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June 30, 2008
Florida Fishing News - Roberts, Neff to host fishing seminars (Orlando Sentinel) Capt. Fred
Roberts, Neff to host fishing seminars (Orlando Sentinel)
Capt. Fred Roberts and Capt. Ron Neff will host fishing seminars on July 4 at Maynard Park in Edgewater. Neff will cover offshore tactics at 5 p.m. Roberts will discuss tarpon fishing out of Ponce Inlet at 6 p.m.
Fishing College opens today (Bradenton Herald)
The Bradenton Herald presents its Florida Fishing College and Outdoor Recreation Show today and Saturday.
Florida may ban fishing in some areas (Daily Herald)
Reeling in a 45-pound grouper used to be just an average day on the water in the Florida Keys. The abundance of behemoth fish attracted anglers from around the world in the early 1900s, including adventurers such as Ernest Hemingway and Zane Grey.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 09:30 PM
Florida Fishing News - Getting personal with ... : Lions' third-round pick Kevin Smith
Getting personal with ... : Lions' third-round pick Kevin Smith loves football, fishing, Denzel and LeBron (Detroit Free Press)
Kevin Smith was selected 64th overall by the Lions in this year's NFL draft. The Lions traded up to the first pick of the third round to take the 6-foot-1, 215-pound running back out of Central Florida. As a junior this past season, Smith rushed for 2,567 yards, falling 61 yards short of Barry Sanders' single-season NCAA record. Recently he chatted with Free Press special writer Jon Machota:
Best Fishing Of The Month Begins Today (Highlands Today)
Since the new moon occurs in the very early morning hours this Wednesday at 2:19 a.m., today begins the best six days of fishing for the month of July. Today the peak feeding migration will occur between the hours of 8 to 11 a.m. From Monday through Wednesday, this migration will increase in duration and intensity. If you don't have plans to be on the lake for the Fourth of July, you're making a ...
Posted by Captaingrubby at 12:50 AM
June 29, 2008
Florida Fishing News - No-fishing zones off Florida Keys studied for ecosystem protection (TCPalm.com)
No-fishing zones off Florida Keys studied for ecosystem protection (TCPalm.com)
Researchers are studying whether putting large tracts of ocean off-limits to fishing in the Keys can help species rebound and prove a way to help reverse the effects of overfishing worldwide.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 03:20 AM
June 28, 2008
Florida Fishing News - Fishing mom tasered: accused of child neglect (WTSP - Tampa
Fishing mom tasered: accused of child neglect (WTSP - Tampa Bay's 10 News)
32-year-old Dianna Paul is accused of leaving her 11-month-old son alone in a hot car so she and her boyfriend could go fishing.
Florida may ban fishing in some areas (Daily Herald)
Reeling in a 45-pound grouper used to be just an average day on the water in the Florida Keys. The abundance of behemoth fish attracted anglers from around the world in the early 1900s, including adventurers such as Ernest Hemingway and Zane Grey.
On the Hook: Secret (ha!) fishing spots (Naples Daily News)
I ve been telling you folks for years that our Southwest Florida is a nirvana for those who have a passion for fishing. This is the time of year that the passion runneth over for vacationers from everywhere who make it a complete holiday by electing to tow their boats, big or small, here and have a go at our piscatorial opportunities.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 04:40 AM
June 27, 2008
Florida Fishing News - No-Fishing Zones Studied For Ecosystem Protection (NBC 6 Miami) But
No-Fishing Zones Studied For Ecosystem Protection (NBC 6 Miami)
But as Florida 's population boomed, the attraction that drew them began to vanish. Anglers were snapping up the larger fish by the thousands. An average grouper caught in the Keys now is about eight pounds.
No-fishing zones studied for ecosystem protection (The Charlotte Observer)
Reeling in a 45-pound grouper used to be just an average day on the water in the Florida Keys. The abundance of behemoth fish attracted anglers from around the world in the early 1900s, including adventurers such as Ernest Hemingway and Zane Grey, who pulled in monsters from the clear, warm depths off Key West. But as Florida's population boomed, the attraction that drew them began to vanish. ...
