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April 30, 2007
Florida Fishing News - O'Brien: Upbeat deep-sea story, bye-bye hoboes, history mystery, more O'pinions
O'Brien: Upbeat deep-sea story, bye-bye hoboes, history mystery, more O'pinions (Pensacola News Journal)
Learning how to make a fishing reef teaches kids about the environment, research and welding, too.
Florida Parks celebrate older Americans Month (WTSP - Tampa Bay's 10 News)
DEP's Florida Park service is using this month to help get the word out that Florida's parks are a good place for seniors to stay active with several low impact activities available.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 07:30 PM
April 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)
A day's charter turned into a sea-turtle rescue when Key Largo fishing guide Mike Makowski spotted a loggerhead in trouble April 17.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 11:10 PM
Florida Fishing News - Today's Agenda (Miami Herald) Items contributed must be received at
Today's Agenda (Miami Herald)
Items contributed must be received at least two days in advance at Calendar Desk, The Miami Herald, 1 Herald Plaza, Fifth Floor Newsroom, Miami, FL 33132-1693. Or e-mail your items to newscalendar@MiamiHerald.com . No faxes, please. To search for events througout South Florida, click on Calendar on the left side of the screen at www.MiamiHerald.com .
Posted by Captaingrubby at 01:00 AM
April 28, 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)
Investigators are now recovering the wrecked fuselage of a Cessna aircraft that struck a military radar blimp cable on Cudjoe Key, killing all three occupants Friday night.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 02:30 AM
April 27, 2007
Florida Fishing News - The Pompano is a Local Fish That Occupies a Special
The Pompano is a Local Fish That Occupies a Special Place in the Hearts of Many Seafood Lovers (RedNova)
By Angie Toole, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach Apr. 25--Here's an irony: If you're craving pompano during this fast and furious fishing season, you can get it in a lot of local restaurants, but not at Pompano Joe's Seafood House in Destin.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 05:50 AM
April 26, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Yacht club fishing pier to close for renovations (The News-Press)
Yacht club fishing pier to close for renovations (The News-Press)
The Cape Coral Yacht Club Fishing Pier will be closed for renovations for four months beginning Tuesday.
Fish finder -- Published April 25, 2007 (The Record)
Remarkably good striped bass fishing is happening at Freeport, where a 42-pound, 48-inch monster was caught Tuesday morning by a bank angler.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 08:00 AM
April 25, 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)
Just three fish are all that's needed to capture the $25,000 winner-take-all grand prize at the Islamorada Fishing Club's Captain's Cup Dolphin Tournament set for June 6 and 7.
Florida Fishing Crew Lands Massive Shark (WGAL 8 Susquehanna Valley)
Use the tabs on the right to find the video clips you want to watch. Who Is Cho Seung-Hui?
Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com)
A Florida Bay algae bloom that thrived for more than a year seems to have dissipated in recent months. The news is getting better. The bloom appears to be going away, said Peter Frezza, a biologist with the Audubon Society's National Science Center in Tavernier.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 08:25 AM
April 24, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Florida Fishing Crew Lands Massive Shark (WGAL 8 Susquehanna Valley)
Florida Fishing Crew Lands Massive Shark (WGAL 8 Susquehanna Valley)
Use the tabs on the right to find the video clips you want to watch. Who Is Cho Seung-Hui?
Man living in raft off Florida Keys as fundraiser (7 News Miami)
MARATHON, Fla. -- A Vietnam War veteran has been living round-the-clock on a raft off the Florida Keys to raise funds for a program he hopes to create for other veterans.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 12:10 PM
April 23, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Fossil hunt: Can you dig it? (Gainesville Sun) Experts say
Fossil hunt: Can you dig it? (Gainesville Sun)
Experts say Florida is teeming with fossils. Alachua County alone has 128 sites where significant fossils have been dug up, including a limestone quarry near Newberry called the state's best location for unearthing full skeletons.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 02:35 PM
April 22, 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)
Just three fish are all that's needed to capture the $25,000 winner-take-all grand prize at the Islamorada Fishing Club's Captain's Cup Dolphin Tournament set for June 6 and 7.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 03:50 PM
April 21, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Anglers head to Melbourne fishing expo (Florida Today) The Coastal
Anglers head to Melbourne fishing expo (Florida Today)
The Coastal Angler magazine Boat Show & Fishing Expo continues today and Sunday at the Melbourne Auditorium, 625 E. Hibiscus Blvd. Attractions include seminars and clinics on fishing and boating skills, leaders and knots, offshore tackle and rigging, fly tying and casting, kayak rigging and how to "hook kids on fishing." Admission is $5. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. ...
