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December 31, 2006
Florida Fishing News - Year of triumph, tragedy and change (Gainesville Sun) The major
Year of triumph, tragedy and change (Gainesville Sun)
The major stories in 2006 in the Gainesville area included such diverse topics as crimes, elections, sports successes at the University of Florida, homelessness and growth issues. Below are summaries of some of the big stories of 2006. Rolling executed
HILBERT MANN (Washington Times-Herald)
SHOALS Hilbert H. Mann, 86, of Seminole, Fla., and formerly of Martin County, died at 8:05 p.m. Wednesday in Florida. He was born in Martin County to John Mann and Barbara Angerer and married Helen Hemmerlein Nov. 16, 1944.
Floridians put tropical twist on Christmas (The Post and Courier)
ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. - Trish Kelley's childhood holidays in Pennsylvania were of the greeting card variety - white and cold. She was fascinated by her mother's memories of green Christmases in Florida with palm trees aglow with lights and lush holiday shrubbery.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 10:20 PM
Florida Fishing News - Broncos bask in Florida fishing, hockey (The Kalamazoo Gazette) Western
Broncos bask in Florida fishing, hockey (The Kalamazoo Gazette)
Western Michigan University's hockey team usually attends holiday tournaments in places where fishing would have to involve ice and a shanty.
Winter fishing requires different approach, even in Florida (Villages Daily Sun)
With wintertime fishing upon us, now is a good time to go over a few basics on saltwater fishing during the cooler months. Yes, there is a winter here in sunny Florida.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 01:25 AM
December 30, 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)
Runners can catch some extra sleep before hitting the road for the first Florida Keys 5K of 2007. The Islamorada Run, Walk, Crawl marks its seventh year Monday at Founders Park, with a new start time of 9 a.m.
Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com)
For a Florida Keys commercial-fishing industry battered by hurricanes and rising costs, a quiet 2006 brought a sigh of relief. The absence of storms combined with a decent harvest in the ongoing lobster season to help many Keys fishermen recover.
Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com)
Not many algae blooms get to celebrate a one-year birthday, but the Florida Bay bloom did in November. The bloom of blue-green algae still covered from 45 to 65 square miles in northeast Florida Bay in late November, a year after first being reported.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 06:00 AM
December 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)
Runners can catch some extra sleep before hitting the road for the first Florida Keys 5K of 2007. The Islamorada Run, Walk, Crawl marks its seventh year Monday at Founders Park, with a new start time of 9 a.m.
Broncos bask in Florida fishing, hockey (The Kalamazoo Gazette)
Western Michigan University's hockey team usually attends holiday tournaments in places where fishing would have to involve ice and a shanty.
Fishing forecast (Miami Herald)
Strong easterly winds made offshore fishing difficult, but the Gulf of Mexico produced loads of Spanish mackerel, bluefish, jack crevalles, ladyfish and small sharks. Anchoring in depths of 10 to 12 feet, keeping a constant chumline going and fishing live shrimp on a long shank hook or a 2/0 short shank hook with a short piece of wire to keep the mackerel from cutting your line is all it takes ...
Posted by Captaingrubby at 07:00 AM
December 28, 2006
Florida Fishing News - 2006 Was Another Strange Year In Florida (The WPBF Channel)
2006 Was Another Strange Year In Florida (The WPBF Channel)
Year after year Florida proves it's a weird state, and 2006 was no different.
Fly-Fishing Book Will Put You on Right Track (RedNova)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ If you know an angler who likes to fly-fish or likes to travel to fishing destinations, then ``The Best Fly-Fishing Trips Money Can Buy'' by Pat Ford is one of the best gifts you could buy for that person.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 11:20 AM
December 27, 2006
Florida Fishing News - Like 'Dexter,' creator only acts normal (Miami Herald) Jeff Lindsay
Like 'Dexter,' creator only acts normal (Miami Herald)
Jeff Lindsay doesn't seem like the kind of guy whose mind could give birth to a serial killer. The soft-spoken, middle-aged author lives in a southwest Florida community with his wife and three daughters. He has a backyard pool, and a fishing boat tied up to his dock.
