After eight full days of fishing near Apalachicola, FL, an awesome trip has come to an end.

My buddy Jackson and I tore up the redfish and speckled trout all week long, and ran into some surprises on the way.  With the weather being calm with light winds, the fly rods were out, and my Sage XI3 was ready to go.

The fish of the trip was a 10 lb. Tripletail that I sight fished up on the flats with the XI3.  Searching for reds in the shallows, this fish was a huge surprise and once again taught me that casting to any unusual “dark spot” is a must.  The fish took off, hit the surface multiple times, and after a 10 minute fight, the Tripletail got to the boat, and needless to say many fist pumps and yells followed.

In addition to the monster Tripletail, the fly fishing for redfish was excellent this week.  Throwing two “secret flies” tied by our guides Travis Huckeba and David Heinke, the redfish were willing to eat the fly all week – to the point where we were able to catch 6 redfish blind casting in 2 hours on one of my favorite flats.  Multiple ladyfish, spanish mackerel, blue runners, and jacks were also on fire off the surf near St. George Island.  The “gummy” flies seemed to be the ticket out there!

The trip overall was the best “diverse” fishing I have ever had in the Apalchicola/St. George Island area since I began coming here almost ten years ago now.  The pics below show some of the amazing fish, and really portray the diversity of species that this trip presented.