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December 31, 2005
Outdoors Calendar (Sun-Sentinel) Saturday: Strictly Florida Fishing , 6-8 a.m.,
Outdoors Calendar (Sun-Sentinel)
Saturday: Strictly Florida Fishing , 6-8 a.m., 790 The Ticket (WAXY-AM), with hosts Tim Mullin and Todd Kersey. Saturday: Florida Sportsman Magazine Radio Show , 7 a.m., WKAT (1360-AM), with hosts Alan Sherman, Jim Anson, Pete Silot and Rick Berry.
Super Bowl of bass fishing (Miami Herald)
Coming to Central Florida's Lake Toho this winter after the Super Bowl but before March Madness. . . . The 2006 CITGO Bassmaster Classic.
Fishing forecast (Miami Herald)
Beautiful weather and good fishing have anglers crowding fishing spots on both coasts and in the Florida Keys, plus an equally large crowd on the shores of canals and lakes.
Upcoming outdoors events (Miami Herald)
The 71st Metropolitan South Florida Fishing Tournament is under way through May 6 in the waters of South Florida and the western Bahamas. Entry is free. For more information, call 305-233-5535 or log on to www.met-fish.org.
Pier back on drawing board (Florida Today)
TITUSVILLE-- - Damage caused by Hurricane Wilma has prompted a call for public input on the future of the Titusville Veterans Memorial Fishing Pier, which has been closed for more than five years.
IN MY OPINION (Or ON SOCCER, ON HOCKEY, etc.): Adjusting to the conditions (Miami Herald)
Dec. 13 was not a good offshore fishing day for the South Florida purist. That's not to say the fish weren't biting. Large schools of kingfish were leaping out of the water chasing bait. And there were sailfish mixed in with them. But if you wanted to catch these fish, you wouldn't have been effective if you drifted or kite-fished with the most popular, large, live baits such as threadfin
Lakewood Ranch resident seeks to revive fishing club (Bradenton Herald)
LAKEWOOD RANCH - Lawrie "Red" Bailey is hooked and he has been since he was 5 years old. His addiction is fishing. Whether it's saltwater or freshwater fishing, Bailey can't get enough and he wants to find others who share his passion.
Birthday fishing trip nearly deadly for 3 men (Miami Herald)
Miami Beach lifeguards pulled three South Florida men from the sea Thursday morning, after their 20-foot motorboat capsized near a sandbar about 150 yards off 45th Street, behind the Eden Roc hotel, rescue and towing officials said.
Fishing Trends (Sun-Sentinel)
Capt. Chet Douthit of Clewiston said his charter Thursday caught 30 bass up to 8 pounds, including a couple of 5-pounders, using live shiners at Moonshine Bay. Douthit's wife, Angie, guided her charter to more than 30 bass using live shiners at South Bay. Lots of people have been fishing for speckled perch in the Harney Pond Canal.
Outdoors Notebook (Sun-Sentinel)
Sailfish tournament: The West Palm Beach Fishing Club's 69th Silver Sailfish Derby is Thursday-Jan. 7 out of Sailfish Marina in Palm Beach Shores. Captains meeting is 6 p.m. Wednesday at the clubhouse at 201 Fifth St., West Palm Beach. Call 561-832-6780.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 05:43 AM
December 29, 2005
Dancing a jig offshore (Fernandina Beach News-Leader) It's no secret.
Dancing a jig offshore (Fernandina Beach News-Leader)
It's no secret. Most Northeast Florida bottom fish are attracted to live bait fished right in front of their nose, and oftentimes, they won't swim too far from their deep-water dwelling to capture tempting live baits.
IN MY OPINION (Or ON SOCCER, ON HOCKEY, etc.): Adjusting to the conditions (Miami Herald)
Dec. 13 was not a good offshore fishing day for the South Florida purist. That's not to say the fish weren't biting. Large schools of kingfish were leaping out of the water chasing bait. And there were sailfish mixed in with them. But if you wanted to catch these fish, you wouldn't have been effective if you drifted or kite-fished with the most popular, large, live baits such as threadfin
Southwest Florida's red tide continues (Orlando Sentinel)
Southwest Florida's red tide continues to extend from southern Pinellas to northern Sarasota counties. Coastal concentrations were low for the most part, but one sample in Sarasota Bay taken early in the week was medium. Bloom concentrations also continue in the Florida Keys, but they are patchy. The highest concentrations were from Cudjoe Key to Key West.
BEST BET (Miami Herald)
Winter started Wednesday, and already the fish are acting as if it is mid-January. Large schools of Spanish sardines are scattered from Fort Lauderdale into the Keys, attracting sailfish, kingfish and many fishermen.
Fishing forecast (Florida Today)
Saltwater: Dolphin and sailfish have been roaming offshore Sebastian and Fort Pierce inlets starting in about 100 feet of water. Clean water, temperature and color changes and flotsum are all variables to look for when targeting these two species.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 05:43 AM
December 27, 2005
Busiest hurricane season on record voted top Florida story (Daytona
Busiest hurricane season on record voted top Florida story (Daytona Beach News-Journal)
MIAMI -- Florida's second straight year of getting pummeled by a string of hurricanes in the busiest Atlantic season on record was voted the top state story in 2005 by Florida newspaper editors and broadcasters in The Associated Press' annual vote.
