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Captain Jim
Hammond - Jacksonville, FL Inshore
Tel: (904) 757-7550. E-mail:
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jim@hammondfishing.com
August 8, 2008
Now is the time to take your
small kids.
Taking small children fishing is a night
mare for most parents and here is why and what to do to make it a
memorable experience for the kids.
Taking small children fishing is a job
for a professional or a well seasoned parent. When taking small
children fishing, you will need to pick a time of the year when they
can catch a fish on every drop. Taking your small kids and
making them suffer through long periods of "no fish" can
be trying for the parents and miserable for the kids. Most kids have
an attention span of a minute if best, so putting them on a spot
where the fish catching is non-stop is the key to them not moaning
and complaining.
Now is the time to take advantage of a
species of fish that is a blast to catch, great to eat and when you
find them, you can usually catch one on every drop, which makes them
a great kids fish. These fish are usually very easy to catch, when
using the right stuff. And more is better when it comes to kids.
On August 4 2008, I had just that trip
with Charlie Clements, his wife and two small kids. We started
at 7 am at the local boat ramp, where they joined me on my Honda
powered DOCK. Just kidding about the dock part. It is really the
largest Carolina Skiff made and most people that fish with me say it
fishes like being on a dock, because it is so stable.
Remember to have your kids wear their
life vest. Charlie went to Wal-Mart and purchased a ski type life
vest for each of his kids. This style vest is much more comfortable
than the big commercial type the most charter captains have.
We all got in our places and we were off
to one of many Croaker holes in the St Johns River. This
particular spot was not far and we were there in no time.
I wanted to be sure I was in the right
spot before send down the anchor so with the help of my Humminbird
Matrix 97 color recorder, I found what looked like a good spot to
start. A good recorder is pretty important for this kind of fishing
as you do need to know exactly where the fish are and with my Matrix
97, it shows me where I need to fish, every time.
No that we have our anchor down, we need
to get some baits in the water and the bait of choice for today is
dead shrimp that I got from White Shell fish camp on Heckscher Dr.
The night before, I restrung my reels
with 20 pound test Power Pro and made a few simple two hook rigs, so
I was ready to get the action started as soon as I got bait on the
hooks.
My rigs consisted of 7 foot Ugly Stik
rods, Tide Water reel, 20 pound test Power Pro on the reel, a
Sea Striker barrel swivel, a 4 foot piece of 20 pound mono as the
leader and 2 Daiichi 1/0 Circle Wide hooks, a 2 ounce bank sinker
(weight of sinker depends on water depth and current speed) and
for bait fresh dead shrimp.
I sent the first rig down and placed it
in a rod holder so I could get the second rig baited and in the
water. By the time I sent the second rig down the first pole was
bending toward the water. I pulled it from the holder and let the
first Jr angler crank up a fish. Just right, a nice 1/2 pound
croaker and just a croaking it was. Before I could get bait back on
the hook, the other pole was bending towards the water. I knew
I had Daiichi Circle Wide hooks and the fish was not going to get away,
so I continued baiting the hook and sending it back down. By the
time I got it in the rod holder, Charlie was manning the other pole
and with the other Jr angler assisting him in getting another nice
croaker to the boat.
This action was pretty continuous for a
while UNTIL something pretty large decided to join in on the
fun. This fish slammed dunked the rod and started screaming line
from the reel, heading up current a blazing speed. I immediately handed
the rod to Charlie and began moving the other rods from the
water and back in the boat. I wasn't sure what we had but I did
not want it to get tangled in the other lines when it came back
towards the boat. Charlie angled this fish for about 10 minutes
before he had it near the boat. I know from previous LARGE fish
that the most critical time of the fight it the time when the fish
is at the boat. Anglers get impatient, there are things to get
tangled on, (Honda motor, anchor rope, transducer and anything else
that might be near) and the fish makes last minute screaming runs.
All which can end in NO FISH in the net. Even though Charlie
sits behind a desk (he is a CPA) he did a great job of managing the
big fish right towards the net that I had waiting. What a way to
start off, a 20 plus pound redfish and to date Charlie's largest.
