Category Archives: Fly Fishing in Salt Water

Negative Tides

Negative Tides When you fish on Florida’s Gulf Coast, you encounter both diurnal tides – one high and one low per day- and semidiurnal tide – two highs and two lows a day. Took me some time to get use … Continue reading

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Sand Eels are Important

Sand Eels are Important That’s right sand eels are important. A great many fish eat them beautiful, squirmy, oily  little critters, and so do a great many marine birds. Hell, I ate a sand eel once. Yeah raw, down the … Continue reading

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Dave Got a Nice Redfish!

Dave Got a Nice Redfish! News from Florida. Dave – the infamous fish whisper- got a nice redfish!  At first light the other day, he and his friend Pete were out hunting for reds. They set up outside a creek … Continue reading

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Weakfish – Where have they Gone?

Weakfish – Where have they Gone? Thought to be the most beautiful fish to visit the New England coast, weakfish are now a distant memory. Yeah, New England is at the northern end of their range. So, they never were … Continue reading

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Where a Channel Joins a Flat

Where a Channel Joins a Flat When fishing a flat be sure to check out wherever the flat joins a channel, especially on the first of a rising tide. Fish that dropped off the flat during low water are apt … Continue reading

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