Time of joy and thanks (The Times Argus)
Back in July, I got an e-mail from a guy who I hunted and fished with a few times, some years back. We lost touch five or six years ago and, in his message, I learned that he had left Vermont and settled in Florida, where the fishing is quite spectacular.
Fishing forecast (Florida Today)
Saltwater: When winds permit, anglers are finding good numbers of redfish along grass flats on the Indian River between Titusville and Melbourne, as well as over much of the Mosquito Lagoon.
Southwest Florida's red tide continues (Orlando Sentinel)
Southwest Florida's red tide continues to extend from southern Pinellas to northern Sarasota counties. Coastal concentrations were low for the most part, but one sample in Sarasota Bay taken early in the week was medium. Bloom concentrations also continue in the Florida Keys, but they are patchy. The highest concentrations were from Cudjoe Key to Key West.
Top Florida stories in 2005 at a glance (WINK TV Southwest Florida)
1. Florida's second straight year of getting pummeled by a string of hurricanes in the busiest Atlantic season on record.
Storms again top story in Florida (The News-Press)
TOP STORIES IN FLORIDA Here are the top stories in Florida in 2005 as ranked by Florida newspaper editors and broadcasters in The Associated Press' annual vote.
Top Florida stories in 2005 at a glance (Brandenton.com)
Here are the top stories in Florida in 2005 as ranked by Florida newspaper editors and broadcasters in The Associated Press' annual vote. 1. Florida's second straight year of getting pummeled by a string of hurricanes in the busiest Atlantic season on record.
Top Florida stories in 2005 at a glance (Brandenton.com)
1. Florida's second straight year of getting pummeled by a string of hurricanes in the busiest Atlantic season on record. 2. The long, bitter fight over the fate of Terri Schiavo finally ended when the brain-damaged woman died from dehydration in March after her feeding tube was disconnected.
Busiest hurricane season on record voted top Florida story (Gainesville Sun)
lorida's second straight year of getting pummeled by a string of hurricanes in the busiest Atlantic season on record was voted the top state story in 2005 by Florida newspaper editors and broadcasters in The Associated Press' annual vote.
IN MY OPINION (Or ON SOCCER, ON HOCKEY, etc.): Adjusting to the conditions (Miami Herald)
Dec. 13 was not a good offshore fishing day for the South Florida purist. That's not to say the fish weren't biting. Large schools of kingfish were leaping out of the water chasing bait. And there were sailfish mixed in with them. But if you wanted to catch these fish, you wouldn't have been effective if you drifted or kite-fished with the most popular, large, live baits such as threadfin
Posted by Captaingrubby at 05:43 AM
December 25, 2005
Busiest hurricane season on record voted top Florida story (Gainesville
Busiest hurricane season on record voted top Florida story (Gainesville Sun)
lorida's second straight year of getting pummeled by a string of hurricanes in the busiest Atlantic season on record was voted the top state story in 2005 by Florida newspaper editors and broadcasters in The Associated Press' annual vote.
Outdoors Calendar (Sun-Sentinel)
Saturday: Strictly Florida Fishing , 6-8 a.m., 790 The Ticket (WAXY-AM), with hosts Tim Mullin and Todd Kersey. Saturday: Florida Sportsman Magazine Radio Show , 7 a.m., WKAT (1360-AM), with hosts Alan Sherman, Jim Anson, Pete Silot and Rick Berry.
Allowable catches cut for 4 species (The Charlotte Observer)
A regional fishery council has cut allowable catches for four deep-water reef fish that swim off the coast of the Carolinas, Georgia and east Florida to stop over-fishing.
Top Florida stories in 2005 at a glance (Gainesville Sun)
ere are the top stories in Florida in 2005 as ranked by Florida newspaper editors and broadcasters in The Associated Press' annual vote. 1. Florida's second straight year of getting pummeled by a string of hurricanes in the busiest Atlantic season on record.
20th victim of plane crash found (Chicago Tribune)
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA -- Two Miami-Dade firefighters fishing on their day off Friday found the body of the 20th victim of Monday's crash of a Chalk's Ocean Airways seaplane.
Top Florida stories in 2005 at a glance (Brandenton.com)
1. Florida's second straight year of getting pummeled by a string of hurricanes in the busiest Atlantic season on record. 2. The long, bitter fight over the fate of Terri Schiavo finally ended when the brain-damaged woman died from dehydration in March after her feeding tube was disconnected.
Top Florida stories in 2005 at a glance (Brandenton.com)
Here are the top stories in Florida in 2005 as ranked by Florida newspaper editors and broadcasters in The Associated Press' annual vote. 1. Florida's second straight year of getting pummeled by a string of hurricanes in the busiest Atlantic season on record.
Boat show will have free clinics on fishing (Orlando Sentinel)
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Halifax Sport Fishing Club will have free fishing clinics for kids 6 to 15 years old at the Daytona Beach Boat Show in January.
Top Florida stories in 2005 at a glance (WINK TV Southwest Florida)
1. Florida's second straight year of getting pummeled by a string of hurricanes in the busiest Atlantic season on record.
