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Ron's Saltwater Fishing Blog January 2008 Archive

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

Barney the Snook

Thursday January 31, 2008
Here is a piece copied by permission from Captain Brook Wallace from the Snook Foundation about an unusual snook. For those of you not familiar, snook are found in South ... Read More

Helping a Youngster Learn to Fish

Monday January 28, 2008
I took my grandson James fishing recently, something I do quite often, and something I really enjoy. He has become quite an angler, and at nine years of age he ... Read More

Trailers - Float-on or Winch-on?

Saturday January 26, 2008
In all the years I fished with my father growing up, not once did he ever own a float-on trailer. In fact, with the winch-on trailers he had over the ... Read More

Offshore Spawning Redfish

Friday January 25, 2008
We fished offshore on some close in wrecks this week looking for sheepshead. Like the redfish, they will migrate to close in wrecks and artificial reefs this time of year. ... Read More

Cold Weather Sheepshead

Monday January 21, 2008
On a day when other fishermen would stay home, I tend to venture out into the weather. Cold, winter temperatures mean sheepshead in my neck of the woods (or would ... Read More

Louisiana Record Warsaw Grouper

Friday January 18, 2008
A medical student who blindfolds his friends to keep his favorite offshore fishing spot secret has come up with a record-beating fish -- a warsaw grouper weighing 359.1 pounds. ... Read More

When the Water Warms

Tuesday January 15, 2008
Like most of you, I suppose, I can't stand to wait when it comes to fishing. It comes from my father. I can remember as a kid always being the ... Read More

Tackle Cleaning Tips

Friday January 11, 2008
Cold weather and no fishing mean its time to go through and clean tackle. Get ready for spring with these tips... Read more...

Trailers - Float-on or Winch-on?

Tuesday January 8, 2008
In all the years I fished with my father growing up, not once did he ever own a float-on trailer. In fact, with the winch-on trailers he had over the ... Read More

Is It Ever Too Cold to Fish?

Thursday January 3, 2008
Youth, I think, brings with it either the courage or stupidity to do some very strange things. I’m not sure which description fit this particular winter day, but one ... Read More

New Years Resolutions

Wednesday January 2, 2008
As I look back on the year just past, I find myself wishing I had done some things I didn't do and also wishing I had not done some things ... Read More

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