Charlie Clements with his largest
redfish to date 20 plus pounds
After reviving and sending this nice
fish back down to the deeps, we were back at it catching croakers
with the kids, Sam and Caroline. We even let mom, Michele catch a
few.
I had taken one of the small croakers
and cut off the head and tail and for bait for another monster
redfish. My rig was a Penn International 965 bait cast reel, an
Ugly Stik rod, 50 pound test Power Pro line, a Sea Striker barrel
swivel, a Sputnik 3 ounce sinker, 3 feet of 40 pound test mono
leader and a Daichii 5/0 Circle Wide hook. I took the chunk croaker
bait and cast it as far as I could towards the middle of the river.
This outfit went in the rod holder with the clicker on while we
continued to have fun with the kids.
We had been there about an hour and had
managed to catch about 25 croakers and a 20 pound redfish. This is
the kind of action it takes to please small kids and we were doing
just that. Every time the rod would double over, the Daiichi hooks
had done their job and the kids got to wind in another one.
Caroline, Sam (holding a croaker) and in
the background Michele Clements
I was helping Caroline catch another
croaker when Sam hollered out, "there is a fish on the big
pole". Caroline and I finished catching here croaker and I
walked to the rear of the boat and handed Charlie the BIG POLE. What
ever we had was nice as it ran a long way into the middle of the
river before Charlie managed to get any line back on the spool. Now
was a tug of war. The fish would get 50 feet and Charlie would get
20 feet. This action went on for about 20 minutes or more before the
fish was straight under the boat. I eased forward and picked up the
net and coached Charlie on the obstacles like Honda and anchor line
but he did good and brought the fish right up to the net where we
all went OH AH. This was a monster redfish and now the largest he
had ever caught and Michele said the larges fish she had ever seen
in person. The kids were jumping around going OH AH. I got the Boga
Grip scale, lipped the fish and handed it to Charlie. The scale was
bottomed out so we can just guess. I say somewhere around 50 pounds.
What do you think? In trying to guess the weight, keep in mind,
Charlie is about 6'4" tall.
After a few pictures, we spent about 10
minutes reviving the fish before it swam off.
Charlie Clements with his NOW ALL TIME
largest redfish.
We fish a while longer with the kids,
went for a ride to look at flipper and came back to fish some more.
We probably caught over 40 fish total, saw lots of flippers, saw
some big ships and not one time did we have kids whining or
complaining.
IF you decide to take your kids fishing,
remember, the trip is for them not you. so when they are ready to
go, it is time to go. Most of the time there are only small fish
like croakers for kids. Charlie must be living right, to
manage to catch these two VERY nice reds while fishing with his
kids.
Remember Moms and Dads, spend some time
with your kids, it will make a positive difference in their lives.
Good Fishing
Capt Jim Hammond
Capt Jim's Fun Fishing Inc.
17184 Dorado Cir
Jacksonville, Fl 32226
904 757 7550
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Captain.
J.C. -- J.C.’s
Indian River Fishing Charters, Melbourne Florida
Cell:
772-633-4349
captjc@bellsouth.net
April
21, 2008
Ok
well the cold front came in and now we look like we might be headed
for summer and top water action for sure. The cold weather really made
fishing a challenge as the water temps went from 80 down to the low
60’s causing our friends to be less than cooperative. This week they
are calling for temperatures during the day of 80’s with lots of sun
so the water temperature should move into the low 80’s. So lets
break out the top water and let the fun begin.
I
fished all week and as said earlier the beginning of the week was a
challenge. The water temps were in the low 60’s so we went to the
drop offs of the spoil islands and the flats early around 9 in the
morning. We used Gulp 3 inch glow shrimp on a 1/8 ounce jig and worked
them slowly and did manage to get a few Trout most in the 10 to 14
inch range. The bite was very finicky and they had to be coaxed into
taking the bait. I do not usually like using Gulp as the price is a
little high and you always seem to feed the puffers. Using the gulps
when the temps are down though does seem to cause them to bite more
aggressively. Later in the day we did move onto the flats and saw lots
of big fish. Key word here is saw and talking to other people they saw
a lot also but no catching. While on the flats we did catch some Trout
and Short Snook all in the range of 10 to 15 inches. We were using
D.O.A. jerk baits in Arkansas glow and Yo-Zuri 3d fingerlings in green
prism.
