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Deborah Calhoun with 39″ Wahoo caught 2/17/25 in 122ft trolling a bonito strip
February Social Hour at Blackwater Siren
February Social Hour – Blackwater Siren
Tom Kowitski with 30.75″ Mutton Snapper caught 2/17/25 in 180ft with butterflied ballyhoo using 50ft leader
Tom Kowitski with 11.5″ Mangrove Snapper caught 2/16/25 in 8ft on ballyhoo chunk
Tom Egyhazi with 22″ Blackfin Tuna caught 2/4/25 in 250ft on orange/purple yozuri speed vibe on a planer
Lee Lavery with 21″ Mutton Snapper caught 2/10/25 in 257 ft on a chicken rig with ballyhoo chunk
Tom Kowitski with 12.5″ Mangrove Snapper caught 2/11/25
Tom Kowitski with 15.5″ Yellowtail caught 2/2/25 between 6-20ft on bonita, squid, ballyhoo chunks
Michelle Henrichsen with 18.5″ Yellowtail caught 2/1/25 in 81ft on circle hook with large ballyhoo chunk
Smokey McFarland with 25″ Blackfin Tuna caught 1/30/25
Smokey McFarland with his 46″ Wahoo caught 1/30/25
Darla Applegarth with 17″ Blackfin Tuna caught in 300ft with purple and orange yozuri speedster behind a planer, 1/28/25
Tom Egyhazi’s 44″ Wahoo caught 1/28/25 in 300ft on a purple and orange yozuri speedster behind a planer
Tom Kowitski with 28.5″ Cero Mackerel caught 1/21/25 on live ballyhoo in 6-12ft
Tom Kowitski with 21.75″ Mutton Snapper caught on live ballyhoo in 6-12ft on 1/21/25
Kim Koch with 39″ to fork Wahoo caught 1/1/25 in 300ft. on rigged ballyhoo
Kim Koch with 28″ to fork Mahi caught 1/19/25 on live ballyhoo in 225ft.
Tom Kowitski with 17.5″ Blackfin Tuna caught with small blue feather in 300ft on 1/13/25
Tom Kowitski with 16.5″ Yellowtail caught 1/3/25 on bonita chunk
Tom Kowitski with 20.5″ Blackfin Tuna caught trolling on 1/3/25
Tom Kowitski with 12″ Mangrove Snapper caught 12/30/24 in 15ft
Michelle Henrichsen with 15 5/8″ Yellowtail caught 12/19/24 in 70ft on bonita chunk
Kim Koch with 54″ Wahoo caught 12/11/24 trolling a lipped lure in 180ft
Kim Koch with a couple of Mahi, largest 27″ caught on live ballyhoo in 285ft 12/5/24
Kim Koch with Grouper measuring 20″ caught 12/6/24 in 180ft with ballyhoo
Jody Stewart with 13″ Mangrove Snapper caught 11/27/24 on Silverside
Tom Kowitski with 12″ Mangrove Snapper caught 12/30/24 in 15ft
Michelle Henrichsen with 15 5/8″ Yellowtail caught 12/19/24 in 70ft on bonita chunk
UKFC Christmas Party…good fun, friends and delicious food!
Kim Koch with a Club Record 34.5″ fork measure Yellow Jack caught 11/12/24 flatlining on spinning rod with live ballyhoo in 67ft
Kim Koch with Patch Reef Cero Mackerel caught 11/11/24
Kim Koch with 2 of 4 keeper Mutton caught 11/2/24. Largest 29″
Kim Koch with 32″ Blackfin Tuna caught 10/17/24 on rigged ballyhoo in 220ft.
Steve Rupp’s catch 9/15/24 – Vermillion Snapper caught on ballyhoo in 230ft
Steve Rupp with 27″ Mutton caught in 250ft with bonito chunk 9/14/24
Vivian Rupp with 20″ Blackfin Tuna caught 9/14/24 trolling ballyhoo in 260ft
Tom Egyhazi with 25″ Blackfin Tuna caught 9-7-24 in 150ft on Islamorada Flyer Daisy Chain
Keith Schutzer with 22″ Mutton caught 8/11/24 in 74ft
Steve Rupp with 32″ Mahi caught on ballyhoo in 1200ft 25 miles out on 8/10/24
Tom Kowitski with 23″ Mahi caught 7/31/24 on tuna squid lure in 300ft
Tom Kowitski with 13.5″ Yellowtail caught in 16ft on fresh bonita
Vivian Rupp holding Steve’s catch on 7/6/24 of 19″ Vermillion Snapper caught with a piece of bonito at 245ft, and 22″ Mutton also on bonito at 230ft
Vivian Rupp with 24″ Mahi caught in 289ft on ballyhoo 6/29/24
Steve Rupp with 23″ Mutton Snapper caught 6/29/24 in 230ft with a piece of speedo
Jody Steward with 16″ Yellowtail caught 6/6/24 with silverside
Local angler Sally Stribling gave a great presentation on deep dropping at the club’s June meeting
Kim Koch and 22″ Red Grouper caught on live pinfish in 195ft on 5/2/24
Tom Egyhazi with 24″ Dolphin caught 5/13/24 on rigged ballyhoo with bright green skirt in 675ft
Kim Koch with 32″ fork measure Dolphin, largest of 15 caught 5/6/24 on live pinfish in 230ft
Tom Kowitski with 14.5″ Mangrove Snapper caught 5/4/24 on piece of ballyhoo in 12ft.
Tom Kowitski (r) with 61″ Yellowfin Tuna caught 5/2/24 on small chrome head in blue & pink on 5/2/24
Tom Kowitski with 19″ Snowy Grouper caught 5/2/24 in 575ft. on a piece of barracuda
Tom Kowitski with 14″ Yellowtail caught 5/2/24 on ballyhoo chunk in 14ft.
