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July 31, 2006
Florida Fishing News - 'Real Florida' isn't hard to find (The Herald-Tribune) Of course
'Real Florida' isn't hard to find (The Herald-Tribune)
Of course you know that Florida has an Atlantic coast and a Gulf coast. And within its 1,200 miles of coastline, there are a number of other "coasts" named in hopes of attracting visitors and money.
2 Accused of Attempting to Smuggle Cocaine From Bahamas (First Coast News)
FORT PIERCE, FL (AP) -- Two men are being held without bond after powdered cocaine worth more than $16.4 million was seized from their fishing boat on its way to Florida from the Bahamas.
Pole fishing brings challenge (Centre Daily Times)
CAT CAY, Bahamas -- When seasoned anglers want a new challenge, they take up fly-fishing. Gun hunters switch to bow and arrows. For spearfishers, the graduation is from spear guns to pole spears.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 03:35 PM
July 30, 2006
Florida Fishing News - 2 accused of smuggling cocaine from Bahamas (Daytona Beach News-Journal)
2 accused of smuggling cocaine from Bahamas (Daytona Beach News-Journal)
FORT PIERCE -- Two men were being held without bond Saturday after powdered cocaine worth more than $16.4 million was seized from their fishing boat on its way to Florida from the Bahamas.
2 Accused of Attempting to Smuggle Cocaine From Bahamas (First Coast News)
FORT PIERCE, FL (AP) -- Two men are being held without bond after powdered cocaine worth more than $16.4 million was seized from their fishing boat on its way to Florida from the Bahamas.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 08:15 PM
July 29, 2006
Florida Fishing News - Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 and 2005 Best Web Site
Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 and 2005 Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com)
Keys woman who want to learn how to enjoy the outdoors more can look forward to a state workshop in West Palm Beach. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is staging Becoming an Outdoors Woman Nov. 17 to 19. It's for women 18 and older.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 08:30 PM
July 28, 2006
Florida Fishing News - Two-day Florida lobster mini-season has begun! (Tampa Bay's 10) Miami,
Two-day Florida lobster mini-season has begun! (Tampa Bay's 10)
Miami, Florida Florida's annual two-day lobster mini-season has officially started. Dubbed as Florida's undeclared midsummer state holiday, the two-day event runs from 12:01 am today to midnight Thursday.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 10:40 PM
Florida Fishing News - The two-day lobster mini-season has started in Florida (WPMI 15)
The two-day lobster mini-season has started in Florida (WPMI 15)
MIAMI (AP) - Florida's annual two-day lobster mini-season has officially started. Dubbed as Florida's undeclared midsummer state holiday, the two-day event runs from 12:01 a-m today to midnight Thursday.
Two-Day Lobster Mini-Season Begins In Florida (The WPBF Channel)
Dubbed as Florida's undeclared midsummer state holiday, the 2-day event runs from 12:01 a.m. Wednesday to midnight Thursday.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 01:35 AM
July 27, 2006
Florida Fishing News - That Sinking Feeling: Charter Boat Captains Worry Potential Restrictions Put
That Sinking Feeling: Charter Boat Captains Worry Potential Restrictions Put Red Snapper Fishing on the Line (RedNova)
By Patrick Mcdermott, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach Jul. 24--DESTIN -- A boat coming in with the day's catch is a comforting sight in an area where fishing is a way of life.
Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com)
Islamorada needs four bus shelters along northbound U.S. 1 for commuting workers, and seven spots for the JGT bus to stop on its southbound route.
Two-day Florida lobster mini-season has begun! (Tampa Bay's 10)
Miami, Florida Florida's annual two-day lobster mini-season has officially started. Dubbed as Florida's undeclared midsummer state holiday, the two-day event runs from 12:01 am today to midnight Thursday.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 03:10 AM
July 26, 2006
Florida Fishing News - Raymarine Continues High Profile Sponsorship of FLW Fishing Tournaments (PR
Raymarine Continues High Profile Sponsorship of FLW Fishing Tournaments (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Raymarine, a world leader in marine electronics, is for the second consecutive year sponsoring both the Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish and Redfish Series Tournaments.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 06:45 AM
July 25, 2006
Florida Fishing News - New Home Soon for Manhattan Tackle Shop, but No Nearer
New Home Soon for Manhattan Tackle Shop, but No Nearer Creek (New York Times)
Capitol Fishing Tackle, which is moving to West 36th Street, sells to fisher folk as if it were located in Montana or the Florida Panhandle.
