Offshore Fishing

in Boat Florida on December 24, 2014 December 24, 2014

Yesterday we met up with our buddy Ian on his shiny new fishing boat and headed offshore out Sebastian Inlet to murder some delicious fish!

Reels

Coastline

Ian

Ian using a castnet for bait

Ian returning victorious

Ian with a spotted eagle ray in the foreground

The ray was just sitting there swimming in the current on the sandbar.

Such a pretty little critter!

Ian putting some of the bait to good use!

More casting

...and again because it was fun to shoot! — …and again because it was fun to shoot!

This one was cool.

Got the entire ring of the net hitting the water!

Fishing!

So much blue!

The boys

Silhouette

Jason's triple tail that he acquired. — Jason’s triple tail that he acquired.

There was a huge swarm of birds at the surface so we drove over to investigate.

Didn't catch anything, but I got a lot of good shots of the pelicans. — Didn’t catch anything, but I got a lot of good shots of the pelicans.

He's got a fish! — He’s got a fish!

these were all taken with my wide angle lens. I got lucky that they flew so close to the boat. The fact that we had tiny fish on hooks may have piqued their interest.... — these were all taken with my wide angle lens. I got lucky that they flew so close to the boat. The fact that we had tiny fish on hooks may have piqued their interest….

Fishing in Florida is WAY more fun than fishing in Washington. There ARE fish available to kill… and the water isn’t 45 degrees… and it wasn’t raining… and Ian’s boat is awesome! Overall it was a great day hanging out on the water. I think I took a nap on top of the cooler at one point. Good times!