Once again, short-term economic interests trump conservation

I just got up.  I fished Sebastian Inlet last night with my friend, Jim Edwards from West Melbourn who hangs his hat (or fly) there at least one night each week this time of the year.  I’ve fished there with Jim a time or two each year since moving here from Cape Cod in 2006.  [...]

 I’m sure everyone has read or heard about the tragic events at Orlando’s Sea World last week when a 12,000 pound Killer Whale (Orca) turned on and killed its trainer.  The death of a trainer by a wild animal is a tragedy; as is any unnecessary death.  But is there more to it?  I hadn’t [...]

    What’s in a name?  In the case of the Indian River Lagoon; an awful lot of beautiful country and plenty of fish and diverse wildlife.  First of all, it’s not a river but, a coastal estuary.  Its’ full length is 156 miles, extending from Ponce de Leon Inlet in Volusia County to Jupiter Inlet [...]

 Pompano a Big Hit
Melbourne Beach…Those little speedsters are making a big hit on the Space and Treasure coasts as the cold spell has subsided and fishermen find them in the surf.  Pompano are plentiful this year;   especially for fishermen lucky enough to rake up or purchase the elusive Sand Flea ( Mole Crab) for [...]

What exactly are anglers marching for here?

We finally got a break from windy, stormy weather if not from the cold.  When I arrived at one of my favorite spots north of Sebastian Inlet at 5:45 AM the waves were breaking on the beach but were only about 2ft. high.  The temperature was only 56 but yesterday’s wind had died to little [...]

 Key Largo, Fla., Feb. 8 (UPI) — The red lionfish has invaded the waters in and around the Florida Keys, wreaking havoc on the island cluster’s native fish populations, experts say. 
The Red Lionfish (Pterois volitans) is venomous coral reef fish from the Indian and western Pacific oceans.   Their spines carry a poison which is not [...]

 
 Stuart, Florida Feb. 7 – Florida has had it’s share of shark attacks ranging from scrapes to little bites to a few fatal attacks over the years.  A kite surfer who suffered from a shark attack off Stuart, died on February 3, 2010 per local reports.
38 year old Stephen Howard Schaefer, was pronounced dead at the [...]

Three weeks ago Florida had a killing deep freeze   every night for five or six in a row in some parts of the state.  The result was a devasting fish kill of Snook from St.Augustine to Biscayne Bay and the Keys and along the west coast as well.  Snook are a truly tropical species and [...]