Boca Grande Fly Fishing Guide

Gear up for some serious tarpon fishing this spring. I have some prime open dates. May 17-20, May 26-29, June 27-29, July 4-8, July 12-18. Call me at 941-815-0254 and lets go sling some poon!

Get Ready for 2017 Poon season. I am awaiting the arrival of my new Chittum Snakebight flats skiff powered with a 50 hp Tohatsu engine with a Motorguide remote control unit mounted on the stern. This boat should weigh in under 600 pounds when it’s ready. The wind does not change the way this boat […]

Feed the fish or Feed the Beast either way I should not have walked past this beast! Full Charge, first a snort and then a leg kick and then full charge for my groin, I fend for my life with my Thomas and Thomas Solar 8 wt.! Photograph compliments of my friend Skip Herman who […]

“Red Dawn” Sweet tailing shots like these at low tides will keep you coming back for more. Check out my Fly Fishing Videos on Youtube.

A wise man once said, you don’t know unless you go! I know the feeling, and the snook fishing this spring should be great as spring brings warmer water temperature. Get down here and #feedthefish with some killer home spun flies. We have lots of rain in the system and the water is clear but […]

Sambo the Snookmaster strikes again! Feed the Beast!!! Check out this mammoth Snook caught in Charlotte Harbor while fly fishing near Boca Grande with Capt. Austin Lowder. Congratulations go out to Sam Updike for landing this holy whale of a snook on an 8 wt Hardy rod and Abel Super 8 with 30 lb shock […]

After an awesome winter fly fishing for Snook and Redfish deep in the Boca Grande backcountry we have changed our pursuits to elusive tarpon that are making their presence known. Chasing snook proved worthy over the winter with a number of snook in the 30-40 inch range being landed. My snook season ended with what […]