Category Archives: Diablo Adios & Chupacabra

A Redfish on St.Paddy’s Day

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Ed Mitchell

Launched the Adios the other morning at 6:30AM.  Still dark and plenty foggy. Why so early in the inky dinky? I wanted to catch a redfish on St.Paddy’s Day. And we had a dawn low tide that promised to hold … Continue reading →

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Low Tides lead to Tailing Reds

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Ed Mitchell

We’re stuck in a weird weather pattern. In fact, the damn weather has been off all year. Right now we have August temperatures in November. That’s crazy sh*t. The only good news is that we are starting to get those … Continue reading →

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Winds courtesy of Joaquin

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Ed Mitchell

Big bad hurricane Joaquin is in the Atlantic. Yet over here on the Gulf side of Florida it is having an effect too. We have higher winds, mainly from the northwest. Three days so far,  and likely  two more days … Continue reading →

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Today’s Biggest Red

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Ed Mitchell

Caught a few this morning from the Adios. Here’s today’s biggest red. It weighted a crack over nine pounds on the Boga. Decent redfish for these waters. No it wasn’t on a fly, unfortunately. The fish were out of range. … Continue reading →

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Snook on a Fly

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Ed Mitchell

Snook on a fly? Well, the snook bite is still red hot. Last time out, I landed 14 of them. Terrific action. For the most part they aren’t huge, on average ranging from 22-26 inches. But on a six-weight fly … Continue reading →

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