The year in review!
Christmas on the Carrabelle River catching trout with my bride really started it off for us along with acouple other nice fish to end the year with the man that makes most of this possible Mr. Anderson. You may know him as BlueH2OFisherman. I think this year was all about friends!
Days after Christmas
and then January 2009 WHAT a month!
First weekend of the year trip to Suwannee with our regular fishing buddy Larry and his wife Doris
2nd weekend in January with a bunch of Chi-town boys representing for Illinoisfisherman and “Learning Curve” including my Dad who caught his 1st-4th ever grouper!
Dad representing the Chi-town Polish
Frankie the Irish
And the mixed pup me…
3rd Weekend of January my bride braved the cold with the “Learning Curve” Crew
Celeste holds her own with the biggest of the day and her personal best Gag.
Ended as beautiful as it began
Captain Ken relaxing after the carnage.
One more trip to end January with my Daughter who has been promised a grouper trip for some time!
Little red snapper to start the day, She couldn’t understand why she had to throw her limit (in one drop) back!??
Not quite a keeper, a little short on a bottom rig.
But, finally we were able to fight through the snapper and shorts and get her some nice keepers
And her reward a great burger that will be missed from Pirates after fishing!
A few months off and June rolled around with the FS NW Forum Bash, Fishing Inshore this year we managed to pull out a win with a complete slam with our fishing buddy Larry and his wife Doris.
Celeste’s Clincher Red fish
Pair of Identical Spanish
Doris with the biggest Trout
We had two flounder just never got a picture.
Sunday after the bash we got a little offshore in and managed a nice haul!
Celeste’s 15 lb Red (her biggest Red Grouper)
Ended June with a 5 yr Anniversary on Anna Marie Island; of course surrounded by water we had to find some way to get on it, so we made a new friend, Kent from
www.breathelikeafish.com who gave us a great trip and little time on the water not to mention some GREAT Gillz shirts!
July came round and we took an east coast angler, Buster, a new friend of my friends Larry & Doris, and my oldest son Sterling on a little Gulf Coast Snapper fishing
Oh and the Rana (frog species) caught a toad!
Some new toys followed…
Larry got a new lid for our bay ride! Thanks T-Top Guy (another new Friend)
I sold the little boat and went overboard and bought a grouper getter.
Polished up by Tom W (dolphinatic, another new friend)
Added some of my own toys
Made some more friends
Ran the new boat a little
Caught a few fish
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Took some more new friend fishing
Fished Thanksgiving Day with my Bride, and caught 15 kings and a pile of these guys.
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
HERE IS TO MAKING SOME MORE NEW FRIENDS NEXT YEAR!
JOE & CELESTE
Aucilla Trout limit in late march with Andy and I.
Some nice early season trout by Cody and cappin Doug!
Jeremy and I with some good ones!
One of my better ones on the year 23".
Jeremy and I and our wading slaying in May! (Trout limit to 25" Red limit to 25" black drum and flounda... and a pear tree!)
Again
J-Dogg with the Hawgs!
Spring Gag
Pops with a some NICE Flounder!
Chavey with a 17lb Red.
Bachelor Party trip with Chavey! 
Jeremy w/ a 15lb Gag 17lb Red!
Red Alert
Jim and I with some solid Reds
Dougs Spoon Fed Red!
Doug with the Red and Flounda.
Dad with a nice Sheepie.
My biggest Trout of the year..25.5" 4.6 lbs.
Mom with her first ever Redfish!
Moms first ever sheepshead.
Nice days catch.
Mom and I with a nice catch.
My biggest Grouper ever...32.5" 18.5lbs...caught in 31 ft of water.
Jeremy with a good one taken in 26ft.
my biggest ever again.
Limit in 25-30ft.... This one made it into the Democrat if that counts for anything..lol..probably not.
Dad caught our bew boat record for grouper 2 weeks ago...34.5" 22.5lbs taken in 25 ft of water!!
Dad with our new record at 22.5lbs.
Pretty good day.
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