I just stink. Two days fishing without showering. Hit offshore today with Capt. Scott Hamilton in search of spinner sharks that never materialized. Got into some dolphin (mahi), which are awesome on fly, on a pallet in 30 feet of green water. Unexpected. We also hit a few small false albacore but mostly fought the wind [...]
Archive for the ‘Offshore’ Category
This Room Smells Like Hotel Illness*
Posted in Florida, Fly Fishing, Inshore, Offshore on March 27, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Kesey’s Fugitive Mexico
Posted in Offshore, Stupid Stuff, Travel on March 24, 2008 | No Comments »
A Time’s writer’s pretentious attempt to recreate Ken Kesey’s experience on the lam in Manzanillo.
FISHERIES: Noise Makes Right
Posted in Inshore, Northeast, Offshore, Other Blogs, Save the World, tagged conservation, fishing on March 11, 2008 | 3 Comments »
John McMurray with one of his too infrequent posts on fishing conservation, this one pointed at how certain interests with loud voices and bully pulpits can undercut anglers’ efforts as a conservation force.
Billfish Harvest
Posted in Offshore, Save the World on March 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A paper on the worlds’ billfish harvest from the IGFA. The U.S. is the largest importer on record.
Those that aren’t caught for harvest or as by-catch will have a harder time finding something to eat.
Friends with Boats
Posted in Florida, Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Inshore, Offshore on March 6, 2008 | 5 Comments »
ZB’s getting an 18 footer down in Florida to go fishing for bucketmouths in the Glades and Okeechobee, hit the snook lights in strategic brackish canals, and duck outside the inlet when conditions permit. Thank you ZB. There is no better boat than your friend’s boat. I’ll buy the beer, ice, and sammies. I’ll split [...]
HEATLH: Baseball Hats
Posted in Florida, Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Inshore, Offshore, Other Blogs on March 5, 2008 | No Comments »
Bish from New Zealand shares some advice from his Dr. on why baseball caps don’t do jack squat.
REFERENCE: Fly Fisherman’s Guide To Saltwater Prey
Posted in Fly Fishing, Inshore, Offshore, Reviews, tagged baitfish, Fly Fishing, saltwater on March 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Here’s what I like about Fly Fisherman’s Guide to Saltwater Prey. There’s not a single photo of a gamefish in the book, save for the one the author’s holding in his bio pic on the back cover. Every picture in this book is either of a type of saltwater prey or of the fly that [...]
Fishing, Vegans, and Bullshit
Posted in Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Inshore, Offshore, Other Blogs, Save the World, Stupid Stuff, Video on December 17, 2007 | No Comments »
I hate to mention PeTA for the very reason Singlebarbed rued it in his post, because it’s an organization that employs a talk good about me, talk bad about me, just talk about me mindset.
But ok, here’s the thing. I get it. I know fishing is a predatory act. I know [...]
Beware of Strangers On Planes With Rod Tubes
Posted in Fly Fishing, Inshore, Offshore, Stupid Stuff, Travel, tagged Fly Fishing, jerk, Travel on December 10, 2007 | No Comments »
Fatty stopped in the aisle a few rows in front of me to hoist a big roller into the overhead bin. He grabbed the rod tube he’d set on his seat and stuffed that in, too. He must have asked someone the same questions, I thought.
At baggage claim, I made the mistake of asking Fatty [...]
(Ballyhoo image courtesy of Fishcraze.com)
The ballyhoo has a second purpose: projectile missile. We used to catch them with bits of oatmeal on little gold hooks for bait on my buddy BQ’s 25-foot Mako, and one time our friend ZB said something onboard BQ didn’t like so he turned and threw a hoo at ZB’s head [...]
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