Archive for the ‘Florida’ Category
Tarpon Nesting
Posted in Florida, Photos, tagged bad taxidermy, birds nest, tarpon on October 22, 2008 | No Comments »
TARPON: The Dinosaur Fish
Posted in Florida, Fly Fishing, Inshore, Pimped Content, Video, tagged fishing shows, Hooked, national geographic, tarpon on October 20, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Cool tarpon video from the National Geographic Channel’s new show “Hooked.”
FLORIDA: Anyone for Clown Knifefish?
Posted in Florida, Freshwater, Other Blogs, tagged clown knifefish, peaock bass, canals, ditch fishing, out of the fishbowl on October 14, 2008 | 6 Comments »
My friend Don DeMott has been hammering peacock bass down in Florida, and says about once a trip he pulls out one of these. Add it to the list of many non-native fish patrolling Florida’s freshwater drainage system. Roughfisher, the blogging community demands that you get on the case.
Bad Craziness
Posted in Florida, Media, Northeast, Offshore, Travel, tagged bad weather, cuidado, hurricanes, tropical storms on September 3, 2008 | No Comments »
WTF?
FLORIDA LIFE: Gators on the Lot
Posted in Florida, Non-fishing randomness, Photos, tagged alligator, crazy animals, gators on September 2, 2008 | 6 Comments »
My friend Suzy’s brother couldn’t get into his car after work because of a parking lot interloper.
FLORIDA: Mammalian Fishing Challenge
Posted in Florida, Inshore, Travel, tagged Florida, fishing, redfish, dolphin, west coast Florida, flipper, mullet on August 29, 2008 | No Comments »
Who do you think caught more?
Our boat? (Two redfish.)
Or these stone cold killers?
Watching dolphin work in concert to trap mullet against the mangroves and then literally flip them into the air and eat them made it all worth getting our asses handed to us.
FLORIDA: Good Signs
Posted in Florida, Inshore, tagged tarpon on August 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
You know potential is good when there’s a stuffed tarpon in the hotel office.
New Fishing Blogs on the Scene
Posted in Florida, Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Inshore, Media, Other Blogs, Travel, tagged fishing blog on August 18, 2008 | No Comments »
Added some new links of late.
Patagonia Flies, a blog about fly fishing in Argentina, written by Alex (pictured above). Had the chance to fish with Alex last week. Good angler, good tyer, and total character.
Carolina Redfish, actually called Capt. Gordon’s Fishing Reports, but what he does is stalk tailing reds in the spartina grass of [...]
FLORIDA: Flamingo Coming Back Eco-style
Posted in Florida, Save the World, Travel, tagged Everglades, Flamingo on August 15, 2008 | No Comments »
Via the Day Tripper:
After being waylaid by the last round of hurricanes in Aught Five, the Flamingo lodge has laid dormant like a ghost town at the gateway to some serious fishing. Now they’re going to rebuild it in an eco-friendly manner. Sign me up when it comes to pass.
PHONETICS: Not snuk, Snuuuuuuuuuke
Posted in Florida, Fly Fishing, Inshore, Stupid Stuff, tagged Everglades, Flamingo, snook on August 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Coincidentally, where I grew up is pronounced “Boca Rah-Tone”, not “Ratan.” (As an aside on where I live now, if I say “New York,” the proper response is not “How can you stand it?” or “I could never live there” or or any number of replies that you would be insulted by if someone said [...]
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