Spanish Fly

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Dec 31, 2009

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Dec 31, 2010

Fishing a less-known island in Florida with the Redwine family for redfish.

Jan 7, 2011

Unseasonable bad weather and rain in the Yucatan makes fishing tough for Jose and his guide Chico. As each day goes by they try new techniques in an attempt to pinpoint tarpon, bonefish and permit. Fishing with crab on a jig proves to be successful.

Jan 14, 2011

Jose & the crew take out Christain Goodpaster, the recipient of a double-lung transplant who has cystic fibrosis to fish in Florida in between two storms.

Jan 21, 2011

Jose Wejebe travels the Seychelles Islands off the east coast of Africa for an amazing fishing expedition. Jose also gets a taste of the wildlife and culture on the African mainland.

Jan 28, 2011

Jose Wejebe continues the 2nd part of his expedition to the Seychelles Islands near Africa. He's fly fishing in the flats of the Cosmoledo area for great trevally. Jose also tries a very unconventional bait...peanut butter crackers!

Feb 4, 2011

Jose Wejebe is in the Florida Keys during early winter targeting off shore species of fish. He explains a little about his method of using live bait fish.

Feb 11, 2011

Jose continues his expedition to the Seychelles Islands. The weather has taken a turn for the worse so the fishing moves from the turbulent top water to steady waters of the deep.

Feb 18, 2011

Jose Wejebe finishes his amazing trip to the Seychelles Islands off the East coast of Africa. The weather turns out to be terrible. Can Jose make the best of it?

Feb 25, 2011

Host Jose Wejebe heads out into the costal waters of Key West, Florida with Captain Rush Maltz during early winter. Jose shares his tactics for landing the bigger fish.

Mar 4, 2011

Jose Wejebe travels to Hopedale, Louisiana, is search of giant redfish. Jose is fishing with Travis Holeman, from Holeman Brother's Guide Service.

Mar 11, 2011

Jose Wejebe continues his adventure in Hopedale, Louisiana. Jose is fishing for giant redfish with Bryan and Travis Holeman, from Holeman Brother's Guide Service.

Mar 18, 2011

Jose Wejebe travels to the scenic, but remote jungles of Brazil, along the Amazon River to cast his rod at the local population of exotic fish.

Dec 31, 2011

Jose goes on the water with a family of fishtafarian artists, fishing the wrecks west of Key West and beyond. Jose shows the family some sharks, goliath grouper and tuna action in the Gulf of Mexico. Caleb and Jacob shows an ancient Japanese art form.

Jan 7, 2012

Jose continues his exciting day of fishing, this time further into the Gulf of Mexico, fishing behind shrimp boats for tuna, bonito and cobia with an eccentric family of fishtafarian artists. Fishbone, Caleb, Jacob unveil their one of a kind sculpture.

Jan 14, 2012

Jose travels to the Dominican Republic's easternmost point, Punta Cana, to fish with Capt. Ross Clark and his first mate Nick. Capt. Clark specializes in offshore blue marlin fishing and Jose looks to end his 'blue marlin black cloud'.

Jan 21, 2012

Jose continues exploring Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic, where he meets several locals who show him very usual fisheries. One is a man-made lagoon in the middle of a golf course construction at the luxury resort Capcana.

Jan 28, 2012

This week continues the retrospective on Jose Wejebe's life and impact on the sport of fishing as Carter Andrews and Robert Trosset do a little shark fishing. Also featured is Jose's first blue marlin.

Feb 4, 2012

Jose and Rob Fordyce explore some of the hard to reach areas of the Florida Everglades in a micro-skiff, utilizing new advances in marine electronics to help them find their way.

Feb 11, 2012

The sinking of the USS Hoyt Vandenberg was a project 13 years in the making and is now the centerpiece for this two part series. Tag along as Jose takes project manager Joe Weatherby on a fishing trip to talk about the advantages of these reefs.

Feb 18, 2012

On May 27, 2009, the U.S.S. Hoyt Vandenberg was strategically sunk to create an artificial reef. Six months after the sinking, Joe Weatherby, 'The Ship Wrecker,' returns to spot where Jose shows him how to fish over an artificial structure

Feb 25, 2012

Jose travels to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to host a fishing tournament and to spend some time with the troops, fishing in the waters surrounding the GITMO Naval Base. We look at the Cuban and American history of this base that was founded in the 1930s.

Dec 31, 2012

Jose Wejebe and the crew travel to Ecuador and the remote islands of the Galapagos to experience the famed natural wonders of the volcanic islands in the Pacific Ocean. Under the water they find everything they expected and more.

Jan 7, 2013

Jose and the crew continue their incredible adventure on the remote islands of the Galapagos, hunting the majestic striped marlin that cruise the waters offshore. Off the water they experience the island's awesome terrestrial wildlife.

Jan 14, 2013

The Florida Keys are one of the best places to sight fish for some of the elusive flats species such as tarpon, bonefish and permit. Will Benson takes Jose in search of those sought-after species with a fly rod.

Jan 21, 2013

Jose Wejebe and the Spanish Fly crew continue in Key West, testing out new high performance gear for Shimano. They started in Key West harbor with big tarpon, but now take the new Terez rods out fishing the open ocean where a phenomenon called the color change lines up an edge that big sailfish travel along.

Jan 28, 2013

In this two part series, the Spanish Fly crew travels to the islands of Isla Secas in Panama to meet up with old friend Carter 'Big Boy' Andrews at his new fishing operation. With some dramatic inshore cubera action and a big blue marlin surprise offshore, the old friends are back to doing what they do best, exploring new waters.

