Make sure you watch Bill Dance Saltwater this month on the Sportsman Channel!  Capt. Peter Deeks guides Bill Dance to giant snook and trout in the famous Indian River Lagoon.

Native Sons guide Capt. Peter Deeks, Jr continues his summer to remember, this time guiding Terry and Elizabeth Pratt of Van Cleave, Mississippi to the championship of the speckled-trout category of the prestigious Flora-Bama Fishing Rodeo. Headquartered in Perdido Key, Florida, the trio shattered tournament records by weighing three giant trout.

For more details follow the link to an article written by Jeff Dute and posted on Al.Com – Flora-Bama Fishing Rodeo

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Capt. Peter Deeks, Jr., recently guided Luke Ledbetter of Boaz, Alabama to an IGFA WORLD RECORD seatrout. News of the feat has gone viral in the fishing world not just in social media but also Field and Stream Magazine, Coastal Conservation Association newsletters, IGFA news letters and press releases and various newspapers including Florida Today. The fish was caught in the Indian River Lagoon and is one of a number of gator trout caught this summer on Capt. Peter’s boat.

Check link to Florida Today article by Matt Badolato from June 22nd – Florida Today IGFA WR Trout

Other Articles – Field and Stream  and  IGFA  and Outdoor Life  and  International Fishing News  and  Outdoor Hub

The fishing in the summer of 2015 may go down as the finest we have seen in the Indian River Lagoon in many years.  From monster redfish, world record trout, huge snook and tarpon, everything has been quality this year and the great fishing has stretched from Titusville in the north to Ft. Pierce in the south. Following the link to our reports page and see for yourselves – The Sizzling Fishing of the Summer of 2015

Peter and Rocky captured 7th place out of nearly 100 professional teams in the recent IFA Redfish Tour tournament held in Titusville, Florida. The duo weighed a two-fish limit of 13.29 lbs (redfish have an upper slot legal limit of 27 inches which can not be exceeded in tournament – the two fished weighed by the Native Sons guides measured 26 7/8 and 26 9/16 respectively). During the one day tournament Peter and Rocky caught nearly 30 redfish between 25 and 30 inches on artificial lures and culled through the lot to find the heaviest two ‘legal’ fish.

The seventh place finish in the first stop on the 2014 Redfish Tour also places Peter and Rocky in seventh place for the eastern division team of the year. The next stop on the tour with be in Jacksonville on June 21st. We will post the results of the next tournament on the website.

Often times one of the measures of accomplishment within the fishing industry is those organizations with which a guide is associated. And the designation of ‘Pro Staff’ is an indicator of ‘significant influence’ within the industry. Capt. Peter is now one of the elite fishermen as recognized by Evinrude, a division of BRP, Inc., as a Pro Staff’ member. (This is one of several Pro Staff’ designation for Native Sons guides Peter Deeks and Rocky Van Hoose – see our captain’s page on the website for other Pro Staff positioned earned by Peter and Rocky)

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We just uploaded two new videos on the ‘Video’ page of our website. One video is a clip from TV footage featuring Capt. Peter and Capt. Rocky stalking a school of huge black drum on the flats. The other video is an ‘introduction’ video to our redfish and some of our past clients. Both videos are set to music … check them out.

Capt. Peter Deeks and Capt. Robert Rohmann again finished strong in the Florida Flatsfishing Association Tour by capturing first place in the redfish classification for 2013. The duo extended their impressive string of victories on the tour which has included three Grand Championships and Team of the Year honors.

By nature of their profession, pastors and ministers in our community rarely get a change to gather collectively in a recreational setting and when a chance does come, it is so refreshing for them. Recently Jerry Butz and Boaters Exchange organized such a setting by hosting an inshore fishing tournament for our pastor and pairing them with local guides. Both Capt. Peter and Capt. Rocky participated in the event and had an absolute blast fishing with the clerics. Peter’s crew caught the first place redfish and the second place trout in the tournament while Rocky’s team took first place trout and second place redfish (for the record, the first place trout was slightly bigger than the first place redfish). Pictured below are Pastor Titus Green of FBC, MI holding the winning 28 inch trout followed by Pastor Richard Fuller, also with FBC, IM, holding the second place red.