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Ron's Saltwater Fishing Blog January 2009 Archive

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

Catch and Release Fishing

Friday January 30, 2009
So many times in my younger years, we brought loads of fish back - fish that we could not possibly use. We gave them away and sadly, often ended ... Read More

Trailers - Float-on or Winch-on?

Monday January 26, 2009
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

"Dance With the One What Brung Ya"

Friday January 23, 2009
Someone asked me the other day - what’s your favorite fish? I thought for a minute and named a species, snapper as I recall. But I thought about that encounter ... Read More

Just a Jetty Fishing Kind of Day

Tuesday January 20, 2009
The winter months are awfully good to me. This is when one good day can put jetty fishing at its best. Sheepshead, redfish, trout, bluefish, and drum – almost all ... Read More

Fishing Deep Holes for Cold Water Trout

Saturday January 17, 2009
The water temperature today was in the high 40's after a blast of cold weather came through. We've had freezing temperatures the past week, and the local waters have ... Read More

PETA Changes Fish to Kittens

Thursday January 15, 2009
In an effort to get kids afraid to catch fish, PETA is now calling fish "sea kittens". "You wouldn't put a hook in the mouth of a kitten, would you," says ... Read More

Do Fish Feel Pain?

Monday January 12, 2009
I got a forum post this week regarding fishing and fish pain. I thought I would offer up this article to all of you. The debate goes on, ... Read More

Fishing a Bad Moon

Friday January 9, 2009
There are two times each month that I dread fishing. Today was one of them. You heard it right - I dreaded going today because I already knew ... Read More

Florida Marine Hatcheries may be part of the Obama Stimulus Package

Tuesday January 6, 2009
Whatever your political persuasion, this article may mean we have a friend in the White House - who knows - maybe we can get funded in all states!

Surf Fishing and Sharks

Friday January 2, 2009
Here's a little story from a reader named Old Reganite: Greetings, I am a surf fisherman because I love the ocean and the excitement of catching fish in roaring waves. About 20 years ... Read More

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