Veterans Jose, AJ, Manny, and Mike’s Fishing Dream Comes True
At the “Wicked Tuna” premiere I got the chance to meet one of the newest personalities TJ Ott. TJ and his family have vacationed in the Keys for years, and we know a lot of the same people, but when I met him in person it was like we had been buddies for years. We […]
Trash Day for Jose
Good Friday of 2012 was also the day that Jose tragically lost his life in a plane crash in Everglades City. He called me at work before he took off, and asked what my plans were for Easter. Monday we were going to get together and I was going to make one his favorite dishes. […]
Ben Schmied Wish is Granted
After delays, overbooked flights, and no connections available to Key West Ben’s family arrived to their temporary home in Summerland Key, are were greeted by a plethora of gear from Yeti, Shimano, Under Armour, and Costa. Two days of fishing with Captain Ryao Logan, and a shark tour with Kenny Harris were on Ben’s itinerary, […]
Veterans Rudy, Edwin, and Dave’s Fishing Dream Comes True
Retired Army Veteren Rudy, and Marine Veterans and cousins Edwin and Dave were welcomed to the Keys with swag gear from Costa Sunglasses, Shimano, UA, Yeti Coolers and even some awesome prints from our friend Doug in Kansas. Being the beginning of March hotels and vacation homes were hard to come by. I reached out, […]
Joe Gonzalez 2014 Jose Wejebe Professional Guide Award Recipient
Each year the Jose Wejebe Professional Guide Award is awarded to one of Hells Bay’s Certified Guides and Captains. The recipient is recognized for their work with conservation efforts, education of the sport, and professionalism in the angling community, and is presented at their Guide Rendezvous. Guides nominate their peers for the award, and Hell’s […]
Chase Collier’s Wish is Granted
Chase Collier Wish is Granted January 5, 2014 Chase’s wish to go fishing in the Florida Keys was granted on January 5, 2014. Some of you my be familiar with Captain Rush Maltz of who appeared numerous times on “Spanish Fly”, and also a National Geographic special called “Fish Frenzy”. Rush was one of Jose’s […]
My #fishforjose Story: Krissy Wejebe
As I ask friends of my father to celebrate his birthday in his honor with #fishforjose, I’ve made my own plans to spend it with my 2nd family … the Rodriquez family of the Dolphin Research Center. Here’s their story … Back when the Dolphin Research Center in the Keys was known as “Flippers Sea […]
Healing Power of Fishing: Veteran’s Trip 2013
Our Veterans trip of 2013 was a success – 4 veterans and 2 days of fishing with Captain Shelby Bentley and David Moloney. On the first day we caught king fish, bonita, cero mackerels and 5 leadered sails. We also saw a bottle nose dolphin hunt a Bonito that was on the line. On […]
Gift in Kind Angel of the Year Award
JOSE WEJEBE SPANISH FLY MEMORIAL FOUNDATION HONORED AS MAKE-A-WISH’S ‘IN-KIND ANGEL’ Award Given at Nonprofit’s Annual Donor Celebration On October 2, 2013 the Jose Wejebe Spanish Fly Memorial Foundation, was recognized with Make-A-Wish Southern Florida’s “In-Kind Angel” award at the wish-granting organization’s donor appreciation event in Miami. The Foundation’s numerous contributions helped Make-A-Wish grant […]
Ryan Zaiontz’s Wish
In this past year I had ran into Peter Miller from Bass2Billfish at several different events, and he was very adamant about helping the Foundation anyway he could. Taking him up on the offer Peter assisted in granting Ryan’s wish to go fishing in the Florida Keys on June 24, 2013. Along with Ryan’s having […]
