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April 11, 2013
Slide Show: Fishing in Key West and Miami Tarpon
By Tim Romano
My trip to the Key West last week was a nutty one: two rods broken, three falls by one guy off the bow, a destroyed rental car, night fishing for tarpon, and a few new species in the bag.
I was lucky enough to travel with four buddies, and had the pleasure of fishing with my good friends Bear and Travis Holeman of Key West Angling. You may remember the Holeman brothers from the NOLA redfish madness. They are about as fishy as two guys get. And despite a bit of tough weather, they made it happen for us. Look them up if you are ever in the Key West area and are in need of a fix for anything that swims.
After our Key West escapade, we met up with our friends from Nautilus Fly Reels who put us on peacock bass and cichlids in the canals around town, then sent us out on a wild ride with Captain Russell Kleppinger for tarpon at night. All night...
I'll be adding more images in the next week or two, but for now enjoy the show.
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Comments (21)
Poon is on this bucket list! Looks like a great time, great shots.
Anyone know who the top rated tarpon flyfisherman is in Florida?
uh let me guess... ClinchFU?
Great shots, the one with the tarpon and the shrimp would make the best desktop background ever.
Tim..You don't know either? WOW!
amazing pictures as always. One day I'll make it down there to catch Tarpon. A guy I know guides the Chesapeake all summer and goes to Florida in the winter to guide for Tarpon. That's the life.
But no one knows who the recognized best tarpon fisherman with a fly rod in Florida is...pretty incredible. Not even the guy that puts on the slide show.
clinchFU,
You fail to realize, no one cares. I'm guessing you think it's Andy Mill... Have you ever even fished for tarpon?
Clinch, being "the best" at something sure shouldn't take the enjoyment out of the experience for others who aren't the best...
Tim...You'd think if someone thought they were qualified to write a segment on Key West Tarpon fishing they would know who the recognized best tarpon fisherman with a flyrod is...especially on a flyfishing segment. Glad you did some research though. And it is Andy Mill, the Olympic skiir, and X wife of Chris Everett the Hall of Fame tennis player. And I guess your point was...this is a low information site, and no one cares.
koldkut? why'd you go there? Of course it doesn't take away anyone else's experience for Gawd's Sake. But you'd think it would be of interest to folks that are on a flyfishing site. Articles by Andy are incredibly interesting regarding tarpon, and what it takes to hook and land one. And how it takes a team of two to perform well. Your point is just like Tim's...no one cares on this site, it is a low information site.
Clinch,
This was simply a couple of photos about my experience. Nothing more, nothing less. I know Andy personally and realize he's an excellent tarpon angler. If you noticed I don't write much. I'm a photographer first and foremost. If you don't like the blog I would simply suggest you not log on if it bothers you that much.
Why, cause I'm trollin' again......and I just got bit! :) cheer bud, happy Friday.
Tim..I would think that you guys can create interesting topics, and if the forum(responses) catered to good flyfishing info this site would attract a lot more decent flyfisherman. In the realm of good flyfisherman, I sure don't stand out above the rest by any means. But I can exchange a lot of good info that would benefit newbies, and learn from others in areas I don't pursue, or excel. I don't saltwater fish at all, and am pretty much a home body on my great trout waters. Disappointing to hear, "no one cares"
Clinch, why don't you call them Fly Fisherman, with a space separating the name?
How about a dash (-) between the two, OR...call them fly fisherMEN, not singular, OR call them fly fishers since a lot of women fly fish, and a number of them are very good at it.
I keep switching baits and they all seem to be working today :). Was checking to see if you were reading other fly fishing(intentional space) publications.
With your dazzling brilliance koldkut it is a wonderment why you don't want to get better at what you do. Just out "havin fun" seems rather shallow for a person of your brilliance.
Great photos, Tim. I was down that way a couple weeks ago but did not have any luck. Unseasonably cold temperatures and high winds made fishing tough.
Buck,
Thank you as always sir.
Yeah we got a bit of that cold weather too. It certainly didn't help and cut our fishing down by about a 1/3.
Looks like a monster shark in one picture. I hate losing a tarpon to a shark, but its always fun seeing the rich diversity of life on the flats.
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Clinch, being "the best" at something sure shouldn't take the enjoyment out of the experience for others who aren't the best...
I keep switching baits and they all seem to be working today :). Was checking to see if you were reading other fly fishing(intentional space) publications.
Poon is on this bucket list! Looks like a great time, great shots.
Anyone know who the top rated tarpon flyfisherman is in Florida?
uh let me guess... ClinchFU?
Great shots, the one with the tarpon and the shrimp would make the best desktop background ever.
Tim..You don't know either? WOW!
amazing pictures as always. One day I'll make it down there to catch Tarpon. A guy I know guides the Chesapeake all summer and goes to Florida in the winter to guide for Tarpon. That's the life.
But no one knows who the recognized best tarpon fisherman with a fly rod in Florida is...pretty incredible. Not even the guy that puts on the slide show.
clinchFU,
You fail to realize, no one cares. I'm guessing you think it's Andy Mill... Have you ever even fished for tarpon?
Tim...You'd think if someone thought they were qualified to write a segment on Key West Tarpon fishing they would know who the recognized best tarpon fisherman with a flyrod is...especially on a flyfishing segment. Glad you did some research though. And it is Andy Mill, the Olympic skiir, and X wife of Chris Everett the Hall of Fame tennis player. And I guess your point was...this is a low information site, and no one cares.
koldkut? why'd you go there? Of course it doesn't take away anyone else's experience for Gawd's Sake. But you'd think it would be of interest to folks that are on a flyfishing site. Articles by Andy are incredibly interesting regarding tarpon, and what it takes to hook and land one. And how it takes a team of two to perform well. Your point is just like Tim's...no one cares on this site, it is a low information site.
Clinch,
This was simply a couple of photos about my experience. Nothing more, nothing less. I know Andy personally and realize he's an excellent tarpon angler. If you noticed I don't write much. I'm a photographer first and foremost. If you don't like the blog I would simply suggest you not log on if it bothers you that much.
Why, cause I'm trollin' again......and I just got bit! :) cheer bud, happy Friday.
Tim..I would think that you guys can create interesting topics, and if the forum(responses) catered to good flyfishing info this site would attract a lot more decent flyfisherman. In the realm of good flyfisherman, I sure don't stand out above the rest by any means. But I can exchange a lot of good info that would benefit newbies, and learn from others in areas I don't pursue, or excel. I don't saltwater fish at all, and am pretty much a home body on my great trout waters. Disappointing to hear, "no one cares"
Clinch, why don't you call them Fly Fisherman, with a space separating the name?
How about a dash (-) between the two, OR...call them fly fisherMEN, not singular, OR call them fly fishers since a lot of women fly fish, and a number of them are very good at it.
With your dazzling brilliance koldkut it is a wonderment why you don't want to get better at what you do. Just out "havin fun" seems rather shallow for a person of your brilliance.
Great photos, Tim. I was down that way a couple weeks ago but did not have any luck. Unseasonably cold temperatures and high winds made fishing tough.
Buck,
Thank you as always sir.
Yeah we got a bit of that cold weather too. It certainly didn't help and cut our fishing down by about a 1/3.
Looks like a monster shark in one picture. I hate losing a tarpon to a shark, but its always fun seeing the rich diversity of life on the flats.
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