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July 31, 2008
Florida Fishing News - FloriDUH: Woman catches lake creature with "legs" (Sun-Sentinel) A Central
FloriDUH: Woman catches lake creature with "legs" (Sun-Sentinel)
A Central Florida woman went fishing and caught...."What the heck is that?"
South Florida fishing report (Miami Herald)
BEST BET Captain Gil Gutierrez, on the charter boat Lucky Vee, reports fishing off of Miami has been red-hot, with limit catches of kingfish to 20 pounds in depths from 140 feet to 200 feet of water; catches of mutton snappers, groupers and amberjacks on the wrecks outside of 200 feet of water; and catches of just-legal dolphins out in 600 to 1,000 feet of water under groups of birds.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 06:15 PM
July 30, 2008
Florida Fishing News - Fishing forecast (Orlando Sentinel) FRESHWATER: Try topwater lures and plastic
Fishing forecast (Orlando Sentinel)
FRESHWATER: Try topwater lures and plastic toads or lizards on small ponds throughout the Central Florida area for bass. Fish during low-light periods, switching to plastic worms and small spinnerbaits at midmorning. Make sure ponds you choose to fish are not on private property.
Summertime and the fish are bitin (North Country Public Radio)
Tom Bintz is an angler and artist who spends most of his time along the eastern shore of Lake Ontario. He turns junk found along the shoreline into fish sculptures. It's just one of the hobbies that keeps Bintz, aka "Captain Honk", busy as he divides his time between fishing, travel, art and demolition derbies from the North Country to the Florida Keys. He gave Todd Moe this fishing update from ...
Florida fishing village catches upscale hotel (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
APALACHICOLA, FLA. Tucked into Franklin County, along what marketing mavens call "The Forgotten Coast" in Florida's northwestern Panhandle, Apalachicola maintains all the quiet charm of Florida before the tourist invasion.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 06:20 PM
July 29, 2008
Florida Fishing News - Florida lighthouse lost to sea now stands again (AP via
Florida lighthouse lost to sea now stands again (AP via Yahoo! News)
Bruce Robie was in the Florida Panhandle on business four years ago when he made a side trip to visit Cape St. George Light, knowing he might not get a chance to see it again.
Stay Safe & Legal During Lobster Mini-Season (CBS4 Miami)
Grab your tickle sticks then get the drawn butter and those lobster bibs ready. Florida's two-day lobster mini-season, dubbed Florida's undeclared midsummer state holiday, runs from 12:01 a.m. Wednesday July 30th to midnight Thursday July 31st. The regular season is Aug. 6-March 31.
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.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 10:00 PM
July 28, 2008
Florida Fishing News - Cracker Ball re-creates Florida history and benefits health center (The
Cracker Ball re-creates Florida history and benefits health center (The Villages Daily Sun)
THE VILLAGES Central Florida has a rich, colorful heritage, and renowned Florida native and storyteller Butch Harrison will share some of the state s history and his story at the fourth annual Florida Cracker Ball.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 10:50 PM
Florida Fishing News - Missing Bayport girl, 15, found at Florida home of boyfriend
Missing Bayport girl, 15, found at Florida home of boyfriend she met online (Pioneer Press)
A Bayport teenage girl reported missing Wednesday was reunited with her family Friday afternoon after authorities found her in Florida staying with an 18-year-old man she befriended on the Internet.
Customers hit fishing stores (The Taunton Gazette)
Most fishing expeditions begin with a trip to the local bait and tackle shop. And a few Taunton area retailers are well-situated for meeting the needs of recreational anglers who fish locally or pass through on their way to other watery getaways like Cape Cod or even Montana.
Fishing the net (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
The secrets of angling are readily available on your home computer
Posted by Captaingrubby at 01:55 AM
July 27, 2008
Florida Fishing News - South Florida fishing report (Miami Herald) BEST BET Captain Dean
South Florida fishing report (Miami Herald)
BEST BET Captain Dean Panos of Double D. Charters out of Keystone Marina reported it is now time to feast on the dolphin action taking place along the southeast coast. Panos reported that dolphins have been under diving birds, Sargasso weedlines and floating debris anywhere from seven to 20 miles offshore. Most of the fish are in schools of 100 or more, ranging from 20 inches to gaffing size. ...
