Reports

Today was a great day for Charlie Vogelsand from St Lous , MO. as he battled in a Trophy Male Butterfly Miami Peacock Bass. This fight took every bit of 8-10 mins. to bring in being Charlie only has 10 lb. test line on . With a quality line by Vicious and a sharp # 1 Daiichi Bleeding Hook helped to successfully land this “HAWG”.   Now we can’t forget the birthday boy Tony Gianino also from STL as he had the most catches. Together this Duo caught over 40 Bass , besides the monster they also had a 4.3 Lb. and 4 over 3 lb.     This was an enjoyable day as we talked most of the day about The Good Italian food from “The Hill” if your from MO. you’ll know what I mean. Also the Great Italian restaurants we have here in Florida.   Here are some other satisfied client in the past week.   Dan Wyeth and his Son Justin from Ohio caught 22 and Dan also catching this nice Largemouth Bass. See that’s the nice thing about fishing South Florida on the same trip you can catch both species.       Then there was Jed and Lisa Dickens from Georgia as they show off the “cutest” double ever caught in Hawghunter history       From Florida I had Patrick Stakausky who took his Dad Fishing for the day. They had a great day as Pat landed a nice 5 lb. to top the day off.     Right now the peacock Bass Fishing is fantastic and if you can make it on down , come on you won’t regret it.   Capt. Frank Carbone , “The Hawghunter” is ready 7 days a week

This past week myself and guide Doug spent a day on the Water catching some Big Bass with clients. Capt. Doug with clients Carl and his son from Florida caught over 30 Bass up to 7.5 lb. some were caught on Wild shiners the others on top water plastics, and Gambler Ace.     Next I took out David Ramey with girlfriend Patty from Florida. As always my boat is loaded with lady Luck and Patty caught the largest Bass and the most fish this day.         A lot of the success is do to a strong sharp hook , I feature X-Point or Daiichi Hooks, for the best penetration and strongest forged steel .       The fishing has been good all over South Florida regardless If I take you to Miami for Peacock Bass, or The Everglade’s or Lake Okeechobee for largemouth Bass. Give “The Hawghunter” Capt. Frank Carbone a call for your next Florida Fishing experience . 954-325-1115      

   Hi All, I have a Special for you, I’m hosting an All inclusive Trip to Mexico for Largemouth Bass on The Famed Lake Meteos.     Located in Sinaloa in the Sierra Madre Mountains of Western Mexico, Lake Mateos is a quaint lake that has amazing flats, rock islands, bluff shorelines, and rocky points. Historically, Lake Mateos is one of Mexico’s premier Largemouth Fishing holes. Renown for being the best top-water bait fishing in North America. Fishing on Lake Mateos is an fisherman’s dream! Huge numbers have been caught. Depending on the time of day, your average angler can catch dozens of prize fish! The SPECIAL    The week of JAN 6 – 17 , 2013 Trip Includes :    4  nights 3 Days of fishing and transportation from Airport to Lodge, Meals, & Lodging for ONLY $1270.00 If you want to come for a 3 day fishing trip I would come in either on the 6 th or the 9 th. (Best Moon )   The regular price for a 3 day trip is $1,495.00 the special we are running is $1,270.00 OR you can extent you Stay for a few dollars more.   If you want to do 4 days add $350.00  / 5 days add  $550.00   The regular price for a 6 day trip is $2,295.00 the special we are running is $1,959.00        The Lodge can hold up to 18- 20 Angler’s, great for corporate groups.       If you want to come for a trip of 6 full days of fishing I would come in on Jan 6 th. or 7 th . These are perfect date as per the Lunar Calander.   So get out of the Cold and Join me in Mexico for some great Top Water Action.   In closing I have 3 more spots for THE AMAZON on NOV 9-17, 2012 onboard The Logan. SPECIAL Price $4995.00       Capt. Frank Carbone 954-325-1115