Herring and mackerel fishing firm doesn't stand still (Gloucester Daily Times)
Since settling at the Jodrey State Fish Pier in 2001, the Irish and Irish-American Western Sea Fishing Co. has clearly shown it can catch and market herring and mackerel and also run an exemplary business that only continues to improve.
Hencken helping to make women's fishing history (The Greenville News)
When Mary Hencken made her first casts in the waters of Florida s Everglades some 35 years ago, she had no idea what an impact those early fishing experiences would have.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 06:50 AM
July 24, 2006
Florida Fishing News - Enforcement needed for gill net restrictions (Honolulu Star-Bulletin) INDISCRIMINATE catches
Enforcement needed for gill net restrictions (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
INDISCRIMINATE catches taken in by lay gill nets make the method a prime target for fishing restrictions the state is proposing . Though the nets are but one reason for the decline of Hawaii's near-shore fish populations, the rules reflect the need to reduce pressure on the ocean ecosystem and still would allow responsible recreational, commercial and subsistence fishers to harvest from the sea.
Body Of Missing Boater Found Off Marathon (CBS 4 Miami)
The U.S. Coast Guard says the body of a missing fisherman was recovered this morning off Marathon in the Florida Keys.
Hencken helping to make women's fishing history (The Greenville News)
When Mary Hencken made her first casts in the waters of Florida s Everglades some 35 years ago, she had no idea what an impact those early fishing experiences would have.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 08:15 AM
July 23, 2006
Florida Fishing News - In-laws win despite one that got away (Sun-Sentinel) KEY WEST
In-laws win despite one that got away (Sun-Sentinel)
KEY WEST Two brothers-in-law released a blue marlin and caught two dolphin to win the $25,000 prize at the Drambuie Key West Marlin Tournament that ended Saturday in the Florida Keys.
Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com)
Dozens of kids got on the water Wednesday when the cities of Key Colony Beach and Marathon, in cooperation with the Key Colony Beach Police Department, staged their inaugural Kids Fishing Derby.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 11:10 AM
July 22, 2006
Florida Fishing News - Pole fishing a primal, dangerous challenge (Miami Herald) CAT CAY,
Pole fishing a primal, dangerous challenge (Miami Herald)
CAT CAY, Bahamas--When seasoned anglers want a new challenge, they take up fly-fishing. Gun hunters switch to bow and arrows. For spearfishers, the graduation is from spear guns to pole spears.
Fishing Trends (Sun-Sentinel)
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Posted by Captaingrubby at 02:20 PM
July 21, 2006
Florida Fishing News - US Olympic hero Hall survives shark attack (AFP via Yahoo!
US Olympic hero Hall survives shark attack (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Five-time Olympic swimming gold medal winner Gary Hall survived a shark attack while spear fishing with his sister off the Florida coast.
Making A Comeback (The Tampa Tribune)
If ever there was a textbook case of the bad things that can happen when we don't take care of Florida's fragile environment, it's the St. Lucie River and the long bay it feeds. It's known as the Indian River, but it is in fact a long, shallow estuary that offers perhaps the best lunker snook and trout fishing in the state.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 04:00 PM
July 20, 2006
Florida Fishing News - Florida lake bacteria hits grandmother (Florida Today) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. --
Florida lake bacteria hits grandmother (Florida Today)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- An 86-year-old grandmother from Clay County caught a rare bacterial infection found in a northern Florida lake. Ethel Morris goes fishing every year in Doctor's Lake in Middleburg. This year, her leg became discolored and it had to be amputated. Her doctor says she caught vibrio vulnificus, an organism that lives in brackish and salt waters. It most likely entered an open
After good fishing, tournament upgrades Oneida Lake event (Syracuse.com)
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) The Bass Anglers Sportsmen Society was so impressed with fishing on Oneida Lake during a recent competition that they have decided to hold one of pro fishing's most prestigious and lucrative tournaments there next year.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 05:25 PM
July 19, 2006
Florida Fishing News - Plan for fishing pier in Bonita advances (Bonita Daily News)
Plan for fishing pier in Bonita advances (Bonita Daily News)
A Bonita Springs fishing pier just got through another city council hoop. The council motioned today to fund a conceptual plan of a fishing pier on the northern shore of New Pass Bridge, though some council members are critical of how many people would use the facility.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 09:10 PM
Florida Fishing News - Suspect in homicide known as 'tough guy' (Gainesville Sun) CONCORD,
Suspect in homicide known as 'tough guy' (Gainesville Sun)
CONCORD, N.H. - The churchgoing older man at the center of an old murder investigation, now in Florida, had a reputation years ago for being rough with women and getting into fights at the drop of a hat.
