Got out yesterday for a fun trip with my brother and our friend local guide Capt. Charles Hertel. We planned to make a little youtube video and it came out awesome… some good drone footage, awesome jumps and some slow mo shots, and Nick even had to float his rod through the bridge to land his tarpon… just incredible all on camera! Check it out, and make sure to subscribe to your YouTube channel if you are not already, thanks!
Check out this nice tarpon and barracuda we caught yesterday in Islamorada, fishing at Channel 2 bridge. Had my wife out for a little fun while we can’t work!
Got out with Matthew who fished with me a couple years ago with his mom. Mom caught a big tarpon on the last trip and he caught a very nice cobia, but he wanted a silver king now. Tarpon had been around, have had to work for them a little bit and lots of sharks so definitely need to invest time for shots. But they’ve been there. Luckily we had ample bait and managed to get a couple cracks at tarpon, and kept one on there a nice fish close to 100 lbs! We also caught a few snook and redfish for a backcountry SLAM. I also fished today, we had a couple tarpon bites as well but unfortunately they didn’t stay on the hook for us. But we finished up our day with about 16 snook and a few redfish so not too bad way to end after some heartbreak. Here’s a video from Matthews tarpon the other day.
Also corona virus is taking it’s toll on the fishing industry. I’ve had quite a few cancellations, and I’m sure more will be coming. But as of now the Keys are still open and hotels are available. It’s normally peak season here but you can really get lucky and get in on some good fishing without too much traffic on the water, and even cherry pick days as many guides will have short notice openings when we are normally booked 3 months out at this time. So don’t hesitate to ask about fishing.
Hello my name is Capt. Rick Stanczyk. I’m a fishing guide in the fabulous Florida Keys, Islamorada to be specific. Tarpon are the species I spend a lot of time fishing for and they are my passion. Along with myself, I have a team of young talented guides who I've trained that are available for tarpon charters, so please get in touch if you want to go fishing!
