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Ron's Saltwater Fishing Blog April 2009 Archive

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

No Laughing Matter

Thursday April 30, 2009
I watched two men fishing today. They sat anchored in one place, fishing on the bottom on the edge of a channel. Shallower water on one side of ... Read More

A Blown Forecast

Tuesday April 28, 2009
Yesterday I fished - yesterday the wind blew. It wasn't supposed to blow, at least not as hard as it did, but it did blow. And with that ... Read More

Monday Morning Fishing Woes

Monday April 27, 2009
There's a problem with fishing on Mondays, especially if you plan to use live bait of any kind. I am running into it this morning. As I post ... Read More

The Tournament Craze

Friday April 24, 2009
I was talking with one of our state fisheries biologists yesterday. The conversation surrounded the perceived (at least on my part) explosion in fishing tournaments over the past few ... Read More

Springtime Beach Fishing for Cobia and Red Drum

Wednesday April 22, 2009
Springtime means that big red drum and cobia will be patrolling the beaches in search of food. Reds will be under the pogie (menhaden) pods, and the cobia will ... Read More

An Official Saltwater Fish for Texas - What Should it Be?

Monday April 20, 2009
The Texas legislature is considering which fish to use as the new symbol for Texas Marine Fisheries. Arguments put the redfish, seatrout, and even the tarpon at the head ... Read More

Freeing a Hung Anchor

Wednesday April 15, 2009
After the loss of life that occurred while four anglers tried to free an anchor in heavy seas, someone asked – just how do you free a stuck anchor safely? ... Read More

What a Difference a Day Makes

Friday April 10, 2009
We fished today - looking primarily for trout, but willing to accept any fish that pulled our string! We went to the same places I have been catching ... Read More

The Last Cold Front?

Thursday April 9, 2009
It is entirely possible that we may have seen the last of the major cold fronts pass the east coast of the US. That means water temperatures will be ... Read More

Saltwater Fishing License Update

Sunday April 5, 2009
Many - actually most - coastal US states have enacted a saltwater fishing license. They have an out for anglers fishing from the shore in their home state - ... Read More

Fishing before the Front

Sunday April 5, 2009
Cold fronts come and go all winter long and into the early spring. Along the Atlantic coast, that means winds shifting to the south, then coming from onshore (west, then ... Read More

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