Fishing Reports by Capt. Carl Ball

My new Hell's Bay Marquesa - Every year I take time out to do a little reconditioning on my Marquesa. You know, just take everything out of all the compartments and soap the entire boat inside and out. Remove all the hard water spots and rust stains. Then break out the w more...
Capt. Carl Ball - Biscayne Bay

South Biscayne Bay Flats Fishing - South Biscayne Bay flats fishing has remained consistent since my last report. Permit fishing was tops on the list with some bonefish and shots at baby tarpon. Bob Olufs and Carl Fortney got in on some rolling baby tarpon action and Carl was abl more...
Capt. Carl Ball - Biscayne Bay

Biscayne Bay Flats Fishing - Sight fishing bonefish and permit in Biscayne Bay has it ups and downs. This report is a good example of how things go. This was the baby, but I like the picture. Rich Schuster from Hallendale Beach, Fl. caught three permit with live crabs. Thi more...
Capt. Carl Ball - Biscayne Bay

Biscayne Bay Bones - Flats fishing in Biscayne Bay this past week sure had its ups and downs. Between bad weather and bad luck I managed a couple banner days. Fishing with me on Thursday were Josh Brown and Shawn Fairbanks from LMR Custom Rods in Fort Lauderdale. If more...
Capt. Carl Ball - Biscayne Bay

Summer Flats Fishing - Flats fishing in Biscayne Bay continues to be productive for bonefish and permit. Jason Joseph from Austin Texas started off the week by catching two 9 lb bonefish and a 10 lb permit. Pete and Jeff Lovell from Littleton Colorado caught bonefish a more...
Capt. Carl Ball - Biscayne Bay

To Slam or Not To Slam - James Rockefeller from Albuquerque NM caught this bonefish on fly after breaking one off and pulling the hook on another. James used the live crab trick to encourage this 33 lb permit to inhale his hook. Ed Wettach and his wife Eleanor fished fo more...
Capt. Carl Ball - Biscayne Bay

Grand Slam - Joe Laferriere caught his second grand slam of his life flats fishing in Biscayne Bay with me for his second time. The first time he caught a tarpon, a permit and 7 bonefish. Today he caught these: 100 lb tarpon on Miami Beach. This 33# permit was more...
Capt. Carl Ball - Biscayne Bay

Miami Tarpon and Permit - Simon Rich pulled on this 80 lb tarpon long enough to get the leader into the rod tip before the fish bit through the 80 lb shock tippet. Miles Coxe pulled on this 80 plus lb tarpon long enough to get it floating next to the boat. Mile's well placed more...
Capt. Carl Ball - Biscayne Bay

May Flats Fishing for Bonefish, Permit and Tarpon - May is one of my favorite months for fishing in Biscayne Bay for the much sought after and not easily enticed tarpon. As expected May was not disappointing. My customers were very happy with the number of shots available with both fly and bait. Since more...
Capt. Carl Ball - Biscayne Bay

Tarpon Catching - Miami and Biscayne Bay tarpon fishing is still very good. Catching giant tarpon can require a substantial amount of energy, as I have witnessed from several customers this season so far. Pulling directly against the tarpon with the rod pointed nea more...
Capt. Carl Ball - Miami