Summertime on the Florida Flats

by Alan L Ryland | Aug 4, 2014 | Big Rig, Fishing, JK Team Posts, Saltwater Fishing

The “dog days” of summer can be the most difficult time of year to fish the flats of East Central FL…..but also the most rewarding. High water temps can make for dirty water and sluggish fish. Get on the water early, use lures which imitate bait fish...

A true Trout Challenge

by Ben Roussel | Jun 28, 2014 | Cuda, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing

In years past the Trout Challenge was a tournament I didn’t attend.  Not because I didn’t want to, but typically by the time it rolled around I was out of contention for the BCKFC tournament series and it didn’t make any sense, being a redfish guy,...

What Can Topwater Do For You?

by Ben Roussel | Jun 20, 2014 | Cuda, Featured Post, Fishing, Internationalisation, Saltwater Fishing

I had some time the other night to slap together some footage from May of a scouting trip in the marsh, prior to the first IFA event.   A nice upper slot red and a decent trout couldn’t resist the action of the Skitter Walk.  It’s been a while since...

IFA Kayak Fishing Tour – Empire recap

by Ben Roussel | May 22, 2014 | Cuda, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Internationalisation, JK Team Posts, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, Tournaments, Trip Reports

The IFA Kayak Fishing Tour held it’s first Louisiana division tournament of 2014 this past Sunday down in Empire at Delta Marina. 52 kayak anglers signed up to compete in the event and were treated with excellent weather conditions which ultimately meant a lot...

There’s never a loser at Paddlepalooza!

by Ben Roussel | Apr 14, 2014 | Cuda, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, JK Team Posts, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, Team JK, Tournaments, Trip Reports

That is my friend Catch Cormier’s favorite line about the annual Spring kayak fishing tournament organized by BCKFC, now in it’s 11th year. After attending the event this past Saturday, he couldn’t be more right! Everyone involved put on one heck of...

Rumble in da Parish

by Ben Roussel | Mar 31, 2014 | Blogroll, Cuda, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Internationalisation, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, Tournaments, Trip Reports

Made it back on the water this past Saturday for BCKFC’s Redfish Rumble – the second tournament in their five tournament series. The event was held out of Sweetwater Marina in Delacroix but was open to all publicly accessible waters in St. Bernard and East...

Searching for Bulls

by Ben Roussel | Jan 28, 2014 | Cuda, Featured Post, Fishing, Fly Fishing, Internationalisation, Recreational/Touring, Saltwater

Blake and I set out Sunday morning in search of bull redfish. Conditions were very favorable as well, with temperatures somewhat mild for winter and partly cloudy skies, tide and winds low, and water clarity very good. If we could even have a taste of how this same...

The Minimalist Challenge

by Ben Roussel | Jan 23, 2014 | Cuda, Featured Post, Fishing, Internationalisation, Recreational/Touring, Saltwater, Tournaments

BCKFCs annual Minimalist Challenge tournament was held this past Saturday down at Coco Marina in Cocodrie, LA. The Minimalist Challenge represents the clubs first tournament of the year and is the first in a five part tournament series to determine the clubs...

Cocodrie

by Ben Roussel | Jan 14, 2014 | Cuda, Featured Post, Fishing, Fly Fishing, Internationalisation, Jackson Dealers, Recreational/Touring, Saltwater

Really happy to make it out for the first time in a long time, though the trip ended up being somewhat bittersweet. I fished Cocodrie today so that I wouldn’t be totally blind when Minimalist Challenge rolls around next weekend. This was a pure scouting trip as...

Permit and Reds

by Randy Morrow | Mar 1, 2013 | Cuda, Fishing, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing

Wow! Had one of those really fortunate days with the fishes recently. In the first hour on the water I landed 2 redfish (25″ and 26.5″) and a permit (29″ fork). Had shots at big cudas but couldn’t close the deal. Then I found a pair of big...

Big Red’s in Merrritt Island Florida

by Steve Gibson | Feb 24, 2013 | Big Tuna, Cuda, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Saltwater Fishing

Decided to start the year off with a fishing trip over to the east coast. Met up with a friend of mine that was in town from Washington State. We left at 2am and made it to the launch location just before sunrise. The fishing started off really slow with artificial...

Running of the Bulls

by Ben Roussel | Jan 28, 2013 | Cuda, Featured Post, Fishing, Fly Fishing, Internationalisation, Recreational/Touring, Saltwater, Video

Had an unforgettable day on the water yesterday. Conditions couldn’t have been better, the weather was amazing and the fish were cooperative. When the weather is nice paddling is never a problem, so a long exploratory trip was the plan. I put in probably 10-12...