| Around 10% of the world's total fish species can be found just within the Great Barrier Reef. |
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| The toxin in puffer fish is 1200 times deadlier than cyanide. |
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| Strange fish facts |
| Many Fish can taste without even opening their mouths. |
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| Fish Facts |
| Most brands of lipstick contain fish scales |
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| American Lobsters have longer life spans than both cats and dogs, living over 20 years. |
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| When you need a good reason to go fishing! |
| Going fishing outdoors increases your vitamin D, which helps regulate the amount of calcium and phosphate in your body, keeping your bones and teeth healthy. It boosts your immune system and has been linked to fighting depression. |
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| Some fishes lay their eggs on land instead of in the water |
| The mudskipper even takes this further, even mating on land. These fish burrow and lay their eggs in mudflats before returning to the water. |
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| In three decades, the world's oceans will contain more discarded plastic than fish when measured by weight, researchers say. |
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| As of 2020, there were 34,000 known fish species around world. That’s more than the number of species in all other vertebrates: birds, reptiles, mammals, and amphibians combined. |
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| God Bless The Troops |
| We sleep safely in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm. - George Orwell |
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| One fish is called a fish. Two or more are still called fish. |
| However than one species of fish are called fishes. |
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| Did you know that |
About 60% of US Anglers practice catch and release.
Women make up about 33% of fresh water anglers and
about 85% of fresh water anglers begin fishing at 12 years old. |
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| Just how man species of fish are there? |
| As of 2020, there were 34,000 known fish species around world. That’s more than the number of species in all other vertebrates: birds, reptiles, mammals, and amphibians combined. |
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| Even Catfish are finicky |
| Taste Buds ? Catfish have a more refined sense of flavor than humans. Our 10,000 taste buds may seem like a lot, but catfish can have as many as 175,000. This helps them find the exact location of their next meal. |
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Jan 22, 2010; 11:08AM
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Category: Canada Fishing Trips
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Name for Contacts: James Bowden
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Phone: 1 800 585-8069
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City: Haileybury
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State: Ontario
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Country: Canada
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Imagine the opportunity to catch six different species of gamefish while being pampered at a remote island lodge in Northern Ontario, Canada. Red Pine Wilderness Lodge is that place. As hosts for the last 21 years my wife Janice and I have accommodated many satisfied guests from North America and some as far away as Singapore. Although Walleye is the most popular target, Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass Whitefish, Perch and Brook Trout are all available on the 28 miles of Lady Evelyn Lake or the portage lakes that we feature. Check out all the details at www.redpinelodge.com or call the toll-free number to book your next all-inclusive fishing adventure.
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2009 best fishing photo contest
A free tackle package to the photo with the most votes sponsored by
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Orrin Olsen395 lbs.Pacific Halibut |
Click the image for full story |
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Oct 7, 2002; 06:07PM - Play Around?
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Category: Fishing Jokes
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Author Name: Chris
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Tip&Trick Description 1:
The Castaway
One day this guy, who has been stranded on a desert island all alone for ten years, sees an unusual
speck on the horizon. 'It's certainly not a ship, 'he thinks to himself. As the speck gets closer and closer,
he begins to rule out the possibilities of a small boat, then even a raft.
Suddenly, emerging from the surf comes this drop-dead gorgeous blonde woman wearing a wet suit and
scuba gear. She approaches the stunned guy and says to him, 'Tell me, how long has it been since
you've had a cigarette?' 'Ten years' replies the stunned man. With that, she reaches over and unzips a
waterproof pocket on her left sleeve and pulls out a pack of fresh cigarettes. He takes one, lights it and
takes a long drag and says, 'Man oh man! Is that ever good!'
And how long has it been since you've had a sip of bourbon?' she asks him.
Trembling, the castaway replies: 'Ten years!' She reaches over, unzips her waterproof pocket on her
right sleeve pulls out a flask and hands it to him. He opens the flask, takes a long swig and says, 'Wow,
that's absolutely fantastic!'
At this point, she starts slowly unzipping the long zipper that runs own the front of her wet suit, looks at
him seductively and asks, 'And how long has it been since you've played around?' With tears in his eyes
the guy falls to his knees and says. 'Oh sweet Jesus! Don't tell me you've got golf clubs in there too! |
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City: Palmetto
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May 2, 2005; 10:44AM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Capt. George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT APRIL 25-May 1, 2005
WEATHER: The wind this week was pretty steady from the northwest and that meant that we had a dust haze hanging over Cabo all week long. You could really notice it from the ocean; I had clients ask if that was smog. Thank goodness, not yet! There were a few scattered clouds at the beginning of the week but the rest of the week it was warm and sunny. Friday and Saturday were probably two of the most perfect weather days we have had here in a long time. The daytime temperatures were around the mid 80’s and our night time lows were right at the low 70’s and there was almost no humidity. Of course we had no rain this week!