Michelle Henrichsen with 17.75″ Yellowtail caught 4/6/24 in 70ft with bonita chunk on circle hook
Kim Koch with 26″ to fork Blackfin Tuna caught 4/25/24 trolling rigged ballyhoo in 270ft
Kim Koch with 22″ to fork Dolphin caught trolling lil’ stubby in 300ft on 4/12/24
Jim Henrichsen with 26.5″ Mutton Snapper caught 4/7/24 in 190ft on speedo
Steve Rupp with 23″ Mutton Snapper caught 4/7/24 on hook and ballyhoo in 125ft
Tom Kowitski with 11.5″ Mangrove Snapper caught 3/30/24
Kim Koch with 26″ Mutton Snapper caught 3/27/24 on live pinfish in 18ft
Michelle Henrichsen with 16.75″ Yellowtail caught 3/8/24 on circle hook with bonito chunk in 70ft
Vivian Rupp with 21″ Mutton Snapper caught 3/24/24 with ballyhoo in 125ft
Steve Rupp with 29″ Black Grouper caught and released 3/16/24 using ballyhoo in 130ft.
Kim Koch with Club Record 25″ Porgy caught 3/8/24 in 120ft on speedo strip and jig
Tom Egyhazi with 22″ Blackfin Tuna caught on 3/8/24 in 300ft on yozuri orange/purple speedster and #8 planer
Tom Egyhazi with 25″ Dolphin caught 3/8/24 on green/silver billie bait in 300ft
Tom Kowitski with a pair of 14.5″ Yellowtail caught in 12ft off Mosquito Bank with ballyhoo chunk on 3/4/24
Tom Kowitski with 23″ Blackfin Tuna caught 2/26/24
Tom Egyhazi with Blackfin Tuna caught 2/26/24. Longest is 24″.
Kim Koch with 22″ Yellowtail caught 2/22/24 on ballyhoo chunk in 120ft
Tom Kowitski with 15.5″ Yellowtail caught 2/19/24 with ballyhoo on a Mosquito Bank patch
Tom Kowitski with 14″ Mangrove Snapper caught off his back dock with ballyhoo on 2/19/24
Tom Kowitski with 14.5″ yellowtail caught 2-10-24 in 15 ft on ballyhoo plug
Tom and Renee’s yellowtails and porgy from 2-10-24
Nice Margate caught by Allison Stephenton in January
Dale Stephenton’s 25″ Mutton catch in January
Dale Stephenton with 6 lb, 25″ Mutton caught by Allison in January
Vivian Rupp with 40″ Kingfish caught 2/3/24 in 200ft on flat line with a full ballyhoo
Kim Koch with 46″ Wahoo caught in 270ft trolling rigged ballyhoo on 2/3/24
Kim Koch with 45″ Dolphin caught 2/2/24 in 300ft on spinning rod with live hard-tail jack
Kim Koch with 45.5″ Wahoo caught 1/14/24 on Rapala in 180ft
Tom Egyhazi with 20″ Yellowtail caught 1/11/24 in 60ft with 1/16oz jig tipped with bonito chunk
Kim Koch with 26″ Mutton caught on ballyhoo plug in 18ft on 1/7/24
Kim Koch with 25″ Mutton caught 1/7/24
Vivan Rupp with 18″ Yellowtail caught 1/4/24 in 70ft on Ballyhoo Chunk
Yellowtail catch from Vivian Rupp 1/4/24
Smokey McFarland with 27″ Blackfin Tuna caught 1-1-24 in 150ft
Smokey with his 24″ Blackfin caught in the same spot
Michelle Henrichsen with 20″ Red Grouper caught on a circle hook with bonita chunk in 50ft, 12/31/23
Kim Koch with 31″ Blackfin Tuna caught 12/30/23 on bonita type trolling lure in 200ft
Kim Koch with nice Amberjack caught 12/30/23
Kim Koch with 33″ Dolphin caught 12/27/23 on little stubby in 516ft
Kim Koch with 17″ Blacken Tuna caught on billybait in 316ft, and 19″ Yellowtail caught on cut ballyhoo in 120ft – 12/27/23
Kim Koch with 21″ Mutton Snapper caught 12/18/23 in 16ft on ballyhoo
Vivian Rupp with 2 Redfish and a Sea Trout caught in Chokoloskee 11/20/23
Vivan Rupp’s Chokoloskee catch – 2 Redfish, 2 Black Drum and a Sea Trout, 11/20/23
Tom Egyahzi and Darla Applegarth with Mahi catch on 10/7/23, largest is 34″ caught on blue silver billie baits in 500ft. The other two were a double-header!
