CAPTAIN MIKE HENNESSY |
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| Keep the loops small and keep that cigar lit.... |
Capt. Mike Hennessy caught his first striped marlin with his Dad in Cabo San Lucas at the age of 10. Catching that fish shaped his destiny and marlin fever was in his blood. Soon after he was charter fishing in Newport Beach, California on half day and full day boats. Fly fishing in the High Sierras was also a passion that started early in his life and continues today.
His love for fly fishing and the pursuit of the big fish grew while he was a teenager. But the draw to find the "slobs" had him on a plane to Hawaii. He started exploring the waters outside of Kewalo Basin on Oahu. And at 19 years old earned his 100 ton master's license, competing with seasoned peers at the fish scales. Since then he has been following his dream to chase the biggest and best fish and experiences around the world. His biggest blue marlin to date weighed in at 1,245 #s while running Maggie Joe, a 53' sportfisher and winning the 2010 Bisbee's Black and Blue Marlin Tournament
Always looking for adventure and to broaden his fishing knowledge, Hennessy headed down to Central America to the southern zone of Costa Rica in 1995. For 12 years, he led "Cabo Matapalo Sportfishing". On a 28ft Carolina Classic they released hundreds of big blue and black marlin and thousands of sailfish taking home some of the areas top tournament trophies on conventional tackle as well as on the fly. Fly fishing inshore for snook and offshore for big game on the fly kept the fly fishing bug going in the tropics.
His pursuit of his passion has taken him to 5 continents to track down many species of gamefish. While Mike only speaks English and Spanish, he has interpreted the fishing waters around the world-from fly fishing for monster brown trout in Slovenia, to sail fishing in Indonesia. Every October he is recruited to Cabo San Lucas to try his luck at the famed Bisbee's $5 million jackpot, the Offshore and Billfish tournaments. Hennessy is a worldwide fly fishing adventure specialist in fresh water and saltwater species from brown trout to marlin.