Like the character, Dexter's creator lives charade of normalcy (The Daily Comet)
Jeff Lindsay doesn't seem like the kind of guy whose mind could give birth to a serial killer. The soft-spoken, middle-aged author lives in a southwest Florida community with his wife and three daughters. He has a back yard pool and a fishing boat tied up to his dock.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 11:45 AM
December 26, 2006
Florida Fishing News - Around South Florida (Miami Herald) A prisoner in a work-release
Around South Florida (Miami Herald)
A prisoner in a work-release program escaped from a Miami Lakes correctional facility Sunday morning, the Florida Department of Corrections said.
Bucs manhandle Browns in 22-7 victory (AP via Yahoo! News)
Jon Gruden joked about the day he caught a large perch while fishing on Lake Erie. On Sunday, he created another memory near its shores. Derrick Brooks returned one of Tampa Bay's four interceptions 21 yards for a touchdown and the Buccaneers won their first road game in more than a year, 22-7 over the dreadful Cleveland Browns.
Fishing for space on Levy Bay (Tallahassee Democrat)
Tallahassee.comView a video of fishermen at the Levy Bay seineyard PANACEA - Jerrell Metcalf stared at the glassy surface of Levy Bay looking for ripples that indicate a school of fish on the move.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 01:50 PM
December 25, 2006
Florida Fishing News - Like the character, Dexter's creator lives charade of normalcy (The
Like the character, Dexter's creator lives charade of normalcy (The Daily Comet)
Jeff Lindsay doesn't seem like the kind of guy whose mind could give birth to a serial killer. The soft-spoken, middle-aged author lives in a southwest Florida community with his wife and three daughters. He has a back yard pool and a fishing boat tied up to his dock.
Buccaneers 22 Browns 7: CHRISTMAS BONUS (Bradenton Herald)
Jon Gruden joked about the day he caught a large perch while fishing on Lake Erie.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 03:30 PM
December 24, 2006
Florida Fishing News - A fishing memory for forever (Daytona Beach News-Journal) What is
A fishing memory for forever (Daytona Beach News-Journal)
What is remembered of a life well loved? A surfer's sun-lit waves? A wife's sweet kiss? Will I see again one day behind closed eyes and last breaths my sun showers of rainbow droplets floating through the Florida palms?
Manatee rescued in South Putnam; resident names mammal Christmas, hopes for a miracle (Palatka Daily News)
CRESCENT CITY An injured Florida manatee has local residents and state wildlife officials hoping for a Christmas miracle. The suffering mammal swam near the Hideaway Cove Fishing Camp and Resort on Crescent Lake on Friday morning, covered with moss and algae.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 07:10 PM
December 23, 2006
Florida Fishing News - Bush leaves Capitol for last time as governor (7 News
Bush leaves Capitol for last time as governor (7 News Miami)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- With the family cat in tow Gov. Jeb Bush headed Friday for the next chapter of his life, leaving his Capitol office for a holiday trip to South Florida with no plans to return to the office.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 09:10 PM
December 22, 2006
Florida Fishing News - Inshore: Warm flats hold reds, trout; reefs offer variety (St.
Inshore: Warm flats hold reds, trout; reefs offer variety (St. Petersburg Times)
Shallow-water fishing conditions have improved. Unseasonably warmer water temperatures have turned the flats into a feeding frenzy.
Fla.-based vote machine firm ducks probe (Florida Today)
MIAMI -- A major voting machine company owned by Venezuelan investors and based in South Florida said today it plans to sell its U.S. subsidiary, ending a federal investigation into questions of possible ties between the company and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. In March 2005, Smartmatic Corp. acquired Sequoia Voting Systems Inc., which produces touch-screen and other machines and is one of ...
