Home Port: Ten Thousand Islands
Capt. Jake Mercer
BackcountrySpecialty
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- Snook
- Redfish
- Tarpon
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Mike's First Fly Rod Grand Slam in Pumpkin Bay
Mike and I were out today on a solo trip, working some technical fly fishing in the back country. We saw saltwater crocodiles and watched drug planes circling overhead looking…
- Tarpon
- Snook
- Ten Thousand Islands
Pine Island Trout Bite Was Steady on the Grass Flats
We stayed around the northern end of Pine Island Sound for this trip and had one of the more consistent trout bites I've seen over the last couple of weeks.…
- Trout
- Redfish
- Pine Island
Slow Start in Naples Turned Into a Good Redfish Finish
This one didn't look promising for the first couple of hours. We left Naples early and headed into the backcountry hoping to catch the last part of the higher water.…
- Redfish
- Snook
- Naples
Pine Island Sound Redfish Took Some Hunting
I'll start by saying this wasn't an easy redfish trip. We covered quite a bit of Pine Island Sound before putting together a decent morning. The first shoreline looked perfect.…
- Redfish
- Trout
- Pine Island
A Mixed Bag Around Matlacha Before the Afternoon Heat
We didn't catch anything huge on this trip, but this was one of those fun mornings where we caught a little bit of everything. We started around mangrove islands near…
- Snook
- Redfish
- Pine Island
A Mixed Bag Around Matlacha Before the Afternoon Heat
We didn't catch anything huge on this trip, but this was one of those fun mornings where we caught a little bit of everything. We started around mangrove islands near…
- Snook
- Redfish
- Pine Island
Redfish in skinny water
Poled the flats out toward the Ten Thousand Islands this afternoon. Redfish tailing in six inches of water on the falling tide. Great sight-fishing day.
- Redfish
- Ten Thousand Islands
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