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This is where I'll post thoughts on fly fishing, occasional writing blurbs in progress that are unedited and unrefined, and even some photos that I especially like (which will also get posted on one of the Photos pages). I'll also post a notice here when I update a portion of the site (if you want to receive web site update emails (approx 1 per month) send me an email). This certainly won't be a daily blog, I don't have that much to say. However, unlike many blogs that post every day just to post, most of the times that I post I'll actually have something to say. I know, strange concept. The most recent posts are at the top, scroll down for older posts. |
To see all blog posts prior to July 2010, please go here. The old blog string became a bit unwieldy, so has been archived. August 22, 2010 It doesn't matter how many times you've watched or listened to Lefty Kreh talk about fsly fishing, there is always something new to learn. EVen if you have all of his books and videos, there always seems to be something not yet revealed in those books that comes out during a presentation. For example, during a recent lunch with Lefty, he said to me "I've seen you cast, I bet I can add 10 or 15 feet to your cast in 10 minutes." I said "You're on", and damn if he didn't add 10-15 feet to my cast after lunch. And it was just a simple adjustment to my stroke. Nice. Lefty recently gave a presentation to a group in Sarasota, FL, so I drove up to see Lefty, and to sit in the back of the room to pick up some more tidbits. I did, of course, pick up a couple more fishing tips. I think part of the reason that Lefty always has new tips to provide is that he's always thinking about ways to improve fly fishing. In any case, it's a good thing for the rest of us. In response to a number of requests, I've updated the Research page. A nice redfish from a recent evening fishing for tailers during a low tide. It hoovered a Gurgler.
August 14, 2010 The Tribal Bonefish site has been updated. August 11, 2010 Captain Tommy Locke has a new web site. It's about time. Tommy has been guiding in the Charlotte Harbor area for decades, and has forgotten more than I'll know about this area and its fish. Tommy is the one who really broke the code on fly fishing for tarpon in this area, and taught many of the present day guides the ropes. Plus, he's a good teacher, so you can't help but learn when you are on his boat. http://www.capttommylocke.com/ August 7, 2010 A few new videos are online: Rich Volpe was kind enough to share some dawn patrol tarpon video from a recent morning he accompanied me on the water. He got footage of a couple other fish that he intends to use in an upcoming documentary. Rich also put together some video of recent tarpon satellite tagging in Charlotte Harbor, plus part of my presentation on Boca Grande as to why we need to satellite tag tarpon. I did an interview with World Fishing Network lat week for their News program, and talked about the potential impacts of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill on tarpon. July 24, 2010 A couple of nice photos, courtesy of Andrew Barbour, of a recent tarpon outing.
New video clips from the Familiar Waters fishing show on bonefish tagging and catch and release, a video on tarpon tagging, and a new interview from the bonefishonthebrain blog are now posted on the Media Page July 23, 2010 There aren't a whole lot of places where a person can work 1/2 day and chase tarpon in the afternoon. Nobody can work all the time, so that's what I did yesterday. It paid off. We saw a decent number of fish, had some follows, this one ate. Nice.
July 18, 2010 The image on the home page is from a recent trip in the Everglades, out of Chokoloskee with BTT member Keith Goodman and BTT Conservation Captain Wright Taylor. The fish were tough to find, made harder by muddy water, but we almost managed a boat slam (got a redfish, snook, black drum, and missed a nice tarpon). New features: - An informal comparison of tarpon hooks. Over the last few tarpon seasons, I've been conducting an information experiment on the fish retaining ability of a few different tarpon hooks. The results have given me a new standard tarpon hook for my tarpon flies. - Selecting the right fly for the occasion. Thoughts on how to incorporate habitat and prey behavior into your fly creation, selection, and presentation. This new feature begins with a general introduction, and then moves on to the first installment - bonefish flies. - Poor weather fishing. A recent day of good fishing on a day of rain and dark skies reminded me of how good fishing can be on poor weather days. In this article I share some tips on poor weather fishing, with examples from a few rainy day bonefish and redfish trips that paid off. - The real scoop on sight fishing. Magazine articles only show you the money shots - fish that are easy to see, and seemingly waiting to be caught. This piece shows you photos of what you should really be looking for. New video footage: Rich Day Productions has been working on a documentary about the tarpon fishery of southwest Florida - historical through present. They have their first trailer up, and have helped out BTT by creating a six-minute piece on tarpon satellite tagging. Filming for Season 2: We recently wrapped up filming for the follow-up season to the TV series Pirates of the Flats, which featured Tom Brokaw, Michael Keaton, Lefty Kreh, Yvon Chouinard, Bill Klyn, and Val Atkinson. The Pirates series (which aired on ESPN2 in spring 2010) was a great success, and helped Bonefish & Tarpon Trust share their work with a much larger group of anglers. Since ESPN is closing shop on their Outdoors programming at the end of 2010, the series has moved and taken a new name. The series will air on The Outdoor Channel beginning in January 2011, and will be titled Buccaneers and Bones. Brokaw, Keaton, Klyn, and Chouinard have all returned, plus two new anglers: actor Zach Gilford and famous fly angler Lori-Ann Murphy. In addition to bonefish, they tangle with tarpon. Footage was filmed in Florida and Belize. It's going to be another good series. Stay tuned for more details.
The oil spill: It's good to hear that they may have finally stopped the flow of oil, but the ecological damage to the Gulf of Mexico is only just beginning. I am becoming increasingly worried that there appears to be no plan to determine and address the long term impacts. It is also worrisome that BP is going around the Gulf coast trying to buy up scientific researchers. The scientists have to sign an agreement to not in any way share the data they collect. This is completely counter to how marine science is conducted, where sharing of information (via publications of research articles) is one of the most valuable aspects of the discipline. To my knowledge, I do not know anyone who has signed such an agreement, and I truly hope none of my colleagues sign on. This is pathetic and entirely unnacceptable. A scientist's integrity is essential to maintaining the objectivity that is the basis for solid science, and this skewers integrity. Read more here: Keep up on the oil spill here A recent evening of fishing for tailing redfish: Low tide near dusk, calm winds, slick water. It was only a matter of time before the redfish started to tail. I paddled slowly around the grass flat in my kayak, looking for the first tails to pop up. It took maybe 15 minutes. First an occasional tail, then more. Then two to three redfish at a time following a stingray moving into the shallow water.
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