Category: 2023
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The Joy of Fishing: Even Without the Big Catch
Tania and I woke up a bit late on Saturday, 5:45am, to go fishing. I usually wake up at 5:30am and we try to leave the house by 6:00am; however, Tania was exhausted from her long week at work so I let her sleep in a few extra minutes. I felt a little rushed as…
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Fishing for Friendship: Inside Look at the Treasure Coast Chapter Meeting
On Thursday April 27, 2023, The Treasure Coast Chapter of Salt Strong held our first ever chapter meeting. It was held Coconut Marina Club House. All the officers met up about 5:30pm to prepare for the meeting to start at 6:30pm. We had 50 people RSVP so I was excited to see the turnout. We…
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Bass Fishing: A Tale of Turtles and Gar
Tania was pretty exhausted after the past few days. We didn’t get home until after 9pm on Saturday from our trip. Because of this, I did not wake her up to go fishing on Sunday; I let her sleep in. When she got up, she got dressed to go fishing; however, the conditions were not…
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Back on the Water: An Unplanned Fishing Trip with Friends
Tania and I were in Saint Augustine since Wednesday. As most of you know Tania has not been feeling the best lately. Well, we had an appointment at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, so we made a short vacation out of it. We did not get all the answers we were hoping for on Friday…
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Reel Blessed Celebrates Earth Day: Promoting Family, Fishing, and Environmental Stewardship
April 22nd marks Earth Day, an annual event celebrated worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental stewardship. Earth Day is a day dedicated to promoting awareness about the significance of conserving the planet and encouraging people to take measures to minimize their environmental footprint. This year, the city of Port Saint Lucie invited Reel Blessed Chapter…
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A day on the Water: Fishing With Friends out of Ft. Pierce
My buddy Joel comes down to Stuart, Florida every year around April timeframe to spend a week fishing. I try to take a day off from work to take him out on the boat whenever he comes down. This year the weather was not cooperating and we were unable to get offshore. The forecast was…
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Exploring Local Ponds and Canals for Hidden Gems!
Lately every time I pass by a body of water, I have this desire to throw a bait in and see what I can catch. I have found you never know what you will catch. On Sunday, Tania and I spent about an hour fishing the local spillways and canals. We started at the spillway…
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Reel Blessed: Vamos A Pescar Second Family Fish Camp!
On Saturday Reel Blessed Chapter of Fishing’s Future held our second Vamos A Pescar event. We had roughly 60 participants signed up and we had 12 volunteers coming, not as good of a ratio as last event but still pretty good. We even had Officer Miano from FWC present to help. We feel it’s important…
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Catching Bass and Cichlids: My Brief but Fruitful Fishing Excursion
Work was a bit slow this week due to the weather. On Friday I left the office early and headed home to finish my day off. Once home I took an hour to try my luck at a local pond. The pond off NW St. James Drive, south of Publix on the east side of…
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No Luck Fishing, But Had a Close Encounter with an Alligator!
On Sunday afternoon I had time to kill as Tania had an appointment in Traditions. I fished the Traditions Pound for an hour using the Slam Shady Paddle Tail and the Moonwalker Top Water bait. Despite my best efforts, I did not catch any fish during my walk around the pound. The water temperature was…
Captain Mike's Treasure Coast Fishing Adventures 