
Last August in the midst of recovering from shoulder surgery on my casting arm I was headed to Isla Holbox with some friends to catch up with Sandflea and the boys. The trip was planned, the shoulder surgery was a surprise, but I figured I would just make the best of it (or have fun [...]
Dec 27, 2011 | Categories: Isla Holbox, Salt Water Fly Fishing, Tarpon | Tags: Bart Langlois Fishing, Fly Fishing Mexico, Isla Holbox, Mike Dawes, Mike Dawes Fishing, Mike Dawes Fly Fishing, Mr. Sandflea, Nick Ozimek Fishing, Nick the coz Cozmo, ORVIS, Saltwater Fly fishing, Steve Eaton Fishing, Tarpon, Tarpon on a fly, WorldCast Anglers | 1 Comment »

Just got back from another successful trip to Playa Blanca. The last four trips have been very good and the Permit fishing seems to be getting better and better. We had an excellent group of 14 anglers and as always the lodge and staff were excellent. 17 Permit were caught for the week which was [...]
Dec 08, 2011 | Categories: Bonefish, Mexico Fly Fishing, Permit, Salt Water Fly Fishing, Super Grand Slam, Tarpon, Uncategorized | Tags: Alex Maher, Austin Watson, Ben Cart, Bill Egan, Bonefish, bonefish on a fly, Chuck Moos, Dale Endris, Don Watson, Fly Fishing Mexico, Grant Wood, hosted fly fishing trips, Jim Finley, Jim Hickey, Jim Hickey Fishing, Jim Hickey Fly Fishing, Jon Fenn, Mike Dawes, Mike Dawes Fishing, Mike Dawes Fly Fishing, Permit Fishing, Permit on a fly, Playa Blanca Fishing Lodge, Saltwater Fly fishing, Sara Cart, snook on a fly, Susie McDowell, Tarpon, Tarpon on a fly, WorldCast Anglers | Leave A Comment »

We had another great week at Playa Blanca in April, the weather cooperated for the most part, cookie cutter clouds each day with high winds, but it could have been worse. While there were many highlights during our week and a lot of firsts in the permit and tarpon department, the main highlight was missed [...]
May 05, 2011 | Categories: Permit, Salt Water Fly Fishing, Tarpon, Uncategorized | Tags: Ben Cart, Bob Markstein, Doug Barnes, Fly Fishing Mexico, Ian Markstein, jaguar in the ocean, Jaguar Swimming, Mike Dawes, Mike Dawes Fishing, Mike Dawes Fly Fishing, Now Picture This, Permit Fishing, Permit on a fly, Playa Blanca Fishing Lodge, Sara Cart, Tarpon, WorldCast Anglers | 2 Comments »

As we head into 2011 and start another year of fish tales, I thought I would post some pics from 2010 that never made it up on the site. Here’s to another great fishing year in 2011!
Jan 07, 2011 | Categories: Fresh Water Fly Fishing, Isla Holbox, Permit, Salt Water Fly Fishing, Tarpon | Tags: Bart Langlois, Brown Trout, Careto, Carp Fishing, Dawes Fly Fishing, Golden Dorado, Henry's Fork, Isla Holbox, Mike Dawes, Mike Dawes Fishing, Mike Dawes Fly Fishing, Mr. Sandflea, Nick Ozimek Fishing, Nick the coz Cozmo, Punta Allen Fishing, Punta Allen Mexico, Redfish, Tarpon, Vance Freed, WorldCast Anglers | 1 Comment »

Last month I had to the oppurtunity to head back down to the keys to fish with my good friends Tom Levandoski and Capt. Chris Mcreedy. This was a Tarpon trip and all Permit desires were set aside for the week. As weather seems to be a trend in 2010, the trend continued. For the [...]
Jul 06, 2010 | Categories: Key West Florida, Salt Water Fly Fishing, Tarpon | Tags: Andy Mill, Andy Mill Tarpon Fishing, Bob Paulson, Capt. Bob Paulson, Capt. Chris Mcreedy, Chris Mcreedy, fly fishing for tarpon, Mike Dawes, Mike Dawes Fishing, Mike Dawes Fly Fishing, Saltwater Fly fishing, Sugarloaf Marina, Tarpon, Tarpon Lessons | 3 Comments »

Headed back down to see Sandflea & family for thanksgiving, had quite a crew with us as well. Isla Holbox is just one of those places I never grow tired of, the fishing is incredible, but the island and the people are the real attraction. Third week of Novmeber and the first two days the [...]
Jan 11, 2010 | Categories: Isla Holbox, Salt Water Fly Fishing, Tarpon | Tags: Isla Holbox, Mike Dawes, Mr. Sandflea, Saltwater Fly fishing, Tarpon | 2 Comments »