As I write this I can hear the television news telling us about Airline cancellations due to the Snow storm in the North East and the weather here is cold and cloudy. We knew yesterday this was coming. I wanted my friend Robin to get in a good day of fly fishing as it had been 5 years since she had been able to have the chance to fish, really fish. I’m talking about the go out on the water and catch fish till you drop type of fly fishing. Robin is a woman who is thrilled when she catches a box fish from a crowded pier and she can make it sound like a fishing tournament. It was 10 am in the morning here in Islamorada Florida and I was determined to put Robin on fish, but how? We walked into a small, dark from all the gear, fly and tackle shop and struck up a conversation with the owner, originally from York Maine. He was an older gent with the look of a tried and true salt water fisherman. I explained my dilemma while wading through his shop looking for those little treasures one finds in a good tackle shop that has been around for years. He reaches for a card and says call this young guide. He is young, he will find fish and you will fly fish until you drop! A born skeptic I was hesitant but as time was passing and a cold front nearing, I called Joe Petrucco of Killer Instinct Charters. Joe answered his cell. I told him my problem and he said, “how soon can you get here? We can go when you get here and we will catch plenty of fish on the fly, plus we will have a great time.” The deal would be a good chunk of change but it was worth it to me and my longtime friend, Robin. I was thinking to myself, “last minute trip, I must be desperate!“ We drove to Joe’s house on a beautiful canal and his 20 foot center console boat was tied up out front. He made a safety check and off we went through Florida Mangroves, across beautiful and world renowned Islamorada flats and into the open Gulf of Mexico. The weather was Sunny,  the air temperature was 80 degrees and seas were calm. Our first stop was an hour out in 9 feet of water, which was to be the consistent depth all day. Joe tossed a couple chum bags over the side of his boat. A few minutes passed and we caught fish nonstop until dusk. The fast action subsided in spurts of small breaks for which I was thankful for. Robin shrieked with excitement as her first Kingfish hit her fly and it was all uphill from there. We caught Kingfish, Bluefish, Ladyfish, Blue Runners, Cat fish, Sea Trout bigger than I’ve ever caught before, 2 Bull Sharks, etc… And, I mean etc.. On the way in Capt. Joe asked if we wanted to do some night Tarpon fly fishing. I had to decline as I was exhausted from catching so many fish and so was Robin. My friend and I shared a great day on the water, Capt. Joe fished me out and we were real happy. In the end we were all happy, I recommendJoe Petrucco and hisKiller Instinct Charter business highly. I am going to find liniment for our sore but happy muscles.