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
Filed under Florida, Freshwater, Media, Save the World
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
Filed under Other Blogs, Pimped Content, Save the World
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
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
Filed under Florida, Fly Fishing, Freshwater
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
Filed under Florida, Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Inshore, Stupid Stuff
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
Filed under Florida, Fly Fishing, Inshore, Video
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
Filed under Florida, Fly Fishing, Inshore
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
Filed under Florida, Fly Fishing, Inshore
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
Filed under Florida, Fly Fishing, Freshwater
