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If you’re looking for the angling adventure of a lifetime, you just found it! The ultimate guided fishing trips in southwest Florida, Michigan, or Montana await your pleasure with Capt. Tony Petrella and Capt. John Gospodarek.
Our "home waters" during the winter and spring range from Tampa Bay south through Longboat Key, Siesta Key, Sarasota, world famous "Snook Alley" in Venice, Charlotte Harbor, and Pine Island Sound. We even fish the Everglades.
During the Winter, our focus is upon baby tarpon, snook, redfish, Spanish mackerel, spotted sea trout, ladyfish, pompano, Jack crevalle--even cobia, King mackerel, tripletail, and bluefish!
Spring and early Summer means huge, leaping tarpon right off the beaches of Casey Key, Manasota Key, and Siesta Key.
Fisheries biologist Dr. Aaron Adams tells us that during the peak of the migration in May and June "several hundred thousand" tarpon will be roaming our nearshore waters.
Late Summer through September takes Capt. John back to the Madison, Yellowstone, and Missouri in Montana, while Capt. Tony floats Michigan's Manistee River and AuSable River in search of huge brown trout and gorgeous brookies.
October brings the wingshooting adventure of a lifetime, too!
If grouse and woodcock get your blood boiling, come visit the incredible hardwood coverts of northern Michigan with Capt. Tony and his spectacular English setter, Heart, and the "new girl"--Tugboat Annie (we just call her Tug).
We averaged between 6 and 9 flushes PER HOUR last fall, and Gun Dog Magazine recently named Kalkaska, Michigan (literally in our back yard) number four on its Top 10 Wingshooting Spots in America. We also offer preserve hunts for chukkar, quail, and pheasant in Michigan, and quail during the winter in Florida.
Or, you can chase thousands of pheasants, Huns and sharptails across the cutover barley buttes of northcentral and eastern Montana with Capt. John on his 16,000-acre lease east of Great Falls.
Better yet—book a Cast & Blast and combine the best of both worlds. Simply call Capt. Tony at 231-585-7131, or phone Capt. John at 406-646-9426 to reserve the best dates we have left for 2011 upland hunting.
Florida, especially, provides a great opportunity to introduce your (grand) son or daughter to the joys of angling.
They can use fly or spinning tackle in the gentle waters of the backcountry or Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) where the boat ride is pleasant and the spotted sea trout and ladyfish most always will be co-operative.
We also have a core of regular clients who are happy to split the cost of a half-day, full day, or night snook trip. Just let us know if you're interested in meeting a new "fishing partner."
Simply send us an e-mail (tightloops@peoplepc.com) with your tentative travel plans and we’ll check the tides to make sure you’ll hit precisely the right time for the type of fishing you prefer.
While we obviously specialize in fly fishing, in Florida we also carry anglers who prefer to use spinning tackle and artificial lures.
In Michigan, Capt. Tony uses a classic Au Sable Longboat to quietly glide down the Manistee River, which recently was named one of America’s Top 20 trout rivers, as well as the world-famous AuSable River, where Trout Unlimited was founded on July 15, 1959.
Capt. John uses a Mackenzie-style driftboat to navigate the Madison, Yellowstone, Henry’s Fork, and Missouri rivers, as well as guiding inside Yellowstone National Park.
Florida flats and backcountry angling is done by poling classic flats skiffs. Capt. Tony uses a Hewes Redfisher 18, while Capt. John has a Kenner 21.
We have special rates at several motels and lodges in Florida and Michigan, so don’t book accommodations until we’ve had a chance to discuss your travel plans.
We also can provide rods, reels, flies—even waders—if necessary. And in Florida the daily rate includes your fishing license.
So contact us today to book the angling or wingshooting adventure of a lifetime!
Tight Loops,
Capt. Tony
April 30, 2012
We've had a lot of unsettled weather that's brought rain and high wind to the Venice-Sarasota area in the past couple of days. It's still a bit nasty out there, but supposed to lay down.
Tarpon are around--but the huge influx of spawners hasn't happened. It never does, really, until the first week to ten days of May. Which is why I never book "out-of-towners" for tarpon until May 15.
Until then, it's just too unreliable. But, IT WON'T BE LONG!!!!!!!!!!
We're also in the very early stages of the snook spawn, which will congregate those huge females in the "curl" just off the beaches. If you can tear yourself away from the deeper water where the tarpon are cruising, and focus on the beaches, it can be very rewarding.
But, hey! I'm a tarpon junkie, too, so what can I say??!!
Except, of course, that my book "Ghost! Field Journal of A Bird Dog" is now available from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Some folks who've seen it have given some very nice feedback.
You can watch a "trailer" for it by typing Ghost! Field Journal of A Bird Dog in the search box on YouTube.
In fact, here's the "trailer" link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5y1rszMq-M
Also, don't forget to check out our newest Dropdown titled:
CAPT. TONY'S COOKBOOK
for some great fish and game recipes.
I've been adding add new ones just about every week, but please feel free to email your favorites for inclusion on the site.
Tight Loops,
Capt. Tony
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