Florida Keys permit get greater protection

A new Florida Keys fishing zone to protect permit becomes reality Aug. 31.

Despite the good news the zone is smaller than originally proposed.

The Special Permit Zone is smaller than approved in draft form in April. The Bonefish and Tarpon Trust, a Key Largo-based organization, unsuccessfully urged the FWC to move the northern boundary in the Gulf of Mexico about 50 miles north, to the originally proposed line off Cape Romano.

"Shrinking the size of the [special permit zone] will expose the spawning aggregations in Florida Bay to harvest," said Aaron Adams, the trust's operations director.

LINK (Via: Keys Net)

Permit art by Mike Savlen

Fly Fishing the Sychelles

Triggers, Bumpies and GTs oh my. 

Via: Tourette Fishing

Official Release Set for August

Can't wait to get my copy.

Joining McDonald and Brown in this collaboration are celebrated East Coast photographers, Dave Skok, Brian Horsley, Sarah Gardner, Jim Levison, Matt Boutet, Sam Talarico, Barry and Cathy Beck, and others.

If you’re partial to crashing surf, panicked baitfish, diving birds, and busting fish, this book is the perfect complement to your fly-fishing collection.

LINK (Via: Departure Publishing and Fishing Jones)

500 Permit Update

The quest to land the 500th permit at the Palometa Club is over.  LINK

In Search of Pacific Sailfish

From Castaway Films

Bonefish in The Bahamas: A Message About Catch and Release

A short clip showing a sequence of a bonefish being stalked, captured, and released. Also included are some tips for using scientifically-quantified best practices for catch-and-release that will increase the chances your prized bonefish will avoid predation and live to be caught another day.