Florida Man Accused of Killing Wife & Dumping Body Off Bridge (First Coast News)
MIAMI (AP) -- Police say a Miami man murdered his wife, bound her with rope and telephone cords, tied to her gym weights and dumped her off the Seven Mile Bridge.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 02:55 AM
July 26, 2008
Florida Fishing News - New $3.25 million Tequesta bridge may have spots for fishing
New $3.25 million Tequesta bridge may have spots for fishing (The Palm Beach Post)
New lighting, landscaping and fishing platforms could be part of a $3.25 million plan to replace the Tequesta Drive bridge.
Fishing in a kayak? Charter captain shows how (Miami Herald)
You might say a broken-down boat led to the recent launch of Frankie Tollinche's South Florida fishing charter service.
South Florida fishing report (Miami Herald)
BEST BET Captain Dean Panos of Double D. Charters out of Keystone Marina reported it is now time to feast on the dolphin action taking place along the southeast coast. Panos reported that dolphins have been under diving birds, Sargasso weedlines and floating debris anywhere from seven to 20 miles offshore. Most of the fish are in schools of 100 or more, ranging from 20 inches to gaffing size. ...
Posted by Captaingrubby at 05:35 AM
July 25, 2008
Florida Fishing News - South Florida fishing report (Miami Herald) Captain William Hauck on
South Florida fishing report (Miami Herald)
Captain William Hauck on the party boat Sea King out of Islamorada reports that nighttime bottom fishing for spawning mangrove snappers is red-hot and should continue through August. Yellowtail and mutton snappers are biting, too. Captain Christopher Gauntlett of the Hurricane out of Haulover Marina reports anglers are easily catching mangrove snapper using cut sardines, squid, ballyhoo and live ...
Fishing in a kayak? Charter captain shows how (Miami Herald)
You might say a broken-down boat led to the recent launch of Frankie Tollinche's South Florida fishing charter service. It was 1995 in the marine mechanic's home waters near San Juan, Puerto Rico, and the outing he and his buddy had planned appeared to be ruined. But his friend had a tandem kayak, which they used instead of the powerboat.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 06:05 AM
July 24, 2008
Florida Fishing News - Fishing between midnight and dawn yields unique opportunities (Miami Herald)
Fishing between midnight and dawn yields unique opportunities (Miami Herald)
For inexpensive, late-night entertainment, it is hard to beat party boat fishing on the Sea King in Islamorada. You can escape the daytime heat, catch dinner (or maybe even several dinners) and maybe make some new friends.
South Florida fishing report (Miami Herald)
BEST BET Captain Gil Gutierrez of Lucky Fishing Charters reports that dolphin fishing off of Miami is about as good as it gets, and local anglers can get in on the action by looking for diving terns or hovering frigate birds or just slow-trolling weedlines from the Gulf Stream out to more than 1,000 feet of water. . . . Captain Skip Bradeen on the charter boat Blue Chips Too out of Whale Harbor ...
Posted by Captaingrubby at 09:35 AM
July 23, 2008
Florida Fishing News - Evening Tide Produces Tarpon (The Tampa Tribune) GO FISHING is
Evening Tide Produces Tarpon (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.
Guide brings whale of a tale to early Miami (Miami Herald)
Early Miami was home to many larger-than-life characters. Capt. Charles H. Thompson, scion of a Bahamian family that migrated to southeast Florida in the 1800s, was one of those compelling characters in the fledgling city.
A true fishing hot spot; (Chatham Daily News)
Many of us have either experienced or heard of someone who enjoyed excellent charter fishing off the coast of Florida or in the Caribbean. But how many of the same people have tried it here in Chatham-Kent? Sports fishing a few miles into Lake Erie from Erieau is [...]
Posted by Captaingrubby at 09:35 AM
July 22, 2008
Florida Fishing News - Fishing report (The Florida Times-Union) Best bets for area anglers.
Fishing report (The Florida Times-Union)
Best bets for area anglers.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 01:25 PM
July 21, 2008
Florida Fishing News - `Wine Guy' Norman Is at Ease After Another Major Golf
`Wine Guy' Norman Is at Ease After Another Major Golf Setback (Bloomberg.com)
July 21 (Bloomberg) -- Greg Norman was crashing over the waves on his 61-foot fishing boat several years ago en route from the Turks and Caicos islands on a deep-sea fishing trip when he was stopped by the U.S. Coast Guard.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 03:20 PM
July 20, 2008
Florida Fishing News - Silver kings plentiful for Big Bend summer fishing (Tallahassee Democrat)
Silver kings plentiful for Big Bend summer fishing (Tallahassee Democrat)
The Florida Keys are not the only place where huge schools of giant tarpon swarm. Here in the Big Bend and the Forgotten Coast tarpon are a mainstay of summer fishing. The water in the Keys, the wintering grounds of the silver kings, gets too warm for them in summer so the fish migrate north.