Posted by Captaingrubby at 06:40 AM
June 26, 2008
Florida Fishing News - No-fishing zones studied for ecosystem protection (Las Vegas Sun) Thu,
No-fishing zones studied for ecosystem protection (Las Vegas Sun)
Thu, Jun 26, 2008 (12:42 a.m.) Reeling in a 45-pound grouper used to be just an average day on the water in the Florida Keys.
Recreation: Pregnancy center delivers first fishing derby (Naples Daily News)
The First Choice Pregnancy Center is due for its inaugural fishing tournament, that is this weekend.
Hook, Line and Sinker: Florida Postal Worker Reels in $100,000 in Fifth FLW Fantasy Fishing Tournament (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Four years ago, one of Terry Totten's coworkers, a fellow postal worker, invited Totten to try bass fishing.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 09:30 AM
June 25, 2008
Florida Fishing News - Iron Mountain man repairs fishing tackle for needy youth (WOOD
Iron Mountain man repairs fishing tackle for needy youth (WOOD TV 8 Grand Rapids)
IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. -- Al Saunders must love to fish, because he sure likes fixing tackle. Saunders, 82, collects junk fishing tackle from tackle shops, businesses and private...
Posted by Captaingrubby at 01:30 PM
June 24, 2008
Florida Fishing News - Are deadly lionfish invading South Florida's waters? (Sun-Sentinel) Top scientists
Are deadly lionfish invading South Florida's waters? (Sun-Sentinel)
Top scientists are warning about an impending invasion of a poisonous fish into South Florida's waters.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 01:35 PM
June 23, 2008
Florida Fishing News - Mike Bloomberg's flirtin' in Florida (New York Daily News) Mayor
Mike Bloomberg's flirtin' in Florida (New York Daily News)
Mayor Bloomberg will be in Florida today to go fishing - with himself as the bait. He will test his appeal in the presidential battleground as a high-profile endorser - or even a running mate - as he woos John McCain and Barack Obama from afar.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 04:05 PM
June 22, 2008
Florida Fishing News - Girl, 8, Catches 8 Fish To Win Hooked On Fishing
Girl, 8, Catches 8 Fish To Win Hooked On Fishing Event (South Shore News & Tribune)
More than 120 children, ages 2 through 13, cast their lines in the Brandon Elks Lodge's fifth annual Hooked on Fishing Not Drugs event May 17 at Doug Holmberg's property on Gallagher Road in Dover.
Wreck fishing offers plenty of surprises (The Myrtle Beach Sun News)
Many saltwater anglers have a favorite species they target above all others. But probably many more just want to hook into anything that pulls really hard. For mystery, suspense and the potential to tangle with the marine equivalent of Oscar De La Hoya, it is hard to beat South Florida wreck fishing. "You're always gonna get a bite and you never know what it's gonna be," said captain Ralph ...
Posted by Captaingrubby at 07:25 PM
Florida Fishing News - Mike Bloomberg's flirtin' in Florida (New York Daily News) Mayor
Mike Bloomberg's flirtin' in Florida (New York Daily News)
Mayor Bloomberg will be in Florida Friday to go fishing - with himself as the bait. He will test his appeal in the presidential battleground as a high-profile endorser - or even a running mate - as he woos John McCain and Barack Obama from afar.
Mike Bloomberg's flirtin' in Florida (New York Daily News)
Mayor Bloomberg will be in Florida today to go fishing - with himself as the bait. He will test his appeal in the presidential battleground as a high-profile endorser - or even a running mate - as he woos John McCain and Barack Obama from afar.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 12:15 AM
June 21, 2008
Florida Fishing News - Mike Bloomberg's flirtin' in Florida (New York Daily News) Mayor
Mike Bloomberg's flirtin' in Florida (New York Daily News)
Mayor Bloomberg will be in Florida Friday to go fishing - with himself as the bait. He will test his appeal in the presidential battleground as a high-profile endorser - or even a running mate - as he woos John McCain and Barack Obama from afar.
