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March 31, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Weekend to offer freshwater fishing without license (Orlando Sentinel) The
Weekend to offer freshwater fishing without license (Orlando Sentinel)
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will offer anglers a weekend of free fishing April 7 and 8 in freshwaters of the state, in conjunction with National Fishing Week.
Scientists Assess Damaged Coral Off S. Florida' Coast, Look for Algae Bloom Cause (RedNova)
By David Fleshler, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Mar. 30--Divers went into the waters off southern Palm Beach and northern Broward counties Thursday to gather samples of a densely matted algae that's invading and smothering coral reefs.
Doctor, 104, kept fishing into his 90s (Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
SARASOTA -- George Robinson wasn't exactly into health foods. He loved ice cream and cruise ship buffets.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 10:40 AM
March 30, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Weekend to offer freshwater fishing without license (Orlando Sentinel) The
Weekend to offer freshwater fishing without license (Orlando Sentinel)
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will offer anglers a weekend of free fishing April 7 and 8 in freshwaters of the state, in conjunction with National Fishing Week.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 01:05 PM
March 29, 2007
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)
Staff of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary is seeking applicants for 10 seats on its Sanctuary Advisory Council, which provides public participation in sanctuary management and advice to the sanctuary superintendent, a position now held by Dave Score.
Casting for a Cause 2007 fishing tournament to benefit Estero teen (Bonita Daily News)
Casting for a Cause 2007 is set for Saturday, April 14, at Lovers Key State Park. There will be men s, ladies and children s divisions, as well as auctions and raffles, a hog roast picnic and children s activities.
Dunn takes rare Florida bus trip (Dayton Daily News)
DUNEDIN, Fla. Bus trips through the palm trees and swamps of Florida are not on a Major League Baseball player's itinerary of fun things to do unless a fishing pole is involved.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 01:35 PM
March 28, 2007
Florida Fishing News - A Northern Bass Angler's Dream (Highlands Today) Most of us
A Northern Bass Angler's Dream (Highlands Today)
Most of us anglers in Florida were not born here and remember when we first came to this great fishing state to practice our art of Bass angling with hopes of boating Florida s Largemouth Bass.
Gill nets bill divides fishermen (Montgomery Advertiser)
Opponents of a bill outlawing commercial gill net fishing say if it's enacted, it would devastate Alabama's seafood industry with the same intensity of a hurricane.
Dunn takes rare Florida bus trip (Dayton Daily News)
DUNEDIN, Fla. Bus trips through the palm trees and swamps of Florida are not on a Major League Baseball player's itinerary of fun things to do unless a fishing pole is involved.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 01:50 PM
March 27, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Antique Lure Show (Bonita Daily News) MARCH 23, 2007 (
Antique Lure Show (Bonita Daily News)
MARCH 23, 2007 ( Posted at: 11:22 p.m.) Hundreds of lures, reels and fishing tackle will be on display, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, March 31, at the Norris Community Center, 755 8th Ave. S., Naples. Admission is free.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 01:50 PM
March 26, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Archeology Festival brings the past into the present (Marco Eagle)
Archeology Festival brings the past into the present (Marco Eagle)
Florida Archeology Month was celebrated in high style at the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve's third annual Southwest Florida History & Archeology Festival on Saturday. Visitors were treated to a number of activities, all designed to engage their brains and ensure they left with a better understanding of how Collier County came to be.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 03:30 PM
March 25, 2007
Florida Fishing News - For 20 years, a crime writer (Arizona Daily Star) James
For 20 years, a crime writer (Arizona Daily Star)
James W. Hall, for 20 years one of South Florida's best crime novelists, grew up in Hopkinsville, Ky., near Fort Campbell. Boys went barefoot downtown, and Nashville was the closest big city. The barbershop where young Jim got his hair cut still sported a spittoon, and not just for show. It seems, from a distance of 1,200 miles and four decades, as far from South Florida as you could get.
Delta foils fishing's elite (The Record)
The Bass Anglers Sportsman Society considers itself "the worldwide authority" on black bass fishing.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 04:30 PM
March 24, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Florida Fishing Report great for all ages (Bradenton Herald) Whit
Florida Fishing Report great for all ages (Bradenton Herald)
Whit Watson, host of the Chevy Florida Fishing Report on Sun Sports, is in a zone. The show is live, and the bus is rolling.
Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com)
A Stock Island bar and restaurant owned by Monroe County since November sits empty surrounded by a chain-link fence that encompasses the slope of land between the building and water.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 04:40 PM
March 23, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Shore Thing ; Jan Lewin Goes Beachcombing on Marco Island
Shore Thing ; Jan Lewin Goes Beachcombing on Marco Island on Florida's Gulf Coast (RedNova)
IF YOU want to live in the Sunshine State, but without a whiff of "Disneyworld Florida" then the fact that you have to travel a little further to find Marco Island becomes a big plus.
Chasing Turtles in South Florida: In the Quiet of Night, Nesting Sea Turtles Give Us a Glimpse of Primeval Florida. (RedNova)
By Margo Harakas, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Mar. 22--Step through the rustic doors of Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton's Red Reef Park, and you find a world seemingly far removed from the temporal and commercial concerns symbolized by A1A just yards away.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 08:00 PM
Florida Fishing News - Maritime students rescue 3 from sinking boat (The Daily Comet)
Maritime students rescue 3 from sinking boat (The Daily Comet)
Students from a maritime academy on a sailing excursion got a real-life lesson Thursday when they rescued three fishermen who were clinging to a sinking boat off the Florida Keys.
Chasing Turtles in South Florida: In the Quiet of Night, Nesting Sea Turtles Give Us a Glimpse of Primeval Florida. (RedNova)
By Margo Harakas, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Mar. 22--Step through the rustic doors of Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton's Red Reef Park, and you find a world seemingly far removed from the temporal and commercial concerns symbolized by A1A just yards away.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 12:35 AM
March 22, 2007
Florida Fishing News - John L. Wugofski, Jr. (The Baker County Standard) John L.
John L. Wugofski, Jr. (The Baker County Standard)
John L. Wugofski, Jr. , age 63, of Glen St. Mary, Florida passed away on Monday, March 19, 2007 at Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital. He was born November 14, 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to the late John L.
Henry Dell Combs (The Baker County Standard)
Henry Dell Combs, age 64, of Glen St. Mary, Florida passed away on Wednesday, March 14, 2007. Mr. Combs was born in Sanderson, Florida on September 13, 1942 to the late Albert and Louise Davis Combs.
Florida Fishing Report great for all ages (Bradenton Herald)
Whit Watson, host of the Chevy Florida Fishing Report on Sun Sports, is in a zone. The show is live, and the bus is rolling.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 05:30 AM
March 21, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Once-hot Florida home market chills a bit (Reuters via Yahoo!
Once-hot Florida home market chills a bit (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The U.S. housing slump has cast a shadow over the wealthy retirement community of Naples on Florida's sunny Gulf Coast, once one of the hottest real estate markets in the country, but there is little sign the boom has turned to all-out bust.
Excerpts from editorials in Florida newspapers (The Daily Comet)
Here are excerpts from editorials in newspapers in Florida: --- March 20 Florida Today, on Port Canaveral looking to attract more luxury cruise liners: In the fiercely comp
Posted by Captaingrubby at 08:25 AM
March 20, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Once-hot Florida home market chills a bit (Reuters via Yahoo!
Once-hot Florida home market chills a bit (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The U.S. housing slump has cast a shadow over the wealthy retirement community of Naples on Florida's sunny Gulf Coast, once one of the hottest real estate markets in the country, but there is little sign the boom has turned to all-out bust.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 12:10 PM
March 19, 2007
Florida Fishing News - The anatomy of a proposal (Miami Herald) T he Florida
The anatomy of a proposal (Miami Herald)
T he Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, meeting in Tallahassee on April 12, is scheduled to discuss a draft rule to change size and bag limits and the fishing season for snook.
Miss Britt duo takes first, third (Miami Herald)
Sunday was a big payday for Miami's Miss Britt charterboat duo. Miss Britt I, skippered by Jim Mulcahy with four southwest Florida anglers, won $75,200 as top boat in the two-day Florida Billfish Masters Tournament.
Once-hot Florida home market chills a bit (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The U.S. housing slump has cast a shadow over the wealthy retirement community of Naples on Florida's sunny Gulf Coast, once one of the hottest real estate markets in the country, but there is little sign the boom has turned to all-out bust.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 02:35 PM
March 18, 2007
Florida Fishing News - FWC offers workshop for women outdoors (The Florida Times-Union) The
FWC offers workshop for women outdoors (The Florida Times-Union)
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will hold a workshop for women who want to learn, or brush up on, outdoor skills.
Lakewatch volunteers keep eye on waters (Orlando Sentinel)
I love my job. I get to enjoy our wonderful natural resources while I teach others about them. Last week, some of our local spring-training parking attendants learned about water quality and our Florida Lakewatch program as I paddled the ponds at Osceola Heritage Park. Though it was a lot of fun, I really was working.
