I had just opened the blinds early Wednesday morning and noticed the needed rain. The sliding glass door was cool to the touch verifying the predicted cold front had arrived during the night yet there they were, rolling a mere 10 feet from the seawall. I felt helpless as they taunted me. ...
After an unseasonably warm week, a cool down is expected for the weekend with predicted temps in the comfortable low 80s accompanied by light winds which makes offshore runs to nearby reefs and far out GPS numbers likely for our local blue water anglers. Time will tell if the latest ...
Over the years I’ve often seen unusual ways “experienced” anglers hook and fight fish with spinning, bait casting and fly equipment. I’ve had half a dozen members of the sky high, “superman power set gang,” which resulted in the anglers going overboard backwards on hook-ups. I ...
With damaged homes, sunken or lost boats, local waters still containing boat and engine-damaging debris and to the north of us in Charlotte County, shorelines and bays coated with untold numbers of red tide killed fish, it’s often hard to be optimistic. That said, for now let’s hope the ...
My heart goes out to those that experienced damage and loss from our latest weather event, especially those that just rebuilt or are still suffering from the last round of extreme weather. Boats AWOL, sunk or, in my neighborhood, drifted off the dock and deposited up in the yard next to the screen cage door requiring expensive crane services. Sea Tow sent out emails offering recovery info help for boats disabled in the water or high and dry on land. For future weather events, boats on lifts should be cranked up high and ropes secured to the dock pilings to minimize swinging. Depend-ing ...
With many snook heading east away from the beaches and now working the bushes, points, docks and oyster bars, plus good numbers of fall redfish competing for the same cover, folks that enjoy inshore lure and fly casting cover have lots of hungry targets to try and fool. There are several ...