Glen Pla- Average Angler (Bay News 9 Tampa Bay)
Glen Pla, a third generation-Florida native, has always been an avid outdoorsman and an aquatic junkie. At Catch 47 he has turned his lifetime love of fishing into programming the whole family can enjoy.
Mike Bloomberg's flirtin' in Florida (New York Daily News)
Mayor Bloomberg will be in Florida today to go fishing - with himself as the bait. He will test his appeal in the presidential battleground as a high-profile endorser - or even a running mate - as he woos John McCain and Barack Obama from afar.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 12:45 AM
June 20, 2008
Florida Fishing News - Rising fuel costs hit home for fishing charters in Keys
Rising fuel costs hit home for fishing charters in Keys (Naples Daily News)
Down here in the so-called "Sportfishing Capital of the World," there's a saying among anglers: Even during a depression, a man has money for beer and fishing. Rising fuel costs and general economic malaise, however, are putting that mantra to the test in the Florida Keys and elsewhere where charter boat fishing brings in millions of dollars. Across the country, boat captains are feeling the ...
Fuel costs hurt charter and commercial fishing (The Charlotte Observer)
In the so-called Sportfishing Capital of the World, there's a saying among anglers: Even during a depression, a man has money for beer and fishing. Rising fuel costs and general economic malaise, however, are putting that mantra to the test in the Florida Keys and elsewhere where charter boat fishing brings in millions of dollars. Across the country, boat captains are feeling the pinch in ...
Posted by Captaingrubby at 05:30 AM
June 19, 2008
Florida Fishing News - High Fuel Costs Hurt Florida's Charter, Commercial Fishing (The Tampa
High Fuel Costs Hurt Florida's Charter, Commercial Fishing (The Tampa Tribune)
ISLAMORADA - Down here in the so-called "Sportfishing Capital of the World," there's a saying among anglers: Even during a depression, a man has money for beer and fishing.
Pier Fishing on Virginia Beach Is Made for Relaxing (The Lakeland Ledger)
Nobody loves fishing the piers on North Carolina's Outer Banks more than I do, but sometimes a six- to seven-hour drive from my house simply isn't feasible. The piers closer to home, whether on the Chesapeake Bay or on the Atlantic in Ocean City, range from adequate at best to downright appalling.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 07:25 AM
June 18, 2008
Florida Fishing News - Fishing Industry Feeling Pinch From Fuel Prices (CBS4 Miami) The
Fishing Industry Feeling Pinch From Fuel Prices (CBS4 Miami)
The Florida Keys have been called the "Sportfishing Capital of the World," but just like almost every other industry in the country, charter boat fishing is having a hard time staying afloat in the current economy.
High fuel costs hurt charter, commercial fishing (Cape Cod Times)
Rising fuel costs and general economic malaise, however, are putting that mantra to the test in the Florida Keys and elsewhere where charter boat fishing brings in millions of dollars.
High Fuel Costs Hurt Florida's Charter, Commercial Fishing (The Tampa Tribune)
ISLAMORADA - Down here in the so-called "Sportfishing Capital of the World," there's a saying among anglers: Even during a depression, a man has money for beer and fishing.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 10:35 AM
June 17, 2008
Florida Fishing News - South Florida fishing report (Miami Herald) BEST BET Howard Kleeman
South Florida fishing report (Miami Herald)
BEST BET Howard Kleeman of Slim's Fishing Camp in Belle Glade reported low numbers of people fishing, but those who do are having great success on largemouth bass while fishing with artificial lures and live shiners, and lots of shellcrackers and bluegills on crickets, minnows and small jigs. The best action has been in the Rim Ditch and Dynamite Holes. Kleeman said water levels are falling, but ...
Hurricanes eliminate Florida State at CWS (Lincoln Journal Star)
OMAHA Florida State s congenial 64-year-old baseball coach, who swears every day at the park is beeeee-utiful, was fishing for another line at Rosenblatt Stadium early Monday evening.
