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Big Belizean Snook

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Published 4 days ago

Tarpon and Dirty Urban Runoff....
Fishing Report- For the "inside" Gold Coast tarpon, the torrential rains caused a cold, dirty, "urban water" runoff that have driven the fish off for now. My hopes were that the rising water temps. might get the silver kings in a more feeding mood, but the runoff took care of that. The inlet and...
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Published 7 days ago

IS RECREATIONAL FISHING BEING BANNED?
IS RECREATIONAL FISHING BEING BANNED? A recent national opinion piece has ignited a firestorm this week concerning the efforts of the Obama Administration's Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force and its involvement in implementing a policy of "marine spatial planning" that could ultimately effect...
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Published a week ago

Understanding the Continued Cold Weather Damage to Shallow Water Fish
Much like an earthquake with loads of aftershocks, SOFLA's persistent cold weather continues to take a toll on results-per-unit-of fishing effort. Since I began flats fishing in the early 60's, I cannot recall hearing the glowing reports of black drum, sheephead, and small seatrout like I do...
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Published 2 weeks ago

Tarpon in the Cold....
Yep...a lot of skiffs slogged it in the Cut or SOBE. The water on the beach is around 17 feet and the Cut can be 50 feet. Those fish can fight really deep and not jump.I happily avoided all the skiffs and big boats blasting through and searched inside waters. The air temps. when I started fishing...
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Published 2 weeks ago

Still, Tarpon....
I just could not go for redfish in my skiff all day, catch a couple and feel satisfied....for me, it's tarpon. Though the Gold Coast tarpon have survived the cold with ease, the only places they're eating at is around the cuts and adjacent beaches, or else the nighttime bridge shadow lines....
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Published 3 weeks ago

Southwick Associates Survey
For Immediate Release: Feb. 25, 2010Contact: Donna@southwickassociates.comTop Fishing Equipment Brands for 2009FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. - Southwick Associates’ AnglerSurvey.com announced the brands and products anglers preferred most in 2009. This list has been compiled from the 34,185...
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Published 3 weeks ago

Great New Artist !......
ArtiGras Fine Arts Festival 2010 http://www.abbeyart.com/apps/photos/albumalbumid=6005248 http://www.abbeyart.com/apps/photos/album?albumid=7239751 By: Abbey Art Gallery
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Published 3 weeks ago

Official Statement on Purse Seine Fishing or Net Fishing‏ by The Bahamas Government
Official Statement on Purse Seine Fishing or Net Fishing‏ by The Bahamas GovernmentBy Ministry of Agriculture and Marine ResourcesFeb 23, 2010 - 10:03:17 PMPress Statement Ministry of Agriculture and Marine ResourcesPurse Seine Fishing or Net FishingThe Government of The Bahamas is not minded...
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Published 3 weeks ago

Food for Thought...and an Image by Art Blank
Some of the best moments of our angling/adventuring/traveling lives comes from dreaming our dream before even living it....and then, sometimes when it happens, it feels like we've been there before...
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Published 4 weeks ago


Many of us that live a passionate life happen to fish. Some of us are familiar with the saying that "fishing has little to do with fish" and that's obvious. I've always felt that angling in places urban or wild not just reattaches us to the planet, but reminds each of us -if we care to look-of...
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Published 4 weeks ago

Wintertime Tarpon.....
When the wind laid down and the water flattened, I was sure the conditions would be right for spotting rolling tarpon.I eventually found quite a few rolling fish, but the chilliness in the water made the silver kings very slow to strike. I eventually released a 25-pound specimen on 8-lb. spin-...
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Published 4 weeks ago