WATER: Once again the water on the Pacific side was consistently colder than the Sea of Cortez. Pacific temps were mostly in the 67-69 degree range with a little spot of warmer 71 degree water just off the beach up toward Migraino at the end of the week. If you followed a direct line to the southeast following the direction of the coast from the Pacific edge you would be following a temperature break where it warmed to 71-72 degrees, out to a distance of 20 miles. There has been a little hook formed by the warm water that has this break as the western edge, inside the temp’s drop a couple of degrees and it warms up again right around the 95 Spot. There was a ridge of warm water running from the northeast to the southwest in the Sea of Cortez from the Gorda Banks to and past the 1150 this week and the water was right around 74-75 degrees. Surface conditions on the Pacific were pretty choppy all week long but on the Cortez side it was nice.
BAIT: There were Caballito available at the normal $2 per bait and if you went up toward San Jose early in the morning there was a chance of getting Sardinas at $20 per bucket.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: For the third or fourth week in a row Striped Marlin have taken the top spot as fish of the week. While not biting with the same amount of enthusiasm as they were last week, they are still out there and almost every boat is getting one a day hooked up. As the week came and went the concentration of fish has moved closer to us. At the beginning of the week there was a heavy concentration up on Punta Gorda and at the head of the San Jose canyon, right off the beach at San Jose. At the end of the week they were a bit more scattered, but there were strong showings between Red Hill, off the Westin, and all the way to just outside the arches. While the fish were there in large numbers, getting them to eat was a problem. One of the best methods early in the week was to pull up to where the fish were concentrated, find the bait on the fish-finder them make bait on the spot. While we were getting Caballito from the bait guys here in Cabo, it seemed that most of the Marlin were feeding on Mackerel. With fresh mackerel as bait, slow trolling the area or deep dropping the bait resulted in quick hook-ups. At the end of the week the Mackerel seemed to have scattered and better results were had slow trolling dead bait through the area. Oh, the best location for the Stripers was within 5 miles of shore! That’s right, where the water was nice and flat! It was a good week for Marlin, all things considered.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Most of the Yellowfin caught this week were footballs, and as a surprise, most of them were caught in the blind. There were very large pods of Porpoise found in the cooler waters on the Pacific side out around the Golden Gate and San Jaime banks, but there were very few Tuna caught around them. Most of the Yellowfin caught were found within 5 miles of shore, from the Lighthouse on the Pacific side to the Red Hill area. The mix was about 60% Skipjack and Bonito and about 40% Yellowfin and the Yellowfin averaged 8-10 pounds, like I said, football fish. Small dark colored feathers and hootchies worked on these fish.
DORADO: Same as last week, some Dorado were found this week but they were found mixed in with the football Tuna. There were not the numbers caught that were found last week though, and some of the fish were a bit larger. I talked with one Captain that said one Dorado they caught was at least 50 pounds.
WAHOO: Unlike last week, I did see a Wahoo this week, at least for a short time. We had a strike on the short rigger on Thursday and I was watching when the estimated #70 Wahoo hit and started screaming out line. We got the lure back after loosing 100 yards on the first run. The leader was cut up a bit, as were the skirts, but it sure woke everyone up! I was hearing of other boats on the Radio that were getting an occasional bite as well. Almost all the action was taking place in the same areas as the Marlin.
INSHORE: The Sierra action picked up at the end of the week with a good concentration of fish found just off the beach on the Pacific side, from just north of the lighthouse to the Pedregal area. Working with small Rapallas in bright colors, Sierra from 4 to 8 pounds were making all the Panga anglers happy. If you were in the middle of the schools early there was a chance of getting 15 of these great tasting fish (I know several Pangas that did it) but most of the boats were happy with a half dozen or so, with a few Jack Crevalle mixed in. There have been a few Roosterfish caught as well and that is not surprising as we are seeing more Mullet in the area now.
NOTES: All right, things are looking up! The fishing continues to improve, slowly but steadily. With the water warming up it should not be long before we start to get showings of Blue and Black Marlin as well as more Dorado and Yellowfin. There were giant Humboldt Squid this week as well, for those that were looking for something different, all you had to do to find them was look for concentrations of Seagulls, then drop down a bait fillet or squid jig and work the spot. This weeks report was written to the music of surf guitarist Dick Dale on his newest CD, “Spacial Disorientation”. Until next week, Tight lines!
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