Tom Egyhazi with 26″ Mahi caught 9-15-23 on green squid daisy chain, on top in 500ft
Vivan Rupp with 27″ Mahi caught 8-28-23 in 590ft trolling an Islamorada Flyer
Red Henson with 16.5″ Mangrove Snapper caught 7/31/23 on ballyhoo chunk in 15ft on the patch reef
Vivian Rupp with 20″ Blackfin Tuna caught 7/16/23 in 200ft with Mutton fishing
Red Henson with 30″ Black Grouper caught 7/7/23 trolling a sea witch with bonita strip in 10ft
Steve Rupp with 18″ Yellowtail caught on ballyhoo chunk in 62ft on 7/5/23
Steve and Valerie Rupp’s Yellowtail catch, 7/5/23
Darla Applegarth with 23″ Dolphin caught 7/2/23 on blue and silver stubble in 400ft
Steve Rupp with 36″ Kingfish taken 7/1/23 with naked ballyhoo on planer in 145ft
Keith Schutzer with 23″ Yellowtail caught 7/1/23 drifting bait through oat and chum mix in 110ft
Vivan Rupp with 25″ Dolphin caught trolling artificial in 140ft on 7/1/23
Lee Lavery with 20″ Mutton Snapper caught 6/25/23 in 112ft on ballyhoo fillet and sand ball
Lee Lavery with 32″ Kingfish caught 6/24/23 in 120ft with planer
Deborah Calhoun with 19.5″ Yellowtail caught 6-24-23 on ballyhoo chunk and sand ball in 115ft
Steve Rupp with 30″ Kingfish caught 6-24-23 in 180ft on naked ballyhoo with planer
Marc Fernandez with 37.5″ bull dolphin caught 6/21/23 trolling ballyhoo with a red and black skirt in 200ft at Pickles Reef
Vivan Rupp with 19″ yellowtail caught 6/11/23 in 93ft on ballyhoo chunk
Lee Lavery with 24″ Snowy Grouper hand-cranked from 435ft caught on whole squid 6/14/23
Darla Applegarth with 23″ Mutton caught 6/11/23 on 1/16oz chartreuse jig tipped with bonito chunk in 55ft
Darla Applegarth with nice Wahoo caught 6/11/23
Darla Applegarth with 23″ Mutton and 16″ Yellowtail caught 6/11/23 on 1/16oz chartreuse jig tipped with bonito chunk in 55ft
Vivan Rupp with 22″ Dolphin caught 6/10/23 between 610-630ft on ballyhoo
Vivan Rupp’s Dolphin catch 6/10/23
Tom Egyhazi with Blackfin Tuna caught 6/3/23 in 300ft on a planer 50ft down with an orange/purple yozuri
Tom Kowitski with 27″ Black Grouper caught on ballyhoo chunk in 22ft on 5/20/23
Tom Kowitski with 22″ Snowy Grouper and 23″ Yellowedge Grouper both caught deep dropping in 615ft on 5/19/23
Tom Kowitski with 19″ Blackfin Tuna caught on a jig 5/18/23
Lee Lavery with Snowy Grouper hand-cranked from 450ft, 5/22/23
Lee Lavery with a Schoolmaster Snapper caught 5/22/23
Deborah Calhoun with big Golden Tilefish caught 5/22/23
Deborah Calhoun with 22″ Yellowtail caught on ballyhoo chunk in 115ft on 5/7/23
Michelle Henrichsen with 23.125″ Yellowtail caught 5/5/23 on a 1/32 oz jig with sardine chunk in 116ft
Kim Koch with 30″ Blackfin Tuna caught 5/4/23 on live grunt in 225ft
Kim Koch with 28″ Grouper caught on live grunt in 25ft on 5/3/23
Kim Koch with 27″ Grouper caught 5/3/23 on live grunt in 250ft
Vivian Rupp with 17″ Yellowtail caught on ballyhoo in 92ft on 5/2/23
Jody Stewart with 24″ Mutton Snapper caught 5/2/23 on yellow jig
Kim Koch with Club Record 35″ Blackfin Tuna caught 4/26/23 on live speedo in 250ft
Kim Koch with 14″ Mangrove Snapper caught 4/30/23 in 10ft on ballyhoo chunk
Kim Koch with 30″ Blackfin Tuna caught on live Ballyhoo in 210ft on 4/21/23
Jim Henrichsen with 30.5″ Mutton caught 4/21/23 on live Ballyhoo in 65ft
Vivan Rupp with 24″ Yellowtail caught in 94ft on a piece of Grunt on 4-16-23
Vivian Rupp with 20″ Porgy caught 4-16-23 on ballyhoo in 94ft
Kim Koch with 30″ Dolphin caught 4/14/23 in 210ft with live Ballyhoo
Kim Koch with 29.75″ Mutton Snapper caught 4/14/23 in 210ft on live Ballyhoo
Kim Koch with 36″ Kingfish caught in 185ft on live Ballyhoo 4/13/23
Vivian Rupp with 22″ mahi caught 4/2/23 trolling in 380ft
Vivian Rupp with 23″ Redfish caught while in Chokoloskee on 3/25/23 on 1/4 oz shrimp tipped jig in 2ft.
Jim Henrichsen with 29″ mutton caught 4/2/23 on live ballyhoo in 70ft.
Tom Kowitski with 3-29-23 Mahi catch. 27″ on free-lined ballyhoo plug
Mahi and Rosies caught by the Kowitskis 3-29-23 in 450-825ft under turtles and weed line
Tom Kowitski with 15.5″ Yellowtail caught 3-1-23 on ballyhoo plug in 12ft
Darla Applegarth with 48″ Wahoo caught 3/28/23 on an orange and purple yozuri on planer 60ft down, 125ft leader. In 300ft water
Steve Rupp with 44″ Wahoo caught off Davis Reef in 128ft with Islamorada Flying Fish Lure on 3/19/23
Steve Rupp with 27″ Cero Mackerel caught 3/11/23 on live pilchard in 28ft, south of Davis Reef
Kim Koch with 26.5″ Mutton caught 3/18/23 in 19ft on live ballyhoo
March Monthly Social Hour at Blackwater Siren
Club Members at the monthly social hour at Blackwater Siren
Enjoying this month’s social hour at Blackwater Siren
Deborah Calhoun with 24″ Blackfin Tuna caught 3-12-23 with planer and strip of bonita
Group of 2023 Patch Reef Tournament Anglers
Kim Koch with biggest Mutton, 5.25 lbs. in 2023 Patch Reef Tournament
Kim Koch and Gary Wicker at the 2023 Patch Reef Tournament weigh-in. Kim caught biggest Mangrove and Yellowtail, Gary the biggest Porgy.
