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September 30, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Top high (Sun-Sentinel) One week after the fishing vessel Joe
Top high (Sun-Sentinel)
One week after the fishing vessel Joe Cool set off on its ill-fated voyage through the Florida Straits, the boat captain's two young children are at the center of a brewing custody battle in Miami-Dade County family court.
FLORIDA EVENTS (Miami Herald)
Oct. 1-31: Fishing Rodeo, Destin. 30,000 anglers compete. 850-837-6734; www.destinfishingrodeo.org. Oct. 4-6: Suwannee River Fall Jubilee, Live Oak. Gospel music.386-364-1683; www.springsrus.com.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 03:15 PM
September 29, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Coast Guard Helicopter Medevacs Boat Crewman (WJHG Panama City) The
Coast Guard Helicopter Medevacs Boat Crewman (WJHG Panama City)
The Coast Guard medevaced a 32-year-old male from a 50-foot fishing vessel approximately 60 miles south of Apalachicola, Florida Thursday afternoon.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 03:30 PM
September 28, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Fishing is fun, eating is better (Orlando Sentinel) Many fishermen
Fishing is fun, eating is better (Orlando Sentinel)
Many fishermen still enjoy eating what they catch and still will have it no other way. Once upon a time, fishing was more about feeding yourself and your family than spending time outdoors wetting a line.
Two survivors who say boat was hijacked await legal fate, bail hearing (Sun-Sentinel)
Search for crew called off; bodies not needed for trial Unraveling what happened aboard the sport fishing boat Joe Cool on Saturday night as it veered off course in the Florida Straits could prove challenging for investigators.
Ex-wife of missing boater suspect doesn't know if he could kill (KFSM Ft. Smith-Fayetteville)
MIAMI (AP) - The ex-wife of an Arkansas man in federal custody in Florida following the disappearance of 4 fishing boat crew members issued a statement today saying she didn't know if her former husband was capable of murder.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 06:05 PM
September 27, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Ethan Caleb Hart (The Baker County Standard) Ethan Caleb Hart,
Ethan Caleb Hart (The Baker County Standard)
Ethan Caleb Hart, 23, of Baker County Florida died August 21, 2007 in Chester West Virginia. He was born June 27, 1984 at Shands Hospital in Jacksonville, FLto John and Linda L. Fish Hart. He lived most of his life in Baker County graduating from Baker County High School in 2002. Caleb enjoyed fishing, camping, and hiking.
4 boaters still missing off S. Florida (AP via Yahoo! News)
U.S. Coast Guard crews have found two missing boaters, but continue to search for four others whose fishing boat was found 100 miles south of their destination in the Bahamas.
Muncie man wins fishing title in first year on bass federation tour (The Star Press)
A day after he graduated from Central High School in 1985, Tim Clark moved to Tampa, Fla. where he discovered fishing paradise. "They're a lot bigger fish down there. You get spoiled," said the 41-year-old Clark, an avid fisherman since age 3.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 09:15 PM
Florida Fishing News - 12-Foot, 550-Pound Hammerhead Caught On Flagler Beach (WFTV 9 Orlando)
12-Foot, 550-Pound Hammerhead Caught On Flagler Beach (WFTV 9 Orlando)
A man landed a huge shark while fishing along the Central Florida coast. The 12-foot-4 hammerhead was pulled ashore in Flagler Beach, just blocks away from a popular swimming spot. SLIDESHOW: See The 12-Foot-4, 550-Pound Hammerhead VIDEO: Man Fishing On Flagler Beach Lands 12-Foot Shark ANIMAL NEWS: More Stories Of Animals In The News
Fishing: Redfish highlight peaceful backcountry fishing (Naples Daily News)
The fishing remains good in all areas, although with all of the rain it sometimes seems that the fishermen are wetter than the fish. The afternoon storms have been arriving early and carrying a lot of water and electric, so it is best to get out early and back to the dock by 1 p.m.