Learning to keep fishing simple (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
Sometimes when inspiration is needed to write this weekly outdoor column, it is found in a little book called "The Quotable Fisherman." It is a collection of quotations from a world of thoughtful anglers, some legendary and some not so legendary.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 06:35 PM
March 17, 2007
Florida Fishing News - It's a Girl: Atlantic mystery squid undergoes scrutiny (Science News)
It's a Girl: Atlantic mystery squid undergoes scrutiny (Science News)
Three weeks ago, while working the waters south of Key West, Fla., a chartered fishing boat hauled in a surprise: the fresh carcass of a huge squid unlike anything that the people on the boat had ever seen.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 08:40 PM
Florida Fishing News - Skinner sees no reason for Hoya paranoia (Boston Globe) Texas
Skinner sees no reason for Hoya paranoia (Boston Globe)
Texas Tech coach Bob Knight will go fishing today. Boston College, meanwhile, will go big-game hunting when the seventh-seeded Eagles square off against second-seeded Georgetown in a matchup of old Big East rivals tomorrow at 5:50 p.m.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 12:10 AM
March 16, 2007
Florida Fishing News - South Florida fishing report (Miami Herald) BEST BET
South Florida fishing report (Miami Herald)
BEST BET
Posted by Captaingrubby at 01:00 AM
March 15, 2007
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)
Joe Baltes has been named the Matecumbe Anglers' angler of the year for 2006, his first time to take the top prize in the 12-year history of the fishing club.
Coast Guard switches from rescue to recovery mode in search for missing boaters (Bonita Daily News)
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation officials have called off their rescue search for two boaters missing since their boat capsized after a Saturday evening fishing trip off Boca Grande.
Obituaries 3/14/07 (Suwannee Democrat)
Michael Shane Gaskins, 19, of Wellborn, Florida died suddenly Saturday evening of injuries sustained in a motorcycle/ATV accident. A lifelong resident of Wellborn, Michael was educated in the Suwannee County School system. He was working as a logger in timber harvesting at the time of his death.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 04:25 AM
March 14, 2007
Florida Fishing News - White novel another Doc Ford page-turner (AP via Yahoo! News)
White novel another Doc Ford page-turner (AP via Yahoo! News)
"Hunter's Moon" (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 282 pages, $24.95) Randy Wayne White: Before he wrote his first novel, Randy Wayne White worked as a fishing guide out of Sanibel Island on Florida's Gulf Coast, so he's a man who knows his way around a fish story.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 08:55 AM
March 13, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Backwards or forwards: It's Florida (Sun Herald) Selection Sunday came
Backwards or forwards: It's Florida (Sun Herald)
Selection Sunday came and went quietly around the Fineran household. My son was elsewhere as Greg Gumbel, Clark Kellogg and what's-his-name announced the tournament pairings.
Florida marine retailer surprises market (The Post and Courier)
ORLANDO, Fla. - Harry St. John had his eye on a sleek 18-foot fishing boat as he browsed for bargains at a recent boat show. But his mind was on Wall Street.
Kayak fishing lures new tourists (The News-Press)
Sport fishers are getting hooked on kayaking, to the thrill of Southwest Florida's tourism industry.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 10:15 AM
March 12, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Where Wilderness Meets Wildlife in Florida (New York Times) Stretching
Where Wilderness Meets Wildlife in Florida (New York Times)
Stretching along the coast for nearly 100 miles, and in places reaching 50 miles inland, Florida?s immense subtropical wilderness is a national ecological treasure.
The Spendid Splinter was a fishing perfectionist too (Trentonian)
Jim Grubb, an old hand at American Legion Post 414 in Lawrenceville, was in for a brief interlude from wintering in Florida the other day.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 12:20 PM
March 11, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Boat Sellers Seek to Rally Sagging Sales (IWon - Money)
Boat Sellers Seek to Rally Sagging Sales (IWon - Money)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Harry St. John had his eye on a sleek 18-foot fishing boat as he browsed for bargains at a recent boat show. But his mind was on Wall Street.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 04:30 PM
March 10, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Night fishing in Florida (York Daily Record) Mar 10, 2007
Night fishing in Florida (York Daily Record)
Mar 10, 2007 I've always been the kind of angler who enjoys a classic road trip. Lately though, I've tasted the jet-set style of life. Step aboard an airliner and you can have instant summertime in the midst of all this ice and snow. I awoke at 3:15 a.m. last Friday to cold winds and driving rain.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 07:50 PM
March 09, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Shoreline Fishing (WMBB TV Panama City) Floridians who like to
Shoreline Fishing (WMBB TV Panama City)
Floridians who like to wet a line fishing from the shoreline will still be able to do so without buying a state fishing license, thanks to an amendment sponsored by Senator Don Gaetz (R-Niceville).
