https://saltyquill.com/2026/02/10/fishing-florida/2026-02-10T15:33:44+00:00monthlyhttps://saltyquill.com/2025/02/07/a-tribute-to-john-gierach/2025-04-07T20:23:31+00:00monthlyhttps://saltyquill.com/2021/08/12/learning-a-new-fishing-environment-inshore-florida-salt-water-fly-fishing/https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/jim-cannon-fishing-cheesman-canyon.pngJim Cannon fishing Cheesman CanyonMy favorite place to fish in Colorado is the magical Cheesman Canyon on the South Platte River.https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/mangrove-coast-event.pngMANGROVE COAST EVENTMy new friends from MCFF heading to Lake Okeechobee support the lake clean up. https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/gopr2766.jpgDCIM100GOPROGOPR2766.JPGDCIM100GOPROGOPR2766.JPG2022-11-29T17:06:21+00:00monthlyhttps://saltyquill.com/2022/06/28/the-gift-of-a-snook/https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/e2435004-64e2-4f5f-a171-64baaa013363.jpege2435004-64e2-4f5f-a171-64baaa013363https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/img_8570.jpegimg_8570https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/img_8592.jpegimg_8592https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/img_1053.jpegIMG_1053https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/img_1052-e1650385499480.jpegIMG_1052https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/img_1024.jpegIMG_1024https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/img_0935.jpegIMG_0935https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/img_1021.jpegIMG_1021https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/img_0797.jpegIMG_0797https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/tempimage0bt9ct.jpgtempImage0bT9CT2022-07-02T13:15:53+00:00monthlyhttps://saltyquill.com/2019/05/25/my-first-but-probably-not-last-experience-with-red-tide/https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/screen_shot_2018-10-16_at_1-1.39.09_pm.pngScreen_Shot_2018-10-16_at_1-1.39.09_PMhttps://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1picevbskmtvavh7egxia-1.jpg1PICe%VbSkmTVavh7EgxiAMay 19, 2019. Water on on the West coast is free from Red Tidehttps://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/c2c74b86-acd7-4890-a765-cc550029afaa-4.jpgC2C74B86-ACD7-4890-A765-CC550029AFAAOne of several Snook I found feeding on schools of bait coming in from the Gulf https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/c2c74b86-acd7-4890-a765-cc550029afaa-3.jpgC2C74B86-ACD7-4890-A765-CC550029AFAAhttps://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/c2c74b86-acd7-4890-a765-cc550029afaa-2.jpgC2C74B86-ACD7-4890-A765-CC550029AFAAhttps://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1picevbskmtvavh7egxia.jpg1PICe%VbSkmTVavh7EgxiAhttps://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/c2c74b86-acd7-4890-a765-cc550029afaa-1.jpgC2C74B86-ACD7-4890-A765-CC550029AFAAhttps://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/fullsizeoutput_b44-1.jpegfullsizeoutput_b44https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/unknown-1.jpegUnknown-1https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/unknown.jpegUnknown2019-05-26T17:55:03+00:00monthlyhttps://saltyquill.com/2017/07/07/fishing-for-snook-on-the-beach/https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/snook-with-fly.pngsnook with flyhttps://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/6638b0c0-abd1-4d20-b34e-598df1873b1b.png6638b0c0-abd1-4d20-b34e-598df1873b1bWaves were big enough to knock you downhttps://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/7c779da2-001c-4dfa-a7bf-522c0a8107bc.png7c779da2-001c-4dfa-a7bf-522c0a8107bchttps://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/8c70d11a-ed5a-4eda-b2da-04f94c06e553.png8c70d11a-ed5a-4eda-b2da-04f94c06e553I changed working the shore from south to north, starting inclose in the trough and working out.https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/ef9ba51c-00b4-4aa7-b62b-ad5c70cd7f4e.pngef9ba51c-00b4-4aa7-b62b-ad5c70cd7f4eCast now being the breaking wavehttps://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/holy-mackrel.pngHoly MackrelThe "Holy Mackrel", an Ultra Hair Clouser type