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Ron's Saltwater Fishing Blog June 2006 Archive

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

Screaming Kings - King Mackerel

Friday June 30, 2006
What runs like a greyhound, fights like a cornered hog, and can be found up and down the east coast beaches this month? If you guessed king mackerel - big ... Read More

Garmin GPS 12

Wednesday June 28, 2006
Garmin has put a lot of product in a small package. The GPS 12 is arguably the most popular hand held GPS unit. It comes with a nice array of ... Read More

So You Want to Buy a Boat

Monday June 26, 2006
We all get the urge every now and then, either to buy our first boat, or to trade the one we already have. That urge normally falls right in a ... Read More

Calcutta Jewfish - Goliath Grouper

Friday June 23, 2006
I grew up in Key West from age seven to age ten. I tell you this because it is pertinent to understanding some of this story. You see, a kid ... Read More

Catching the Elusive Oregon Coast Dungeness

Monday June 19, 2006
Catching dungeness crab on the Oregon coast is a year-round sport in the estuaries, coastal rivers and tidal bays. In the ocean, crab season is closed from August 15th through ... Read More

Catch What Bites

Thursday June 15, 2006
We headed out yesterday in a bit of a haze. The wind had not picked up, and the fog from the night before held on over the water. We were ... Read More

Fishing with My Father - A Book Review

Wednesday June 14, 2006
This is a very nice compilation of stories, essays and even some poems all about fishing with your father. When I was asked to contribute some of my work ... Read More

Florida's Manatee Dilemma - Manatee Protection

Tuesday June 13, 2006
Groups such as the Save the Manatee club, along with eighteen other environmental and conservation groups sued the Federal government, Humane Society, and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to ... Read More

Night Time Flat Fish - Flounder Gigging

Sunday June 11, 2006
Now is the time to begin seeing the flounder as they move inland from their winter offshore homes. Miles of intracoastal waterways, tidal creek shorelines and flats can be found ... Read More

Just Another Day at the Office - Charter Fishing Guide as a Job

Friday June 9, 2006
Most of us are not lucky enough to be able to do what we love to do every day of the week, every day of the year. How would you ... Read More

Cubera Moon

Wednesday June 7, 2006
A full moon in June, July and August is just what many South Florida fishermen wait for. That full moon is the time the Cubera snapper move from their depth ... Read More

Blues to Take Away Your Blues

Monday June 5, 2006
The bluefish! Now there is a fighter from the word go! These voracious feeders can either ruin your day or make it, depending on your expectations. Fishing for bluefish is ... Read More

One for the Wall

Saturday June 3, 2006
Today, technology has given the taxidermist an edge. And this edge is helping to preserve our world wide fishery for future generations. Most of the taxidermists today specialize in fiberglass ... Read More

Hold on for Fat Albert

Thursday June 1, 2006
"Eight-weights come here to die," said Captain Lee as we boarded his eighteen foot Boston Whaler Outrage aptly named "Gottafly". "They just don't have enough backbone for that last thirty ... Read More

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