Busiest hurricane season on record voted top Florida story (Daytona Beach News-Journal)
MIAMI -- Florida's second straight year of getting pummeled by a string of hurricanes in the busiest Atlantic season on record was voted the top state story in 2005 by Florida newspaper editors and broadcasters in The Associated Press' annual vote.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 05:43 AM
December 23, 2005
Allowable catches cut for 4 species (The Charlotte Observer) A
Allowable catches cut for 4 species (The Charlotte Observer)
A regional fishery council has cut allowable catches for four deep-water reef fish that swim off the coast of the Carolinas, Georgia and east Florida to stop over-fishing.
Friends may face each other on mats (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Caleb Anthony and Dustin Harvey have gone shark fishing off the Florida coast and snowboarding in North Carolina. Next year, they'll be college roommates and teammates on the wrestling team at Newberry College in South Carolina.
South Tampa (SouthTampa.TBO.com)
Curious about how many manatees were counted along the eastern shoreline of Tampa Bay this year? Looking for water quality studies from Hillsborough Bay or fishing conditions in The Kitchen?
Tampa Bay Web Site Is Waterways Data Trove (Tampa Bay Online News)
The University of South Florida has teamed up with the Tampa Bay Estuary Program to create an online clearinghouse with dozens of reports, studies and statistics to help people explore Tampa Bay's waterways and estuaries.
Seaplane crashes in Florida (Chicago Tribune)
MIAMI -- A seaplane caught fire and crashed off Miami Beach shortly after taking off Monday for the Bahamas fishing resort of Bimini. All 20 people aboard were killed.
Galva city worker to retire (Kewanee Star Courier)
GALVA Ronnie Thompson is retiring after 32 years working for the city of Galva. Ronnie received a leather coat, gloves, a wallet, two fishing poles, a tackle box and other fishing tackle.
If you could brave the weather, catches were rewarding (St. Augustine Record)
Paradoxically, in a week noted for its giving, it is difficult to get a report. The weather has been the main culprit as the rain, cold and wind limited the number of people fishing, and restricted the places they could fish. There were virtually no offshore reports.
IN MY OPINION (Or ON SOCCER, ON HOCKEY, etc.): Adjusting to the conditions (Miami Herald)
Dec. 13 was not a good offshore fishing day for the South Florida purist. That's not to say the fish weren't biting. Large schools of kingfish were leaping out of the water chasing bait. And there were sailfish mixed in with them. But if you wanted to catch these fish, you wouldn't have been effective if you drifted or kite-fished with the most popular, large, live baits such as threadfin
Seaplane crashes in Florida (Chicago Tribune)
MIAMI -- A seaplane with 20 people on board caught fire and crashed off Miami Beach shortly after taking off Monday for the Bahamas fishing resort of Bimini.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 05:42 AM
December 21, 2005
Seaplane crashes in Florida (Chicago Tribune) MIAMI -- A seaplane
Seaplane crashes in Florida (Chicago Tribune)
MIAMI -- A seaplane with 20 people on board caught fire and crashed off Miami Beach shortly after taking off Monday for the Bahamas fishing resort of Bimini.
Fishing forecast (Florida Today)
Saltwater: When anglers have been able to venture out on Indian River Lagoon grass flats, fairly good numbers of redfish and seatrout have been found throughout the IRL system.
Florida plane crash kills 19 (Guardian Unlimited)
Nineteen people, including three young children, were killed when a seaplane ferrying them to the Bahamas crashed.
Donors Underwrite DeLay's Deluxe Lifestyle (AP via Yahoo! News)
As Tom DeLay became a king of campaign fundraising, he lived like one too. He visited cliff-top Caribbean resorts, golf courses designed by PGA champions and four-star restaurants all courtesy of donors who bankrolled his political money empire.
Chalk's Has Long, Safe History of Flights (AP via Yahoo! News)
Chalk's Ocean Airways has a long, colorful history of flying seaplanes from Florida to the Bahamas with passengers ranging from Ernest Hemingway to Al Capone.
Florida plane crash kills 19 (Mail and Guardian)
Nineteen people, including three young children, were killed on Monday night when a seaplane ferrying them to the Bahamas crashed into the Atlantic off South Beach in Miami.
Seaplane crashes in Florida (Chicago Tribune)
MIAMI -- A seaplane caught fire and crashed off Miami Beach shortly after taking off Monday for the Bahamas fishing resort of Bimini. All 20 people aboard were killed.
Fishing forecast (Miami Herald)
Chilly nights and sunny afternoons prevail with the approach of Wednesday, the shortest day of the year. Rick Cook at Everglades National Park said that with luck, the boat ramp to Whitewater Bay will open this weekend. ''We were close to opening last weekend,'' Cook said. The ramp to waters out front of Flamingo will remain closed.