Posted by Captaingrubby at 04:50 PM
April 20, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Ban on commercial long-line fishing must be upheld (Tallahassee Democrat)
Ban on commercial long-line fishing must be upheld (Tallahassee Democrat)
Commercial long-line fishing - one of the most destructive and wasteful ways to take fish and banned in just two small areas around Florida - is threatening a comeback.
JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes Hotel's Orvis Fly Fishing School Now in Session (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
The beautiful JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes announces its new two-day fly fishing school, ideal for beginner or novice fly anglers.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 08:30 PM
Florida Fishing News - Fishing on the fly (Baxter Bulletin) On Wednesday, Lewis Raker
Fishing on the fly (Baxter Bulletin)
On Wednesday, Lewis Raker caught a crappie. Now he's got 45 more fish to go.
2007 Turtle Nesting Season in Palm Beach County Florida (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
JUPITER, Fla.----Each year, from March 1st through October 30th, guests of the Jupiter Beach Resort & Spa are exclusive witnesses to one of Nature's miracles: the annual migration of endangered sea turtles to the beaches of Palm Beach County, Florida.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 01:10 AM
April 19, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Meeting to focus fishing programs (The Lewiston Sun Journal) BETHEL
Meeting to focus fishing programs (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
BETHEL - Members of the Mollyockett Chapter of Trout Unlimited and the public are in for a fishy treat at the club's monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, in Ordway Hall at Gould Academy in Bethel.
Pier fishing hot; boat show this weekend at Civic Center (Pensacola News Journal)
Boat dealers from around the area to show off new wares.
Shops, Cafes and Condos Could Come to Eastpoint (WCTV Tallahassee)
A tiny fishing village along the north Florida coast may soon be transformed into a tourist hot spot.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 03:45 AM
April 18, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Fishing report (The Florida Times-Union) Tournament updates for freshwater and
Fishing report (The Florida Times-Union)
Tournament updates for freshwater and saltwater.
Fla. property tax reform debate starts (Bonita Daily News)
TALLAHASSEE Protesters chanted "Let's roll back property taxes" outside the Florida Capitol today, while inside the House debated one reform plan and a Senate committee approved another.
Touart honored with artificial reef (Pensacola News Journal)
New fishing spot to be named after county administrator.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 07:05 AM
April 17, 2007
Florida Fishing News - The legacy of Jackie and Buck (Bradenton Herald) Carl Crawford
The legacy of Jackie and Buck (Bradenton Herald)
Carl Crawford stood on a chair, fishing for a new pair of batting gloves in the back of his locker when a number stopped him in mid-reach.
Sponge Diving Legal in Panhandle (WCTV Tallahassee)
Commercial sponge diving will soon be legal in parts of Northwest Florida.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 09:50 AM
April 16, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Fishing, farming, and making art on a Florida isle (Boston
Fishing, farming, and making art on a Florida isle (Boston Globe)
MATLACHA, Fla. -- The coconuts made it all possible. As a young artist, Leoma Lovegrove discovered that painted coconuts sent through the mail were "the perfect tacky Florida souvenir -- under $20 and you don't have to carry it home." She decorated them with flamingos and flip-flops, and business was steady.
Florida Manatees May Lose Endangered Status (Planet Ark)
MIAMI - Florida manatees are dying in record numbers and the lumbering marine mammals face growing threats from speedboats, a toxic foe called red tide and the potential loss of their warm winter havens at power plants.
Hooked on fly-fishing (The Fayetteville Observer)
Jeanette Gallaher is a master of deception. Working fly and rod to lure the most fickle fish, she has found a way to get close to nature, and she has gained world renown in the process.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 10:20 AM
April 15, 2007
Florida Fishing News - A day of memorable fishing aboard the Reel Grace (Savannah
A day of memorable fishing aboard the Reel Grace (Savannah Morning News)
It was a windy week on the water.
