Fishing in the Florida Keys


Hi,
My name is Luke Spear. My dad has been a fishing guide in the Florida Keys for 30 Years.
I have heard all kinds of incredible fishing stories all my life.
People from all over the world have come to fish in the Keys because it is such an awesome place.

Fishing for tarpon, bonefish, permit, snook, snapper, grouper and all kinds of other fish is what the stories have been about. Some of them tell of going out in the back country and chasing bonefish all over the flats for a day and landing that one huge fish.

Oh, sometimes I've heard about being in the middle of a school of tarpon( that means a whole bunch together) that are so hungry they will go after any fly you throw in front of them.
You get them to eat it, then they jump up out of the water and you hang on for dear life til you reel them to the boat.
I caught a world record tarpon in the Pee Wee division of the IGFA when I was about 7 or 8.
Had to work really hard to get that one to the boat.
I'll post a picture and tell you the whole story of that one later.

My brother, John Hunter Spear was the youngest boy to catch an IGFA Inshore Grand Slam.
A Grand Slam is a tarpon, bonefish, and permit all in one day.
He was 7 when he did it. You can see and hear that one later too.

I will put some pictures up and maybe even some video as I get the stories together.

Rick Ruoff, Steve Huff, Dustin Huff, Diego Rouylle, Timmy Klien and Craig Brewer are some of the guides I have heard stories from.

I hope you will come back often and enjoy all the stories I'll be posting here.

Keep it reel.
Luke