Florida Courts Debate Admissibility of Breath Tests in DUI Cases (Join Together Online)
Florida court battles over the software used in breath analyzers are threatening the admissibility of blood-alcohol level evidence in driving under the influence (DUI) cases, the Wall Street Journal reported on Dec. 16.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 05:42 AM
December 19, 2005
December Fishing Report
With water temperatures dropping, Black Grouper and Mangrove snapper fishing has been very good within the 10-15 mile range when weather conditions allow you to get offshore. Frozen sardines and live pinfish have been the bait of choice. In the bay, sheepshead and pompano have been very consistent along with redfish up to 25 inches on live shrimp and artificial lures.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 11:38 PM
'Old Florida' Haven (Hartford Courant) No High-Rises, No Theaters, No
'Old Florida' Haven (Hartford Courant)
No High-Rises, No Theaters, No Shopping Centers Leave Pine Island With A Relaxed, Go-Slow Attitude
Outdoors notebook (Miami Herald)
The 71st Metropolitan South Florida Fishing Tournament opens Saturday and runs through May 6 in the waters of South Florida through the western Bahamas. According to MET board member Alan Herman, there will be no one-day Mini-Met Tournament this year to kick off the main event. Call 305-233-5535 or log onto www.met-fish.org.
Fishing Trends (Sun-Sentinel)
The water level is 16.16 feet and dropping, and the fishing has been steady but not spectacular. The morning calls for fast-drawing lures, but when the sun gets a chance to heat the water up soft baits also will work.
Gulf fishing industry also a storm victim (Sun-Sentinel)
WASHINGTON Hurricanes over the past two years have nearly wiped out the fishing and charter-boat industry along much of the Gulf Coast, and Uncle Sam so far has done nothing to help, state and federal officials told a congressional panel on Thursday.
Allowable catches cut for 4 species (The Charlotte Observer)
A regional fishery council has cut allowable catches for four deep-water reef fish that swim off the coast of the Carolinas, Georgia and east Florida to stop over-fishing.
Fuel prices change habits (Orlando Sentinel)
Offshore fishing isn't what it used to be.
Officials: Rebuilding fishing industry to cost $1.2B (The Clarion-Ledger)
WASHINGTON It will cost an estimated $1.2 billion to rebuild the Gulf Coast's battered commercial fishing industry, federal and state officials say.
High, Dry And Unhappy (Tampa Bay Online News)
Although Florida has nearly 1,200 miles of saltwater coast, dwindling access has left many of the state's estimated 1 million watercraft high and dry.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 05:42 AM
December 17, 2005
Gulf fishing industry also a storm victim (Sun-Sentinel) WASHINGTON
Gulf fishing industry also a storm victim (Sun-Sentinel)
WASHINGTON Hurricanes over the past two years have nearly wiped out the fishing and charter-boat industry along much of the Gulf Coast, and Uncle Sam so far has done nothing to help, state and federal officials told a congressional panel on Thursday.
Outdoors notebook (Miami Herald)
The 71st Metropolitan South Florida Fishing Tournament opens Saturday and runs through May 6 in the waters of South Florida through the western Bahamas. According to MET board member Alan Herman, there will be no one-day Mini-Met Tournament this year to kick off the main event. Call 305-233-5535 or log onto www.met-fish.org.
Fishing industry needs funds to rebound from storms, officials say (Kansas City Star)
WASHINGTON - Hurricanes over the past two years have nearly wiped out the fishing and charter-boat industry along much of the Gulf Coast, and the government so far has done nothing to help, state and federal officials told a congressional panel on Thursday.
Outdoors Calendar (Sun-Sentinel)
Saturday: Strictly Florida Fishing , 6-8 a.m., 790 The Ticket (WAXY-AM), with hosts Tim Mullin and Todd Kersey and guest Kitty McGowan, president of the Fort Lauderdale Billfish Tournament.
Officials say it will cost $1.2 billion to rebuild Gulf Coast's fishing industry (Picayune Item)
WASHINGTON (AP) - It will cost an estimated $1.2 billion to rebuild the Gulf Coast's battered commercial fishing industry, federal and state officials say.
Officials: Rebuilding Gulf Fishing Costly (San Francisco Chronicle)
It will cost an estimated $1.2 billion to rebuild the Gulf Coast's battered commercial fishing industry, federal and state officials say. "All of were shocked, all of us were stunned. All of us are trying to figure out what do we do now?"
A Strange Species (Tampa Bay Online News)
The tilefish may be one of the more mysterious commercially caught fish found off Florida.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 05:42 AM
December 15, 2005
It's supply and the man / Righty solidifies rotation (San
It's supply and the man / Righty solidifies rotation (San Francisco Chronicle)
It takes a really boffo event this time of year to lure Giants manager Felipe Alou off his fishing boat in Florida. When he learned the team had signed pitcher Matt Morris to a three-year, $27 million contract, Alou not only stuck his boat in dry dock, he...
Backlash Hits DOT Truck Ramp Plan (Tampa Bay Online News)
TAMPA - Florida Department of Transportation District 7 Secretary Don Skelton and his staff were no match for a roomful of passionate Palmetto Beach residents.
Christmas sparks old friends memories of Rogers (Florida Baptist Witness)
TITUSVILLE (FBW)-Years ago three central Florida pastors left the demands of their churches to go fishing together. At a lake between Mims and Sanford, they enjoyed fishing and talking so much that they lost track of time. They headed home after dark pulling a boat with no lights.
Excerpts from editorials in Florida newspapers (Brandenton.com)
Citrus canker has bad connotations for many South Florida homeowners. Some consider them fighting words.
