1. Home
  2. Sports
  3. Saltwater Fishing
photo of Ron Brooks

Ron's Saltwater Fishing Blog August 2003 Archive

By Ron Brooks, About.com Guide to Saltwater Fishing since 1998

That's Why They Call Them Snapper

Saturday August 30, 2003
For a country boy, raised in the hills of Tennessee, the first trip to the ocean must have been exciting. For me it was just another day; I was ... Read More

Do You Have Any Input?

Thursday August 28, 2003
Do you have any comments or any input like one reader did in the blog posted below? If so, email me and I'll get your comments posted as well. ... Read More

A Reader's Response to No Fish Zones

Tuesday August 26, 2003
I received this e-mail from a wildlife biologist in San Diego named John Martin. I thought it would be only fair to present his point of view. Perhaps I'm as ... Read More

Heading Offshore Presents Problems

Saturday August 23, 2003
The small boaters who head offshore need to take strict precautions. It’s the time of year right now, when small boaters begin to get brave. After fishing inshore ... Read More

The Right Bait

Saturday August 16, 2003
Finding bait, other than at the tackle shop of course, is not always the easiest thing to do. We can spend the twenty or thirty dollars for a variety of ... Read More

Save a Fish to Catch a Fish

Saturday August 16, 2003
At one time, I had a souvenir of sorts in my tackle box – a memento of a past fishing trip. I took it out and put it in a ... Read More

Cold Water

Wednesday August 13, 2003
Cold water continues to plague anglers up and down the east coast. The fishing patterns continue to be backwards, and finding fish becomes a challenge. Read one story ... Read More

Changing Tactics Can Find Fish

Saturday August 9, 2003
Adverse conditions, whether weather, temperature or anything else, can plague all of us at any given time. The anglers that know how to deal with these conditions will continue to ... Read More

Weather Links

Saturday August 9, 2003
With the way the weather has been on the Eastern Seaboard all summer, it makes it even more important that you check the forecast before heading out offshore. Even ... Read More

Pounding the Flounder

Tuesday August 5, 2003
Summer fishing, among other things, means flounder. Whether catching them on hook and line or gigging them at night in shallow water, flounder are making an otherwise ho- hum ... Read More

Manatee News Release

Sunday August 3, 2003
Read the Official U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service new rules regarding manatee zones. Many anglers see this as an indication that the antis are being seen for their extremism ... Read More

New Manatee Zones - A Partial Victory

Sunday August 3, 2003
Florida Sport6aman Online Magazine reports that the newly adopted changes in manatee regulations are a victory of sorts for anglers.... Read more about the new rules.

Freedom to Fish

Saturday August 2, 2003
We may well be loosing our freedom and our right to recreational fishing if the tree huggers and “antis” get their way.

Explore Saltwater Fishing

About.com Special Features

Learn to Pitch

Strike out the competition with these step-by-step pictorials. More >

Introduction to Pilates

Learning Pilates fundamentals can help you get the most out of your exercise regime. More >

  1. Home
  2. Sports
  3. Saltwater Fishing

©2009 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.