Discovery's successful mission lifts mood for moon, Mars plans (New Kerala)
Washington: For NASA's engineers, Discovery's on-time landing Monday in Florida after a picture-perfect mission erased huge question marks about the shuttle programme - and cleared the way for NASA's next vision of building a base on the moon.
Tours let nature lovers walk with turtles (USA Today)
Florida wildlife officials are encouraging "turtle walks," a night-time shoreside adventure to watch loggerheads lay their eggs, to teach more people how their litter, fertilizer and fishing line conspire against the turtles.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 12:45 AM
July 18, 2006
Florida Fishing News - 3 decades ago, potential murder suspect had `tough guy' image
3 decades ago, potential murder suspect had `tough guy' image (The Daily Comet)
The churchgoing older man at the center of an old murder investigation, now in Florida, had a reputation years ago for being rough with women and getting into fights at the drop of a hat.
Fishing line recycling expected to save wildlife (WBBH)
COLLIER COUNTY : A new program is in place to protect Southwest Florida wildlife from the mess sometimes left behind from anglers. Collier County workers spent all day Thursday installing recycling bins for fishing line, which is expected to make a huge difference.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 03:30 AM
July 17, 2006
Florida Fishing News - Development pinches ailing N.C. fishing industry (The News & Observer)
Development pinches ailing N.C. fishing industry (The News & Observer)
Future of coastal communities uncertain as condos, marinas replace fish houses.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 06:55 AM
July 16, 2006
Florida Fishing News - Superboats are back at Dania (Miami Herald) Superboat racing returns
Superboats are back at Dania (Miami Herald)
Superboat racing returns to South Florida today with the Dania Beach Super Boat Grand Prix at 1 p.m. The start-finish line will be just south of the Dania Beach Fishing Pier, now closed for construction. Boats are expected to race south along Hollywood Beach as far as the Marriott Hotel, then turn around and head north. Dry pits are at Dania Jai Alai.
Fishing report (Miami Herald)
Fishermen in the Keys and on both coasts of Florida could face daily rains, winds, thunder and lighting. The weather outlook calls for careful planning of fishing trips. . .
Posted by Captaingrubby at 11:50 AM
July 15, 2006
Florida Fishing News - Fishing line recycling expected to save wildlife (WBBH) COLLIER COUNTY
Fishing line recycling expected to save wildlife (WBBH)
COLLIER COUNTY : A new program is in place to protect Southwest Florida wildlife from the mess sometimes left behind from anglers. Collier County workers spent all day Thursday installing recycling bins for fishing line, which is expected to make a huge difference.
Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com)
Here are some main rules and regulations for the two-day sport lobster season, which starts at 12:01 a.m. July 26 and goes to midnight July 27.
Baker not worried about job (Sports Illustrated)
Dusty Baker took his son swimming and went fishing during the All-Star break. What he didn't do during the brief respite from baseball was worry about his job security.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 01:35 PM
July 14, 2006
Florida Fishing News - Fishing Report (RedNova) By Jim Hardie, The Miami Herald Jul.
Fishing Report (RedNova)
By Jim Hardie, The Miami Herald Jul. 13--BEST BET Fishermen in the Keys and on both coasts of Florida could face daily rains, winds, thunder and lighting. The weather outlook calls for careful planning of fishing trips. . . .
Lightning bolt injures SW Florida teen (Florida Today)
ELLENTON, Fla. A huge scar runs up and down a giant oak tree in Ellenton's Highland Shores neighborhood where 16-year-old Jason Purinton was hit by lightning Thursday afternoon. A witness to the event, Stephanie Matusik, said "He looked pretty bad, his whole face was purple. From the neck up he was just purple and blue." Purinton was helping with his father's lawn care business around 5:30 p.m.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 01:40 PM
July 13, 2006
Florida Fishing News - Gear Links : A-E (Courrier Ahuntsic) Abu Garcia www.abu-garcia.com Pure
Gear Links : A-E (Courrier Ahuntsic)
Abu Garcia www.abu-garcia.com Pure Fishing 815 Phillips St. Portage la Prairie, MB R1N 3C5 (204) 857-3467 Advanced Angling Gear www.CradleDr.com 115 Hillcrest Ave.