Helpful hints at Boater's World (Bradenton Herald)
Seated inside Boater's World at DeSoto Square mall on Tuesday night, 47 fishing fanatics listened carefully to Capt. Hank Williams.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 10:35 PM
Florida Fishing News - Eureka hot, San Diego not, says TripAdvisor (San Francisco Chronicle)
Eureka hot, San Diego not, says TripAdvisor (San Francisco Chronicle)
Interested in beating the crowds to the next "hot" destination? TripAdvisor says you should be thinking about Pamukkale, Turkey, a historic village and spa southeast of Istanbul. If you want to stay in the United States, take a look at Anna Maria, a...
Fishing report (Miami Herald)
Fishing off the shore of Bakers Haulover and Government Cut couldn't be better, captain Jay Cohen said. Clients have had great success on king mackerel in the morning straight out of Bakers Haulover, and then dolphin just north of the Haulover Inlet in the late morning and afternoon. All of his action has been in depths between 90 to 120 feet of water. Captain Jimbo Thomas on the Thomas Flyer out ...
Posted by Captaingrubby at 01:50 AM
December 21, 2006
Florida Fishing News - Fishers cast eyes elsewhere (The Nassau Guardian) Game fishers from
Fishers cast eyes elsewhere (The Nassau Guardian)
Game fishers from Florida are in search of bluer waters after learning their catch in The Bahamas could be cut by nearly half as new fishing regulations come on stream.
Catching Spanish Mackerel Can Be a Perfect Holiday Dish (RedNova)
MIAMI _ Who says you have to serve turkey or ham at your holiday feast? A better bet would be Spanish mackerel _ freshly caught almost anywhere along South Florida's near-coastal waters.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 04:15 AM
December 20, 2006
Florida Fishing News - Trio of fishermen plead no contest, avoid prison time (Bradenton
Trio of fishermen plead no contest, avoid prison time (Bradenton Herald)
Three fishermen arrested this year for committing a slew of commercial fishing violations avoided prison time under plea agreements reached Monday.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 08:05 AM
December 19, 2006
Florida Fishing News - Biologists Hunt Invasive Pythons in Florida (Environmental News Network) Critters
Biologists Hunt Invasive Pythons in Florida (Environmental News Network)
Critters that pythons find most delectable -- raccoons, possums, muskrats and native cotton rats -- are already under attack, as are birds such as the house wren, pied-billed grebe, white ibis and limpkin.
Winter getaway dream: A place with snow (AP via Yahoo! News)
Late December is when I usually start dreaming about traveling to a warm and sunny place. I get jealous of friends with reservations for trips to Florida and tickets for Caribbean cruises, and I start checking our bank account and the calendar to see if there's any way we can manage a quick trip somewhere south over a long weekend in January or the February school break.
Raft Still Exit Option for Cuban After 18 Tries (Washington Post)
HAVANA (Reuters) - A Cuban rafter who was sent back to communist Cuba by the United States 11 months ago said Monday he would take to the sea again in a 19th bid to get to Florida if Cuban authorities do not allow him to emigrate legally.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 08:20 AM
December 18, 2006
Florida Fishing News - LIVING FOR THE DREAM: Mulock Survives Three Transplants to Help
LIVING FOR THE DREAM: Mulock Survives Three Transplants to Help Special-Needs Kids (RedNova)
By Donna Wright, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Dec. 17--BRADENTON -- Eddie Mulock, at age 62, survived his second transplant surgery Oct. 12 at Shands Hospital at the University of Florida. This time he received two organs -- a liver and a kidney.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 01:10 PM
December 17, 2006
Florida Fishing News - Florida Man Spears Record Size Marlin (WLBZ Bangor) In the
Florida Man Spears Record Size Marlin (WLBZ Bangor)
In the world of spearfishing one Florida man now has a pending new title, world record holder.
Man of sod takes on grasses of sea (St. Petersburg Times)
When Hillsborough County leaders threatened to shut down Jim Anderson's favorite fishing spot, he fought back. There were no fists or fighting words, merely a rigged pontoon boat and organic sea grass food.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 02:45 PM
December 16, 2006
Florida Fishing News - New limits on red snapper fishing? (FOX 10 Mobile) An
New limits on red snapper fishing? (FOX 10 Mobile)
An attempt to reduce overfishing of red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico next year by temporarily lowering the permitted catch drew fire from some in the fishing industry.