Ok
later in the week things changed as the water temperatures started to
climb. We actually moved back to more of a summer pattern. Working the
flats and sand bars of the spoil islands early with D.O.A. shrimp and
jerk baits in glow and red with gold fleck we caught Trout and again
some short Snook. All the fish were still in the 10 to 15 inch range
but we had a lot more fish. The jacks and ladies were also a lot more
prevalent and created nonstop action some mornings. Once
again we saw big fish and talking to other people if you stayed it
paid. Seems they would start biting for a while but there was no rhyme
or reason to when. Late afternoon though did seem to be better. Once
we had worked the flats and spoil islands we moved to the docks and
had better success then the week bef ore. I think the cooler weather
moved my Sheepshead and Black Drum back into the docks. Using live
shrimp on a #2 owner hook with split shot we had some nice Black Drum
in the 6 to 7 pound range and some nice Sheepshead in the 4 to 5 pound
range. We also had some Snook in the 18 to 20 inch range.
I did have one evening trip this past weekend and using top
water we had one Red that was 21 inches. No it was not big but hay top
water what can you say but yea baby.
Now
for the coming week and what to do if you head out. First get out
early and fire up the tope water plugs.
If it is dead calm I would go with a small popper like the
Yo-Zuri 3d working it slowly or a walk the dog style lure like the
Skitter walk. I would try the flats or edges of the spoil islands and
look for bait. I would be looking for finger mullet or glass minnows
and work the edges of the bait. The other place I would hit is the
mangrove edges especially down south of the Wabbasso Bridge. Later in
the day I would still work the flats and spoil islands using soft
plastics such as jerk baits. Base your color on water clarity. If it
is clear I like flashy baits such as clear with gold fleck or
chartreuse with gold fleck. If
the water is dirty I like dark reds with gold f lake or Arkansas glow
.Where retrieves are concerned you should start out slow and speed up
over time. Since we will have warmer water temperatures you will need
to see what they are looking for. The other thing to do is go late in
the day. I would plan an evening trip and do some top water starting
like 6 or so and work until dark. Oh and yes if you are looking for
action hit the docks with live shrimp. The other bait I will start
favoring for the docks is Pin fish. The
docks should start being a great place in the later morning for Snook
as the water heats up. They should start moving in under them to stay
cool.
I
hope everyone has a Blessed and Safe week. If you have any questions
about what’s biting and where drop me a note. I am more than happy
to give you the low down on what’s been working for me.
Capt.J.C.
J.C.’s Indian River Fishing Charters
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Capt. Tris
Colket
Last Mango Sport Fishing Charters
Tel: (772) 559-0594 e-mail: fvmango@juno.com
March 24, 2008
As the wind howls outside my window on
an otherwise glorious and sunny Florida afternoon, I find myself relecting
on one our more recent charter trips.
The nasty green water that had eddied down from the Cape all
through Feb and March had definitely made the fishing a little tougher
than usual and there were several days when we struggled to make
something happen!
With live bait difficult, if not
impossible, to catch on any of the inshore bouys & other 'not
so secret hot spots & bait holes', our options were limited. Trolling
is always a great way to start the day (and finish the day if the fish
cooperate), but that green water had covered up the bar and
on out to at least 180' and there were no 'conditions' to be found at
it's offshore edge.
Well, perserverence pays off more often
than not and we captured a few small dolphin as well as the requisite
bonita & barracuda mix. It was time to put a serious bend in the
rods. Ooops, 'no' live bait and cold water on the bottom on the
bar. What to do? Finish the day off trolling or.........."make it
happen!"
So you know where I'm going with the
charter trip now. Out to the deeper water, trolling rigs put away and
the Shimano jiging rods coming out of their compartment and readied
for serious battle with the infamous "reef donkey",
aka AJ/amberjack.
Ok, so most of our charter wasn't so
sure about this idea, in fact, only one of them was the least bit
famiiar with vertical jigging. Well thank you Antanas Bukauskas!