flyhttps://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/47b1e54c-6ed0-4fc4-9ec1-f96fe18a04691.png47b1e54c-6ed0-4fc4-9ec1-f96fe18a0469A sandbar with a trough next to the beachhttps://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/school-of-bait-moving-north-on-the-beach1.pngSchool of bait moving north on the beachA brown string of millions of baitfish moving North in the troughhttps://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/0vercast-wind-and-waves-on-the-beach1-e1499372086285.png0vercast, wind and waves on the beachhttps://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/trough-next-to-beach1.jpgtrough next to beachA trough with a sandbar2018-10-29T22:28:56+00:00monthlyhttps://saltyquill.com/2018/09/04/fly-fishing-for-baby-tarpon-and-snook-in-tidal-streams/https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/flt1p4bsuqujhn48epra.jpg+FLt1p4bSUquJHN48%EPRABest chain fly made out of a white rabbit strip, marabou, and Siberian Fox fur.https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/sfyerpczsnmyf8sea5vgdw.jpgsFYErPcZSnmyF8sEA5VgdwThe first time I fished this area on an outgoing tide, I hooked a tarpon and 3 Snook. The next time on an incoming tide I couldn't find a fish!https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/bcjcnnazq3wm6ximokyhpq.jpgbcJCNNAzQ3WM6XImoKyHPQhttps://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/8cae80f4-a945-45f9-bb95-b06b93915fe2.jpg8CAE80F4-A945-45F9-BB95-B06B93915FE2https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_6849.jpgIMG_6849https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/zmhkuk7ts42icbttciqlpw.jpgZMhkUk7TS42ICBTTciqlPwhttps://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_6835.jpgIMG_6835https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/ysig1f01tbwesrblhzz3fw.jpgYsiG1f01TBWEsRblHZz3fwhttps://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/umhlep20ruqosigblkf11w.jpguMhLeP20RUqOsIGBLkf11wA white popper fly fooled this little Snook before the sun got on the waterhttps://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/9ejv8xctr3g8pjufqtgt5q.jpg9eJV8xcTR3G8PJuFQTgt5Q2018-09-17T15:01:27+00:00monthlyhttps://saltyquill.com/2018/07/18/fishing-for-snook-at-night-under-dock-lights/https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_2691.jpegIMG_2691It doesn't get any better than this!https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/fullsizeoutput_826.jpegfullsizeoutput_826https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_6073.jpgIMG_6073https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/fullsizeoutput_806.jpegfullsizeoutput_806Sae Trout on a Gurglerhttps://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/fullsizeoutput_7d5.jpegfullsizeoutput_7d5https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/fullsizeoutput_875.jpegfullsizeoutput_875https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/fullsizeoutput_778.jpegfullsizeoutput_778Tiny glass minnows are abundant around the lights and the reason the fish are there ready to eat them. This little minnow came out of a Snook caught on a #8 glass minnow pattern. https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_6209.jpgimg_6209Ken's baby tarpon put up quite a fight and made several jumps before it was landed and released.https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_5985-e1531856253601.jpgimg_5985Gabriel's first Snook casting under the dock lights. It a little bigger than his smile. The next ones came a lot easier. https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/db1i2pjcr9el8mpfjuhmig.jpgdb1I2PJcR9el8MpFJuHMig2019-03-28T14:32:40+00:00monthlyhttps://saltyquill.com/2018/05/19/its-been-a-great-year/https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/mxuodyxtkojpbfxwy0sga.jpgMXUODy+XTKOjPbFXWy0SgAhttps://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/pwhm7kukqu2motj9i32ita.jpgPwhm7KuKQu2moTj9I32ITAhttps://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/fullsizeoutput_52a.jpegfullsizeoutput_52ahttps://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_4331.jpgIMG_4331https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/3u4rlomticlbp0csg.jpg3u+4rLOmT++iclB%p0+CSghttps://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ankvfozhq4woar0kpjmoq.jpgankvFozhQ4WOaR0kp%JmOQhttps://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_3983.jpgIMG_3983https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/tlltnrjkrzotrv1gffetg.jpgTLLTnrJKRzOT%rV1GfFeTgMy 