Gone Fishing: Air Force's Deberry Retires (ABC News 4)
(Sports Network) - Air Force Academy head football coach Fisher DeBerry has retired. DeBerry, 68, has been at the academy for 27 seasons, spending the last 23 as head coach. His teams posted a 169-107-1 mark overall, recording 17 winning seasons, before falling upon tough times recently.
Record-setting adoption lawyer dies at age 58 (St. Petersburg Times)
Adoption is a complicated business, but John Fricker nailed it. In his 30-year career as an adoption lawyer, Mr. Fricker, 58, of Madeira Beach was responsible for the adoptions of more than 2,000 children in Florida as well as the rest of the United States.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 07:40 PM
December 15, 2006
Florida Fishing News - Raines' Fishing Book Will Hook Readers (RedNova) Whenever there is
Raines' Fishing Book Will Hook Readers (RedNova)
Whenever there is a major twist in Howell Raines' life, he writes a wonderful fishing book. Not to wish the man ill, but . . .
G2 Old birds hatch some nutty stories (Mooresville/Decatur Times)
All Snowbirds in southern-most Florida, including me and my wife, Susie, come here for the weather and the opportunities it provides to do things not possible in Indiana this time of year. We have sampled some of these, including fishing, kayaking and snorkeling.
Crooks Caught On Tape Robbing Fishing Store (WPLG Click10.com via Yahoo! News)
Two robbers were caught on camera stealing more than $164,000 in merchandise from a fishing equipment store -- and detectives believe the crooks may have hit other sports stores.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 09:40 PM
Florida Fishing News - Developer Begins Sales of Marlin Bay Yacht Club in Florida
Developer Begins Sales of Marlin Bay Yacht Club in Florida Keys (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
A grand opening celebration welcomed more than 100 top-producing real estate brokers from the Florida Keys to the launch party of Marlin Bay Yacht Club.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 12:50 AM
December 14, 2006
Florida Fishing News - Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site
Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com)
Florida should sink more shipwrecks as artificial reefs, say members of the state's top fishery board.
Crooks Caught On Tape Robbing Fishing Store (WPLG Click10.com via Yahoo! News)
Two robbers were caught on camera stealing more than $164,000 in merchandise from a fishing equipment store -- and detectives believe the crooks may have hit other sports stores.
Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com)
Recently, marine resource managers in the Florida Keys have begun projects that seek to gain a better social scientific understanding of why and how people use coral reefs, their perceptions of the ecological and social conditions of reefs, and how satisfied they are with their fishing and diving experiences.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 04:05 AM
December 13, 2006
Florida Fishing News - Pressure is heavy on limits to redfish (The Florida Times-Union)
Pressure is heavy on limits to redfish (The Florida Times-Union)
When Florida's voters passed a constitutional amendment back in 1994 that put a commercial net ban on state waters, recreational anglers let out a sigh of relief. The new law was supposed to result in thriving, healthy stocks of fish.
Bass Hitting Rapalas, Senkos, Gambler Aces (RedNova)
By Steve Waters, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Dec. 12--Capt. Alan Zaremba reported that fishing in South Florida canals has been "very, very good," with anglers catching a variety of nice fish.
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December 12, 2006
Florida Fishing News - Anglers smiling over bass release (The Reporter) It was cold
Anglers smiling over bass release (The Reporter)
It was cold and gray at Lake Berryessa on Saturday morning, but hardy members of the Fairfield-Suisun Bass reapers were grinning like it was the first day of summer. The dozen anglers had good reason to smile - they were stocking the lake with 200 Florida large mouth bass to ensure good fishing in the future. "We've brought in more than 30,000 fish over the years," said Bass Reapers secretary
Lodge reeled 'em in hook, line, sinker (St. Petersburg Times)
LUTZ - When Suzanne and Leon "Bud" Little bought a former 1930s fishing camp on Saddleback Lake, people thought they were crazy.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 06:15 AM
December 11, 2006
Florida Fishing News - Riding the range in Florida (Florida Today) FLORIDA TODAY reporter
Riding the range in Florida (Florida Today)
FLORIDA TODAY reporter Kimberly C. Moore is participating in the 2006 Great Florida Cattle Drive. Here is her blog.
