Tag Archives: Florida

FLORIDA: Drought

Work last week brought me down to South Florida and then up the Space Coast and  into Central Florida, and the signs of drought are obvious. Old ditches on the roster are currently unfishable due to the dropping water levels. … Continue reading

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Save the World Links

Tarbone sends a letter to Florida Fish and Wildlife asking for better bonefish, tarpon, and permit protections. Capt. Gordon sends word of more news in his battle against Carolina gill nets. Coastal Voices blog has a link to a map … Continue reading

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FLORIDA: Mammalian Fishing Challenge

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 … Continue reading

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Bombs and Butterfly Peacocks

The power outage that rippled north from Turkey Point on Tuesday did not slow down the peacock bass fishing. I also got the chance to test a version of the bass fly bendback tied with a Gamakatsu bass hook. I … Continue reading

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FLORIDA: Gators, Big Cats, and Other People’s Poons

THE TRAIL: I stood on shore with my feet nearly touching the water, totally engrossed in the act of tying on a new fly. Then I felt the sensation of being watched. I looked up to see an alligator floating … Continue reading

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FLORIDA: Bud’s Lives

I stopped by the Ole Florida Fly Shop to pick up some eat-mes and ditch flies, and realized the bomb shelter where I mispent many nights of my youth was practically next door. What is now the Boca Bar & … Continue reading

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VIDEO: Cold Florida

I got a Sanyo Xacti waterproof digital camcorder for Christmas and plan on using it to put forth some hackitube–crappy amateur footage posted to Youtube. This first one is some salty and fresh footage from my last trip. A few … Continue reading

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FLORIDA: Montauk South

  When we left the dock the thermometer said 38F and warmed up to 47F. We fought a bitter wind to get shots at wall to wall diving birds and busting fish. IN FLORIDA. The busting jack crevalle made for … Continue reading

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FLORIDA: Coons, Mennonites, and Lizardfish

About a half-dozen raccoons loitered around the trash cans of the parking lot at the beach. Coons in daylight bring up thoughts of rabies, but these could have been pets. Two of them started wrestling over a piece of garbage and … Continue reading

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We Meet Again, Senor Pavon

My friend ZB calls them tucanare. Whatever its nickname, this one fell to a green and white super hair bendback fished on a 6wt with a 15-lb fluorocarbon shock tippet. One cool thing about these fish is that as a … Continue reading

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