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!

Let me start off with the fact that this was the coldest week that Miami has seen in a very long time. Not only is Armando an amazing person to work with but has a great personality and the patience of a saint with kids. Our daughter’s 9 and 12 had an awesome time! They both caught a variety of fish. My wife had a great time she caught her very first large redfish and was stoked!  Armando did his best to put us on fish in some of the coldest water conditions they have seen in years.  Thank you for making this the most memorable part of our Christmas trip to Miami.