This week's game against Alabama could be FSU's breakthrough (The Florida Times-Union)
I think UF also thought they had the week off. We were fishing our last tournament before nationals in Savannah this weekend when I walked into the hotel to hear that Ole Miss had Florida against the ropes. Surely not the "all powerful" Gators against a struggling Ole Miss - and by struggling I mean probably the worst in the SEC? Highlights confirmed what almost was. I am sure that Florida is ...
Posted by Captaingrubby at 01:50 AM
September 26, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Video game censorship wrong; games do not train for violence
Video game censorship wrong; games do not train for violence (The Daily Beacon)
Anybody that has played a video game in the last year or two has probably heard of Jack Thompson, a lawyer from Florida. For those of you rather out of the loop, imagine a man with an almost fanatical fervor aimed right at your favorite hobby. Imagine a lawyer trying to pull every fishing pole off of every shelf in the country because it trains you to kill a fish. Thompson is on a similar ...
Posted by Captaingrubby at 04:20 AM
September 25, 2007
Florida Fishing News - State ponders red snapper rules changes (Northwest Florida Daily News)
State ponders red snapper rules changes (Northwest Florida Daily News)
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has proposed cutting the red snapper recreational fishing bag limit in state waters by half and shortening the season by as many as 93 days.
Fishing may undercut sea-turtle resurgence (The News Journal)
WASHINGTON -- After encouraging gains in the 1990s, populations of loggerhead sea turtles are now dropping, primarily because of commercial fishing, according to a federal review.
Home buyers take advantage of shift in Florida market (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
There's a lot to like about Pittsburgh when the weather's gorgeous. ...
Posted by Captaingrubby at 05:30 AM
September 24, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Bus race is out, fishing is in after tragedy (Orlando
Bus race is out, fishing is in after tragedy (Orlando Sentinel)
Ben Milcent's pot of gold lay in a white bucket stocked with a 23-inch redfish and a 20-inch jack.
Cameras witness extreme catch using `xtreme' rules (Miami Herald)
One of the rarest events in South Florida offshore fishing tournament history occurred two weeks ago _ with the incident documented by ESPN cameras.
Turtles, commercial fishing at loggerheads (Long Beach Press-Telegram)
Environment: Sea turtle numbers falling, federal report says. WASHINGTON - After encouraging gains in the 1990s, populations of loggerhead sea turtles are now dropping, primarily because of commercial fishing, according to a federal review.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 08:05 AM
September 23, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Fishing fleets taking toll on loggerhead turtles (Deseret Morning News)
Fishing fleets taking toll on loggerhead turtles (Deseret Morning News)
After encouraging gains in the 1990s, populations of loggerhead sea turtles are now dropping, primarily because of commercial fishing, according to a federal review.
Fishing success photos (Curry County Reporter)
Reverend Steve Harvey from Butte Falls caught this nice 41 lb. Chinook on Friday, September 14 while fishing with Les Craig at Rogue River Guide Service in Gold Beach.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 11:00 AM
September 22, 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 former Everglades City boat captain who pleaded guilty in one of the largest trap-theft cases on record got off easy, says one of his Florida Keys victims.
Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com)
A move to reduce the catch in certain snapper and grouper species could mean Florida Keys commercial fishermen face a new slate of catch rules.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 02:45 PM
September 21, 2007
Florida Fishing News - No. 23 South Florida talks tough, plays tougher (Miami Herald)
No. 23 South Florida talks tough, plays tougher (Miami Herald)
Remember the unabashed, hijack-the-football-establishment swagger that used to pulsate from Coral Gables? That rhythmic bravado flows from a new source these days.
Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com)
Wildfires are flaring bigger and hotter in Alaska, near the Arctic Circle, and the northern Rocky Mountains.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 06:15 PM
September 20, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Dumb: Manatee Fishing; Dumber: Taping It (CBS4 Miami) They are
Dumb: Manatee Fishing; Dumber: Taping It (CBS4 Miami)
They are called the gentle sea cow , and Florida Manatees are protected under the law. That protection did not extend to two Broward men who allegedly went fishing for a gentle giant, hooked the mammal, and videotaped the whole thing for a world wide audience.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 10:55 PM
September 19, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Bass Pro Shops to open 6th Florida store (South Florida
Bass Pro Shops to open 6th Florida store (South Florida Business Journal)
Bass Pro Shops will open its newest local store, the company's sixth in Florida, at Dolphin Mall, 5 miles west of Miami International Airport. The opening is set for Thursday, Oct. 4, but a special Evening for Conservation to help benefit area conservation groups will be held on Wednesday night, Oct. 3, beginning at 6 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 11:25 PM
Florida Fishing News - Last-place teams miss out on playoff fever (Miami Herald) Hours
Last-place teams miss out on playoff fever (Miami Herald)
Hours before the evening's first pitch, there's playoff-race excitement in the Florida Marlins' clubhouse: The television is tuned to a game at Wrigley Field.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 12:25 AM
September 18, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Boat collision in Atlantic kills Oviedo father (Orlando Sentinel) An
Boat collision in Atlantic kills Oviedo father (Orlando Sentinel)
An Oviedo man fishing on the Atlantic Ocean with his son died Sunday morning after a boat collision off the coast of Port Canaveral, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 01:55 AM
September 17, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Oveido man dies in boat crash near Port (Florida Today)
Oveido man dies in boat crash near Port (Florida Today)
Authorities released the names of two Oveido men involved in a deadly boat collision this morning about a half-hour before sunrise. Christopher Diaz, 46, died after his 24-foot boat collided with a larger vessel about 4 to 5 miles east of Port Canaveral, Coast Guard and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials said. Diaz and his son, Christian Jensen, 22, had been coming in ...
Outdoors notebook (Miami Herald)
The International Game Fish Association has announced it will stop holding fishing tournaments next year. In an e-mailed news release, angling's world record-keeping and conservation body said its board of directors recently voted to discontinue direct involvement in running competitive fishing events. IGFA official Mike Myatt said the 2008 world inshore and offshore championships will take ...
Posted by Captaingrubby at 02:20 AM
September 16, 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)
Removing lost or damaged commercial lobster and crab traps from state waters should happen sooner after the next storm, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 06:20 AM
September 15, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Fishing replaces race in Battle of Badges (Orlando Sentinel) The
Fishing replaces race in Battle of Badges (Orlando Sentinel)
The annual Sheriffs Youth Ranches fundraiser starts with a tourney Sept. 22. This year's Battle of the Badges is offering something new -- an inshore fishing tournament.
Fishing tourney, barbecue replace charity bus race (Orlando Sentinel)
Nearly a year after the Battle of the Badges ended in tragedy, the event's organizers are offering something new -- an inshore fishing tournament.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 06:30 AM
September 14, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Another fishing limit was cut in half last spring. Recrea-tional
Another fishing limit was cut in half last spring. Recrea-tional anglers in federal wa-ters in the Gulf of Mexico can ... (The Brownsville Herald)
Another fishing limit was cut in half last spring. Recrea-tional anglers in federal wa-ters in the Gulf of Mexico can keep only two red snappers a day, down from four previ-ously.
Upcoming outdoors events (Miami Herald)
A group of shore-based anglers is launching a petition drive to secure more shore, pier and bridge fishing spots in South Florida. Go to http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/piers_bridges/signatures.html.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 10:30 AM
September 13, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Fishing replaces race in Battle of Badges (Orlando Sentinel) The
Fishing replaces race in Battle of Badges (Orlando Sentinel)
The annual Sheriffs Youth Ranches fundraiser starts with a tourney Sept. 22. This year's Battle of the Badges is offering something new -- an inshore fishing tournament.