The Peacock Bass action continues as Davis Xiong & Sunny Vang from MN. found out today. The boys totaled over 40 fish combined with Peacock Bass , Largemouth Bass , Mylan Cichlids & 1 Oscar.    Here are Just some of what was caught.         It not to Hot for Peacock Bass , remember they originated from The Amazon and were brought over in 1984. These scrappy fighters like it hot, and so is the fishing in Florida right now. so if you want to get away or going on vacation this summmer give me a call for a day on the water. Capt. Frank Carbone “The Original Hawghunter”

Today was my first ever. I guided a Nanny and three kids. I thought it was going to be a trip from hell. Well, was I wrong on this one. I had such a Great time with The Nanny Lupie , 11 year old Fur, 8 year old Andres & 5 year old Carlos Furszyfer from Florida.   It started out with Andres catching the first Peacock Bass, a nice 3.5 lb.  as he screamedout  “Oh yea baby” .     Then Fur scored her first after that she was mostly our photographer     Finally my Bait getter 5 year old Carlos got his and I think all of Miami knew it.     I must complement the Parent Mauricio & Karen because these were the most well manner and respectable children I ever had onboard.      It was a pleasure guiding  them today, at the end they totaled 19 fish. Andres had 12,  The Nanny 3,  Carlos 3  and Fur 1.   Capt. Frank guides 7 days a week , call now for your day on the water.

Today I had a nice family from NJ , the Dowdie’s George, Donna & Zach. This was my first, a family that had never fished before. Well, I want to tell you they did exceptional well. In 3.5 hrs.  managed to catch 19 Fish, 13, Peacock’s 5 Mylan’s & 1 Largemouth.Young Zack caught the first 4 Peacock’s before Mom connected with her first ever.Then George finally caught a Mylan Cichlids as he doubled up with Donna.As the family floated down the shoreline catching fish , Donna , caught her big one of the Day. Finally at 11:15 George caught his first Peacock bass and a nice one at that.  The family had a great time catching peacock Bass in Miami and so can you, just by calling. Good Fishin’

  Here is why South Florida is one of the fishery in the world. This is the only place you can catch both Peacock Bass and Big Largemouth Bass on the same trip. This nice couple Heather Campbell & John Nguyen from Arkansas had a great two days of fishing.   They started out in Miami for Florida Peacock Bass , and on the very first cast, Heather caught this 4 lb. beauty. She then proceeded to catch 4 other before John caught his first, we won’t tell the size it was.     John then came back with his big one of the day.     By 10:00 am we were out of bait, they had gone through 7 doz. shiners, this was the first time we had run out so early.   After 33 peacock bass 5 Milan’s. and 1 Largemouth the couple decided to go back to the Hotel, for a cool drink.   On day two it was all Heather, as Lady Luck strikes again. We headed out to The Everglades, at the break of dawn. On the second cast,” it was on”, as we started to catch several Bass. Heather was using her favorite bait, a fluke within 20 mins. her rod bent over  she battled and landed her Big Bass of the day, a nice Florida 6 lb. Lunker.    John was worming doing very well also ,he was working the bottom with a Gambler 10 ” Worm with a 4/0 X-Point Hook.     Heather then struck again with another nice bass , and by 11 am they both had enough bass and sun and again opt to go in. The count was over 40 Bass up to 6 lb.   So the summer pattern is on, and if you have some time, so does “The Hawghunter”, Capt. Frank Carbone who guides 7 days a week.          