FWC: Florida attracts anglers like chum attracts fish (Naples Daily News)
With great natural resources and the efforts of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and responsible anglers, Florida is home to some of the highest quality, most diverse fishing in the world.
High prices fuel charter fishing slowdown (MSNBC)
Captains in South Florida say high fuel prices are forcing them to raise prices, leading to a 15 to 40 percent drop in charter bookings this year.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 06:15 PM
July 19, 2008
Florida Fishing News - Fishing in a kayak? Charter captain shows how (Miami Herald)
Fishing in a kayak? Charter captain shows how (Miami Herald)
You might say a broken-down boat led to the recent launch of Frankie Tollinche's South Florida fishing charter service. It was 1995 in the marine mechanic's home waters near San Juan, Puerto Rico, and the outing he and his buddy had planned appeared to be ruined. But his friend had a tandem kayak, which they used instead of the powerboat.
Weekend Buffet: Fly Fishing, GNP Blasting Denied, Robber Turned Jingle Rapper (Flathead Beacon)
Good morning. Happy birthday to Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, who turns 90 today. A third man was charged for his alleged role in a weekend attack on migrant workers. For five days, Whitefish will be the fly fishing capital of the world. Glacier National Park officials have rejected a BNSF Railway proposal to use explosives for preventing avalanches that could send snow onto railroad tracks. A ...
Posted by Captaingrubby at 08:20 PM
July 18, 2008
Florida Fishing News - At Home in the Florida Sizzle (New York Times) As
At Home in the Florida Sizzle (New York Times)
As owners of vacation homes face the financial realities of having that special South Florida getaway, they?re often making something of a devil?s deal.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 11:10 PM
Florida Fishing News - Fishing Best Bets: Snapper action good, despite rain putting damper
Fishing Best Bets: Snapper action good, despite rain putting damper on activity (The News-Press)
The depression that has produced double-digit inches of rain around Southwest Florida has had an inverse relationship on fishing activity, which has...
Another day in SW Florida, another record gas price (Naples Daily News)
After a nearly two-week respite from setting records, the price of unleaded gasoline and diesel fuel set a record today for the second day in a row in Southwest Florida.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 03:25 AM
July 17, 2008
Florida Fishing News - Edmund Tijerina: Brewpub, fishing and roses: all parts of effort
Edmund Tijerina: Brewpub, fishing and roses: all parts of effort to fight disease (San Antonio Express-News & KENS 5)
A brewpub, a local ad man, a fishing tournament and 65 roses.
Gas, diesel prices (again) set SW Florida record (Naples Daily News)
While local gas and diesel prices had not set a record in the past week, today marks a record for both in the Fort Myers-Cape Coral region, according to the AAA Fuel Gauge daily report (Naples is not included in this survey).
Outdoor Channel Snags Salty Angler (MultiChannel News)
The new series is scheduled to debut on Jan. 2, and will follow Dance ( pictured ) as he unveils a plethora of easily accessible saltwater fishing destinations right here in North America.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 03:50 AM
July 15, 2008
Florida Fishing News - Ex-Gator Teddy Dupay makes initial court appearance (Naples Daily News)
Ex-Gator Teddy Dupay makes initial court appearance (Naples Daily News)
Teddy Dupay, who played on Florida's runner-up team in the 2000 NCAA basketball tournament, made an initial court appearance Monday on charges of raping and kidnapping a woman at a Utah ski resort.
KEY LARGO: Man scatters ashes, drowns snorkeling (Sun-Sentinel)
An Arizona man who had just scattered his mother's ashes in the Florida Keys died while snorkeling Sunday, authorities said.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 08:55 AM
July 14, 2008
Florida Fishing News - Dalu completes grand slam of tarpon fly-fishing titles (The Post
Dalu completes grand slam of tarpon fly-fishing titles (The Post and Courier)
A Charleston angler has put himself in some legendary company in the world of fly-fishing for tarpon. There are three major fly-fish tournaments in the Florida Keys for tarpon, and David Dalu, an emergency room physician, became just the fourth angler to win all three of the titles and the first fisherman to win all of them in a single year.
