Sep 20

Captain’s Log: Sharks Swarming in Goleta Waters

Comments Off on Captain’s Log: Sharks Swarming in Goleta Waters

There are more sharks swimming around Goleta Bay than I have seen in decades. Now, before anyone panics and pulls their kids out of the water, please understand that the ones I’m talking about are thresher sharks and various bottom-dwelling sharks, which are not of particular concern to swimmers.

Original post by Noozhawk

Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.

Sep 20

Rivera’s long ride from a Pacific fishing village

Comments Off on Rivera’s long ride from a Pacific fishing village

He came from a family where fishing was a way to make a living. And Mariano Rivera, like others before him, was destined for a fisherman’s hard life.

Original post by Hudson Hub-Times

Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.

Sep 20

Ft. Lauderdale Tarpon

Comments Off on Ft. Lauderdale Tarpon

Here is a a short video we just made of our first tarpon landed aboard @Thelazymarlin.

Original post by Florida Sportsman

Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.

Sep 20

Island’s Only Female Charter Captain Has the Double X Factor

Comments Off on Island’s Only Female Charter Captain Has the Double X Factor

The waves were screaming one fall morning south of the Vineyard when Capt. Jennifer Clarke landed a big one.

Original post by Vineyard Gazette Online

Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.

Sep 20

The Forgotten Woman

Comments Off on The Forgotten Woman

A few years ago, I was in New York with my wife, Cynthia. Passing through Queens, we stopped in to see an old family friend of hers who was in town, with a new baby, visiting relatives.

Original post by The Weekly Standard

Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.

Sep 20

Community Voices | Learn about spey casting Saturday at new…

Comments Off on Community Voices | Learn about spey casting Saturday at new…

Mend Provisions is is a full-on fly shop carrying rods, reels, waders, flies and a large assortment of fly tying materials.

Original post by Twin Cities Daily Planet

Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.

Sep 20

Fishermen wins tug-of-war with huge fish that put up a memorable fight

Comments Off on Fishermen wins tug-of-war with huge fish that put up a memorable fight

Matt Clark of Independence has been fishing for only five years, but he already has the fish story of a lifetime.

Original post by The Kansas City Star

Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.

Sep 19

Make crew wear PFDs, says coroner

Comments Off on Make crew wear PFDs, says coroner

Key talks about the future of Holden’s Elizabeth plant, the Aussie dollar soars to its highest level in three months, and claims ASADA may impose bans over the Essendon supplement scandal CREW members on some commercial fishing vessels should be legally required to wear personal flotation devices, the Deputy […]

Original post by NEWS.com.au

Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.

Sep 19

Getting Started Fishing is Easier Than You Think

Comments Off on Getting Started Fishing is Easier Than You Think

I learn something from everyone, and these days I have been learning a lot from my kids.
var OB_platformType=3; var OB_PlugInVer=’8.0.0.0_Regular’;

Original post by Misc. Fishing Forums | Fishing news

Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.

Sep 19

Cabela’s Medical Tax Mistake

Comments Off on Cabela’s Medical Tax Mistake

No. There is a 2.3 percent excise tax on certain medical devices. Cabela’s, a Nebraska sporting goods company, applied the tax to some of its customers’ purchases by mistake.

Original post by FactCheck.org

Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.

Sep 19

On The Hook: The joys and benefits of flexible fishing

Comments Off on On The Hook: The joys and benefits of flexible fishing

The first contact was a phone call late one recent August evening. After introductions, the caller inquired about charter fishing availability over the ensuing weeks.

Original post by Marco Eagle

Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.

Sep 19

Iowa angler wins halibut derby jackpot

Comments Off on Iowa angler wins halibut derby jackpot

For Gene Jones, an angler from Bellevue, Iowa, it seems a long time – and a long wait – since he reeled in a 236.2-pound halibut July 25 while fishing with Capt.

Original post by Homer News

Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.

Sep 19

Girl, 5, has an unofficial fishing grand slam

Comments Off on Girl, 5, has an unofficial fishing grand slam

Only two billfish grand slams caught in North Carolina have been recorded as official on the all-time list.

Original post by News Observer

Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.

Sep 19

Fishing around: Some fishing haiku

Comments Off on Fishing around: Some fishing haiku

Haiku is structured poetry from Japan. In English, the traditional form is three lines with 17 syllables; five in the first line, seven in the second and five in the third.

Original post by Cape Cod Times

Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.

Sep 19

Salty bay water doesn’t mean bitter fishing experience

Comments Off on Salty bay water doesn’t mean bitter fishing experience

Extremes are the everyday in Baffin Bay, the 85-square-mile bay system immediately recognizable to most Texas coastal anglers by its three-lobed outline splayed like some contorted heron foot in the coastal plain south of Corpus Christi and its reputation as the state’s premier trophy speckled trout fishery.

Original post by Houston Chronicle

Read the full article. Click on the author/publication link.