Amelia is good winter option (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
A good option for wintertime fishing is to go where it doesn t feel so much like winter. Such a place is Amelia Island Plantation in Florida, about a sevenhour drive from Chattanooga via interstates 75, 16 and 95. The marshes around Amelia Island hold an abundance of flounder, redfish and sea trout.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 10:50 AM
December 10, 2006
Florida Fishing News - Fishing forecast (Miami Herald) Rick Berry of Islamorada said back-country
Fishing forecast (Miami Herald)
Rick Berry of Islamorada said back-country guides are having a field day fishing the Gulf waters for Spanish mackerel, bluefish, pompano, permit, tripletail and a few cobias. Berry also said there are plenty of sea trout, ladyfish, small redfish and a few snook on the warmer days in Florida Bay.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 12:00 PM
December 09, 2006
Florida Fishing News - Boat Sank by Rogue Wave (WFTV 9 Orlando) A rogue
Boat Sank by Rogue Wave (WFTV 9 Orlando)
A rogue wave sunk a commercial fishing boat off the coast of Florida nearly killing the captain and another crew member. Friday night, for the first time since the November 17, 2006 ordeal, Captain Duane Grove, of New Smyrna Beach, returned to the ocean with his wife Becky.
Tetra Tech to Lead Destin, Florida Waterfront Improvement Program (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
PASADENA, Calif.----Tetra Tech, Inc. announced today it will lead a major waterfront improvement program for the City of Destin, Florida/Community Redevelopment Agency. The Company estimates the total constructed value of the waterfront improvement program to be between $80 and $120 million over 5 to 10 years.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 02:00 PM
December 08, 2006
Florida Fishing News - Bimini Bay Resort + Casino Opens in Fishing Capital of
Bimini Bay Resort + Casino Opens in Fishing Capital of the World: Caribbean Hideaway Reels in Discerning Travelers (PR Web)
Bimini Bay Resort + Casino is a luxury upscale resort community becoming a legacy on the island of Bimini. So close in proximity to South Florida but yets so different from the U.S., Bimini Bay Resort + Casino provides a luxury experience for those needing to relax and enjoy a beautiful backdrop. Already heralded for its world-class fishing, Bimini is now a premier destination with a love for
Primedia sells 17 magazines to Intermedia (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Primedia Inc. said on Thursday it is selling hunting and fishing titles such as Guns & Ammo and Fly Fisherman to private-equity firm InterMedia Partners LP for $170 million in cash.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 02:05 PM
December 07, 2006
Florida Fishing News - OUTDOORS: Change of venue yields a clear difference (Miami Herald)
OUTDOORS: Change of venue yields a clear difference (Miami Herald)
STEINHATCHEE -- For 15 years, captain Rick Bouley guided sport fishing clients to bonefish, tarpon and permit in the shallow waters of the Lower Keys. But as the population and fishing pressure grew, Bouley felt the island chain's funky character was diminished. So just more than a year ago, the guide and his wife decided to head north to Florida's sparsely populated Big Bend region.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 04:00 PM
December 06, 2006
Florida Fishing News - One arrested, one sought in suspected fishing crimes (Bradenton Herald)
One arrested, one sought in suspected fishing crimes (Bradenton Herald)
ANNA MARIA - It was just short of daybreak Monday when officers with Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation saw a white Skiff boat running through a manatee zone in Bimany Bay without navigation lights.
Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com)
A federal plan to limit fishing in a 50-square-mile area off Long Key undergoes review by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council at this week's board meeting in North Carolina.