The Mosh Pit of Little People (New York Times)
Being with a child was the price of admission for a recent show by Trout Fishing in America, a folksy duo from Arkansas who are best known for the music they play for children.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 12:40 PM
July 13, 2008
Florida Fishing News - Guide brings whale of a tale to early Miami (Miami
Guide brings whale of a tale to early Miami (Miami Herald)
Early Miami was home to many larger-than-life characters. Capt. Charles H. Thompson, scion of a Bahamian family that migrated to southeast Florida in the 1800s, was one of those compelling characters in the fledgling city.
Outdoors notebook (Miami Herald)
A ban on the practice of shark finning in U.S. waters came closer to enactment this week in Congress. The House on Tuesday passed the ''Shark Conservation Act of 2008,'' which prohibits fishing boat crews from removing shark fins at sea and encourages other countries to adopt similar programs. The measure now goes to the Senate. Shark fins are an expensive delicacy used to make soup favored in ...
Dalu completes grand slam of tarpon fly-fishing titles (The Post and Courier)
A Charleston angler has put himself in some legendary company in the world of fly-fishing for tarpon. There are three major fly-fish tournaments in the Florida Keys for tarpon, and David Dalu, an emergency room physician, became just the fourth angler to win all three of the titles and the first fisherman to win all of them in a single year.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 04:45 PM
July 12, 2008
Florida Fishing News - Florida Court: It's OK For Sex Offenders To Have Certain
Florida Court: It's OK For Sex Offenders To Have Certain Porn (The Tampa Tribune)
TALLAHASSEE The Florida Supreme Court says its OK for sex offenders to possess pornography if it's not "relevant" to their "deviant behavior pattern."
Bluewater 2350 packs plenty in small package (Asbury Park Press)
Five fully lined fish boxes, storage for 16 rods, and a side-entry console with enough storage room for all kinds of fishing gear or an optional head, even a walk-through transom, surely we're talking about something bigger than a 23-foot boat, right? No, Fort. Pierce Florida boat builder's Bluewater 2350 offers one of the largest aft cockpits of any boat of similar length and still gives you ...
Florida State Parks Announce Free Admission for July 13 (The Star)
To celebrate July as Recreation and Parks Month, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Recreation and Parks is encouraging family-friendly, outdoor recreation with the launch of its "Family, Friends, Fun" campaign to reconnect children and families with nature.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 07:15 PM
July 11, 2008
Florida Fishing News - Florida State Parks Announce Free Admission for July 13 (The
Florida State Parks Announce Free Admission for July 13 (The Star)
To celebrate July as Recreation and Parks Month, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Recreation and Parks is encouraging family-friendly, outdoor recreation with the launch of its "Family, Friends, Fun" campaign to reconnect children and families with nature.
South Florida fishing report (Miami Herald)
Captain William Hauck on the party boat Sea King out of Islamorada reports that nighttime bottom fishing for spawning mangrove snappers is red-hot and should continue through August. Yellowtail and mutton snappers are biting, too. Captain Christopher Gauntlett of the Hurricane out of Haulover Marina reports anglers are easily catching mangrove snapper using cut sardines, squid, ballyhoo and live ...
Florida's sugar town deserves extra hand (Miami Herald)
Many small and not-so-small American towns have suffered hugely when their major employers shut down. So will Clewiston and the surrounding areas in Hendry County when the state buy-out of U. S. Sugar is completed in six years.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 07:40 PM
July 10, 2008
Florida Fishing News - Olivia Newton-John Weds (US Weekly) Grease star Olivia Newton-John wed
Olivia Newton-John Weds (US Weekly)
Grease star Olivia Newton-John wed Australian entrepreneur John Easterling twice last month. The couple "exchanged their vows in a private ceremony outside of Peru, South America, followed by a ceremony on Jupiter Island, Florida, the following week," their rep said in a statement to Usmagazine.com. (See more celeb wedding photos.) Newton-John, 59, and Easterling, 56, who are both ...
Posted by Captaingrubby at 09:10 PM
July 09, 2008
Florida Fishing News - Best Time To Fish Is Now (Highlands Today) The best
Best Time To Fish Is Now (Highlands Today)
The best Florida summertime fishing week of the month of July is here. The week of the First Quarter Moon phase triggers the major feeding migration of the day to occur during the hours of sunrise, an hour and a half before and after.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 11:20 PM
Florida Fishing News - Fishing Lines: Keys to success for Rawle are putting Florida
Fishing Lines: Keys to success for Rawle are putting Florida skippers in place (Independent)
Old skippers from Florida have not taken too kindly to an upstart Essex lad muscling in on their territory. People who fished on their boats called them "characters". They were renowned for their rudeness, unwillingness to listen and general bloody-mindedness. But if you wanted to fish the Keys hotspots, you often had to put up with your skipper being drunk, aggressive, abusive and often all ...