Search continues for Florida man, 51 (Lancaster News)
GREAT FALLS - Chester County officials are at a standstill in their search for a missing Florida man. Detective Jamie Mitchell of the Chester County Sheriff's Department said the search has presented no leads. He said officers are at a standstill until new evidence develops.
Boaters allegedly caught with illegal catch (WBBH)
LEE COUNTY Suspicious activity in the gulf turned out to be the catch of the day for Florida Fish and Wildlife. When five fishermen returned to shore in their boat, they were greeted by Florida Fish and Wildlife officers. On board, FWC officers allegedly found 440 pounds of fish caught illegally.
Federal agents seize more than a quarter ton of cocaine (WIS-TV Columbia)
(Ft. Lauderdale, FL) December 13, 2005 - Federal drug agents in Fort Lauderdale, Florida seized more than a quarter ton of cocaine. Officials say 31-year-old Jose Pagan was putting the drugs on his fishing boat when they arrested him. Another person, who was with Pagan, was also arrested.
Outdoors notebook (Miami Herald)
The 71st Metropolitan South Florida Fishing Tournament opens Saturday and runs through May 6 in the waters of South Florida through the western Bahamas. According to MET board member Alan Herman, there will be no one-day Mini-Met Tournament this year to kick off the main event. Call 305-233-5535 or log onto www.met-fish.org.
Fishing forecast (Miami Herald)
Eighty-degree afternoons might be in a holding pattern, bute 60- to 70-degree days -- with some rain and wind, for good measure -- will be enjoyed by South Florida anglers.
Fishing forecast (Florida Today)
Saltwater: When anglers can get offshore Port Canaveral, bottom catches, dolphin and kingfish are good possibilities. Anglers will have to search for clean water, usually starting no less than 120 feet, to find dolphin. While numbers are not great, the fish are consistent in clean areas.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 05:42 AM
December 13, 2005
Outdoors notebook (Miami Herald)
Outdoors notebook (Miami Herald)
The 71st Metropolitan South Florida Fishing Tournament opens Saturday and runs through May 6 in the waters of South Florida through the western Bahamas. According to MET board member Alan Herman, there will be no one-day Mini-Met Tournament this year to kick off the main event. Call 305-233-5535 or log onto www.met-fish.org.
Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com)
Move the lobster season, commercial fishing representatives say. We have to give the guys an opportunity to fish and make some money before the hurricanes get here, said Ralph Boragine, executive director of the Florida Keys Commercial Fishermen Association.
Fisher sees spots -- and cash (Florida Today)
TITUSVILLE - Christmas came two weeks early for John Fisher on Sunday. You might catch him out on the river in his new $27,500 Ranger flats fishing boat.
Fishing forecast (Florida Today)
Saltwater: Before the most recent cold front, anglers found fairly consistent catches of redfish and seatrout along grass flats throughout the Indian River Lagoon system. The Mosquito Lagoon, Indian and Banana rivers all produced fish from morning through the middle of the afternoon.
Cuba: Wilma losses to top $704M (Miami Herald)
Losses from Hurricane Wilma surpassed $704 million in Cuba, the government announced Monday, for the first time offering a damage estimate on the devastating storm that flooded Havana before taking a swipe at South Florida in October.
Florida Agents Seize 520 Pounds Of Cocaine In Bust (Officer.com)
Two people are in custody after federal agents caught them loading a boat with more than 520 pounds of cocaine. Agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration say 31-year-old Jose Pagan was putting the drugs on his 28-foot fishing boat Sunday.
Sound off (St. Petersburg Times)
Hats off to Terry Tomalin and the Times for lifting the veil of secrecy and deceit surrounding the long-line fishing industry on the central west coast of Florida. The backroom deals and collusion surrounding the buyout program have been amazing.
Kayak Fishing Guide (Gadling)
It s been a while since I checked on the folks at Paddler Magazine and I was psyched to see they ve whipped up a short, but solid guide to kayak fishing . The links cover bonefishing in Florida to sites in Texas and Yakfishing.com a discussion forum about coastal kayak fishing with an emphasis on Southern California. The Yakfishing site also provides links to fishing regulations, fish
Guided Fishing Trip Always Popular Gift (The Ledger)
December is probably the slowest month of the year for fishing in fresh or salt water in Florida. Continuous cold fronts make it difficult to plan trips since conditions are right only one or two days a week.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 05:42 AM
December 11, 2005
Fishing forecast (Miami Herald)
Fishing forecast (Miami Herald)
Eighty-degree afternoons might be in a holding pattern, bute 60- to 70-degree days -- with some rain and wind, for good measure -- will be enjoyed by South Florida anglers.
Outdoors Calendar (Sun-Sentinel)
Saturday: Strictly Florida Fishing , 6-8 a.m., 790 The Ticket (WAXY-AM), with hosts Tim Mullin and Todd Kersey and guests Tom Greene of Custom Rod and Reel and Champions Tour golfer Andy Bean, who will talk about their peacock bass fishing trip in South America.
