Category: Fishing
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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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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…
Captain Mike's Treasure Coast Fishing Adventures 