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05 May 2010
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Chico Fernandez is a renowned fly fishing instructor, and author who developed or helped develop many of the modern saltwater flyfishing techniques and fly patterns in use today.
Practice makes perfect,
and fishing with a master fly angler such as Chico Fernández could affect your game for years to come.
When saltwater fly-fishing notable Chico Fernández is in the boat you will find yourself in the hands of a master, learning and enjoying, making it fun and while it's never easy you will learn solutions and techniques from perhaps the best teacher in the world .
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05 May 2010
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Background
On Tuesday, April 20, an offshore oil-drilling platform, Deepwater Horizon, exploded in the Gulf of Mexico near Louisiana. The rig, owned by Transocean Ltd, was under contract to British Petroleum (BP).
Submerged at the bottom of the Gulf, the rig continues to discharge up to 5,000 barrels (210,000 gallons) per day. BP, the United States Coast Guard and the Minerals Management Service are the lead response agencies on the oil spill.
Volunteer Involvement
Preventative beach cleanup can harm nesting shorebirds. Preventative Beach Cleanups have already been initiated in some parts of Florida, and with World Oceans Day approaching, many regularly scheduled cleanups may need to gear up to cope with the potential challenges of incoming crude oil. Care should be taken to protect both humans and wildlife from toxic oil. Steps to prevent harming nesting shorebirds and disturbing other spawning and nesting creatures unnecessarily can be planned in advance. (Many shorebirds nest April-August, and Snook spawn May-October).
Volunteers are encouraged to get involved through an agency such as one of those listed below in order to achieve the best result of your efforts on behalf of the environment. One well-intentioned volunteer agency recently suggested moving beach litter above the high water line to make cleaning up oil that may come ashore easier, but this is contra-indicated and if a 'wrack line' of natural debris is moved, it should be timed to occur only just before oil reaches the shoreline. See FWC Best Practices
Natural beach debris should be left on the beach in areas of active nesting as long as possible but removed immediately prior to beaches becoming oiled. Once oil is present, volunteers SHOULD NOT attempt to clean impacted beaches or to rescue oiled wildlife on their own. If you smell oil, go inside. The EPA Hotline number to report an oil smell is 1 800 424 8802. Remember, Oil is Toxic.
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03 May 2010
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Boatowners in oil-affected areas can consider these opportunities and precautions.
Vessels of Opportunity
“Vessels of Opportunity”
is a program where eligible vessels are recruited and compensated for
assistance in the clean-up efforts. For
more information about the program call 281-366-5511.
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29 April 2010
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Anglers gather in the River Palm Chikki getting ready to make history.In April, 2010, the Snook
Foundation had a sort of “ribbon cutting” ceremony for what promises to be one
of the single most important occasions for inshore anglers. In the presence of
an enthusiastic group of anglers eager to become directly involved in all
facets of fisheries management, the Angler Action Program (AAP) was launched
during the first ever Snook Foundation Funament at the River Palm Fish Resort
in Jensen Beach, FL.
“What happened here this weekend can’t be overstated,” said Mike Readling, Vice Chair of the Snook Foundation. “This weekend was all about anglers who want to do a service. There wasn’t a cash prize, there wasn’t a competitive format requiring the transportation of fish. There was just a lot of fishing, learning, and good times.”
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13 March 2010
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First Snook caught and recorded.
Seasoned anglers know you don’t have to catch a lot of fish to have a successful fishing trip. There is the joy of simply being outside, of exploring new water and of the camaraderie between kindred spirits. Sometimes you can even get a little business done.
The Snook Foundation Meet-and-Greet March 5-7 in Port Isabel, Texas, arrived on the heels of a slump in catching for the normally-bounteous Lower Laguna Madre at the southern tip of Texas. And while attendees enjoyed good catch-and-release sport on ladyfish, trout and redfish with local guides, White Sands Marina showed that only 11 spotted seatrout and one redfish were brought to the cleaning table there over the weekend.
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12 March 2010
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Editor's Note: The opportunity is laid out on a silver platter for the newly elected Cape Coral City Council to adopt two critical measures that will assure the future of fishing to it's residents and visitors. Will they act? The problem is that the Cape has not yet agreed to even consider these recommendations, the result of nearly two years of study by area stakeholders and scientists.
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03 March 2010
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Call to Action
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The numbers are staggering…They began with high temperatures that never made it to 40 degrees in South Florida. That translated to lows that, in many places, came dangerously close to single digit temperatures. The north winds blew, bringing with them terms unfamiliar to many native Floridians. Wind chill. Frost warning. Severe Winter Weather Warning ...
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But, while we Floridians were hovered over space heaters, there was a change happening in the waters around our homes that would prove devastating. The water was getting cold and, thanks to the loss of habitat in areas throughout the state, the fish were going to have nowhere to go.
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28 January 2010
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Fish kill in Flamingo included many snook of all sizes.
Reprinted with permission Anna Maria Island Sun
Habitat is critical to the recovery of the fishery that is essential for tourism, both of which support guides, boat builders and all business that line Florida's coasts.
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27 January 2010
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Snook Foundation to Work with State on Data Collection
When Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Coastal Fisheries Division biologists announced they would scope changes to snook regulations this year, it marked the first time in nearly a decade-and-a-half the state has engaged the public on the subject of snook. The Snook Foundation opposed changes to Texas' current 24-28-inch reverse slot until there is a more complete picture of the life histories of Texas' three snook species.
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07 May 2008
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The Large Scale Fat Snook (C.mexicanus) is the fifth species so far
identified in Florida.
How Many Species of Snook in Florida?
At least five species of snook are found in Florida and Texas waters.
Shown here with a dart tag, the Large Scale Fat Snook is the newcomer, that has recently been found in the St.Lucie, Loxhatchee and Sebastian Rivers. Also known as the Mexican or Guianan Snook, its range was previously known as eastern Mexico to Brazil. There may be 6 or 7 snook species eventually identified as genetic studies progress, according to Ron Taylor, senior biologist with FWRI.
