Category: Fishing

  • Podcast Episode: Fishing Trips On The Water

    Podcast Episode: Fishing Trips On The Water

    Pip: Some mornings you sneak out for a few hours before the day takes over, and some afternoons a text about lunch turns into a full-blown fishing adventure — ReelBlessed has been having both kinds of days on the Treasure Coast. Mara: Today we're covering two territories: quick morning outings where the plan is simple…

  • Graduation Trip Turns Into a Solid Mixed Bag Day

    Graduation Trip Turns Into a Solid Mixed Bag Day

    South Florida fishing trip targeting the boils turned into a successful mixed-bag day, with calm conditions, a tough early bite, and steady near-shore action producing margate, snapper, and mackerel.

  • Quick Morning Trip

    Quick Morning Trip

    Quick morning trout fishing trip to Bear Point with artificial lures. The Wedding Crasher paddle tail proved to be the key bait, producing multiple trout during an outgoing tide drift.

  • Lunch Plans Turned Fishing Adventure

    Lunch Plans Turned Fishing Adventure

    A casual lunch plan turned into an unforgettable day fishing the North Fork canals. What started with Pub Subs and trolling for snook quickly became a battle with a nearly 6-foot gar, along with steady snook action and a mid-day lesson in boat batteries. A great mix of fishing, friendship, and unexpected moments on the…

  • A Short Trip Worth Taking

    A Short Trip Worth Taking

    Yesterday’s trip to Bear Point proved you don’t always need perfect conditions for a successful day on the water. Despite a 15-knot east wind and rough seas, we found a solid trout bite using live shrimp under corks, with bonus catches including a bonnethead shark. A short family fishing trip that turned into a memorable…

  • Titusville Canal Bull Reds with Reel Finesser Fishing

    Titusville Canal Bull Reds with Reel Finesser Fishing

    Titusville canal bull redfish action with Reel Finesser Fishing and Captain Isaiah Michael. Tania and I traded shots with multiple bull reds to 40+ inches, plus jacks, catfish, stingray, manatees, dolphins, and turtles on a clear spring morning in the Indian River Lagoon.

  • A Canceled Event, A Faithful Morning — Sheepshead on the Jigs

    A Canceled Event, A Faithful Morning — Sheepshead on the Jigs

    After canceling our Reel Blessed surf fishing event due to rain, Tania and I pivoted to a last-minute boat trip targeting sheepshead off the Florida coast. Fishing slow-pitch jigs and shrimp near the inlet, we landed five keeper sheepshead up to 17 inches, along with a surprise snook, while enjoying calm seas, dolphins, and sea…

  • Sheepshead Chowder Incoming: A Blessed Morning Near Shore

    Sheepshead Chowder Incoming: A Blessed Morning Near Shore

    Tania and I finally got back on the water after two months, fishing a natural reef in 20 to 30 feet of water off Pepper Park near Fort Pierce. With high tide at 8 AM, 68 degree water temps, and light 1 to 2 foot seas, we worked 30 gram jigs tipped with shrimp and…

  • When the Cooler Is Light but the Day Is Full

    When the Cooler Is Light but the Day Is Full

    An inshore trip with shifting weather, missed sheepshead bites, broken gear, and plenty of laughs. Even without a full cooler, the day delivered what mattered most: time on the water, good company, and lasting memories.

  • Putting the Next Generation on Fish: A Day at the Boils

    Putting the Next Generation on Fish: A Day at the Boils

    Despite a marine forecast that missed the mark, a Saturday run to the Boils turned into a memorable Treasure Coast fishing trip. From a sporty offshore ride and steady drifts producing Spanish mackerel and jacks to an unforgettable battle with a massive spotted eagle ray, the day finished strong on a nearshore reef with snapper,…