I'm back and they're here!

Put the boat in this afternoon after returning from Florida. Hooked up on my third cast to a springtime bluefish. The blues have been biting for a little over a week here. There are stripers and fluke around too. Fishing tomorrow. Should be great.

Dave's Tarpon Video

This is Dave S and his first tarpon on the fly. Great fish.

Check out this video on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAAfLfBUuCA&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Captain Joe Hughes
IGFA Certified
Jersey Cape Guide Service
www.CaptainJoeHughes.com
609-827-3442

Ella and her Mutton Snapper

Gotta keep the kids happy too!

Grouper, not Tarpon

This was a grouper that hit a tarpon bait.

Tarpon

Hooked three tarpon to 90 pounds plus today on the fly fishing with Dave S and Jay. We brought two to the boat and jumped off the third. Video to follow soon. Great day. Despite the wind! We saw close to 70 fish. One lean, one missed bite, jumped one off, two to the boat.

Captain Joe Hughes
IGFA Certified
Jersey Cape Guide Service
www.CaptainJoeHughes.com
609-827-3442

Luc's Boxfish

Luc added to his species list with this monster Boxfish.

Tarpon Close Up

John's tarpon up close.

New Tackle Shop

It is official. Gibson's Tackle has gone out of business after over thirty years. A new store, Sea Isle City Bait and Tackle, will be opening in the same location. There will be a new owner, Mike Cunningham. Mike has worked at the tackle shop for years in the past and will be running the show now. The new store will have everything you liked about the old store and none of the stuff you didn't like. A new website will be on it's way. The new shop should be up and running by May 1st or sooner. Stop by and wish us luck. I will be around helping out as needed. Stay tuned and more details will follow.

Captain Joe Hughes
IGFA Certified
Jersey Cape Guide Service
www.CaptainJoeHughes.com
609-827-3442

Tarpon 2011

Check out this video on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOEf1kM9jqM&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Captain Joe Hughes
IGFA Certified
Jersey Cape Guide Service
www.CaptainJoeHughes.com
609-827-3442

Islamorada Tarpon

Fished with Steve L. and and Doc M. in Islamorada. While we tried a bunch of stuff, tarpon was the primary target. We caught some specks and ladyfish early since the tarpon bite was slow in the morning. In the afternoon was when it happened. We got bit at 4:20 and fought the fish for over an hour. The fish ate a ladyfish. When we finally got it to the boat it was around 100 pounds. Great fish and great day.

Islamorada Report

Fished with Mike R. in Islamorada. The fishing was a little off from the fast and furious action we had last trip. That being said we caught speckled trout, jacks, ladyfish, and snappers. The wind made things tough for flyfishing. The good news was the larger numbers of tarpon we were seeing. We jumped four tarpon 100 pounds plus on bait and jigs. We also had several other bites on live mullet. Unfortunately, with tarpon being tarpon none made it to the boat. But that's fishing. We had a great time never the less.