Fishing tourney, barbecue replace charity bus race (Orlando Sentinel)
Nearly a year after the Battle of the Badges ended in tragedy, the event's organizers are offering something new -- an inshore fishing tournament.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 01:15 PM
September 12, 2007
Florida Fishing News - The Jews of The Glades (The Palm Beach Post) When
The Jews of The Glades (The Palm Beach Post)
When Jews throughout South Florida gather this evening to mark the start of Rosh Hashana - the Jewish New Year - it will likely evoke memories of celebrations of years past; of family gatherings, perhaps, in the Northeastern cities many previously called home.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 01:25 PM
September 11, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Fishing: Results from the 2007 McFlats tournament (Naples Daily News)
Fishing: Results from the 2007 McFlats tournament (Naples Daily News)
"Who Cares" and "R&R Sprinkler" were the first place winners in the Aug. 31-Sept. 1 redfish and snook fishing tournament that began in Cape Coral. With teams from across Southwest Florida, Offshore Performance was second and Barnes Chiropractic No. 1 were the third and fourth place teams.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 04:45 PM
September 10, 2007
Florida Fishing News - For those with money, camping can be luxurious / Someone
For those with money, camping can be luxurious / Someone else starts the fire, and tents have Persian rugs (San Francisco Chronicle)
When 6-year-old Ethan Bondick told his mom and dad he wanted to go fly-fishing in Montana, his well-heeled parents were stumped. "We looked at each other and said, 'Oh, God, now what?' " said Gigi Bondick, 37, a "reformed" attorney whose husband works as a...
JK Harris & Company Comes to the Aid of Florida Fisherman (PRWeb)
JK Harris & Company saves Florida Fisherman nearly $86,000. (PRWeb Sep 9, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/U2luZy1TaW5nLUZhbHUtSW5zZS1UaGlyLVplcm8=
JK Harris & Company Comes to the Aid of Florida Fisherman (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
JK Harris & Company saves Florida Fisherman nearly $86,000.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 05:05 PM
September 09, 2007
Florida Fishing News - For those with money, camping can be luxurious / Someone
For those with money, camping can be luxurious / Someone else starts the fire, and tents have Persian rugs (San Francisco Chronicle)
When 6-year-old Ethan Bondick told his mom and dad he wanted to go fly-fishing in Montana, his well-heeled parents were stumped. "We looked at each other and said, 'Oh, God, now what?' " said Gigi Bondick, 37, a "reformed" attorney whose husband works as a...
Posted by Captaingrubby at 05:20 PM
September 08, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Inspectors toil to make sure Florida bridges are safe (The
Inspectors toil to make sure Florida bridges are safe (The Palm Beach Post)
Hovering over the Loxahatchee River in a remote-controlled bucket at the end of a long and twisting truck boom, bridge inspector Russ Coffey taps on one of the concrete piers with a steel hammer.
Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com)
Three Middle Keys resorts formerly operated by Cay Clubs returned to the management of developer Pritam Singh this week. Staff at Tranquility Bay, Indigo Reef Marina Homes Resort and Coral Lagoon Resort learned of the management change Friday.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 06:55 PM
September 07, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Fishing boat finds body off Brevard coast (Florida Today) The
Fishing boat finds body off Brevard coast (Florida Today)
The Coast Guard said a body found 22 miles southeast of Port Canaveral by the crew of a charter fishing vessel could be that of a lobster diver they were searching for in July.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 07:20 PM
September 06, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Henriette slams into Mexico's Baja California (CNN.com) (AP) -- Hurricane
Henriette slams into Mexico's Baja California (CNN.com)
(AP) -- Hurricane Henriette weakened slightly Tuesday after it made landfall on the southern tip of Baja, a resort area popular with Hollywood stars and sports fishing enthusiasts.
GAO faults agencies over global warming (AP via Yahoo! News)
Wildfires are flaring bigger and hotter in Alaska, the northern Rockies and the Sierra Nevada. Bighorn sheep, mountain goats and grizzly bears in Glacier National Park, along with deer and marsh rabbits in the Florida Keys, face a housing crisis.