At 16 or 17, this young man with the support of his father Vyto, was
not only familiar with jigging, but kicked some serious amberjack tail
while the others became more and more interested in our effort.
Darrell Hathaway was next with another 40 plus pounder and then things
got hot.
At one point it was total mahem with three on at a time and
anglers hanging on to Shimano's finest fishing rods for dear life (and
to escape the wrath of the captain perhaps)! All were up to the task
and we boated several 45 lb amberjack and had way too
many "Palm Beach Releases' directly under the boat). Back to
knot tying 101...note to self...'when tying Spectra to mono, you had
better do it right'! Ah heck, some of them just broke off or ripped
off under pressure from some very serious anglers.
Although we weren't that lucky on this
trip, plenty of grouper and sanpper are caught on these jigs; kings,
wahoo and tuna as well. Remember that the 'toothy critters' may take
your jig with them. You don't want to lose any more of them than you
have to!
The investment is substantial and losing a jig or two is all too
common, but what a 'great back up plan' for a day when the trolling is
off and live bait is hard to come by. Try your hand at it or better
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Tris Colket
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Fort Pierce, FL.34949
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Capt. David Ide
Lady Pamela II Sportfishing
Tel: (954) 647-3503 e-mail: ladypamela@bellsouth.net
June 18, 2008
Lady Pamela II Sportfishing Charters
Today we had 5 different people from all over the country
looking to do some deep sea sportfishing off Fort
Lauderdale. We headed out Shallow Harbor in search for bait.
We tried the local bouy and a few anchored ships but the
bait fish were scarce today. We set the trolling gear out
and it was one hit after another. The kingfish and spanish
mackerels were hittin the deck in good numbers. However, our
charter was more interested in catching big game fish so we
ran 5 miles to a spot north of Port Everglades (I can't tell
you guys my spot!). I dropped a bloody kingfish head down on
the bottom and a fresh king tail to go with it and waited
patiently. 55 long minutes passed and we got the bite and
missed it. I put a fresh slab on there and dropped in down
again, the balloon went under, we were hooked.....and he got
away again. (It was pretty intense) Three's a charm though.
I rigged another bait dropped er' down and he came back for
more! He was hooked good this time and he was not a happy
camper, he pulled 500 yards off the reel. Our 12 year old
angler, Brandon, did a great job through out his fighting
chair experience. He didn't stop reeling once and landed his
first trophy, a 10' 8" Great Gray Hammerhead shark!
Tight Lines!
Captain David Ide
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Captain Taco Perez -- Ft.
Lauderdale
Hooked Up Sportfishing
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764-4344
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July 7, 2008
Ok
let me set the scene for everyone. I’ve been doing this for a
long time but I’ve got to say that this trip will stand out in
my mind forever.
Also
bear in mind that there are a lot of people that e
mail me and call me on the phone to let me know when I’m a
little behind on my blogs and fishing reports. They also like to
let me know when I miss spell a word or when my grammar is a
little off.
Well
my best friend Jeff out of Jacksonville is my biggest critic so I
told him this report is on him.
Ok
so his grammar and spelling is a little better than mine but I am
a much better fisherman then him.
Also
I want everyone to know that at the end of this big fish battle it
was very important to me that this fish that made our day week and
probably year had to
swim away unhurt and I made sure of that.
In
closing the pictures on this blog cannot be enlarged however I
also posted them in photo gallery Titled Sam's Birthday well
worth looking at.
Ok
take it away Jeff.
Once
In a Life Time Birthday
Today
was a very special day for Captain Taco. It was Taco’s daughter
Samantha’s 16th birthday and one of Samanthaât™s
birthday wishes was to go fishing with her Dad, her brother Luis,
and to bring along a few of her friends on her Dad’s boat. Jessica,
Sasha, Kailie along with Brandy (Samantha’s horse trainer) and
her husband Angel joined the Hooked Up at 9:00 a.m. at the dock.
Off we went.
Now
I must tell you that Taco’s kids, Luis and Samantha learned how
to catch fish before they could ride a bike. Luis at 18 years old
is already a talented fisherman and Samantha now 16 years old has
caught more Sailfish than most of us will in a lifetime. There
was one thing Samantha had never accomplished…wiring a Sailfish.