Vivian Rupp with 37″ Wahoo caught 3/5/23 in 200ft of water south of Davis Reef on Islamorada flying fish lure
Kim Koch with 26″ Mutton caught 3-3-23 on live ballyhoo in 22ft
Tom Egyhazi (r) with 41″ Wahoo caught 3/2/23 in 225ft on red and white yozuri
Kim Koch with 17″ Mangrove Snapper caught 2-26-23 with ballyhoo chunks in 22″
Kim Koch with 44″ Kingfish caught 2-26-23 in 120ft trolling islander/ballyhoo
Darla Applegarth, Tom Egyhazi, Darla’s son and grandson with 39″ Wahoo caught by Darla on 2-26-23 in 340ft with orange and purple yozuri on planer 65 ft down
Tom Egyhazi with 17″ Yellowtail caught 2-26-23 in 65ft on 1/16oz chartreuse jig tipped with bonito
Michelle Henrichsen with 22.5″, 22″ and 19.5″ Yellowtails caught 2-26-23 in 115ft on butterflied ballyhoo and 1/4 jig w/chunk bonita
Dave Christenson with 22″ Redfish caught 2-3-23 on Large Shrimp in 2ft in Everglades National Park
30″ Black Drum caught by Dave Christenson in 2ft in Everglades National Park on 2-3-23
Kim Koch with 48″ Wahoo caught trolling rapala in 137ft on 2/21/23
Michelle Henrichsen with 18.75″ Yellowtail caught on dead ballyhoo in 130ft on 2/21/23
Kim Koch with 23″ Blacken Tuna caught 2/18/23 trolling Mad Mac lure in 350ft
Kim Koch with 31″ Mutton Snapper caught in 20ft on live ballyhoo 2/14/23
Kim Koch with 33” Mutton Snapper caught 1/31/23 in 18 ft on live ballyhoo
Kim Koch with 18” Blackfin Tuna caught 1/26/23 in 285ft on lil stubby
Kim Koch with 21” Mutton Snapper caught 1/22/23 in 275ft on ballyhoo plug
Michelle Henrichsen with 19″ Yellowtail caught on a huge piece of bonito in 70ft on 1-21-23
Darla Applegarth with 18″ Yellowtail caught in 60ft. on 1/32 oz pink jig tipped with bonito chunk 1/23/23
Kim Koch with 37″ Kingfish caught 1-20-23 in 275ft on islander/ballyhoo
Tom Kowitski with 34″ Dolphin caught 1/17/23 drifting ballyhoo at the Bibb wreck
Kim Koch with 36″ Kingfish caught on islander/ballyhoo at 145ft on 1-13-23
Red Henson with 17.5″ Speckled Trout caught 1/9/23 on grass flats in Flamingo with terror eyes and popping cork
Double Header Wahoos, each 52” caught 1/1/23 by Deborah Calhoun and Lee Lavery
Lee Lavery with 22” Yellowtail caught 1/1/23 in 121ft with squid and sand all
Kim Koch with his last Grouper of the season at 34″ caught on live grunt in 145 ft 12-31-22
Kim Koch with 29″ Kingfish caught on islander/ballyhoo in 115ft 12-30-22
Kim Koch with 21″ Blackfin Tuna caught 12-30-22 in 300ft on rigged ballyhoo
Amanda Paez with 18″ Blackfin Tuna caught aboard FantaSea on 12-18-22
47.5″ Wahoo caught by Kim Koch 12-22-22 in 230ft on Rapala x-rap
Kim Koch with 25″ Dolphin caught 12-22-22 in 257ft on a little stubby
Amanda Paez caught this 49.5″ Wahoo 12-18-22 aboard FantaSea, captained by her dad, Carlos.
Tom Egyhazi with 24″ Mutton caught in 80ft on chartreuse 1/16 oz jig tipped with bonito chunk 12-11-22
17″ Yellowtail caught 12-11-22 by Tom Egyhazi, 80ft. on chartreuse 1/16 oz jig tipped with bonito chunk
Kim Koch with 50″ Wahoo caught 11-23-22
Kim Koch with 27″ Mutton caught 11-23-22
Tom Egyhazi with 20″ Yellowtail caught 11-15-22 in 55ft using 1/8 Oz pink jig tipped with bonito chunk
Lee Lavery with 28″ Yellowtail caught 10-18-22 in 115ft. off Key Largo with squid and sandballs.
Deborah Calhoun with 28″ Mutton Snapper caught 8-28 on speedo chunk in 68ft.
Lee Lavery with 31.5″ Mutton caught 5-3-22 in 95ft on live ballyhoo
Capt. Chan Warner with 25″ mutton caught 5-28-22 sand balling in 125ft.
Lee Lavery with 31″ Black Grouper caught on speedo head in 98ft on 6/25/22
Jim Henrichsen with 42″ Mahi caught May 15 in 275ft on doubled hoochie
Kim Koch with 36″ Mahi caught 5-11-22 in 235ft on live ballyhoo
Kim Koch with28.5″ Black Grouper caught 5-11-22 in 120ft on live ballyhoo
Tom Egyhazi with 30″ Black Grouper caught 5-9-22 on bright green yozuri in 30ft
Tom Kowitski with 16″ Snowy Grouper caught 5-7-22
Tom Kowitski with 23″ Mahi caught in 400-800ft on scattered weed line 5-7-22
Michelle Henrichsen with 29″ Mahi caught 5-4-22 in 350ft. on doubled hoochie
Kim Koch with 29″ Mutton Snapper caught 5-1-22 in 17ft patch reef with speedo head
18″ Yellowtail caught 4-30-22 by Darla Applegarth in 80ft on chartreuse 1/8 oz jig tipped with bonito chunk
Michelle Henrichsen with 19″ Yellowtail caught 4/29/22 in 75ft on 1/16 oz jig tipped with bonita
Jim Henrichsen with 33″ Cobia caught on a ballyhoo plug in 116ft, 4-18-22
Kim Koch with fish caught 4-7-22 including 19″ Yellowtail on bonita strip at 119ft.
Kim Koch with 30″ Kingfish caught 4-7-22 in 150 ft trolling rapala x-rap
Darla Applegarth with 33″ Mahi caught 4-5-22 in 300ft using blue/silver little stubby
Kim Koch with 25″ Mutton Snapper caught 4-1-22 on ballyhoo plug in 15ft on patch reef
Kim Koch with 26″ Mahi caught trolling rigged ballyhoo in 400ft on 3/28/22
Jim Henrichsen with 30″ Mahi caught 3/28/22 on pink and white sailure no meat in 250ft
18″ Yellowtail caught by Tom Egyhazi 3/18/22 in 80ft on a 1/32 oz Yellow Tipped with Bonito chunk
Kim Koch with 21″ Blackfin Tuna caught 3/17/22 on black worm in 220ft.
