Category: Fishing
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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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Recalling Last Year’s Trip With a Friend
With the foul weather all week, high winds and lots of rain, I have no report today. So, with my friend Joel coming to town next week from PA next week I thought I would share our adventure from last year so we can compare this year’s trip. On April 27, 2022, I took the…
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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…
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Challenging Day On The Water With Tania!
Tania and I made it out on the water on Saturday. Once again, the local bait shops were out of bait; however, I still had frozen shrimp from last week’s trip so we were good to go. We reached the dock at 6:30am, where the friendly dockhand who welcomed us retrieved our boat right away.…
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Permit Pursuit: A Bounty of Fish Caught!
My buddy Captain Ed has had an exceptional past six months fishing out of Ft. Pierce Inlet, with a steady bite of Snapper, Mackerel, and Cobia throughout the year. The decision of where to focus their efforts was a difficult one, but after much consideration, they decided to pursue one of their favorite species of…
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Reeling in the Memories With Tania and Ron!
On Sunday, Tania and I were joined by my friend Ron aboard our boat. We arrived at the dock at 6:30am but were unable to obtain live shrimp due to local bait shops being out. As a result, we visited the city marina in the hopes of acquiring some, and if that failed, we intended…
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Surf Fishing With Tania!
Tania and I decided to sleep in on Saturday and have a relaxing day due to the marine forecast of 4-5ft seas and 10-15kt winds. As the afternoon wore on, the thought of having a pompano for dinner started to cross my mind. We decided to hit up Blue Heron Beach for some surf fishing…
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Recollections of a Pleasant Fishing Trip with Tania!
It has been another busy week for me. I have been working and getting my quarterly reports ready for the grant Reel Blessed received this year. With that being said I have no fishing report for today so I thought I would share an adventure Tania and I had back in 2021. It was a…
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Captain Ed at it Again!
Captain Ed was at it again on Monday. He left the dock about 7:00am with his buddy Lenny, John, and Chris. They picked up some pilchards on the way out the inlet and they went straight for the boils. The arrived at the boils about 8:00am and there were already lots of boats already fishing.…
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Reel Blessed Vamos A Pescar Event!
On Saturday March 25th, Reel Blessed Chapter of Fishing’s Future held our first event of 2023. It was supposed to be our third event, unfortunately we had to cancel our first two events due to weather. This is the first time in three years Reel Blessed had to cancel any events. Tania and I arrived…
Captain Mike's Treasure Coast Fishing Adventures 