For those of you that don’t know this term, it is the end of a
fight where the fish
is tired and you have to “hand line” the fish to the boat with
your hands because the leader is at a point that the angler can no
longer gain line on the reel. Of
course Samantha had witnessed this 100’s of times and was
trained on the do’s and don’ts. Fish sometimes seem
to play possum at the end of the fight and can fool you that they
are tired but will light up when they get close to the boat. This
is a very important fact to know when wiring a fish.
The
fishing stage is set. Captain Taco takes the Hooked Up over to an
anchored ship off Port Everglades. Samantha and her friends are
having fun in the sun laughing and joking when in a few minutes of
letting the baits out, Fish On! The girls are on the bow and
bridge of the boat so Angel, who is in the cockpit, grabs the rod.
After 10 minutes or so the fish (a Kingfish) is at the side of the
boat. Somehow the hooks fall out and we all scratched our heads
looking at Luis...Luis was the first mate on this special trip.
The
ship happens to pull anchor as we make another pass by her and
Captain Taco decides to go further off shore to find better
looking water. We’re heading out and the boat is scaring up
Flying fish which is pretty common. I
ask the Captain about the Flying fish when he tells me to look
300+ yards to the right where there was something else scaring the
Flying fish out of the water. He makes a hard right and we head
for that spot. Before you know it, Bam, fish on! By the time I
could turn around, I hear “Sailfish” and Samantha’s friend,
Jessica jumps in the chair and the fight begins.
Here’s
where the unbelievable begins. Luis recently bought an underwater
camera and had taken some underwater photos while fishing in the
Bahamas for a few weeks. Samantha is in the cockpit, Dad is at the
helm asking Luis if he wants to get some underwater photos, and at
the same time yelling for Samantha to “wire the Sailfish”.
Samantha already had the gloves on and was ready. Samantha brings
the sailfish to the boat like a pro. Luis grabs his camera as the
Sailfish gets to within 20’ of the boat. Luis gets the loud word
from his Dad to get in the water.
Samantha is holding the fish off the back of the boat when
Luis dives in the water like Tarzan with his camera in hand.
Captain Taco has to keep everyone safe maneuvering the boat to
keep his son and daughter out of harm’s way. Luis
get’s his shots and all of the sudden the Sailfish goes crazy on
top of the water. Jumping in every direction, the Sailfish jumps
and lands on top of Luis’s back. Because Luis was deeper than
the Sailfish and Samantha was holding the fish away from her
brother, he was never touched. Samantha wires the fish to the side
of the boat and Dad flies down to the cockpit to release the fish.
The Sailfish, a little tired swims away; Luis (Tarzan) jumps back
on the boat after photographing his first Sailfish underwater,
Jessica smiles as she has just caught her first Sailfish,
Samantha, after wiring her first Sailfish is still smiling today,
and lots of “high fives” are going on around the boat.
Taco,
being in the fishing business for most of his adult life has
experienced just about everything you can imagine fishing but this
experience was one in a life time. Father, Son, and Daughter on a
beautiful birthday, fishing with friends, catching, wiring, and photographing
a Sailfish underwater
was one hell of a family affair and a day that all of us will
never forget.
Happy
Birthday Sam…what an incredible day!
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Fanntastic Fishing -- Ft.
Lauderdale, Pompano, Port Everglades, Miami, South Florida and Bahamas
Captain Mark Fann (954) 728-9880 (954) 661-6911
e-mail: captmarkfann@aol.com
Fishing report for week of June 9 through June 19th.
Wow - what a great time we have had fishing here lately.
Its been a real "grab bag" out there. Each trip
has had something a little different mixed in with it.
The past few days, the king mackeral have been really strong,
with us limiting out almost every trip. The bonitos have
been really active also. They may not be good to eat, but
they sure are a great fight.
We have also had some really nice blackfin tuna, some in the
25-30lb range.
The barracuda action has really heated up here lately. We
have been catching some really nice ones.
There have been a few sailfish caught on the troll in the past
week or so - we can't rule them out yet.