Posted by Captaingrubby at 01:15 AM
July 08, 2008
Florida Fishing News - Southeast Florida reefs in poor condition (TCPalm.com) According to the
Southeast Florida reefs in poor condition (TCPalm.com)
According to the analysis released at the International Coral Reef Symposium being held at the Broward County Convention Center, reefs from the Florida Keys to Port St. Lucie did not see any real decline in quality over the past five years, but that is partly because the damage has been done over decades of development, pollution and other factors, said Jenny Waddell, the study's lead editor.
Morning Bite Best Bet (Highlands Today)
Because of the Florida afternoon summertime heat, the real-time best week for fishing is during the week of the First Quarter Moon phase. This week the very early morning bite turns on in a huge way for two reasons, the day before hard rains caused a variety of foods to be washed into the lake, and little by little the lake levels rise which causes fish to move to vegetation it could not access ...
Anglers Outlook: A trip to the softer side of fishing (Naples Daily News)
OK if I bring the missus? She just wants to take pictures and stuff. Don t know how many times I ve heard that question over the years and my reaction has always been resolute and consistent. Dumb question and yes, of course.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 04:00 AM
July 07, 2008
Florida Fishing News - West Central Florida Has A Wild Streak (The Tampa Tribune)
West Central Florida Has A Wild Streak (The Tampa Tribune)
Thunderstorms roll over West Central Florida 90 to 100 days a year. With that many, it's little wonder the region is called the lightning capital of the country.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 06:55 AM
July 06, 2008
Florida Fishing News - Hodge: Florida fish take vacation (Knoxville News Sentinel) PANAMA CITY
Hodge: Florida fish take vacation (Knoxville News Sentinel)
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. - Over-fishing is a phrase you read a lot about in Florida.
Fishing boat captain convicted in fatal smuggling (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
A federal jury in West Palm Beach, Florida, found a Bahamian fishing boat captain guilty of second-degree murder in the drowning of three illegal immigrants he was trying to smuggle into the United States.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 11:25 AM
July 05, 2008
Florida Fishing News - Fishing boat captain convicted in fatal smuggling (KWWL Iowa) WEST
Fishing boat captain convicted in fatal smuggling (KWWL Iowa)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A federal jury in West Palm Beach, Florida, has found a Bahamian fishing boat captain guilty of second-degree murder in the drowning of 3 illegal immigrants he was trying to smuggle into the United States.
Kids take to fishing hook, line and sinker (The Cabinet)
Jonathan Ehrlich, foreground, and Patrick Fogelgren try their luck at the Peabody Mill Environmental Center s fishing trip to Milford. MILFORD Under a grey overcast sky, six children bombarded Railroad Pond with worms and bobbers during a recent fishing adventure.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 12:10 PM
July 04, 2008
Florida Fishing News - Fishing boat captain convicted in fatal smuggling (AP via Yahoo!
Fishing boat captain convicted in fatal smuggling (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
A federal jury in West Palm Beach, Florida, found a Bahamian fishing boat captain guilty of second-degree murder in the drowning of three illegal immigrants he was trying to smuggle into the United States.
West Central Florida 'Gets More Lightning Than Anywhere Else' (The Tampa Tribune)
TAMPA - Thunderstorms roll over West Central Florida 90 to 100 days a year. With that many, it's little wonder the region is called the lightning capital of the country.
Upcoming outdoors events in S. Florida (Miami Herald)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection will deploy teams of officers to three South Florida marinas during the holiday weekend to process small boats returning from the Bahamas and provide in-person immigration clearances. Officers will be at Miami Beach Marina from Sunday through Tuesday, at Lauderdale Marina on Sunday and Monday and at Sailfish Marina on Singer Island on Sunday and Monday. Boaters ...
Posted by Captaingrubby at 01:45 PM
July 03, 2008
Florida Fishing News - Fishing boat captain convicted in fatal smuggling (KWWL Iowa) WEST
Fishing boat captain convicted in fatal smuggling (KWWL Iowa)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A federal jury in West Palm Beach, Florida, has found a Bahamian fishing boat captain guilty of second-degree murder in the drowning of 3 illegal immigrants he was trying to smuggle into the United States.
Posted by Captaingrubby at 03:45 PM
July 01, 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 08:55 PM