Gator Attacks Teen While Fishing (First Coast News)
MARION COUNTY, FL -- A local teenager caught more than he bargained for while out fishing with friends. The teen put his hand in the water to pick up a fish he had just caught when an alligator jumped up and bit the teen on the arm.
Fishing report (Miami Herald)
Fishermen in the Keys and on both coasts of Florida could face daily rains, winds, thunder and lighting. The weather outlook calls for careful planning of fishing trips. . .
Posted by Captaingrubby at 04:45 PM
July 12, 2006
Florida Fishing News - Alcohol likely played part in UF grad student's drowning (Gainesville
Alcohol likely played part in UF grad student's drowning (Gainesville Sun)
Michael Solich, a 22-year-old University of Florida graduate student, drowned Thursday in shallow waters after a fishing trip in Estero near Fort Myers, according to the Lee County Sheriff's Office.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 09:05 PM
Florida Fishing News - Study issues storm warning for Tampa (The Western Star) ST.
Study issues storm warning for Tampa (The Western Star)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Outside Robert Weisberg's office at the University of South Florida's St. Petersburg campus, it was just another day in paradise, Tampa Bay style.
Local Lakes To Be Treated For Hydrilla (Polk County Democrat)
Hydrilla is an extremely problematic, invasive, aquatic weed which grows in many Florida lakes. It can impede water flow causing flooding, hamper recreational activities such as boating and fishing and can completely choke out native aquatic life.
Gator Attacks Teen While Fishing (First Coast News)
MARION COUNTY, FL -- A local teenager caught more than he bargained for while out fishing with friends. The teen put his hand in the water to pick up a fish he had just caught when an alligator jumped up and bit the teen on the arm.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 12:35 AM
July 11, 2006
Florida Fishing News - FEATURE - Florida Coral Battered by Hurricanes and Disease (Planet
FEATURE - Florida Coral Battered by Hurricanes and Disease (Planet Ark)
DRY TORTUGAS NATIONAL PARK, Fla.- In the azure waters of Florida's remote Dry Tortugas National Park, corals have been toppled by hurricanes and blighted by disease and a phenomenon known as bleaching.
Marion County Teenager Bitten By Alligator (WESH via Yahoo! News)
An alligator bit a local teenager in Marion County on Monday, authorities said.
Fishing for business (BizJournals)
ST. AUGUSTINE -- Some fishermen swear by bloodworms, but the bait can cost $10 for a dozen of the short-lived, squirmy, stinky creatures that have a habit of biting the hand that hooks them.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 03:10 AM
July 10, 2006
Florida Fishing News - (Hot) summertime fishing: an expert tells how (Muskogee Phoenix) Most
(Hot) summertime fishing: an expert tells how (Muskogee Phoenix)
Most tournament anglers know the name Luke Clause, who won the 2006 CITGO Bassmaster Classic on Florida's Kissimmee River Chain.
Outdoors notebook (Miami Herald)
Whiteville, N.C., physician Ronald Glinski has won the overall title in the Metropolitan South Florida Fishing Tournament for the fifth time. Glinski was named Grand Master Angler in the 71st Met for catching a variety of eligible species on all types of tackle.
Explore central Florida s ecosystems by foot, boat or horseback (Osceola News Gazette)
Osceola County is home to many nature preserves and tours that highlight the unique ecosystems and wildlife of Florida. Visitors exploring on foot, horseback and by boat can catch glimpses of old Florida.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 03:25 AM
July 09, 2006
Florida Fishing News - Reel case of the blues (Sun-Sentinel) Summertime fishing off South
Reel case of the blues (Sun-Sentinel)
Summertime fishing off South Florida can be full of surprises.
Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com)
Trophies, prizes and invitations to international fishing tournaments are at stake at the Islamorada Fishing Club 2006 RedGhost Stalk, slated for July 30 to 31 in Upper Keys waters.
From real estate to fishing, alternatives abound for IRAs (Sun-Sentinel)
Fishing rights within an IRA? Putting your IRA money into a start-up business?
Posted by Captaingrubby at 04:30 AM