Sports Focus: Outdoors (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Every angler carries at least one postcard memory of a moment that still brings chills of joy. Cory Routh is no exception. A fly and light-tackle kayak fishing guide in Virginia Beach, Routh cast a fly under a mangrove in Florida's Cockroach Bay one day and hooked a 27-inch snook.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 01:15 PM
April 14, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Florida manatees may lose endangered status (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Florida manatees may lose endangered status (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Florida manatees are dying in record numbers and the lumbering marine mammals face growing threats from speedboats, a toxic foe called red tide and the potential loss of their warm winter havens at power plants.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 02:55 PM
April 13, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Fishing report (Potomac News) Day Date High Low High Low
Fishing report (Potomac News)
Day Date High Low High Low A.M. P.M.
Redfish Roundup invites special guest (The Florida Times-Union)
The Florida Times-Union's annual Redfish Roundup has always been a different kind of fishing tournament since its inception in 2001.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 07:10 PM
April 12, 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)
It took a few minutes for the hum of the boat engine and some yelling to wake up Bill Sampsel, who was slumbering on his recliner-slash-bed Monday afternoon on a raft about 150 yards offshore Marathon in Florida Bay.
State Wildlife Officials to Discuss Red Snapper Regs (RedNova)
By Patrick Donohue, Destin Log, Fla. Apr. 11--The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission may be the only hope anglers have of catching more than two red snapper this fishing season.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 11:15 PM
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)
It took a few minutes for the hum of the boat engine and some yelling to wake up Bill Sampsel, who was slumbering on his recliner-slash-bed Monday afternoon on a raft about 150 yards offshore Marathon in Florida Bay.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 04:05 AM
April 11, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Kids' Fishing Derby coming up (Orlando Sentinel) It's time for
Kids' Fishing Derby coming up (Orlando Sentinel)
It's time for the annual Lake Eaton Kids' Fishing Derby at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Hunter Education Training Center in Ocala National Forest.
Visit to Florida brings back sitcom-like memories (The Olympian)
PALM COAST, Fla. This is going to sound ridiculous, but trips to Florida remind me of a good television sitcom.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 07:10 AM
April 10, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Review of Hot New Fishing Lure: The "Bite Light " --
Review of Hot New Fishing Lure: The "Bite Light " -- Blinks Blood Red (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
A hot, new fishing lure that started in Costa Rica has created a real buzz among fishermen. It has out-fished shrimp bait in Washington state and beat top-selling U.S. lures three-to-one in Florida. The lure's technology is so effective that one state, Wyoming, has banned it. Canada may follow.
Fishermen spend 30 hours in life raft (Florida Today)
A 10-foot rogue wave destroyed the fishing boat three area men were taking to the Bahamas for a tournament, forcing the men to spend 30 hours huddled in a life raft.
Review of Hot New Fishing Lure: The "Bite Light " -- Blinks Blood Red (PR Web)
A hot, new fishing lure that started in Costa Rica has created a real buzz among fishermen. It has out-fished shrimp bait in Washington state and beat top-selling U.S. lures three-to-one in Florida. The lure's technology is so effective that one state, Wyoming, has banned it. Canada may follow. (PRWeb Apr 8, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: ...
Posted by Captaingrubby at 10:10 AM
April 09, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Review of Hot New Fishing Lure: The "Bite Light " --
Review of Hot New Fishing Lure: The "Bite Light " -- Blinks Blood Red (PR Web)
A hot, new fishing lure that started in Costa Rica has created a real buzz among fishermen. It has out-fished shrimp bait in Washington state and beat top-selling U.S. lures three-to-one in Florida. The lure's technology is so effective that one state, Wyoming, has banned it. Canada may follow. (PRWeb Apr 8, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: ...
Posted by Captaingrubby at 10:20 AM
April 08, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Florida sex offenders live under a bridge (Pioneer Press) MIAMI
Florida sex offenders live under a bridge (Pioneer Press)
MIAMI - Because an ordinance intended to keep predators away from children made it nearly impossible for them to find housing, five sex offenders are living under a highway bridge with the state's grudging approval.
Review of Hot New Fishing Lure: The "Bite Light " -- Blinks Blood Red (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
A hot, new fishing lure that started in Costa Rica has created a real buzz among fishermen. It has out-fished shrimp bait in Washington state and beat top-selling U.S. lures three-to-one in Florida. The lure's technology is so effective that one state, Wyoming, has banned it. Canada may follow.