Well the summer months are hot and so has been the fishing for both Peacock & Largemouth Bass. As you can see from the clients below , the Avarage peacock bass trip is from 20 and up, while the Everglades is over 50 in a day. Danny Poarch from Texas holds a peacock bass together with his fishing buddy scored over 20 peacock and a few Largemouth       Next was Charles Opperman from Alabama and his Family in the Everglades.    Mike Jones and his family had a great time fishing together in the Everglades and boy could their 8 year old fish better then some adults I have had on board. OH! and lady Luck strikes again as Mom cought the biggest and proud of it.       Next was return Client Hugh Stwert  with his Son was from AZ having a fantastic day catching 42 in all. , “What a day”. Capt. Frank Carbone guides full time 7 days a week.The Fishing has been real good this summer and should continue , so if you have some time off or down in South Florida give us a  Call Today 954-325-1115  and join in on the fun.

What a Day Andy Smith from North Carolina had fishing for Peacock Bass. Andy caught 17 Peacock bass and 4 Largemouth all on artificial lures. Andy started out in the first  5 mins catching his first one on top water. After that it was all jerk baits.     He was working about 5 ft. under the water, and the peacock’s were slamming it. This was truly a fun day of fishing , I felt like it was two buddies just going out and having a good time on the water. Andy stated that he has been out with others in the past , but by far this was his best trip ever catching 21 and learning more tips  for catching Peacock Bass. The peacock bass action has been good right now and if you have some time to get away come on down. Capt. Frank Carbone , “The Real  Hawghunter” guides 7 days a week. and always ready to show you a good time.

I spent my Father’s Day’s working, but doing what I love the most. “Fishing”. I got to spend my morning with repeat clients The Castellano Family from Florida. The day started out with young 8 year old Annika  catching the first Peacock of the day and turned out to be the biggest. 4 LB. 13 oz.         Next Miguel landed his peacock fallowed by Mom who Peacock was the second Largest of the day 4 LB. 9 0z.     What happened to dear Old Dad on Father’s Day , this was his gift. Well, Andreas even though he didn’t catch any bigger ones he did come close to catching the most only to be out fished by his daughter, Annika.   Then we had some excitement when Miguel hooked into a 40 – 50 lb. Tarpon and fought him for 30 seconds until he jumped and busted the line.   Next it was Miguel turn to catch a 4 lb. Peacock Bass.     At the end of the day the Family caught 19  Peacock’s Dad caught also caught a big Oscar. and Miguel hooked the Tarpon.   What a nice Father’s day with a great family.    Family Fishing Together

Had a Great time on Lake Okeechobee yesterday,with Bill & Charlotte Killiam from AR.Once again Lady Luck prevales as Charlotte single handed land Her True Trophy Okeechobee “HAWG” 9.12 LB. 28″ X 17 ” girth. Can you imagine if this bass wasn’t spawned out.   The day started out with Bill catching a 1 pounder , from that point the couple took turns  then Bill landed a nice 4 + lb. I discovered that the bigger bass were deeper in the grass , so we started pitching into the pockets. Then it happened, Charlotte setup on a bass as she set the hook the pole bent over . I wasn’t sure if it was a big bass or she was just wrapped up in the weeds. Then the bass broke loose and bolted to the right and that rod was bent all the way over in the open water. When I saw the back on this bass I knew she had an Okeechobee Lunker.  I then started yelling at Bill to get everything out of the way so not to loose this Monster bass. Well as you can she victory was hers. NOW here is the best part of this story. this is one for the books. As Charlotte was hold up her trophy for Pictures , the bass jumped out of her hand hit the deck and bounced back into the water before pictures were taken. Everything went quite , with disappointment. As I bent over to pick up me phone that I dropped, I looked and there was her Bass tired and up against the weeds , just staying there. I felt I had one shot at her , so I plunged the net in front of her and the bass did just what I wanted, spooked forward into the net. “What a Day”.This was a Great friendly couple from Arkansas and I will look forward to having them back again. Also Charlotte released her bass for the next angler to catch , “YOU”.This is why People around the World come to Lake Okeechobee in hopes of fulfilling a dream of...

