Aug

26

2022

Big Bend

Matt R looking for a change of scenery and fish in the comfort and stability of a Bonafide Kayak. Two nice slots before the rain cut him short.. Well done sir…

Nice mid slot
Side A of a 16 spot
Side B
Comfort and Stability of the Bonafide Kayak
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Aug

16

2022

Belly Crawlers

Fernando and his son Luke chasing slot redfish in the Big Bend marsh. These 2 caught a bunch of shorts and some really nice slot redfish for the table. Plus a bonus Black tip shark for Luke. Nice work guys .. See you again soon…

Luke with a gem of a redfish

Fernando with a nice slot.. The Stability and Standability of the Bonafide SS127….
One of many in 2 days for Team Velez
Luke with another nice slot redfish
The 4″ Slayer paddle in Pinfish…….
Black Tip Shark……….
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Aug

03

2022

August…

I took the month of July to get many neglected things done around the house …. Tom D from Colorado starts off August with a instructional trip that was cut short due to some persistent coastal showers. A few missed off the bat and then his first snook on the Slayer Lures 4″ paddle tail in Tigerbait color.. I got Tom back out to finish up his instructional trip that was cut off due to weather and nailed a nice redfish.

Tom with a nice slot redfish
Tom with his first snook
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Jun

16

2022

Summer Time

We have hit good ole summer time. The waters warm and the breeze is too and the fish have been active.. The snook and redfishing has been great with a early am launch has produced some nice fish lately and also beating the heat and those summertime storms….

Call or email me Brian at FHKC for more information.

(352) 442-4311 or Email roskfri@gmail.com

Nice am slot
Am slot redfish
Nice Early Morning Snook

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May

18

2022

MAY….

Some folks enjoying what the Nature Coast and Big Bend have to offer. Pete T ends May with some nice fish from The Lower Suwannee. Miss Erin with a nice snook and a few ladies.. Gregg Q with a great day in the back country. Now into mid- May. I had some folks wanting to throw topwater plugs so that’s what they did. Josh and Erika with some nice fish out of Yankeetown. along with Hayden and his mess of snook. On my off time I’ve been fishing with my wife Kristy and we have been fishin from Ozello to Steinhatchee …

Top Slot for Pete
Also nailed this snook + others for a great day

Josh with a nice snook.
Erika with here first redfish and on topwater.
Hayden with one on top.
Another and 4 for the day.
Erin with a gem
Early morning topwater for Gregg
Another for Gregg
Kristy with a healthy snook
Also a snook for Gregg
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Apr

13

2022

April

So far April has been a little breezy to say the least. Dr. Larry back down and this time he brought his brother Dr. Dan for another 2 days of Big Bend kayak fishing. The spotted seatrout were lit up on the incoming flat and the redfish rolled in amongst. The Big Bend never disappoints with the weather scenery and fishing…. Now Jeff B got on one of those windy afternoons which produced some short snook on topwater. The April wind saga continued to the end…. Brent’s instructional day went well with some short redfish.. Seth’s day was a little eco tour and fishing with a small snook ,bald eagles and some manatees.. Shane was in awe over the beauty of the Yankeetown estuary and all to see . The day consisted of a few that swung and missed on topwater and a nice snook top… Almost forgot Marty with a beauty slot snook and a short redfish… Also a few from personal trips…

Dr Dan with a nice Big Bend Redfish
Dr Larry with a GEM !!!!!!
And Another
Jeff With one of 3 Snook
Windy Backcountry Snook
A few shorts for Brent..
Seth with his snook..
Shane’s snook
A gem for the table ….
Daybreak snook on top…
Found thick a girl rolling in the mud…

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Mar

13

2022

March…

I have no idea how “In like a lamb Out like a lion” got stuck in my head but its always been spot on for the month of March.. Greg F with a beauty of snook for his first.. Then Miss Laurie with some spotted sea trout and a nice redfish.. The latest is David visiting Florida from AK with a nice first snook and some little dudes on a windy day… Gene A down from Maine wraps up the month of March with a nice 16 spot redfish on topwater a few short reds and some that swung and missed. Plus a 26″ snook..

Side A
Side B
Gem of a snook on topwater

David and his 26″ snook
some little redfish on the Mirrodine
Greg and a 29.5 Snook
Recent over slot snook from a personal outing
Laurie’s mid slot Redfish

Some nice Spotted Sea Trout that day
Backcountry overslot redfish

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Jan

26

2022

Cooler Temps

With The Temps still below normal the Back Country bite has still been productive Tony with a nice top slot red and some shorts.. Then Woody and Gary took the ride from south FL to get in on the action…. The Thermometer has bottomed out and the wind has had us on our toes….. With the cooler weather the “Nature Coasts” back country has heated up… Greg G with a pair of redfish on one of our coldest mornings.. A trip with Bill R into the backcountry produced a day full some nice spotted sea trout….

Bill R with a nice spotted sea trout……
Tony with a Chunky 26.5 Redfish
Woody with a nice slot….
Gary had the hot hand one of many for him that day
Nice Slot Redfish
# 2

A few from some windy days…..

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J.J , Max , David and Steve starting off December with some nice fish from the “Nature Coast”

Steve S with a beautiful sight casted redfish
J.J with a SWEET Flounder……..

A little breezy and cool but David got it done with a pair of nice snook …..

Max from South FL wanting to get an eyeful of the Nature Coast but that wasn’t possible due to the fog . The sun finally poked out around noon…..

Nice upper slot for Max in the FOG….
Add in a couple of snook for a great experience in Ozello.

A few from my personal days…….

Nice Backcountry Redfish on the Slayer SST
Release Clip of a Over Slot Redfish
A Nice Over Slot ……

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Nov

22

2021

Nov….

The Nature Coast and Big Bend inshore and backcountry kayak fishing is in full swing. These pre and post front days have been producing some really nice fish for anglers… Danielle and John down from NH and exploring everything has to offer..

John starting their dinner plans……
Nice catch and release snook for John
Quick Clip of John and his snook….

Chris R and the Long Rod… I thought it was going to be a quiet Friday no such luck .. quite a few anglers out prefishing a local tournament.. Still managed some really nice fish on the 6wt……

Now Dr. Larry from the beautiful and historic low country of SC. Larry got it done with some nice Big Bend Spotted Sea Trout on day 1 and day 2 was filled with some nice mid slot Redfish…

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The water temps have dropped and the backcountry has begun to fire up. J.J hooked up with his 1st of 2 snook in Ozello. Now Leslie and Eli wanted to fish inshore flats of the Big Bend… “The Big Bend Does Not Disappoint “

J.J with a nice 29″ snook from the backcountry of Ozello
Another for him , both caught on Mirrolure twitch bait
Leslie with a nice lower slot redfish
She sealed the deal on Angler of the day over Eli with this 23.5 Gator Trout “Nice Job”
Eli landing another slot speckled trout for their ceviche and taco meal plan…. Total 10 slot trout , 1 redfish and toss in a nice flounder.
Big Bend sight casting the shallow eel grass
From the same day. tossing hard baits for large spotted sea trout.
Nice over slot snook from Ozello ( release Video is next )
Swam off Strong
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Pete T asked me a few months back about fishing Steinahatchee, told him I’ll set it up. We had a front coming in that morning and a 60% chance of a shower or thunderstorm. We paddle down the creek in the early hours and hit the flat on end of the outgoing looking for tailing reds and they were found… Quick video on the 1st school rolling in.. Pete nailed 4 till they moved on …

Pete with #3 on…..

#4

Another slot redfish

Running between locations

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