Obituaries for December 6, 2006 (Suwannee Democrat)
Charles Matteson, 86, of Live Oak, Florida, passed away Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006 in his home after a long illness.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 07:30 PM
December 05, 2006
Florida Fishing News - NOAA RECOMMENDS NEW EAST COAST SHIP TRAFFIC ROUTES TO REDUCE
NOAA RECOMMENDS NEW EAST COAST SHIP TRAFFIC ROUTES TO REDUCE COLLISIONS WITH ENDANGERED WHALES (NOAA News)
Nov. 21, 2006 NOAA has urged ship captains to use new recommended routes when entering or leaving the Florida ports of Jacksonville and Fernandina, and Brunswick, Ga., as well as in Cape Cod Bay off Massachusetts.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 11:15 PM
Florida Fishing News - Boat builder floats on craftsmanship (Miami Herald) Three years ago,
Boat builder floats on craftsmanship (Miami Herald)
Three years ago, Jeff Lichterman decided to bring a Bahamian mainstay to Florida. A businessman and a boater, he wanted to build the same vessels here that had cruised around the Abacos for decades: the highly sought-after but hard-to-get Albury Brothers Boats.
Florida Facing More Boater Safety Laws (WINK TV Southwest Florida)
Boaters navigating the waterways of Florida may soon be required to take a safety course before setting sail. It doesn't matter whether it's a sailboat or a speed boat, canoe or kayak. If the new rules are passed, everyone who boats would be required to take a lesson in safety.
New TV Show Produced in South Florida Holds Open Auditions for Principal Characters (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.----If you think you've got what it takes to be a television star, there's a new show being produced in South Florida seeking four principal on-camera talent to be part of an ensemble cast for "In the Galley."
Posted by Captaingrubby at 04:10 AM
December 04, 2006
Florida Fishing News - Bush Mulls Resumed Energy Drilling Off Alaska (New York Times)
Bush Mulls Resumed Energy Drilling Off Alaska (New York Times)
President Bush is considering lifting bans left by previous presidents that would open Alaskan waters to energy drilling, much to the contention of environmentalists.
Flea market aims to pull in bargain-minded boaters (The Palm Beach Post)
Looking for a spare part for your fishing boat? How about some slightly scratched teak at a bargain-basement price?
Headline goes here (The Biloxi Sun Herald)
Sportfishing state records continue to fall as the fishing season heads into winter.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 07:05 AM
December 03, 2006
Florida Fishing News - Getting Close To Nature (The Tampa Tribune) Although Florida's wild
Getting Close To Nature (The Tampa Tribune)
Although Florida's wild lands are still loaded with deer, turkey, wild hogs, eagles, otters and alligators, for the average visitor to most public areas, the nearest wildlife might as well be on the veldt of Africa. Actually sighting anything beyond a gray squirrel is a rarity in most parks because wildlife has a natural aversion to allowing humans and their automobiles to get anywhere near them.
Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 and 2005 Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com)
In the 1930s, when he wasn't writing, fishing or indulging at Sloppy Joe's Bar, Ernest Hemingway often officiated boxing matches outside a small bordello near his Spanish colonial home on Whitehead Street.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 10:55 AM
December 02, 2006
Florida Fishing News - Fishing Trends (Sun-Sentinel) LAKE OKEECHOBEE Go East, young angler (Los
Fishing Trends (Sun-Sentinel)
LAKE OKEECHOBEE
Go East, young angler (Los Angeles Daily News)
The Bassmaster Classic is to bass fishing what the Super Bowl is to football.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 01:25 PM
December 01, 2006
Florida Fishing News - Will No-Fishing Zone Save Endangered Fish? (CBS News) In the
Will No-Fishing Zone Save Endangered Fish? (CBS News)
In the wake of a warning this month that the world's seafood stock could be depleted by 2048, Florida signed off on a marine protection plan that will ban fishing in a 48-mile stretch of ocean. But will the marine reserve save fish?
Fishing Trends (Sun-Sentinel)
LAKE OKEECHOBEE
Can Florida's new marine reserve replenish the Gulf's fish? (The Christian Science Monitor)
Amid warnings that global seafood stocks could dry up by 2048, the state acts to guard its waters.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 04:50 PM