autum season. After read how Rupert Dury has had success out of Whitby and some sightings last year out of Berwick last year we went yesterday. Unfortunately Rupert could not make…
Snowbee’s sponsored boat in the SKA, southern kingfish association, has won an other national event. Under Capt Ron Mitchell team Bandit won the Fort Pierce Summer Slam. During a some what quiet day Capt Ron went his own way and managed to find a good fish that went 35.89 lb not big for a king…
Just back from Ireland and even Henry Gilbey had to admit weather a bit tough. In all fairness this was a new area of Ireland to me and to say it blew me away was an understatement, just amazing. Yes the fishing was hard but we all caught bass it was a shame that I only…
My last Irish bassing trip was over 20 years ago and don’t get me wrong standing in the surf on those famous SW Irish beaches just waiting for that thump certainly did it for me but things have changed. Yes I have been caught up in this new wave of lure fishing. For me the…
Its nice after over 50 fishing to find yet an other fishing discipline. Yes I am getting hooked on lure fishing for UK bass thanks to Henry and Cian over in Ireland. With only a few weeks left in the UK before our autumn trip back to the Florida Keys our annual hurricane break alwaysseems…
One question I am often asked by anglers on our fishing holidays is what type of fishing I like and what has been my best fish ever. To be honestsince a very young boy I have just liked fishing and it has never mattered to me how big or what it was just like a…
One of the best benefits of running fishing holidays in the Florida Keys for over seven years now has been meeting new people. One of those people who has gone from a customer to a regular and now a very good friend has been John Aplin. In fact for the last two years I have…
I was deeply saddened after reading Henry Gilbey’s blog on Friday to hear about a big bass fish kill in the SW. After talking at length with Henry on the phone we were both left with a deep feeling of sadness that some people still have this primeval need to kill what they catch. I…