Climate change hits federal land and water: report (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
More beetles and fewer spruce trees in Alaska, whiter coral and fewer scuba-divers in Florida and more wildfires in Arizona already show the impact of climate change on U.S. lands and waters, a congressional watchdog agency reported on Thursday.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 11:05 PM
Florida Fishing News - Progress is going backward (The News-Press) A reader recently wrote
Progress is going backward (The News-Press)
A reader recently wrote that he couldn't imagine how much fishing had changed in Southwest Florida since I first saw it, coming up on 55 years ago.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 02:20 AM
September 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)
Prices are up but poundage is down three weeks into the lobster season, Florida Keys commercial fishermen say. I've definitely seen worse [catches] but things are not looking super spectacular, said Jeff Cramer, a 30-year commercial fishermen in the Middle Keys. The volume has not come in yet.
Quiet retirement not for Hovanec (The Beaver County Times)
BEAVER - For most, the word retirement evokes a quiet time, a time to drift contentedly into the twilight years, maybe spending long days fishing or puttering around the house, perhaps vacationing in Florida - you get the picture.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 04:15 AM
September 04, 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)
Prices are up but poundage is down three weeks into the lobster season, Florida Keys commercial fishermen say. I've definitely seen worse [catches] but things are not looking super spectacular, said Jeff Cramer, a 30-year commercial fishermen in the Middle Keys. The volume has not come in yet.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 06:50 AM
September 03, 2007
Florida Fishing News - George L. Wallish, 76, loved fishing (phillyburbs.com) George L. Wallish
George L. Wallish, 76, loved fishing (phillyburbs.com)
George L. Wallish retired in 1986, and retirement was a good time in his life. An avid fisherman, he would spend his summers at the Jersey Shore and winters in the Florida Keys with his wife, Doris. They would have been married 55 years in November.
Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 and 2005 Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com)
The Florida Keys have a new swordfish tournament on the horizon, the Florida Keys 36-Hour Swordfish/Deep Drop Fishing Tournament. Big Time Bait & Tackle and Cudjoe Sales are the sponsors.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 11:20 AM
September 02, 2007
Florida Fishing News - Ethan Caleb Hart (The Baker County Standard) Ethan Caleb Hart,
Ethan Caleb Hart (The Baker County Standard)
Ethan Caleb Hart, 23, of Baker County Florida died August 21, 2007 in Chester West Virginia. He was born June 27, 1984 at Shands Hospital in Jacksonville, FLto John and Linda L. Fish Hart. He lived most of his life in Baker County graduating from Baker County High School in 2002. Caleb enjoyed fishing, camping, and hiking.
Penn State rides high in red zone (Centre Daily Times)
UNIVERSITY PARK -- Anthony Morelli isn't a smiler. Or a frowner. Penn State's senior quarterback rarely changes expression after a win or a loss. That held true after the Nittany Lions defeated Florida International 59-0 Saturday in their season opener in Beaver Stadium.
South Florida fishing report (Miami Herald)
BEST BET Party boat fishing can be the cheapest and easiest way to put a bend in your fishing rod as these anglers found out. Twenty-three members of the South Florida Chapter of Ladies Let's Go Fishing were aboard Reward out of Miami Beach Marina with captain Wayne Conn and hooked up with two swordfish losing one and landing the other -- a 200-pound swordfish -- after a battle that lasted almost ...
Posted by Captaingrubby at 11:20 AM
September 01, 2007
Florida Fishing News - South Florida fishing report (Miami Herald) BEST BET Party boat
South Florida fishing report (Miami Herald)
BEST BET Party boat fishing can be the cheapest and easiest way to put a bend in your fishing rod as these anglers found out. Twenty-three members of the South Florida Chapter of Ladies Let's Go Fishing were aboard Reward out of Miami Beach Marina with captain Wayne Conn and hooked up with two swordfish losing one and landing the other -- a 200-pound swordfish -- after a battle that lasted almost ...
Posted by Captaingrubby at 01:20 PM