12 foot NuCanoe kayakhttps://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_3354.jpgIMG_3354https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_3335.jpgIMG_33352018-10-20T03:03:43+00:00monthlyhttps://saltyquill.com/2017/06/21/first-blog-post/2018-05-24T12:17:27+00:00monthlyhttps://saltyquill.com/2018/04/25/keeping-yourself-safe-in-the-florida-environment/https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/xehvoql4siemxdlqczwzga.jpgxeHVOql4SiemXDLqczwZGAMy bait ball pattern tied on an Umpqua U505 hook with a 4x long shank allows you to grab the hook with pliers without damaging the fly. It also helps keep the fly from breaking of due to toothy critters.https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/qqjmhdvqgmqexlnjonsa.jpgQ+qJmhDVQgmQExlNJonS+Ahttps://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/28468153_10211244903259597_2045747612922954726_n.jpg28468153_10211244903259597_2045747612922954726_nThis bowfin clamped its mouth shut and I never could get the fly out. Luckily my fingers were not in there too. https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/fullsizeoutput_52c.jpegfullsizeoutput_52chttps://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/fullsizeoutput_4c6.jpegfullsizeoutput_4c6https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/fullsizeoutput_517.jpegfullsizeoutput_517https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/jq2awwrqe2xveqyrc42ow.jpgJq2a+WWrQE2XVEQyRc42owhttps://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/tlltnrjkrzotrv1gffetg.jpgTLLTnrJKRzOT%rV1GfFeTghttps://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img_3412.jpgIMG_3412https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img_3351.jpgIMG_3351Sea Trout being released2018-08-03T18:49:25+00:00monthlyhttps://saltyquill.com/2017/07/16/fishing-for-snook-on-the-florida-beaches-sight-fishing/https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/6a163510-6359-44a5-8066-2d3bac22dfe8.png6a163510-6359-44a5-8066-2d3bac22dfe8These Pelicans and Sea Gulls taking a rest after stuffing themselves on abundant baitfishhttps://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/7debc396-36e8-463a-bc22-4e255a9c956b.png7debc396-36e8-463a-bc22-4e255a9c956bThis snook was motionless, on the bottom, in a depression next to a submerged piling. I thought it was a Snook and when my fly came by him, he couldn't resist it. https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/72d0a279-8ebe-469c-937d-2ad709b73a1b.png72d0a279-8ebe-469c-937d-2ad709b73a1bGreat structure that will probably hold Snook and other fish as high tidehttps://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/37d155c4-4be4-42a9-8748-bffe674ab8de.png37d155c4-4be4-42a9-8748-bffe674ab8deLower jaw is extended longer than the upper jaw sort of like a male Brown Trout's jaw https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/4f0addb8-4beb-4222-93b7-f8c40580057c1.png4f0addb8-4beb-4222-93b7-f8c40580057chttps://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/6fe7eaf1-2cd5-4032-99b1-6e5c01602dd9.png6fe7eaf1-2cd5-4032-99b1-6e5c01602dd9https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_2021.jpgimg_2021https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_2189-11-e1501846723536.jpgimg_2189-1https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_2123.jpgimg_2123https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_2259.jpgimg_22592022-05-24T01:32:16+00:00monthlyhttps://saltyquill.com/2017/06/30/too-many-places-to-fish/https://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_1938.jpgIMG_1938Houndfish have teeth and eat mostly small baitfishhttps://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_1945.jpgIMG_1945Houndfish have teeth and eat mostly small baitfishhttps://saltyquill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_2042-e1498667812213.jpgIMG_2042Miles of the Myakka River receives little fishing pressure and is accesable by kayak2020-04-13T12:04:18+00:00monthlyhttps://saltyquill.comdaily1.02026-02-10T15:33:44+00:00