Kayak Fishing Guide (Gadling)
It s been a while since I checked on the folks at Paddler Magazine and I was psyched to see they ve whipped up a short, but solid guide to kayak fishing . The links cover bonefishing in Florida to sites in Texas and Yakfishing.com a discussion forum about coastal kayak fishing with an emphasis on Southern California. The Yakfishing site also provides links to fishing regulations, fish
Fishing Trends (Sun-Sentinel)
The best bass fishing was still in Moonshine Bay, where the bass were feeding on shad and biting topwater plugs and jerkbaits early in the morning. When that bite slows, use a plastic worm or stick worm or flip a plastic crawdad. Speckled perch were biting minnows in the Indian Prairie Canal.
Program produces quality fishing (Miami Herald)
LAKELAND -- Some of the biggest, dumbest bass in Florida reside in the Tenoroc Fish Management Area, a complex of 15 lakes covering more than 7,300 acres in Lakeland, run by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. But even dumb bass get smart after a while, so biologists must remain ever vigilant for ways to keep their charges' IQs low, in order to enhance your recreational fishing
Guided Fishing Trip Always Popular Gift (The Ledger)
December is probably the slowest month of the year for fishing in fresh or salt water in Florida. Continuous cold fronts make it difficult to plan trips since conditions are right only one or two days a week.
OUTDOORS: After some time away, Morris going to Classic (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
More than seven years have passed since Rick Morris competed in a Super Bowl of his own. The Super Bowl of bass fishing, that is - the Bassmaster Classic.
Cleaner Rivers - On Paper (Tampa Bay Online News)
TAMPA - Governments label the Hillsborough and Palm rivers "impaired," a way of saying they aren't suitable for swimming or fishing. That unflattering description could be lifted soon - but not because the rivers are getting cleaner.
Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com)
Move the lobster season, commercial fishing representatives say. We have to give the guys an opportunity to fish and make some money before the hurricanes get here, said Ralph Boragine, executive director of the Florida Keys Commercial Fishermen Association.
Fishing forecast (Miami Herald)
Hurricane season is officially over today, just in time for excellent fishing in some waters of Everglades National Park, on the ocean side of the Florida Keys and along the southwest coast from Chokoloskee to Naples/Fort Myers. Rick Berry of Islamorada says two local anglers who fish the oceanside reefs for yellowtails, mutton snapper and black grouper, end their day by catching goliath grouper,
Posted by Captaingrubby at 05:42 AM
December 09, 2005
Program produces quality fishing
Program produces quality fishing (Miami Herald)
LAKELAND -- Some of the biggest, dumbest bass in Florida reside in the Tenoroc Fish Management Area, a complex of 15 lakes covering more than 7,300 acres in Lakeland, run by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. But even dumb bass get smart after a while, so biologists must remain ever vigilant for ways to keep their charges' IQs low, in order to enhance your recreational fishing
Air marshal kills passenger in Miami (The Oxford Press)
MIAMI The war on terror spilled over into South Florida on Wednesday with a tragic result when a federal air marshal shot and killed an unarmed American citizen on a jetway at Miami International Airport after the man reportedly claimed he was carrying a bomb in his back pack.
Hayward lakes area outdoor notebook (Sawyer County Record)
Searching for the perfect fishing spot to catch bass, trout, walleye or other species is as easy as a click of the mouse with USFWS s recently updated online "Your Guide to Fishing on National Wildlife Refuges."
Whale entangled in fishing gear (Orlando Sentinel)
Federal officials have been tracking a North Atlantic right whale swimming in the Atlantic Ocean that is entangled in fishing gear.
Useful gifts won't bug you (Sun-Sentinel)
Ex Officio BUZZ OFF clothing: Mosquitoes are a fact of life in the outdoors in South Florida.
Airborne soldier with Florida ties dies in Iraq (ABC Action News)
ALVA - An Army corporal from Florida has been killed in Iraq, his family said. Cpl. Jimmy Lee Shelton, 21, of Alva, was killed Saturday by several rounds of mortar fire, his family said.
Fishing forecast (Miami Herald)
Eighty-degree afternoons might be in a holding pattern, bute 60- to 70-degree days -- with some rain and wind, for good measure -- will be enjoyed by South Florida anglers.
Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com)
Move the lobster season, commercial fishing representatives say. We have to give the guys an opportunity to fish and make some money before the hurricanes get here, said Ralph Boragine, executive director of the Florida Keys Commercial Fishermen Association.
Fishing forecast (Miami Herald)
Hurricane season is officially over today, just in time for excellent fishing in some waters of Everglades National Park, on the ocean side of the Florida Keys and along the southwest coast from Chokoloskee to Naples/Fort Myers. Rick Berry of Islamorada says two local anglers who fish the oceanside reefs for yellowtails, mutton snapper and black grouper, end their day by catching goliath grouper,
Capt. Frank's Jungle Cruise brought Florida to life (Daytona Beach News-Journal)
ORMOND BEACH -- Most boaters on the Tomoka River buzz down its central channel, not venturing too close to its banks.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 05:42 AM
December 07, 2005
Airborne soldier with Florida
Airborne soldier with Florida ties dies in Iraq (WINK TV Southwest Florida)
ALVA, Fla. An Army corporal from Florida has been killed in Iraq, his family said. Cpl. Jimmy Lee Shelton, 21, of Alva, was killed Saturday by several rounds of mortar fire, his family said.