We have also caught a few wahoo on the troll in the past week or
so.
On Tuesday, we headed offshore and ended up catching about a
350lb blue marlin - what a sight that was.
The dolphin have been real scattered, but we did have a few nice
ones on Tuesday - hopefully they will stick around.
This time of year is a great time, especially if you are looking
for lots of action. We have been brining in great numbers
of fish almost every trip. The seas have been great
lately, between nothing and 2ft - great if your worried about
seasickness.
With the action we have been having out there lately, it is a
great time to get the kids out there - plenty of catching going
on to keep their interest. There's nothing greater than a
kid hooking into his first nice fish.
You can reach Capt. Mark at (954) 728-9880. We look
forward to seeing you out there.
Tight lines and Fanntastic Fishing
Capt. Mark Fann
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Captain Ron Mallet
-- Ft. Lauderdale, Boca Raton, Miami
Action Sportfishing
Tel: (954) 423-8700
e-mail: captron@actionsportfishing.com;
BoatBiz@aol.com
May 31, 2008
We have entered the long days of
summer. The bite is changing daily according to the weather
patterns and what happens to be moving through the waters each
few days. Mostly Kingfish and Bonita offshore with the
occasional Sailfish and Dolphin still popping up. The Dolphin
are very scattered and mostly far offshore so most boats are
risking lots of fuel ($) going out thier hunting. Most are
playing it safe live baiting the drop off.
The inlet has some Barracuda and
Jack Crevalle eating live bait. As long as the tide is flowing
they seem to bit. Mid day during the bright sun will slow down
the bite some so try to do your fishing in the morn or late
afternoon when possible.
Sea Ya,
Captain Ron Mallet
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Islamorada Sportfishing --
Islamorada
Offshore, Reefs, Bridges, Flats & Backcountry
Email Info@IslamoradaSportFishing.com
August 17, 2008
Offshore:
There are relatively few charterboats getting out in quest of
offshore species these days, but those that have looked for
the Dolphin have usually found them. Capt. Kevin Kelly
on the Motherload had a ¾ day this week and racked over
twenty Mahi-Mahi for his customers. The bite of Blackfin
Tuna is pretty good if you get to the hump early in the
morning and find current. The Tuna are not large,
but provide good eats and variety in the fish box. The
Dolphin have been from twelve to twenty miles from the beach.
Reefs:
The mainstay of reef fishing, the Yellowtail Snapper, are
still being caught in good numbers when the right conditions
exist. For successful Yellowtail “freelining” one
needs off color water and at least a trickle of current
preferably to the east. For those of you that are true
Snapper aficionados, stay out into darkness and get up shallow
for great Mangrove Snapper action. Remember the Mangrove
limit is only five of the Snapper bag limit, so be selective
and release the smaller fish. Using circle hooks will
lessen the damage to a released fish.
Gulf and Bay:
With the start of school soon and the very hot weather
business has slowed down, but not the fishing! Snapper
and Trout are providing plenty of action in Florida Bay and
the near Gulf. For the uninitiated, just go northwest
from Lower Matecumbe or Long Key and stop when you get to the
smoky water. For the Trout and Snapper both drift jigs
or cut bait near the bottom. If you elect to chum you
will probably get covered up with the Catfish. When in
the same area try a drift for Tarpon with live Blue Crab or
ladyfish under a float. The channels near Sandy Key will
have Tarpon feeding on the tide change.
Flats, Backcountry and Flamingo:
In the Flamingo area many guides are up on the flats finding
Redfish and the occasional Snook. The Redfish seem to
like the water temperature in the upper eighties and can be
found cruising the flats looking for Crabs. If you are
doing some scouting for Snook with the Snook season nearing,
check out the Cape Sable area as well as the drains in
Flamingo. The Snook season opener for Gulf of Mexico,
Monroe County and Everglades National Park is coming September
1st. On that note, there is one guide who is suggesting
that charter captains institute a voluntary “no take” –
“no harvest” when it comes to Snook!
“Environmental conditions and mother nature’s cold fronts
are hard enough on the Snook,” said Capt. Lou Brubaker, “I
wonder how the Snook population would respond if man did not
take a percentage?”
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