My name’s Captain Jordan Carter and at the moment,
I mostly pride myself as an up and coming guide in
the Lower Keys. This was my first season working as
a legitimate licensed captain and it had its ups and
downs as fishing often does. If I were known for
anything on the water, it would be courtesy and hard
work. If I were known for one thing in the fly fishing
industry, it would be zero tolerance for avoidable failure
of today’s overly expensive products.
I grew up tarpon and snook fishing in South Florida
with my father. When we moved up to the Midwest, I
caught the trout, salmon and steelhead bug, which took
me to Alaska. I then took that bug back down to
South Florida tied it to some shock tippet, fed a large
tarpon and instantly lost it.
When I’m not fishing in the lower keys, I’m working
in Alaska and have done so for the past several years.
In the fall when I’m not in Alaska or South
Florida, I’m usually fishing for Musky in Wisconsin.
Along with musky, I fish gaiter browns, bull trout, and
anything else that will chase a streamer half its size.
As far as photography goes, I’m lazy behind the lens
and lack the motivation needed to avoid photographic
mediocrity. The following shots were all taken in my
2014 tropical season, both with a point and shoot and
an SLR. Recently, I spent way too much money to
be able to use my bigger camera underwater. I
included my most memorable moments of the season I
was lucky enough to capture. Enjoy!