Trash plagues SW Florida waterways (Naples Daily News)
Keeping litter out of Southwest Florida waterways is impossible, and cleaning it out isn t that much easier. Instead of having pristine rivers, creeks, canals and bays that any outdoors-loving Floridian could admire, the waterways of Collier and Lee counties have become collection points and dumping grounds for the area s litter, making a trip in a canoe more of an exploration into the area s ...
Posted by Captaingrubby at 01:40 PM
June 16, 2008
Florida Fishing News - New regulations in effect (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune) The Florida Fish
New regulations in effect (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reminds anglers that new rules went into effect June 1 requiring all people fishing from a vessel in the Gulf of Mexico off Florida for any reef fish species to carry and use circle hooks, dehooking devices and venting tools.
Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com)
A move that could end most winter grouper fishing in the Atlantic Ocean off the Florida Keys reaches a federal fishery management council at its Thursday meeting in Orlando.
South Florida fishing report (Miami Herald)
BEST BET Howard Kleeman of Slim's Fishing Camp in Belle Glade reported low numbers of people fishing, but those who do are having great success on largemouth bass while fishing with artificial lures and live shiners, and lots of shellcrackers and bluegills on crickets, minnows and small jigs. The best action has been in the Rim Ditch and Dynamite Holes. Kleeman said water levels are falling, but ...
Posted by Captaingrubby at 04:20 PM
June 15, 2008
Florida Fishing News - McGees celebrating son's success at Florida State (TCPalm.com) Florida State
McGees celebrating son's success at Florida State (TCPalm.com)
Florida State University outfielder/pitcher and Port St. Lucie High School graduate Mike McGee vividly recalls playing catch as a child with his father, Jeff.
Outdoors: All-terrain vehicle use in S. Florida to be restricted beginning July 1 (The Palm Beach Post)
The use of all-terrain vehicles will be strictly limited beginning July 1 at several public hunting areas in South Florida, including the Everglades, Francis S. Taylor, Holey Land and Rotenberger wildlife management areas - 1,170 square miles of public land in all.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 07:45 PM
June 14, 2008
Florida Fishing News - 240,000 Florida bass dumped into Eagle Lake (The Vicksburg Post)
240,000 Florida bass dumped into Eagle Lake (The Vicksburg Post)
Bass fishing will improve greatly on Eagle Lake in the coming years, said Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks biologist John Skains, following the recent release of 240,000 Florida strain bass into the lake.
South Florida fishing report (Miami Herald)
BEST BET Howard Kleeman of Slim's Fishing Camp in Belle Glade reported low numbers of people fishing, but those who do are having great success on largemouth bass while fishing with artificial lures and live shiners, and lots of shellcrackers and bluegills on crickets, minnows and small jigs. The best action has been in the Rim Ditch and Dynamite Holes. Kleeman said water levels are falling, but ...
Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 and 2005 Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com)
The Original Florida Keys Ladies Dolphin Tournament returns to Key Largo June 20 and 21.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 11:00 PM
Florida Fishing News - South Florida fishing report (Miami Herald) BEST BET Howard Kleeman
South Florida fishing report (Miami Herald)
BEST BET Howard Kleeman of Slim's Fishing Camp in Belle Glade reported low numbers of people fishing, but those who do are having great success on largemouth bass while fishing with artificial lures and live shiners, and lots of shellcrackers and bluegills on crickets, minnows and small jigs. The best action has been in the Rim Ditch and Dynamite Holes. Kleeman said water levels are falling, but ...
240,000 Florida bass dumped into Eagle Lake (The Vicksburg Post)
Bass fishing will improve greatly on Eagle Lake in the coming years, said Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks biologist John Skains, following the recent release of 240,000 Florida strain bass into the lake.
SUSAN COCKING: New fishing gadget proves tricky in the reel world (Miami Herald)
The new "Ultimate Fishing Watch" from Field & Stream, designed by a Coral Springs, Fla., firm, might help anglers catch more fish. But you couldn't tell for certain from my recent test fishing trip to the canals paralleling Alligator Alley in west Broward County, Fla.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 02:35 AM
June 13, 2008
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 move that could end most winter grouper fishing in the Atlantic Ocean off the Florida Keys reaches a federal fishery management council at its Thursday meeting in Orlando.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 06:45 AM
June 12, 2008
Florida Fishing News - Federal registry proposed for recreational fishing in federal waters (Minneapolis-St.