Kim Koch with 42″ Wahoo caught 3/17/22 on Nomad lipped lure in 200ft
Kim Koch with 28″ Mutton Snapper caught 3-4-22 on ballyhoo in 20ft. patch reef
Kim Koch with 31.5″ Mutton Snapper caught 2/26/22 in 16ft on patch reef with live ballyhoo
Mary Brodhagen with 23″ Blackfin Tuna caught 2/21/22 on squid daisy chain in 210ft.
Kim Koch with 47″ Wahoo caught 2/5/22 in 165ft. trolling rapala
Kim Koch with 23″ yellowtail caught 1/12 in 28ft. on ballyhoo plug
27″ Blackfin Tuna, caught by Tom Egyhazi and Darla Applegarth 1/15/22 on yozuri 50ft down on a planer
Kim Koch with 24″ Mutton caught on ballyhoo plug in 18ft., 1/21/22
Kim Koch with 23″ Mutton caught 1/14 in 16ft on live ballyhoo
Lee Lavery with 46″ Wahoo caught 1/3/22 in 370ft.
Kim Koch with 48″ Wahoo caught 12/26 on Islander lure rigged ballyhoo in 130ft.
Kim Koch with 26″ Blackfin Tuna caught 12/24 on cedar plug in 275ft.
Kim Koch with 36″ Kingfish caught 12/6 on live ballyhoo in 253ft.
Kim Koch and 23.25″ Yellowtail caught on ballyhoo plug in 30ft on 12/9
Jim Henrichsen with 26″ Mutton caught 12/2 in 15ft on butterflied baitfish
Darla Applegarth with 27″ Yellowtail caught Nov 28 in 80ft. on a 1/8oz. jig
Smokey McFarland with 27″ to fork Mahi caught in 373ft off Carysfort 10-16-21
Lee Lavery’s 23″ Mangrove Snapper caught 7/25 on a speedo half in 85ft.
Tom Egyhazi with 22″ Yellowtail caught 7/8 in 60 ft. on 1/4″ green jig tipped with bonito chunk
Team Effort by Tom Egyhazi and Keith Schuster brought in this 28″ Dolphin on rigged ballyhoo in 440ft on 6/19
Tom Egyhazi with 18″ Yellowtail caught 6/12 in 60ft. on a green jig tipped with shrimp
Darla Applegarth and Tom Egyhazi with 36″ Dolphin caught 5/27 on pink skirted ballyhoo in 500ft.
Juan Andres with 25″ Yellowtail caught 5/13 at Careysfort Light in 80 ft on Ballyhoo Strips
Michelle Henrichsen with 34.5″ Dolphin caught 5/11 in 400 ft. on weedless ballyhoo
Carol Garrity with 17″ Yellowtail caught 5/8 on 1/16 chartreuse jig with shrimp
Jim Henrichsen with 31″ Dolphin caught May 6 in 300ft on weedless ballyhoo
Kim Koch with 24″ Mutton caught 4/21 in 15ft patch using ballyhoo chunk
Zeffra McFarland with 27″ Dolphin caught in 437ft. off molasses reef/hump on 4/17
Jim Henrichsen with 25″ Dolphin caught April 16 in 550 ft on weedless ballyhoo with blue/pink skirt
Kim Koch with 23″ Backfin Tuna caught in 300ft. trolling feather on April 5
Kim Koch with 49.5″ Wahoo caught 4/1 in 300ft trolling Billy bait
Tom Egyhazi with 41″ Wahoo caught 3/30 in 400 ft using planer 50ft down with naked rigged ballyhoo
Kim Koch with 37″ to the fork Kingfish caught 3/29 on jig and ballyhoo in 235 ft.
Bill Kuttz with 21″ Trout caught 3/27 in MacCormac Creek
Bill Kluttz holding 24″ Snook caught in Trout Bay on 3/25
Bill Kluttz with 22″ Redfish caught 3/25 in Trout Bay
Carlos Lima with 16″ Yellowtail caught 3/23 aboard Reel Memories with Capt Carlos Paez
Martha Paez with 20″ Mutton Snapper caught with Capt. Carlos Paez on 3/23 aboard Reel Memories
Kim Koch with 44″ Wahoo caught 3/23 on rigged ballyhoo in 240ft.
Kim Koch with 42″ Wahoo caught 3/19 on an Islander and ballyhoo in 260ft
Kim Koch with 37″ Dolphin caught 3/15 in 235ft trolling stubby
Kim Koch with 27″ Blackfin Tuna caught 3/15 trolling tuna feather in 118ft
Michelle Henrichsen aboard the Isabella with 27.25″ Mutton caught 3/6/21 on 17# test with jig and shrimp in 15ft
Darla Applegarth with 22″ Yellowtail caught 3/6/21 on 1/16 jig with shrimp in 75ft
2/18 catch by Kim Koch including 15″ Yellowtail on jig with ballyhoo in 15ft.
Kim Koch with 18″ Blackfin Tuna caught 2/14 trolling a rubber squid in 275ft.
Tom Egyhazi with 33″ kingfish caught 2/26 on red and white Uzuri in 215 ft
Capt. Michelle Henrichsen with 27″ Yellow Jack caught 2/25 on squid halfway down in 125ft aboard Isabella
Kim Koch with 30″ Mutton caught 2/19 in 18ft on ballyhoo
Bill Cahill with 30″ Dolphin caught 2/19 under a floating tree in 850Ft
Darla Applegarth with 17″ Mangrove Snapper caught 2/14 in 70ft on 1/16 oz yellow jig tipped with shrimp
Kim Koch with winning 42″ Kingfish caught 1-26 during Winter Tournament in 220ft. on live, hard-tail jack
16.5′ Blackfin and 2 Tuny caught by Bill Cahill 1/23/21
Chip Futch with 15in. Mangrove Snapper caught Jan 7 in 8ft. in the back country using thread herring
Wendy Cahill with 40″ to the fork Kingfish caught 2/4/21 on an 18ft mono leader while retrieving bait from the bottom
Bill Cahill with 29.5″ and 30″ Muttons caught 2/4/21 in 200ft on Live pinfish, 6 oz egg sinker and 18ft mono leader 40lb and circle hook
Kim Koch with 28″ Kingfish caught on jig and ballyhoo in 130ft on 1/23/21
Kim Koch with 28.75″ Mutton caught 1/18/21 on pinfish in 250ft
Kim Koch with 19″ Yellowtail caught 12/10 on ballyhoo chunks in 130ft.