Search for boater comes up empty (Orlando Sentinel)
The 65-year-old DeBary man did not return home Wednesday from a fishing trip on Lake Monroe. Gregory Collins called his wife Wednesday morning to let her know he was going fishing on Lake Monroe.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 10:00 PM
March 08, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Outdoors | Fishing seminar for women (Miami Herald) T he
Outdoors | Fishing seminar for women (Miami Herald)
T he popular ''Ladies, Let's Go Fishing!'' school of saltwater fishing for women will celebrate its 10th anniversary March 23-25 in the place where it got started -- Fort Lauderdale's Marina Bay docks.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 10:35 PM
March 07, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Rep. Jones questions NMFS actions (Outer Banks Sentinel) The New
Rep. Jones questions NMFS actions (Outer Banks Sentinel)
The New England Aquarium reports that 2006 was not a good year for North Atlantic right whales. Six right whales were found dead in waters from Florida north to New Brunswick, Canada last year.
Fishing Forecast (The Florida Times-Union)
Best bets for anglers in the area.
Forum shines spotlight on ecotourism (Florida Today)
Researchers, conservationists and tourism advocates touted the pluses of ecotourism Tuesday at a forum on sustainability this week at Florida Tech.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 11:35 PM
Florida Fishing News - Fishing Forecast (The Florida Times-Union) Best bets for anglers in
Fishing Forecast (The Florida Times-Union)
Best bets for anglers in the area.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 02:30 AM
March 06, 2007
Florida Fishing News - West Coast's Premier Diesel Engine Services Company to Add Gulf
West Coast's Premier Diesel Engine Services Company to Add Gulf Coast Facility; Seattle-Based Trans Marine Propulsion ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
In April, 2007, Seattle-based Trans Marine Propulsion Systems, Inc. plans to open a second service and sales facility in Tampa, Florida, giving added convenience to ship owners, offshore operators, power plants, mechanical industries, and ship and engine builders in all parts of the world.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 06:05 AM
March 05, 2007
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)
Staff of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary is seeking applicants for 10 seats on its Sanctuary Advisory Council, which provides public participation in sanctuary management and advice to the sanctuary superintendent, a position now held by Dave Score.
Fishing with care (Bradenton Herald)
Nick Walter There are a variety of catch-and-release tools that can increase a fish's odds of surviving after a traumatizing tussal.
Fishing event hooks young, old at Bass Pro Shops (The News-Press)
Anglers, young and old, ambled through the first Spring Fishing Classic on Saturday at Bass Pro Shops at Gulf Coast Town Center in San Carlos Park.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 07:20 AM
March 04, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Anglers amble through first Spring Fishing Classic (The News-Press) Anglers,
Anglers amble through first Spring Fishing Classic (The News-Press)
Anglers, young and old, ambled through the first Spring Fishing Classic today at Bass Pro Shops at Gulf Coast Town Center in San Carlos Park.
ANGLERS COME UP BIG PIER FISHING IN FLORIDA (New York Post)
YOU DON'T have to spend a fortune to enjoy exciting fishing. In fact, it could happen just by sitting at the end of a pier. Anglers who make their way south in the winter can tell you that pier fishing along the Florida coast can offer the...
Posted by Captaingrubby at 10:15 AM
March 03, 2007
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)
The persistent algae bloom in northeast Florida Bay could change plans to remove the fill that created the Lake Surprise Causeway in Key Largo.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 11:55 AM
March 02, 2007
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)
The persistent algae bloom in northeast Florida Bay could change plans to remove the fill that created the Lake Surprise Causeway in Key Largo.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 04:20 PM
March 01, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Fishing report (Miami Herald) BEST BET Captain Randy Rhodes of
Fishing report (Miami Herald)
BEST BET Captain Randy Rhodes of Rode Runner Sportfishing Charters reported that Jim and Mike Stuart caught a 39-pound king mackerel and lost a larger king mackerel while fishing the open waters of Florida Bay. They also reached the limit on mangrove snapper and Spanish mackerel. They fished with captain Tom Beck on Rode Runner 2.
Recreation: SW Florida Regatta sets sail on March 31 (Naples Daily News)
Local sailors, clear your calendars. Naples is once again the setting for one of Southwest Florida s largest boat-related challenges for harnessing the wind, as helmsmen and crew will be tacking and gybing their way toward victory in the 31st annual Southwest Florida Regatta.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 05:25 PM