Federal registry proposed for recreational fishing in federal waters (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
WASHINGTON - The government wants to know who's fishing for fun in federal ocean waters. Recreational anglers and spearfishers would be required to be registered, starting next year, under a rule proposed Wednesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
FWC offers fishing clinics for kids (The Gainesville Sun)
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will branch out to children ages 6 to 16 this summer through a series of in-shore fishing clinics in Cedar Key. The daylong clinics, which will be in June and July, will focus on a number of topics.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 08:20 AM
June 11, 2008
Florida Fishing News - Two men arrested in illegal fishing (Bradenton Herald) Florida Fish
Two men arrested in illegal fishing (Bradenton Herald)
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers arrested two Bradenton men early Tuesday for allegedly gill-netting about 100 pounds of fish off Bradenton Beach.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 11:00 AM
June 10, 2008
Florida Fishing News - Net size rules are a tangle for Florida Fish &
Net size rules are a tangle for Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation (The Palm Beach Post)
Fourteen years after voters passed the constitutional amendment limiting net fishing in Florida waters, better known as the net ban, commercial net fisherman are still challenging rules limiting the mesh size of nets.
Fishing gadget proves tricky (Miami Herald)
T he new ''Ultimate Fishing Watch'' from Field & Stream, designed by a Coral Springs firm, might help anglers catch more fish. But you couldn't tell for certain from my recent test fishing trip to the canals parallelling Alligator Alley in west Broward.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 02:05 PM
June 09, 2008
Florida Fishing News - Net size rules are a tangle for Florida Fish &
Net size rules are a tangle for Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation (The Palm Beach Post)
Fourteen years after voters passed the constitutional amendment limiting net fishing in Florida waters, better known as the net ban, commercial net fisherman are still challenging rules limiting the mesh size of nets.
Restrictions making shark soup pricey (Moldova.org)
Those interested in a bowl of shark fin soup had better be prepared to pay a pretty penny due to Florida fishing restrictions, those familiar with the dish say.Lily Cho said her father serves the rare dish in his Chinese restaurant in Greenacres, Fla., but increasingly strict shark fishing regulations have made real shark fin soup a costly meal, the South Florida Sentinel reported Sunday.A bowl ...
Posted by Captaingrubby at 06:00 PM
June 08, 2008
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)
The Original Florida Keys Ladies Dolphin Tournament returns to Key Largo June 20 and 21.
FISHING: Low Levels Bring Battles To Shoreline (Highlands Today)
This week, expect a fading afternoon feeding migration which started with the new moon last Tuesday and a rapid building of a new morning feeding migration brought on by the first quarter moon phase, which happens at 3:04 p.m. Tuesday. If we experience rain during the night, the very early morning bite (5 a.m. to 7 a.m.) should be very good. If not, the affects of the moon will trigger ...
Fishing gadget proves tricky (Miami Herald)
T he new ''Ultimate Fishing Watch'' from Field & Stream, designed by a Coral Springs firm, might help anglers catch more fish. But you couldn't tell for certain from my recent test fishing trip to the canals parallelling Alligator Alley in west Broward.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 09:55 PM
June 07, 2008
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)
Future development in Stock Island has some residents frustrated and others energized. It sounds like a great idea for the whole neighborhood, said Ximena Proano, an orthodontic assistant and resident of the Meridian West apartment complex on Stock Island. She's lived in Stock Island for 11 years.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 11:45 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)
Fourteen years after Floridians overwhelmingly passed a ban on commercial gill nets, a version of the gear could return, alarming sportfishing anglers.
Youth fishing event next Saturday (Savannah Morning News)
The inaugural Savannah Kids Bass Fishing Trail will get under way June 14 at Mohawk Lake in Savannah. A series of five tournaments, four of which are qualifiers including a wild-card contest, will set the stage for the finale - the Savannah Classic in October. Sponsored by the Wildlife Resources Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and Bass Pro Shops, the event is free ...
