This post was written by Captain Brian Boehm of Quiet Waters Fishing. He offers fly fishing and artificial tackle charters in Sarasota, Florida.Red tide in Sarasota, Florida presented challenges in June. Red tide is an algae that can carry toxins that are lethal to...
The Rocky movie franchise in a nutshell is the story of a man coming from nothing, overcoming obscurity, getting battered by the champ, and then showing he could hang with anyone in the ring. It’s a great metaphor for the process some willingly endure getting...
When Lefty Kreh passed away in March, his life was rightly celebrated. Tributes overwhelmed Instagram and Facebook feeds for days. The heartwarming stories of chance encounters and old tales of epic fishing trips with the fly fishing legend, perfectly framed a life...
Tarpon have been nosing around Sarasota, FL for awhile this spring. Challenging weather and sea conditions have made the start of tarpon season a little tougher than normal. But anglers are getting fish and are getting plenty of shots at fish when conditions have been...
Earlier this spring, Jay Tinsky (JT) ditched his kayak for the day and spent his 60th birthday fishing the fly division of the annual Sarasota CCA fishing tournament on my Maverick Mirage with me. For those who don’t know or haven’t fished with JT, he is...
The tides around the new moon in February produced some very good night fishing in the ‘Alley. Glass minnow pattern flies remain the ticket, but we’re now starting to see more and more shrimp wash through the lights, so shrimp patterns should become en...