Friday, August 03, 2007
Sea Glass Collecting on Ambergris Cay
A mother load of beautiful sea glass collected by the Elfman family. Collecting the colored glasses has become a favorite pastime on the cay. With blues, purples, and black pieces being the rarest. Some of the glass pieces are hundreds of years old maybe even pirates old rum bottles.
Capt. Byron Sewell
Thursday, July 12, 2007
" The Elfman family loves Ambergris play"
Danny Elfman son of Rick and Terry Elfman has turned out to be one heck of a fisherman. Here is Danny boy with his new junior angler dolphin record. Estimated at 40 pounds this "BULL" would have brought most grown men to there knees. Danny never gave up and ended up with a trophy catch as well as a spectacular dinner. What will he conquer next? see ya soon Danny boy!
Capt. Byron Sewell
An Epic Three Day Wahoo Bonanza!!!!
Friday, July 06, 2007
“Kaeleigh's Big Day-Can life get better than this????”
Caroline Morrill and daughter Kaeleigh enjoyed an exciting visit to Ambergris. The day started with a successful bone fishing experience, following by Conch harvesting…including finding, diving and extracting the Conch from its shell and ended with unforgettable reef fishing. Here is what Caroline had to say about their memorable day:
“Byron and John,
Thank you both for providing Kaeleigh, a 9 year
old girl, with the experiences of a lifetime.....and all in one
day!!!”
Thursday, June 07, 2007
First Marlin Caught at Ambergris Cay!
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Ambergris Cay Chronicles: Like Father, Like Son!
Henry Moog may be a new family member to Turks & Caicos Sporting Club at Ambergris Cay, but by no means is he new to the Turks and Caicos Islands. For over 35 years he has loved and explored these virgin waters. The first time I took Henry out was one of those tough days for a fishing guide; the tides were extreme and the weather was less than hospitable. We only had an hour of time together and didn’t catch much, but I knew he had the insight into how special these waters are.
Henry reminded me of my own dad in many ways. He spoke of his son Tripps who was my age and has a passion for fly-fishing like I do. So when I heard Tripps booked an offshore fishing trip with me, I was stoked to give it all I had and see what our “MOJO” could create. Tripps had his best friends with him and as you can see the bite was on! These waters really are magical and unique.
- Capt. Byron
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Ambergris Cay Chronicles: “The Black Jack”
Most people have no idea what a “Black Jack” is until they see a picture. Personally, I thought it was a giant trevalli when I first caught this beauty. I immediately called Fuzzy Davis, my fishing mentor, and told him about my discovery. He thought I had lost my mind, being that giant trevalli are only caught in the South Pacific. He quickly reassured me with a laugh, that it must have been a Black Jack. This Black Jack was not a pirate or a poker card—it was a fish that was as stunning as it was powerful.
Pictured above is Captain Martee Doverspike with a great shot of the legendary Black Jack. Hope to see you soon.
-Capt. Byron Sewell
Monday, May 14, 2007
Ambergris Adventure and a New Record Wahoo at 101 lbs.!
No boats for a hundred miles and untouched waters-- some trips just turn out magically.
Arthur Sullivan and his family certainly brought the MOJO with them. What was supposed to be a shallow reef fishing trip evolved into an unforgettable battle between man and beast -- the pictures say it all. It began with Arthur’s youngest son claiming the Ambergris Cay junior anglers yellow fin grouper record, weighing in at 25 pounds, enduring a fight that would make most grown men drop to their knees. As if that wasn’t enough, while we worked our way out to the infamous wall, we hooked an estimated sixty-five pound yellow fin tuna on a spinning rod. After an hour-long fight with the yellow and silver giant in gaffing range the leader snapped! We watched our dream fish disappear. While some anglers may have been crushed by such a loss, the Sullivan family and I were still stoked. Regrouping, we quickly put the lines back in the water. Adding more flames to the fire, a whale shark appeared out of the deep and graced us with a passing glance. Within minutes I watched one of the trolling plugs explode into the air. When it landed I saw the wahoo of all wahoos inhale our blue and silver plug! The fish almost spooled us sounding into the depths, it must have gone more than 600 feet. After an hour-long tug-of-war, Arthur’s wahoo was finally drawn to the boat. The fish was not hooked in the mouth but in the back or “fowl hooked”, with just one hook in him, I made the gaff shot and we dragged the giant into the boat. You could have heard us hooting from the moon. This all occurred during three hours of fishing within sight of the beautiful beaches of Ambergris Cay. The Monster fish weighed in at 101 pounds claiming the new Ambergris Cay record. There is no doubt that we have the best undiscovered wahoo fishing in the Caribbean. Who knows what the next adventure will bring us. I would like to thank the Sullivan family for their stoke and our unforgettable memories
I can’t wait for our next adventure.
-- Capt. Byron
Ambergris Cay Chronicles: “Oh that Sweet Fish”
In fly-fishing, some fish are harder to catch than others. The permit is one of the hardest. I know people that have spent their whole lives and tons of money trying to catch these elusive fish with no success. When I flashed a picture and asked the locals if they had been seen, I was stoked to hear, there are permit in our waters. The islanders called them “sweet fish” probably due to their great texture and flavor. From that day on I really started searching. Sure enough, on another perfect Ambergris bonefish day and after catching a few nice bones, I waded down the flats in front of our new restaurant Calico Jacks. The tide neared high and the bonefish became difficult to see. I then spotted some fish moving like a finely tuned team, patrolling the rocky edges of the flats. Crabs were fleeing, and the feed was on. I made my cast with old faithful our mantice shrimp fly and waited for the moment to bring it to life. When the fish saw the fly they attacked. After a spirited fight, I landed the fish. It looked like a permit but I had never seen pictures of juveniles before. I called on my radio, “is anyone near Calico Jacks - this is Byron come in!” trying to get anyone to come take a picture. Luckily, Chef Josh heard the call. He was there in minutes and I got my photo. I really didn’t know if the fish was a palmito, pompano, or a permit. I went on to catch and release three more. I went back to the computer and looked up both fish on fishbase.com. I compared the photos and confirmed my catch. You could have heard me hooting with joy from miles away. I called my dad and a list of others. From what I had heard it was the first “sweet fish” ever caught on the flyrod in the TCI. No other boats, no other fisherman. I am in unexplored virgin waters. Come get some… Capt. Byron
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