Last month fishing for Peacock Bass had it’s up and downs. If the clients hit the days that weren’t effected by the Rain turned up water and fast moving run offs they caught their 20 + days. For the ones that hit it right after the rain their days were as low as 3-10 fish. At least everyone caught fish. Jim Ezinga had a great day fishing with his son as he caught a Trophy Peacock    Then Bob Brenley the TV announcer for the Chicago Cubs went fishing with 3 of his players. Also had a nice day on the water. As Short Stop Blake Dewitt hold his peacock with reliever James Russell in the Background    Rick Di Donato and his two Son couldn’t ask for a better day as this great trio scored some nice Peacocks      Randy Hammond made the mistake by bringing out his wife fishing as she out fished him   You Fly- fisherman will love this Father and Son team Paul Zanetti we had some nice videos to go along with pictures.   Next I help out a fellow guide with some NY Met’s, they had a bit of a rough day but still landed 15 all together. Afterwards we headed over to Sonia’s for a great lunch with our Mets Pitchers   Now the following day I had a Father & Son Dave & Jon Sherman, that were Met fans from NY, that came down for the games. They hammered the heck out of the Peacock Bass in the same spot. Well at least the Mets played better baseball against the Marlins, LOL   A Real Beauty   Remember Peacock Bass is year round in Florida , so come on the they like the Hot weather , remember where they came from , “The Amazon”.          

Yes , that’s right Jim Ezinga and his lovely wife Julie from Chicago boated our  5 th 10 lb. Largemouth Bass of the year.   The day started out catching only 2-3 lb Bass. Then as usual Lady Luck strikes again as Julie caught a 7.8 lb. Trophy, her largest ever.       She then caught another 5 lb. and finally Jim caught his 6 lb.  It was all Julie, until Jim even things up towards the end of the day, with his 10 lb. “HAWG”.  Jim has been waiting all his life for a 10 lb. Largemouth Bass and now his dream came true with “The Hawghunter”, Capt. Frank Carbone.       This couple had a banner day to remember and were out of shiners by 11:30 am. I have been catching Big bass like this since December and as long as the water doesn’t drop too low it will continue to be Great fishing. If you can get away , come on down and join the fun on Lake Okeechobee.    

For the past three days we had repeat client Terry Bullock & Greg Cline from TN. Here is some of the action each boat caught.    First Day Terry holds up his 7.15 lb.  and Greg with his 6.7 lb. a couple of nice Okeechobee “HAWG’s” They totaled out around 120 + bass in three days.         On Day Two it was Bruce Cline that came up with a 9 .73 LB. while being guided by Capt. Joe       Then on Day three it was Bill Lowe that hit the jackpot with Guide Capt. Mike catching an  8 , 9 , & 10 Lb. Bass.       Also this client ended this Fantastic Trip with another 9- 3/4 lb. Trophy with Capt. Steve.     So while the big bite is still on if your are wanting your Trophy Bass . Come down and let’s go fishing on Lake Okeechobee the “Bass Capital of the World”. As you can see Corporate Group are more then Welcome with “The Hawghunter” Capt. Frank Carbone, and his staff of licensed and insured Guides.              

Well the had been a great season for Peacock Bass and should even get better as the season goes on into April. First was return client Ron Spindel and his friend the boys started out catching Peacock bass as Ron displays a beauty.       Next day they fished Lake Okeechobee while shiner fishing they caught over 30 bass from 2-5 lb.         Then back to Miami again for the Mighty Peacock Bass. Repeat clients Tom & Betty Belliveau from TX. had a great day catching several peacock bass fro 3-6 lb. Just look at the colors of these beauties.   Followed by Tom Muzek and his Dad having a great day also catching some big peacock bass.     Then last but not least was Jason La Butti and his Dad from Florida. Jason was one of the most excitable client I have ever had when he caught a fish. When he brought in his 5.5 lb . peacock bass I think all of Miami heard him , not to mention he woke up all the dogs.     April is one of our best Month so now is the time to reserve you dates. and join in on the action. Good Fishin’ Capt. Frank Carbone