Kim Koch with 46″ Kingfish caught 12/22 in 235ft on flatline ballyhoo, fluorocarbon, no wire
Wendy Cahill with 27″ Mutton caught 1/15 on live pinfish in 200ft.
Red Henson with 18 in. Sea Trout caught 1/15 off Flamingo in 3 ft with gold terror eyes lure
Kim Koch with 23in. Blackfin Tuna caught 1/12 in 225ft. on live ballyhoo
15in. Mangrove Snapper taken by Kim Koch in 20ft. with ballyhoo chunks on 1/10
Kim Koch with 23in Mutton Snapper caught 1/8 on live ballyhoo in 180ft.
47in. Wahoo hauled in by Kim Koch on 1/6 in 140ft. high speed trolling hand-made lures. Aboard Endless Pursuit with Capt. Mary Brodhagen
Bill Cahill with 32″ Dolphin caught Dec 17 on blue & mylar rattle jet in 300ft.
Wendy Cahill with 28″ Mutton caught first week December on live pinfish in 180ft.
33″ Tuna caught first week of December by Bill Cahill on live ballyhoo on the surface in 165ft
Mary Brodhagen having a fun Vermillion snapper fishing trip!
Jim Card with Queen Snapper caught Nov 28 in 750 ft with Capt. Mike Casale
Mary’s Vermillions
Mahi caught Nov 29 by Jim Card in 250 ft with Capt. Joe Penar
Smokey McFarland with 26 in. Pompano caught 11/14 in 15ft
Darla Applegarth with 18 in. Yellowtail caught on 1/16 red jig in 50 ft. on 11/18
Kim Koch with 29in Black Grouper caught 10/31 in 250 feet on live grunt
Kim’s beautiful Black Grouper Close Up
Wendy Cahill with 28 in. Black Grouper caught in 140ft. with Live Pinfish on 9/18/20
Michelle Bello with a beautiful Jack Crevalle caught in Trout Cove on 8-29
Tom and Darla Applegarth with Tom’s 28in. Mahi, caught on Billy Bait in 500ft. on August 18
Lee Lavery with Red Grouper measuring 25 in. caught 8/3/20 aboard her vessel Ladyfish
Deborah Calhoun with 20 in Mutton Snapper caught in 48 ft. on ballyhoo chunk 8/3/20
Darla Applegarth with 22 in. Mangrove Snapper caught 8/3/20 on 1/8 oz yellow jig squid bait in 80 ft.
Deborah Calhoun with 21.25 in. Yellowtail caught in the tournament on 7/11 with ballyhoo plug and sandball.
Darla Applegarth with 20 in. Mutton Snapper caught 7/9 on 1/8 yellow jig with squid bait.
Darla Applegarth’s catch 7/9 including 18 in. Yellow Tail
Wendy Cahill caught this 27 in. Mutton Snapper on live pinfish July 3rd.
Deborah Calhoun caught this 17 in. Vermillion Snapper in 300 ft. on 6/14
Bill Kluttz with 21 in. Speckled Trout caught in Whipray Basin on 6/16
Deborah Calhoun with 27.5 in. Red Grouper caught in 300 ft. on 6/14 aboard LADYFISH with Capt. Lee Lavery
Barry Gabler caught this 15 in. Speckled Trout 5/12/20 in the back country
Carlos Paez with 27 in., nearly 12 lb. Mutton Snapper caught 6 miles off Garden Cove on 6/14
Tom filled in a contest slot with this 10.5 in Mangrove Snapper caught off the dock with a piece of shrimp
Barry Gabler caught these two 5/21 in the back bay- 23in Red Drum and 16 in Sheepshead
Chip Futch with 18 in. Yellowtail caught on squid, near Davis Reef in 30 ft
Ken Duboff with 27.5 in. Blackfin Tuna caught on ballyhoo plug 5/2, deep dropping in 440 ft
Bill Cahill with 37 in. Black Grouper caught 5/1 in 140 ft of water on live grunt
Tom Kowitski with 22 in. Snowy Grouper caught 5/1 in 600 ft of water
Jim and Michelle Henrichsen with two 25 in. Grouper caught 5/1 on xrap 30 orange/lime and rap 20 fish colored in 15 ft of water
Tom Kowitski with 12.25 in. Mangrove Snapper caught 4/29 on live pilchard in 6 ft of water along the mangroves
Tom Kowitski with 24 in. Blackfin Tuna caught 4/26 on chrome headed feathers in 140ft. off French Reef
Tom’s Yellow Eye haul on 4/26
Kim Koch with 29 in. Kingfish caught 4/16 on ballyhoo in 118ft.
Darla Applegarth with 28 in. Mutton Snapper caught 4/17 using 1/16 yellow jig with shrimp on snapper rod in 80ft
Barry Gabler with 23 in. Yellowtail caught 4/16 southeast of Davis Reef in 85ft
Tom Kowitski with 21 in. Mutton Snapper caught 4/16 off of French Reef
Bill Cahill with 26.5 in. Mutton Snapper caught 4/16 on live pinfish
Vickie Katzenstein with 19.5 in. Yellowtail and others, caught 4/11 aboard the Gulfstream at one of Chan Warner’s Special Spots.
Marie McFarland with 17 in. Blackfin Tuna caught 4/11
Kim Koch with 22 in. Yellowtail Snapper caught 4/5 in 119ft on Ballyhoo chunk
Lee Lavery with 42 in. Wahoo caught 4/9 in 389ft blind trolling a ballyhoo with white and silver mylar lure, gaffed by Tom Vogel
Black-Bellied Rosie and Tile Fish caught 4/4 by Tom Kowitski in 825ft
Tom’s Catch
Tom Kowitski caught this 19 in. Blackfin Tuna in 200-600ft under birds and 24 in. Dolphin in 800ft. under scattered weeds. Both on 4/4.
