Going to War with GTs

Peter McLeod leads an assault on Farquhar Atoll.

Heading for the outer islands in the Seychelles is the nearest thing in fishing terms of going to war. After months of preparation including some physical training the time was finally upon us as my band of GT hunters boarded aircraft and heading once again for the Indian Ocean.

LINK (via: Fish and Fly)

New, tougher Florida fishing rules could be on the way

Plenty of discussion remains before the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission makes a decision, but some of the state’s favorite fish species might soon get greater protection.

Florida has no official designation for game fish and sport fish, so at the FWC meeting Dec. 5 in Apalachicola, staff will recommend to commissioners:

• A game fish designation for redfish, snook and spotted sea trout.

This designation could include no commercial harvest, recreational harvest by hook and line only, and zero bag limit for captain and crew of for-hire vessels. Under current regulations, commercial harvest is allowed for spotted seatrout but not redfish or snook.

• A sport fish designation for tarpon, bonefish, permit and billfish.

This designation could include catch-and-release only, no recreational or commercial harvest, fishing with hook and line only. Under current regulations, commercial harvest is allowed for permit but not tarpon, bonefish or billfish.

LINK (via: Florida Today)

Why are Florida Bay bonefish so scarce?

Eye on Miami blogger Gimleteye has a theory.

Bonefish, an iconic species that habituate the shallow water flats of South Florida, and their disappearance were subject of a recent Miami Herald report by outdoor writer Susan Cocking. The Herald report mentions scientists scratching their collective heads at the complex problem. Let's cut to the chase. I can explain why bonefish are so scarce in Florida Bay: people can't govern their impacts on the environment.

The blame rests with taxpayers, with voters who return incumbents to office who couldn't care less, but especially with billionaire oligarchs from Big Sugar who control levers of power in Tallahassee and the nation's capitol.

LINK (via: Eye on Miami)

Sabalo Gigante

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Gangsters of the Flats

2012 Drake 5 Minutes of Fly Fishing "Best Fishing" category winner.

A Step Above the Others

Using ladders for shoal cruising summer tarpon.

LINK (via: The Florida Sportsman)