Redfish and Twisted Line
The sheepshead were there as I suspected, and I did catch a number of them – up to 8 pounds. However, what normally would be a welcome fish – redfish – were also there. Not that I don’t love catching redfish – I do. But today I had six pound spinning gear, a quarter ounce jig head and fiddler crabs. What I didn’t need was to be pulled off my sheepshead to fight a big fish. But, that is exactly what happened.
Good Ghosts of Christmas Past
The Good Ghosts of Christmas Past
Martha La Marre and her Kona, Hawaii, marlin weighing 673 lbs
Martha La Marre and her Kona, Hawaii, marlin weighing 673 lbs
Arlen Gastineau caught this 65 lb halibut out of Homer Alaska
Arlen Gastineau caught this 65 lb halibut out of Homer Alaska in July 2007. Arlen's 8 year old grand daughter is excited and caught a small codfish herself!
Just a Jetty Fishing Day
The winter months are awfully good to me. This is when one good day can put jetty fishing at its best. Sheepshead, redfish, trout, bluefish, and drum – almost all these species can be found on and along the jetties this time of year.
A Time for Learning
I remember being in the boat with my oldest son on his first "fishing trip". He was almost three, and his grandfather had him on his lap helping him reel in a fish....
South Atlantic Fishing Regs
The South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council (SAFMC)recently and quietly published Amendment 16 in the Federal Register. With little fanfare (for obvious reasons) they placed new rules on bottom fishing fro grouper and other species that will go into effect on July 29, 2009, from North Carolina through the Florida Keys.
Jim Stalcup Spanish Mackrel
Jim Stalcup & I live in Austin, Texas.
I caught this nice 26" Spanish Mackrel on live Shrimp about 1/2 mile
offshore at Padre Island in Texas. I was fishing from my Kayak & he gave
me a pretty good ride before I got him in the boat. It was a blast!
Cold Weather Sheepshead
On a day when other fishermen would stay home, I tend to venture out into the weather. Cold, winter temperatures mean sheepshead in my neck of the woods (or would it be my piece of the ocean?). Either way, winter is sheepshead time, and the bite along the southern Atlantic coast has been hot recently.
Making Fish Bite
Lots of times fish that you can see won't bite. I have a way to make them bite!
Mark and Dee with two nice grouper off Islamorada, Florida
Mark and Dee with two nice grouper off Islamorada, Florida
Joe Vogel caught this 38" red drum at Sabine Pass Texas
Joe Vogel caught this 38" red drum at Sabine Pass Texas
A 50 pound kingfish caught off the Texas coast
A 50 pound kingfish caught off the Texas coast by Capt.Bill Curry of Workingman Charters
Reduced Limits and Seasonal Cl
The South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council (SAFMC) has formulated regulations that have affected both the commercial and recreational fisherman. These regulations have reduced the bag limit on a number of species, shortened the season on many other species, and very shortly will close the season on a significant portion of the Atlantic coast to bottom fishing for the foreseeable future. Some are wondering, “How did all this happen so fast”?
Fishing for Jail Birds!
Have you ever had someone try to teach you how to do something only to come to the realization that what he is teaching you is almost impossible? That's the way I felt many years ago when my father was trying to teach me how to set the hook on, and catch sheepshead. Known for their bait stealing prowess, these hard fighting fish have caused more grief to more fishermen than just about any other fish.
Should I Anchor
Boat Anchoring and Fishing Saltwater Fishing
Women's Surf Fishing Club of New Jersey
Women's Surf Fishing Club of New Jersey
Fishing Knots
Beutner Multimedia has now released an instructional CD on fishing knots. This complements their previous three CDs on general knot tying and rope splicing - all great. This one is no different.
Freeing a Hung Boat Anchor
Freeing a Hung Anchor Saltwater Fishing marine weather Few anglers realize that they need as much anchor line (rode) as they do to be safe.
Tony Simone of St Augustine, Florida with a 76 pound wahoo
Tony Simone of St Augustine, Florida with a 76 pound wahoo