Wendy Cahill with 24 in. Mahi caught 4/3 on naked ballyhoo- no skirts in 630 ft under weed line. Those in the background were caught on blue and mylar rattle jet
Darla Applegarth with 26 in. Cero Mackerel caught in 50 ft on 1/16oz jig bonito bait, 4/3
Bill Kluttz with 22 in. Sea Trout caught 4/3 in Whipray Basin on shrimp jig
Smokey McFarland with 19 in. Blackfin Tuna caught 3/18 near Carysfort in 241 ft.
Tom Vogel with 23 in. Mangrove Snapper caught 3/31 on sandball in 102 ft.
46 in. Kingfish caught by Tom Egyhazi 3/30 on live ballyhoo, 50ft down in 200 ft of water
Lee Lavery with 45 in. Wahoo caught 3/25, trolling a Mikie Special in 272 ft. Expertly gaffed by Deborah
Jim Henrichsen with 26.5 in., 10.6 lbs. Mutton Snapper caught on 3 ft fluoro, ballyhoo plug, large circle hook, 3/24
40 in. Dolphin caught by Wendy Cahill on rigged ballyhoo, blue and white skirt, 3/25
Bill Kluttz with 18.5 in. Sea Trout caught near Sandy Key on 3/25
Tom Kowitski with 15 in. Mangrove Snapper caught on 3/24
Tom Kowitski’s 3/24 take, including the 22 in. Porgy upper left
25 in. Mangrove Snapper caught by Darla Applegarth on 12lb test, 1/8oz jig using cut Bonita, in 60 ft. on 3/21
Tom Prazan with 18.5 in. Yellowtail caught with sandballs 3/20 by the Elbow in 100 ft.
20 in. Mutton Snapper caught 3/18 by Bill Kluttz near the Elbow in 20 ft.
21 in. Spanish Mackerel caught 3/16 by Jim Card in Blackwater Sound under a huge flock of birds
Capt Jim Card with Blackfin Tuna 22 in. to the fork, caught 3/13 on a “Mikey Special” in 1,000 ft
35 in. Dolphin Fish caught by Kim Koch on spinner with free line ballyhoo, 3/7
Kim Koch with 30 in. Mutton Snapper caught 3/5 on ballyhoo in 225 ft.
36 in. Kingfish caught 3/2 by Kim Koch on ballyhoo and jig in 260 ft.
Joanne Futch with 16 in. Yellowtail caught with squid in 50 ft on the reef edge, March 5
Tony Bello with Black Drum caught and released Feb 28 in Jewfish Creek
Kim Koch with 51 in. Kingfish caught on handmade tinsel jig and ballyhoo in 205ft, Feb 16
23 in. Blackfin Tuna caught by Kim on Billy bait in 200ft, Feb 14
Kim Koch’s 18 in. Blackfin Tuna
caught trolling blue and red Billy bait in 180ft, Feb 6
Kim Koch with his 30 in. Mutton Snapper caught in 225ft Feb 2, using live ballyhoo
16 in. Yellowtail caught by Kim Koch on ballyhoo strip and jig, Feb 18
Tom Kowitski caught this 17 in. Mutton Snapper Feb 3 on Mosquito Bank, using chunk ballyhoo
Carol Garrity with her 22 in. Mutton Snapper caught Jan 20th on Cannon Patch with Captain William Garrity on W.
Kim Koch with his 31 in. Mutton Snapper caught Jan 24th on live ballyhoo in 230ft
23 in. Mangrove Snapper caught by Kim Koch Jan 24th
Kim Koch with his 24 in. Yellowtail caught Jan 17th in 130ft. on live cigar minnow
Kim Koch and Lee Lavery with their 57 in. Swordfish caught Jan 29th in 1,416ft. on sewn barracuda with Captain Tom Prazan. Weight prior to eviscerating, approx. 100 lbs.
Sal Livoti with Mutton Snapper measuring 27.75 in. caught in 15 ft. with ballyhoo chunk on January 21
Beautiful Palomets caught by Michelle Henrichsen January 21
20.5, 20.625 and 21 in.Muttons caught by Jim Henrichsen January 21
15 in. Blackfin Tuna contest entry caught by Smokey McFarland January 20 – 500 ft off Carysfort
Marie McFarland measuring her Mahi for the winter contest 30 in. caught off Carysfort in 500 ft on January 20
Haul taken by the Kowitskis, January 20
Tom pulled in this Margate off the bottom measuring 25 in.-January 20
Tom Kowitski’s 16 in. Blackfin Tuna caught in January off Molasses at 320ft
Kim Koch’s winter contest entry – 27 in. Mutton Snapper caught Jan 1st at 170ft on speedo
Tom Kowitski caught this 17 in. Mutton Snapper Feb 3 on Mosquito Bank, using chunk ballyhoo
Tom Kowitski with a 22 in. Mutton Snapper caught Dec 31st in 6ft on a whole live ballyhoo.
Tony Bello with 35″ Snook catch and release Dec 28th in Flamingo
Kim Koch took the largest Kingfish in the 2020 Winter Tournament. His catch weighed in at 12.06 lbs.
Jim Henrichsen’s 21 in. Mutton caught Dec 25th in 18ft of water on a medium yellow jig and large shrimp aboard the Isabella with Captain Michelle Henrichsen
2020 Winter Tournament Largest Wahoo was caught by Buddy Urban, fishing on Joe Cloutier’s boat. Weight: 15.06 lbs.
Big Dolphin caught by Dan Troutman, trolling 16 miles offshore Key Largo. Measured at 52 in. to fork of the tail.
Deborah Calhoun with 20 in. Yellowtail caught in 120 ft. on a silverside.
28 in. Snook taken from Trout Cove by Tony Bello on 9/25
Capt. Lee took these Yellowtail and Yellow Eye Snapper aboard her boat Ladyfish.