Island jewels: Three sparkling Florida Keys resorts (CNN.com)
As the highway jumps from Florida's mainland to the string of islands known as "the Keys," travelers immediately sense a difference. Giant red-and-white dive flags signal Key Largo's place as the sport-diving capital of the world. Souvenir shops peddle shells, coconuts and kitschy nautical collectibles. And funky (not in a good way) motels line both sides of the thoroughfare.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 01:35 PM
April 07, 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)
A lot of new development is looming on Monroe County's horizon, but the county's Planning Commission is poised to make sure it fits - somewhat - with the character of the Keys.
Fish population a real 'shocker' (FOX 13 Tampa Bay)
LAKELAND - When you go fishing, you probably take a pole, hooks, and bait. But biologists from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission didn't have any of that, and still made a whopper of a haul on Lake Hollingsworth.
Tallahassee teen wins fishing tourney (Tallahassee Democrat)
Michael Maskevich, a 14-year-old from Tallahassee, will be representing Florida in the national Junior BassMasters competition in August in Hot Springs, Ark.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 05:20 PM
April 06, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Island jewels: Three sparkling Florida Keys resorts (CNN.com) As the
Island jewels: Three sparkling Florida Keys resorts (CNN.com)
As the highway jumps from Florida's mainland to the string of islands known as "the Keys," travelers immediately sense a difference. Giant red-and-white dive flags signal Key Largo's place as the sport-diving capital of the world. Souvenir shops peddle shells, coconuts and kitschy nautical collectibles. And funky (not in a good way) motels line both sides of the thoroughfare.
Retailers Gear Up Vs. Crime: Shared Database to Record Thefts By Organized Rings (RedNova)
By Jaclyn Giovis, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Apr. 6--Two major retail organizations and the FBI on Monday will launch a national online database to share information to fight organized retail theft, which costs the industry billions of dollars in stolen merchandise each year.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 05:55 PM
April 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)
The closed winter season on snook in Florida Keys waters could double if the state Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approves recommended rule changes April 12.
Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com)
Some Middle Keys residents worry that Pigeon Key, the historic Middle Keys island that housed Henry Flagler's railroad workers, might end up behind a developer's backhoe.
Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com)
The Florida Keys are home to the largest commercial fishing port in the state, and the 8th largest in the nation, according to Marathon Boat Yard owner Bruce Popham, who asked the Monroe County Commission to make some wise choices for preserving the working waterfront.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 08:55 PM
Florida Fishing News - Enter to Win ''The Fishing Trip of a Lifetime'' Presented
Enter to Win ''The Fishing Trip of a Lifetime'' Presented by SouthernLINC Wireless (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
ATLANTA----Get out your rod and reel! SouthernLINC Wireless, a Southern Company , today launched "The Fishing Trip of a Lifetime" sweepstakes. Professional bass fisherman Tom Mann, Jr. and outdoor enthusiast and television personality O'Neill Williams have joined together to take one lucky winner and a guest on an all-expenses paid fishing trip off of St.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 01:15 AM
April 04, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Even professional fishing has its tandem (The Courier) Television had
Even professional fishing has its tandem (The Courier)
Television had Laverne and Shirley, comdey had Burns and Allen, music had Simon and Garfunkel. Women s professional fishing has the Sesco Kid and Sister Mary.
Fishing Forecast (The Florida Times-Union)
Best bets for anglers in the area.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 05:30 AM
April 03, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Sunrise: Bonita (The News-Press) Anyone who has ever stepped foot
Sunrise: Bonita (The News-Press)
Anyone who has ever stepped foot in Southwest Florida knows about its stunning sunsets, but the sunrises are equally breathtaking.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 07:05 AM
April 02, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Lighthouse backers say they'll draw tourist dollars (Sarasota Herald-Tribune) The
Lighthouse backers say they'll draw tourist dollars (Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
The lighthouse could open to tourists as soon as September, attracting visitors to a string of small fishing villages bypassed for more popular locales.
South Florida fishing report (Miami Herald)
BEST BET
Posted by Captaingrubby at 08:40 AM
April 01, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Scientists Assess Damaged Coral Off S. Florida' Coast, Look for
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.
Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com)
The Florida Keys are home to the largest commercial fishing port in the state, and the 8th largest in the nation, according to Marathon Boat Yard owner Bruce Popham, who asked the Monroe County Commission to make some wise choices for preserving the working waterfront.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 10:35 AM