Plan to save whales strangling in red tape (Sports Illustrated)
Whaling fleets nearly wiped out North Atlantic right whales last century. Now these huge mammals are threatened by other human behavior: big ships, fishing gear and entanglement in federal bureaucracy.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 03:50 AM
June 06, 2008
Florida Fishing News - Anglers Outlook: June brings more exciting fishing (Naples Daily News)
Anglers Outlook: June brings more exciting fishing (Naples Daily News)
Our tropical rainy season has arrived and will stay with us through the summer. It should trigger extra action in our inland, passes and outer shoreline waters.
Youth fishing event next Saturday (Savannah Morning News)
The inaugural Savannah Kids Bass Fishing Trail will get under way June 14 at Mohawk Lake in Savannah. A series of five tournaments, four of which are qualifiers including a wild-card contest, will set the stage for the finale - the Savannah Classic in October. Sponsored by the Wildlife Resources Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and Bass Pro Shops, the event is free ...
Posted by Captaingrubby at 05:40 AM
June 05, 2008
Florida Fishing News - Cooler Saves Fishermen (First Coast News) MIAMI, FL -- Two
Cooler Saves Fishermen (First Coast News)
MIAMI, FL -- Two Florida men experience drama at sea when their fishing boat sank.
Fishing the Florida Keys a great experience (Kingston Daily Freeman)
As much as I hated to, last week I had to abandon our fantastic striper fishing and spring gobbler seasons for a little fishing in the Florida Keys. Every year I jump on a plane and head down to the Keys in hopes of hooking up with a giant tarpon, snook, redfish or trout.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 06:35 AM
June 04, 2008
Florida Fishing News - Trout Show Affinity For Shrimp (The Tampa Tribune) GO FISHING
Trout Show Affinity For Shrimp (The Tampa Tribune)
GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Ray Markham.
FISHING: Best Bet Is To Cause A 'Reaction Strike' (Highlands Today)
The new moon happened on Tuesday at 7:23 p.m., which means we're in the middle of the six-day period of the month when fishing reaches its highest rating.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 10:30 AM
June 03, 2008
Florida Fishing News - New rules on fishing gear aim to help fish survive
New rules on fishing gear aim to help fish survive release (Miami Herald)
The state has distributed 75,000 new catch-and-release brochures with the slogan: ``A fish is too valuable to catch only once.'' It's part of a campaign to educate commercial fishermen and recreational anglers about new federal and state fishing regulations for the Gulf of Mexico that take effect Sunday. The purpose is to increase the survivability of reef fish released back into the water.
DA FISHES FOR SCRAPS IN DEVECCHIO CASE (New York Post)
Brooklyn prosecutors will attempt this week to put away a Florida fishing-boat captain for a 1989 killing - their last chance to salvage a victory after the humiliating collapse of their case against FBI supervisor Lindley DeVecchio. Craig Sobel...
Suspect in Florida Keys crime spree arrested, authorities say (Sun-Sentinel)
West Palm Beach resident Frank Echemendia's misspent jaunt in the Florida Keys last week could be chronicled by the fishing poles, iPod, sunglasses and many more items found in his Ford Expedition.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 12:10 PM
June 02, 2008
Florida Fishing News - Florida wood carver won't sell quirky works that enliven an
Florida wood carver won't sell quirky works that enliven an old fishing village (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
APALACHICOLA, Fla. - There's a wooden Indian just inside Ed Moberly's home with a cardboard sign in his hand that reads "Sorry, we are not for sale." The message applies not only to the Indian, but to the giant frog that appears to be holding up the back corner of the house.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 03:10 PM
June 01, 2008
Florida Fishing News - Fishing the Florida Keys a great experience (Kingston Daily Freeman)
Fishing the Florida Keys a great experience (Kingston Daily Freeman)
As much as I hated to, last week I had to abandon our fantastic striper fishing and spring gobbler seasons for a little fishing in the Florida Keys. Every year I jump on a plane and head down to the Keys in hopes of hooking up with a giant tarpon, snook, redfish or trout.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 07:50 PM