Mike got this 42 in. Mahi in 1600′ on his flats boat
24 in Yellowtail Snapper caught by Mike Casale
Mike Casale with his 21 in Blackfin Tuna, caught trolling a stubby in 300′
24 in Trout caught in Madeira Bay by Bill Kluttz
21 in Mutton caught by Lee, sandball aboard Latitude Changer with Capt. Mike Casale in 120 ft of water.
Tony caught this 35 lb Tarpon in Terrapin Bay.
Dolphin, 48 inches, caught by Pam Dyches, in 1150 ft of water off Molasses.
Lee caught this 30″ Red Grouper in 325′ on dolphin belly (hand cranked).
Marc Fernandez caught this 36 in dolphin on floating pallet about 600 feet deep.
A 42.5 inches dolphin caught by Tommy Dyches, in 850 feet of water off Molasses.
Ths Snowy grouper was 23 in and the tuna 19 in caught by Tom.
The mahi were caught by a turtle in 650 ft off Molases. Tom’s bull was 29 inches and Renee’s cow was 23 inches.
A 28 inches Mutton caught by Kim on live ballyho in 210 ft.
This 29 1/4 inch Mutton was caught by Bill on live Pinfish.
Deborah using sand ball caught this 28” Mutton in 77′ of water.
This 21” Yelloweye was caught by Lee in 300’ of water.
Renee and her 23 in Red Grouper caught at Mosquito Bank.
Great catch by Deborah and Lee aboard the Ladyfish using live ballyhoo in 85 feet of water.
Renee caught this 13 in snapper at Mosquito Bank.
Smokey McFarland caught using ballyhoo this 27 in dolphin off Carysfort in 350 ft of water. Marie caught the 18 in tuna off Carysfort in 250 ft of water.
Tom got this 28 inch mutton on a live pilchard in 130 feet off French Reef.
Tom caught this 14 inch blackfin in 150 ft.
This 34 inches Kingfish was caught on ballyhoo and hand made jig in 210 feet of water. Great catch Kim!
Pam caught this 20 in tuna trolling in 600 ft of water.
Kim caught this 42 inches Dolphin in 250 ft of water flatlining with live ballyhoo.
Another nice catch by Kim. This Mutton snapper was 30 inches and
caught on ballyhoo in 220 feet.
Tom Vogel’s Cero Mackerel 32.5 inches
caught on a sand ball in 125 feet of water.
Tom caught this 22.5 inch yellow tail in 125 feet of water on a sandball.
A 39 in Cobia caught by Tom
Caught by Tom in 650 foot of water using rigged ballyhoo.
Mutton snapper 29 inches caught By Kim Koch on ballyhoo in 251 ft of water.
Dolphin caught by Kim Koch. It was 47 inches, to the fork. Flatlining dead ballyhoo on spinner 20 lb test line in 1700 ft of water.
A 15 inch mangrove caught by Tom Kotwiski in about 8 feet of water on a ballyhoo plug.
Tom caught this 31.5 inch mahi. Got it on a chrome jet head in about 250 feet of water
This Kingfish was caught off Molases in 120 feet of water on a butterflied ballyhoo. Weighed just under 30 lbs and was 43 inches long.
Jack caught by Jim.
A nice 16.5 inch yellowtail caught by Renee while fishing on Mosquite Bank in 7 feet of water on a ballyhoo plug.
Nice 35 in Kingfish caught on ballyhoo in 215 ft.
Jim jeffries caught both the 48 in. Bull Mahi and the 48 in. Cow in 1200 feet. The cow was caught on a four-inch halloween and the bull on a live ballyhoo on a spinner.
A 26.5 inch Mackerel caught by Tom Kowitski using a live ballyhoo in 8 feet of water on Mosquito Bank.
Jim Jeffries caught these 20 and 21 inches trouts at Black Water Sound.
Mangrove snapper- 23 inches caught on pinfish in 118 ft.
Spanish Mackerel – 24 inches, caught by Susan Gabler on live shrimp, patch reef in 15 feet water.
Black fin tuna 25 inches fork caught on live ballyhoo in 118 ft of water
Mutton snapper 28 inches caught on speedo in 215 ft.
Martha Trueman caught a 15 inch Mangrove Snapper in 12 ft of water on cut bait.
Wendy with a 28 inch Mutton caught last week on live pinfish in 132 ft of water.
Smokey Mcfarland caught this 41.5 in Wahoo in 350 ft of water off Carysfort.
Martha Trueman caught this 25.5 inch Dolphin in 700 ft of water on a natural bait.
A good fishing day for Marie and Smokey McFarland.
Michelle and Jim Henrichsen caught this 29″ Yellow Jack.
This 21” yelloweye was caught aboard LADYFISH by Deborah Calhoun on Feb. 7.
This 18 in tuna was caught in 245 feet of water.
Michelle Henrichsen with a 20.5 in Triggerfish caught in 75 feet with shrimp.
This 25.5 in Cero was caught in 75 feet with shrimp.
What a nice load! The biggest 19 inch. Out near the Spegiel Grove in 116 ft using sand balls and ballyho chunks.
This is a 22 inch yellowtail that Gena caught off the Spiegel Grove using cut Ballyhoo.
Bill caught this 34 in Blackfin tuna on a live goggle eye and circle hook.
Karen Schneeberger caught her very first Yellowtail, 23 5/8″ in 80′ with shrimp.
This 38 inches Kingfish was
caught on ballyhoo 3 hook rig in 112 ft deep.
This 25 inch Mutton was caught on pinfish.
Barry Trueman caught this 18 inch Trout using a 3″ new penny shrimp in Blackwater Sound
This 23.75 in Blackfin tuna was caught by Mike MacDonald, in 290 feet of water off Molasses Reef.
This 26.5 inch mutton snapper was caught by Kim Koch using ballyhoo for bait in 30 ft deep.
Jim caught this 20 in. Triple Tail, on schoolie rod w/ ballyhoo chunk and circle hook.
Michelle caught this 21″ yellowtail in 80 ft of water.