A Texas congressman has added his voice to those concerned with the U.S. Department of the Interior’s 2010 decision requiring the removal from the Gulf of Mexico of all non-producing oil rigs/structures within five years.
They’ve been known to jump into boats out here. In fact, I hooked a big one a while back, and immediately it jumped right next to the boat, crashing into the gunwale. I stiff-armed it with both hands and just managed to keep it from landing in the boat. If it had, we’d have been in real trouble, since it had to weigh around 300 Read More
The mouth of the mighty Columbia between Oregon and Washington hosts a fascinating fishery
June starts hurricane season for the Atlantic basin; scientists predict less activity
Writing about hurricanes has become habitual for me. No, I don’t think I’m paranoid nor alarmist. But I have a healthy respect for big storms and what they can do to the people and landscape. I’m a native Floridian and have lived through a few nasty blows.
Fort Lauderdale Fishing Report May 5, 2012 Today we had Jack, Travis, and Ed, from right here in Fort Lauderdale that wanted to catch some yellowfin
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A team of scientists led by freshwater fishing expert, Dalton Meyers, sets out on a journey to catch the rare and elusive paddlefish.
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Happy Mothers Day To all you hardcore fishing Ladies. Also to be so understanding of all us Captains and Anglers. This week spent some time of i
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FT LAUDERDALE, Florida, USA — Ms. Ellen Peel, the much respected president and CEO of The Billfish Foundation, who has also served for three years as a U.S. representative to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), has been named by President Obama as U.S. Commissioner to ICCAT.
If a picture may be worth 1,000 words, a few seconds of video may be worth a book. At least, the brief video capture of a big barracuda hurtling high out of the water to land squarely on the foredeck of a center console Yellowfin speaks volumes — about the excitement and unpredictability of fish and fishing. One might argue also, it speaks to the dangers, but most sports have their dangers. However, many sports lack the surprise that is a part of nearly every day on the water.