Dad's this is your day to ask for that special piece of fly fishing equipment you have been wanting but were too cheap to buy for yourself. While I always stick by my beliefs that its not the gear that makes the fly fisherman, It is still nice to have a quality rod and reel when your can afford it. Not only is this a day to

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Last year on opening day of trout fishing in my area, the DNR held a sting on the particular river I was fishing. Throughout the course of the day I watched several fisherman get hauled away in cuff for not having the proper license or violating limit laws. This article was written for the beginner fisherman to reinforce the l

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fly tying goes hand in hand with fly fishing and is a common hobby for many experienced fly fisherman. Often times someone receives a fly tying kit as a gift and really has no clue where to go from there. In this post I into duce you a free fly tying video on making the "Buzzer" that will walk you step by step through the sim

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Could Anna Maria Island get a hotel lodge in Holmes Beach? It looks like Tidemark Lodge and Marina, the project that's been on and off for 7 years, has applied for a building permit to start construction of some hotel-condo units. The site was cleared of structures in 2001 and has had little sign of development. It will be int

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You would think commercial fishermen might be good custodians of the marine habitat, and probably many are, but at times I wonder if they understand their impact on their own livelihood by over-fishing and short-term plundering of the very species that provides their income. Maybe it's a small minority of seasonal opportunists

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Have you ever thought about going carp fishing and wondered what was involved in the aspect of angling? What kind of bait you should use, what kind of gear and so forth? What's the best way to fish for them? As I found out recently carp fishing is a lot different from my usual bass and crappie fishing. Read more to find out what I learned ab

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The 26th Annual Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival is being held Feb 16-17 in the historic fishing village that still feels like Old Florida. This is one of few remaining fishing locations not condominiumized in the rush to redevelop the entire coastline. Here commercial fishermen still ply the waters on Anna Maria Sound, fi

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Today I posted 2 new free fishing games. They are "Hook Line and Sinker" and "Air Fishing".

I had a unexpected getaway this weekend. It delayed me from posting for a few days, sorry about that. My goal is to keep the free fishing games fresh

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This blogger invited himself to a fishing trip and in the process took a picture of one of the biggest hermit crabs he has ever seen. I would had loved for the blogger to put a penny next to the hermit crab so we could judge how big it is.

The blogger does seem to have experience with hermit crabs so I believe when h

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