Program produces quality fishing (Miami Herald)
LAKELAND -- Some of the biggest, dumbest bass in Florida reside in the Tenoroc Fish Management Area, a complex of 15 lakes covering more than 7,300 acres in Lakeland, run by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. But even dumb bass get smart after a while, so biologists must remain ever vigilant for ways to keep their charges' IQs low, in order to enhance your recreational fishing
Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com)
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, meeting Thursday in Key Largo, approved a rule that lowers the recreational bag limit for red grouper in Gulf of Mexico state waters from two fish daily per person to one fish. The new limit takes effect in January.
Airborne soldier with Florida ties dies in Iraq (Brandenton.com)
ALVA, Fla. - An Army corporal from Florida has been killed in Iraq, his family said. Cpl. Jimmy Lee Shelton, 21, of Alva, was killed Saturday by several rounds of mortar fire, his family said.
Fly-fishing gets an all-new cast (Telegraph.co.uk)
Caroline Bankes discovers why more and more women are taking up angling.
Officials tracking endangered whale (Orlando Sentinel)
The north Atlantic right whale was spotted near Daytona Beach on Monday, but is headed toward Jacksonville. Federal officials have been tracking a north Atlantic right whale swimming in the Atlantic Ocean that is entangled in fishing gear.
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Even former doubters now believe no-take marine zones work, a string of Florida Keys residents told state officials Thursday. Not all the members of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, meeting Thursday in Key Largo, were convinced.
Fishing forecast (Miami Herald)
Hurricane season is officially over today, just in time for excellent fishing in some waters of Everglades National Park, on the ocean side of the Florida Keys and along the southwest coast from Chokoloskee to Naples/Fort Myers. Rick Berry of Islamorada says two local anglers who fish the oceanside reefs for yellowtails, mutton snapper and black grouper, end their day by catching goliath grouper,
Brotherly Love (Sports Illustrated)
In his three-year NFL career, Redskins receiver Taylor Jacobs, nagged by minor injuries, has yet to become the star he was as a Florida Gator. Jacobs, though, has stayed confident. He says he learned to keep an even keel and a sense of perspective from his younger brother, Evan, who has Down syndrome. "If Coach Gibbs or a bum off the street came up to him, he would treat them both exactly the
81-Year-Old Fisherman Found Dead In Central Fla. River Marsh (WKMG Local6.com via Yahoo! News)
Brevard County Sheriff's Office marine and aviation units were working Tuesday to recover the body of an 81-year-old fisherman who died in St. Johns River marshland west of Melbourne, officials told Local 6 News partner Florida Today.
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December 05, 2005
Some Oystermen Back At
Some Oystermen Back At Work (Tampa Bay Online News)
When the bloom was at its most intense this summer and fall, it killed sea turtles and thousands of fish, and it kept many people off the beaches of central and southwest Florida.
Fishing forecast (Miami Herald)
Hurricane season is officially over today, just in time for excellent fishing in some waters of Everglades National Park, on the ocean side of the Florida Keys and along the southwest coast from Chokoloskee to Naples/Fort Myers. Rick Berry of Islamorada says two local anglers who fish the oceanside reefs for yellowtails, mutton snapper and black grouper, end their day by catching goliath grouper,
Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com)
Grouper limits in the Gulf of Mexico, shark protection and a new no-take zone in the Dry Tortugas rank among items of local interest when the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission meets in Key Largo this week.
Old Seven Mile Bridge could close (Miami Herald)
The last vestige of the Keys' original Seven Mile Bridge -- first used nearly a century ago by a locomotive as part of Henry Flagler's ambitious Florida East Coast Railway -- may finally be closed if state and local agencies can't muster millions of dollars for major repairs.
Around Florida (Miami Herald)
Meeting Thursday in Key Largo, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission heard overwhelming support for a Florida Cabinet proposal to prohibit all fishing in a 46-square mile section of Dry Tortugas National Park.
Wilma saturates boat repair yards (Miami Herald)
Strolling the docks Thursday at Dinner Key Marina in Coconut Grove, Lou McNeil admires the blue sky and cool breeze -- a perfect day for deep-sea fishing.
Cuba: Wilma losses to top $704M (Miami Herald)
Losses from Hurricane Wilma surpassed $704 million in Cuba, the government announced Monday, for the first time offering a damage estimate on the devastating storm that flooded Havana before taking a swipe at South Florida in October.
Program produces quality fishing (Miami Herald)
LAKELAND -- Some of the biggest, dumbest bass in Florida reside in the Tenoroc Fish Management Area, a complex of 15 lakes covering more than 7,300 acres in Lakeland, run by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. But even dumb bass get smart after a while, so biologists must remain ever vigilant for ways to keep their charges' IQs low, in order to enhance your recreational fishing
Lake Kerr getting special rules (Orlando Sentinel)
Florida's bass-fishing rules are about to become more complicated.
Ready to retire? (River Valley Business Report)
Bob Bue, former president of Wells Fargo Bank in La Crosse, spends more time hunting, fishing, playing golf and biking than he did before he retired in January 2004.
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December 03, 2005
Eminent doubts in Florida
Eminent doubts in Florida (Chicago Tribune)
RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. -- It's across the inlet from Palm Beach, but this town--mostly black, blue-collar and with a large industrial and warehouse district--could be a continent away from the Fortune 500 and Rolls-Royce set.
