The Adventures In Fishing Production crew recently returned from Puerto San Jose, Guatemala. The crew was treated like royalty at The Casa Vieja Lodge and fished aboard "Canuso" with Capt. Chico and mates Carlos and Chepito. 32 Sailfish and 1 HUGE Dorado were landed during the filming. Cameraman Chris Kelly added a new feature to the show and filmed underwater footage of the sailfish. Viewers will also get to experience some of the local culture in Guatamala. Casa Vieja Lodge is a five star fishing resort with a fleet of 7 boats. We know our viewers will love these two episodes.
A fantastic Sailfish show was produced from the Los Sueno Marina in Costa Rica on board, The Kiddo, with Capt. Daniel Ruiz. The Kiddo's owner, Brad Weston, had said the sailfishing was excellent this time of year and he was not telling fish stories. We stayed at The Best Western Jaco Beach Resort. The Kiddo is definitely the boat to charter while fishing in Costa Rica.
The Shinnecock Marlin and Tuna Club and Molnar's Landing combined their tournaments for the 2009 Inshore Rodeo. A 208.5 lb Mako caught by Lanny Molnar and a 393 lb Thresher caught on Team Josie were the big fish in this tournament. More importantly, the tournament raised alot of money for The Genesis Programs for autistic children. This will be a great episode.
We filmed an excellent episode of Adventures In Fishing in Biloxi, Mississippi with Capt. Lenny Maiolates of Fighting Chicken Sportfishing 70 miles out in the Gulf of Mexico attached to Oil Rigs. Loads of HUGE Amber Jack, Red Snapper, Mangrove Snapper, King Mackerel, and Bull Sharks were caught. We had great accomodations at the Isle of Capri Casino Resort and even won some money in the casino.
The Hampton's Offshore Invitational Tournament in Hampton Bays, NY was filmed in 2008. The anglers caught everything from Blue Marlin, Mako Sharks, Tuna, Mahi-mahi, and Bluefish. More importantly, the tournament raised over $125,000 for Big Brothers Big Sister of Long Island. Capt. Scott Horowitz and the SMTC have to be commended for the outstanding job they do with this tournament.
In April, the Adventures In Fishing production team produced an excellent King Mackerel show off Jupiter, FL with Capt. Joe Mazzarella of Bee Fishing Charters. Viewers will learn how to catch live bait and then see one King Mackerel after another being caught. Once the bite started it did not stop. The filming continued until it became dark. Capt. Joe fished with his friend, Ed and Ed's son, Josh and Jean Eastman, a local artist from Ft. Lauderdale. Capt. Joe is one of the best charter captains in South Florida.
The Adventures In Fishing production team filmed The Contender Regulator Shootout at the Montauk Yacht Club sponsored by White Water Marine and Suffolk Marine. This is a well organized tournament with great tournament anglers on Contender Boats and Regulator Boats. The big fish that were caught included a 208 lb Bluefin Tuna and a 207.5 lb Mako. Striped Bass, Bluefish, Fluke and Mahi-Mahi were also weighed in. Tune in to see if Contender Boats held on to their Overall Champion Title.
Adventures In Fishing recently filmed a great captain doing a great service. His name is Capt. Kip Johannesen. Capt. Kip takes out disabled veterans, disabled adults and disabled children fishing aboard his 34' Mainship "Valhalla". And guess what...he takes them out for FREE. Capt. Ray and his cameraman, Al Milian, were very impressed with Capt. Kip and his volunteer mates, Christine and Terry and we know our viewers will be also.
Another episode was produced during The Annual Larry's Lighthouse Marina Fluke Tournament in Aquebogue, NY. The tournament had 21 boats and the anglers caught loads of fluke. Team Principesa won the tournament with a monster of a fluke weighing in at over 11 lbs. The tournament has an Adult Division and Junior Division. It is a excellent tournament.
The Adventures In Fishing Production Team recently filmed The 12th Annual Riverhead Moose Fluke Tournament in Riverhead, NY. The show features Chris Nappe of Team Nap-Time winning the tournament with an 8 lb 3 oz Fluke. This year, the tournament raised Three Thousand ($3000.00) dollars for the Suffolk County Child Advocacy Center which assists abused children
Another episode was produced during The Annual Molnar's Landing Early Fluke Shootout out of Molnar's Landing in Hampton Bays. Lanny Molnar always has a great tournament with loads of fluke being caught.
Adventures In Fishing recently produced an episode on board Bee Fishing Charters with Capt. Joe Mazzarella. Capt. Joe left Boynton Beach, FL in his 32' Donzi Center Console and ran over to the Bahamas using his radar to locate birds and feeding skipjack tuna. The action was fantastic. We know you will love this episode.
A fanstastic snook, bass and catfish show was filmed out of Riverbend Park on the Loxahatchee River in Jupiter, Florida. The show will be interesting because it was filmed in a canoe with Tony Crease using only a trolling motor and live minnows for bait.
The production team also traveled to the Florida Keys and filmed an episode at Bud N Mary's Marina in Islamorada. The show will feature Capt. Nick Stanczyk catching sailfish, king mackerel and yellowtail snapper. Capt. Nick was filmed for another episode of Adventures In Fishing fishing with his father, Capt. Richard Stanczyk when he was 10 years old. Capt. Nick is now 20 years old, has his own charter boat and attends the University of Miami.
The production team traveled to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico and produced a fantastic show on board, El Budster, with Jim Dillon, Capt. Salvador O'campo and First Mate Manuel Jiminez. During the filming a Striped Marlin, two Rooster Fish and a Yellowtail were caught. It should also be noted that Jim caught a world record 90 lb. Dorado last year! The El Budster is the boat to book when fishing in Cabo San Lucas!
Adventures In Fishing produced an excellent show out The Bear Track Inn in Gustavus, Alaska with Capt. Josh Cosby of Black Rock Charters. Capt. Ray,
Chris Kelly, Mark Wascher and Tanya Tate caught giant Halibut in the 100-175 lb range. The next day, the group caught rockfish in all shapes and sizes. Needless to say, the fishing is unbelievable in Alaska. All anglers have to experience Alaska fishing at least once in their lifetime.
Scheduled Filmings
The production team will travel to St. Petersburg, FL and film a segment at the St. Petersburg Power & Sailboat Show which runs from December 3-6, 2009. The production team will also be producing a show with Capt. Alan Zaremba in Miami, FL fishing for Peacock Bass. The Annual Molnar's Landing Fluke Shootouts out of Molnar's Landing in Hampton Bays, NY with Lanny Molnar will also be filmed. Other tournaments that will be filmed are The Annual Riverhead Moose Fluke Tournament (July 25, 2010), The Hampton's Invitational Tournament in Hampton Bays, NY, The Annual Riverhead Snapper Tournament in Riverhead, NY (September 12, 2010), The Frank Ricciardo Memorial Tournament in Orient, NY (September 19, 2010) and The Wally Oakland Memorial Shark Tournament in Hampton Bays, NY.