Feb 4, 2013

In this two part series, the Spanish Fly crew travels to the islands of Isla Secas in Panama to meet up with old friend Carter 'Big Boy' Andrews at his new fishing operation. With some dramatic inshore cubera action and a big blue marlin surprise offshore, the old friends are back to doing what they do best, exploring new waters.

Feb 11, 2013

The Spanish Fly crew heads north to the nutrient rich waters of Massachusetts, where billions of shrimp and baitfish draw tons of big ferocious striped bass. The mission is simple: hunt the birds, find the action, and get right in the middle of the feed for over the top action!

Feb 18, 2013

Catching 200+lbs fish on a spinning rod seems a bit far fetched, but Terry Nugent and Jeff Brodeur from Sandwich, MA have been catching bluefin tuna of that size regularly. Even more impressive is the fact that this fishery is all sight fishing, casting to feeding fish on the surface with top water lures. Incredible visual action chasing birds, bait, and tuna!

Feb 25, 2013

Jose Wejebe and IGFA artist and photographer Adrian Gray set out to capture a scene on the beautiful flats of the Florida Keys when unexpected high winds call for a change in plan. Off the water, Jose offers Adrian a new perspective for his art when they hop in the plane for the colorful aerial experience of the Florida Keys.

Mar 4, 2013

Jose Wejebe and crew travel to the 400 year old town of Campeche, Mexico in search of a pristine nursery for baby tarpon where the rivers and streams of the Yucutan dump into the Gulf of Mexico. Off the water, ancient Mayan ruins are just the start of the rich history and culture of Campeche.

Mar 11, 2013

Jose Wejebe and crew load the Spanish Fly on a trailer and head up the road to visit friends along the gulf coast With stops in Pensacola, Mississippi, and Louisiana Jose back tracks the oil spill to get a boots on the ground assessment of the fishery in the wake of the disaster.

Mar 18, 2013

Jose Wejebe and crew load the Spanish Fly on a trailer and head up the road to visit friends along the gulf coast With stops in Pensacola, Mississippi, and Louisiana Jose back tracks the oil spill to get a boots on the ground assessment of the fishery in the wake of the disaster.

Dec 31, 2013

Join host Jose Wejebe as he travels to Venice, Louisiana, in a brand new Spanish Fly as he teams up with friend Rimmer Covington and the Mexican Gulf Fishing Company in an offshore excursion to fish oil platforms and structure right near ground zero of the Horizon Oil spill showing that the fishing is better than ever after last year's accident.

Jan 7, 2014

What do you do in tough economic times when you want to go fishing but don't have the means to get in a big center console boat? Downsize everything' including your boat, and fish in your own backyard. Host Jose Wejebe visits friend Derek Redwine at his house in Merritt Island with the goal of finding any kind of small fishing craft to catch fish around Merritt Island, Florida.

Jan 14, 2014

So you want to be a fishing guide' a fishing guide in Key West?' In Part 1 of 2, we find It's not always what it's cracked up to be, as host Jose Wejebe and friend/guide Stevie Impallomeni attest in this episode of the Spanish Fly.'Impallomeni is a Keys native and specializes in artificial baits.'The beautiful waters of the Florida Keys are the setting.

Jan 21, 2014

This week on the Spanish Fly, Part 2 of 2 of what it takes to be a fishing guide' and a fishing guide in the wonderful waters of the Florida Keys. Key West is again the setting as host Jose Wejebe joins friend/guide Bryan 'Bear' Holeman to scour the waters of the Keys to catch sharks, permit and tarpon. Holeman is a Keys 'import' guide and sets the plan to catch live bait to catch multiple species

Jan 28, 2014

Jose takes long time friend Ken Davis fishing in Key West after he returned briefly from Iraq. Ken Davis is civilian contractor working in Iraq who has returned briefly to his home in the keys. Jose shoots to show Ken as much about the key west fishery as possible in the short time available.

Feb 4, 2014

You hear it all the time: 'take a kid fishing."But until you do and see how those memories and lessons grow over time you might not understand how important it is.'This week on the Spanish Fly, host Jose Wejebe takes his daughter Krissy fishing in the Key West, Florida and both explain the ironic bonds they've shared through the past-time over the years.

Feb 11, 2014

Jose Wejebe has been wanting to return to southern Louisiana and Plaquemines Parrish in winter to strictly flyfish for big redfish. Today he gets his wish as local guide Miles Larose packs up the Hells Bay skiff, and in one single day, figures out the right fly, the right area, and the right retrieve, even though mother nature has turned the lights out making sight fishing very difficult.

Feb 18, 2014

The Everglades in Florida had a freakish cold snap that resulted in unprecedented fish kill. Jose joins guide Jeff Legutki to see what if any lingering effects that had on the fishery and ability to find those fish.

Feb 25, 2014

What happens when you meet up in Venice, Plaquemines Parrish, Louisiana with local guide Miles Larose, load up your spinning gear in a small skiff, motor an hour and a half, and then realize you forgot most all of your tackle back at the marina? You search the boat and try to find one lure that just might work to catch big delicious redfish.

Mar 4, 2014

Jose ends his Louisiana tour by joining up again with friend Rimmer Covington for a unique show from Venice and Plaquemines Parrish. They join forces with conservationist Eric Newman who tags and tracks fish for research and education, and they set out for both offshore and inshore fishing to find the perfect fish for Newman's studies.

Mar 11, 2014

Mar 18, 2014

Mar 25, 2014

Jose Wejebe is remembered for the impact he had on the fishing community.