Captain Armando showed us three anglers what fishing the Mangrove Islands, south of Everglades City, FL, on our full day Inshore trip was all about.  His fishing expertise—watching him repeatedly place his cast within inches of Mangrove branches, dropping into a tiny shadow on the water’s edge—was truly remarkable as he did over and over again only to hand me, a real rookie, the rod so I could work the lure and, YES, catch two beautiful, keeper Red Fish!  He was instructive, he shared his expertise and he shared stories of his life fishing with his family and always with a fun attitude, wonderful sense of humor and always made us feel at home on his boat. We fished location after location, earning every fish we caught.  We rookies finally got the casting and lure action techniques down better as he took us to his best fishing locations within the seemingly maze of the Mangrove Islands.  Capt. Armando was all we could ever have wanted in a professional fishing guide and, most of all, he made our experience fun-filled and special.  We’ll be back again, Capt. Armando!