Yesterday the citizens of Key West clearly stated they did not want to widen the channel coming into Key West. Good for them. They decided that protecting the already threatened ecocystem was more important than putting a few more cruise ship passengers on Duval St. I’m glad they chose not to take the other route.…
Coming from New England I learned about the whaling ships and the tales of sailors in long boats being pulled across the sea by a harpooned whale. A “Nantucket Sleigh Ride” is the term the whalers used. A typical whale boat held a crew of six, one steering, one on the harpoon and four men…
I went to Church this morning. Perhaps it was the nun from high school English who compelled me to go. In this case, however, my church is the one that Tom Brokaw talks about. “If fishing is a religion, Fly Fishing is high church”. And so it was today. I got up and headed to…
It’s been a while since I waded this flat and several tides have ebbed and flowed. I figure that I should start back where I started, with the Walker’s Cay Chronicles. Fortunately the good folk at Hells Bay Boats have done a great public service and bringing back several episodes of the fishing classic. Just…
Originally posted on Do It Yourself Bonefishing:
Thanks to Ernie Ferraresso of Bonefish Zen for his “guest” blog about a wonderful trip he took with his Dad last fall. He and his father visited Inagua and fished with the only guide on the island Ezzard Cartwright (242-339-1362). Though not a DIY destination, to see…
I’ve got a special place in my heart for Hawaiian Bonefish or O’io as the Hawaiian’s call them. There is a move to give them gamefish status in Hawaii. This would make it illegal to net bonefish and I think it’s a good idea. There are a couple of articles out there about this, and…
Here is a story by Thomas McGuane from 1972. It’s an oldie but a goodie. This one is for bonefish what the Longest Silence is for Permit. He really captures bonefishing in the Keys. I like his thoughts on the mind of the fisherman who takes to the flats after bonefish, the impact of the…