Around Florida (Miami Herald)
Meeting Thursday in Key Largo, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission heard overwhelming support for a Florida Cabinet proposal to prohibit all fishing in a 46-square mile section of Dry Tortugas National Park.
Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com)
Grouper limits in the Gulf of Mexico, shark protection and a new no-take zone in the Dry Tortugas rank among items of local interest when the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission meets in Key Largo this week.
SOUTH FLORIDA, U.S.A.: Wilma and a generator kept family scrap yard churning (Miami Herald)
Outside the Undorfer brothers' scrap yard office on Northwest North River Drive, there is an alligator sheer, used for cutting heavy wire, that once cut off most of Mark Undorfer's finger.
Program produces quality fishing (Miami Herald)
LAKELAND -- Some of the biggest, dumbest bass in Florida reside in the Tenoroc Fish Management Area, a complex of 15 lakes covering more than 7,300 acres in Lakeland, run by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. But even dumb bass get smart after a while, so biologists must remain ever vigilant for ways to keep their charges' IQs low, in order to enhance your recreational fishing
Snook, crappie fishing good choices (The News-Press)
Snook are biting well going into the final fortnight of the open season, and crappie are going at it pretty well as their winter spawning season gets under way in inland lakes. Overall, however, fishing activity has been slowed by winds and rain and runoff.
Fishing forecast (Florida Today)
Saltwater: Spanish mackerel, redfish, black drum, sheepshead, mangrove snapper and flounder are roaming in and around Port Canaveral. The surf to the south of the port has been productive with whiting and pompano good possibilities as well.
Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com)
Right to the very end, with Tropical Storm Epsilon causing a ruckus out in the Atlantic, hurricane season 2005 rewrote the record books.
Fishing Trends (Sun-Sentinel)
The south end of the lake finally had some clean water since Hurricane Wilma stirred it up, and bass anglers were catching some good-sized fish around Pelican Bay. The best bass fishing still has been in Moonshine Bay, where topwater lures were producing fish early in the morning, then anglers were switching to plastic worms and jerkbaits.
Fishing forecast (Miami Herald)
Hurricane season is officially over today, just in time for excellent fishing in some waters of Everglades National Park, on the ocean side of the Florida Keys and along the southwest coast from Chokoloskee to Naples/Fort Myers. Rick Berry of Islamorada says two local anglers who fish the oceanside reefs for yellowtails, mutton snapper and black grouper, end their day by catching goliath grouper,
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December 01, 2005
Florida gets $1.2 million
Florida gets $1.2 million settlement in cleaning kickback case (Daytona Beach News-Journal)
TALLAHASSEE-- Florida has obtained a $1.2 million civil settlement from former executives of a company that bribed low-level government employees across the nation to buy its cleaning products at highly inflated prices, Attorney General Charlie Crist said Tuesday.
Welcome to Florida, 'Storm Central USA' (The News-Press)
Hurricane Season 2005 officially ends at midnight. It has been quite a ride, a two-year ride. Of all the hurricanes that have hit the United States in the past 150 years, 123 of them, or 45 percent, hit Florida. And of all the major hurricanes categories 3, 4 and 5 half, or 49, hit Florida.
Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com)
Right to the very end, with Tropical Storm Epsilon causing a ruckus out in the Atlantic, hurricane season 2005 rewrote the record books.
A waning era: Storms may have quashed Florida houseboat living (Fort Wayne News-Sentinel)
MIAMI - John DeBlase spent 30-odd years living the South Florida houseboat scene, part Surfside 6, part Rat Pack, with a bit of fictional detective Travis McGee thrown in for color.
Florida gets $1.2 million settlement from Georgia firm's former executives (AccessNorthGA)
The Associated Press - TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Florida has obtained a $1.2 million civil settlement from former executives of a company that bribed low-level government employees across the nation to buy its cleaning products at highly inflated prices, Attorney General Charlie Crist said Tuesday.
Fishing forecast (Florida Today)
Saltwater: Winds will be subsiding some today, though offshore conditions are likely still to be rough and blown out. Despite winds being predominantly out of the west, surf anglers may have to wait a bit longer before returning to beaches for whiting, pompano and bluefish.
Florida gets $1.2 million settlement in cleaning kickback case (WINK TV Southwest Florida)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Florida has obtained a $1.2 million civil settlement from former executives of a company that bribed low-level government employees across the nation to buy its cleaning products at highly inflated prices, Attorney General Charlie Crist said Tuesday.
Ready to retire? (River Valley Business Report)
Bob Bue, former president of Wells Fargo Bank in La Crosse, spends more time hunting, fishing, playing golf and biking than he did before he retired in January 2004.
Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com)
Grouper limits in the Gulf of Mexico, shark protection and a new no-take zone in the Dry Tortugas rank among items of local interest when the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission meets in Key Largo this week.
Cuba: Wilma losses to top $704M (Miami Herald)
Losses from Hurricane Wilma surpassed $704 million in Cuba, the government announced Monday, for the first time offering a damage estimate on the devastating storm that flooded Havana before taking a swipe at South Florida in October.
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