| 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 30, 2010; 11:45AM
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Category: Sportfishing Charters
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Name for Contacts: Ralph Solano
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Phone: (506) 886-20214
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City: Santa Cruz
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State: Guanacaste
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Country: Costa Rica
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Ralph Solano - Kayak, boat and surfcasting fishing guide
Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Location > Playa Potrero.
www.costaricawildfishing.com
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Kids only 12 and under fishing photo contest
$50 worth of free fishing tackle for the photo with the most votes. Contest open to Kids only 12 and under at time of catch. Contest will be active once there are 8 contestants. Good luck to all.
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Aug 5, 2003; 11:53AM - Muddy Water Baits
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Category: Freshwater Bass Fishing Tips
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Author Name: Steve vonBrandt/S&K Guide Service
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Tip&Trick Description 1:
Muddy Water Baits
By Steve VonBrandt
Nothing ruins the occasional fishing trip more than driving a long distance to your favorite spot, only to find out it’s been raining for the last few weeks and the water is the color of Chocolate milk! Many years ago, I was like most weekend anglers, and would immediately try to find another lake or river that might be a little more clear, or just turn around and go home. But I found over the last 20 years, that it isn’t necessary to give up so quickly on muddy water.
There are many times when a creek arm, or a certain portion of the lake or river isn’t as muddy, or there is a transition zone where it goes from muddy to stained, which can be a good area, but, even if there is no clearer water, there are many things you can do. Most gamefish react the same way to muddy water, they go shallow and they move closer to structure. This could mean a lot of different types of structure, such as brushpiles, laydowns, rocks, stump fields, pads on shallow flats, anything! When the bas are holding tight to cover, because of low visibility, the lure presentations sometimes need to be precise, such as when flipping a log or tree roots with a jig. Bellow are the 6 basic choices you should have rigged for fishing muddy waters.
Plastic Worms: I know this sounds like a strange choice, but a lot of times when bass are holding real tight to cover, a larger, bulkier worm, with some rattle inserted, possibly with a paddle tail, worked real close in the cover, can work well. I used a black or a black/red combination in muddy water. I also use the new Big 7 inch Senko that is out now, and drop it right into heavier cover. I have been using the new Cut-Tail worm for this also.
Vibrating Rattlers: These baits such as the Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap, Cotton Bordell, Diamond Shad, or the Rattlin’ Rapalas, are excellent choices for probing different depths of muddy water, and where muddy changes to stained. The noise and vibrations of these baits, along with a realistic shad shape, make these great baits and stained to muddy water.
Crankbaits: I use a lot of the real fat bodied crankbaits in muddy water. I choose different baits with a wide wobble, and sometimes rattles. I usually stay with darker colors with red in muddy water. These colors with a wide wobble, are easier for bass to find.
Spinnerbaits: The bass will be using their lateral line more in the muddy water, so a spinnerbait with a heavy pulse such as a Terminator night bait, with a black skirt, and Colorado blade, is a perfect choice. You could even add rattles to this bait, which I have had success with in the muddy rivers and lakes in the Northeast. I always use a single Colorado blade on the spinner baits in muddy water, but in stained, or warmer stained water, I do go to an Oklahoma Blade sometimes with good results.
Topwaters: These are my favorite baits to use in muddy water. There are so many baits that shallow, muddy water bass will hit! The buzzbait worked slowly around cover will draw tremendous strikes. The walking type baits, such as a Zara Spook, and Fenwick walking baits, Jitterbugs, Crazy Crawlers, and a variety of other topwaters, including poppers with rattles, are excellent and exciting choices for muddy water bass. The bass will all be in water that is 1-4 feet deep, eliminating a lot of the water, making them easier to catch!
Jigs: Jigs in Brown/Black or Blue/Black with a Zoom or uncle Josh trailer, with some rattles, are an excellent choice to flip into laydowns, and shallow stump fields, and of course on docks. Make repeated casts to give them a good look and provoke them.
If you stick with these baits and methods the next time you run into muddy water, you will never be afraid to see it again. It will become a friend, as it has become to me.
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May 13, 2019; 08:07PM - OCEAN-TAMER Marine Grade Bean Bags
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Category: Boats
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Price: $79.95 - $139.95
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Name for Contacts: Frank Abruzzino
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Phone: (941) 776-1133
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City: Palmetto
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State: Florda
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Country: usa
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Description 1:
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Aug 27, 2003; 01:07PM - Chubasco In and Out Slowly
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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REPORT FROM GARY GRAHAM'S BAJA ON THE FLY:
PROVIDING QUALITY SALTWATER FLY-FISHING 365 DAYS A YEAR IN BAJA FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: bajafly@usa.net; USA toll-free (800) 919-2252; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373
Wed., August 27, 2003 Report covers the period Sat.-Tues. (8/23 - 8/26)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY AND ZIHUATANEJO CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL The Chubasco Ignacio passed off the coast of Buena Vista Sat. night. The wind roared all night long, with gusts from 75- to 120-mph, but amazingly there was no real damage done to the hotel. Plenty of rain up to 20-inches reported in some areas filled up several of the arroyos making them impassable. Both Las Palmas Arroyo near Mira Flores and the Las Cuevas Arroyo south of Buena Vista near the turnoff to La Ribera should be open in the next day or two. While all flights were cancelled Sun. and Mon., all airlines are reporting business as usual today. With all the debris dumped out of the arroyos everyone is anticipating a bonanza in the dorado department. Boats headed out yesterday found calm seas with mixed results and the fleet is back up to full speed as of this morning (8/27). Thanks to all of you who contacted us to be sure the Baja on the Fly staff had survived the latest Baja Chubasco.
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 74°-80°
Air temperature 81°-95°
Humidity about 83%
Wind West at 7 mph
Conditions Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 20,000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 6:59 a.m. MST
Sunset 7:41 p.m. MST
August 27 New Sept. 3 First Quarter Sept. 10 Full Sept. 18 Last Quarter
· OFFSHORE: Will take a few days for everything to settle back down.
· INSHORE: Very dirty water from runoff that should clear up fairly quickly.
· BEACH: With the arroyos opened up it is tough to even get up and down the
beaches.
BILLFISH - The fleet will have to find them all over again.
YELLOWFIN TUNA – Same deal here.
DORADO - Plenty of trash and flotsam should make it easier to find them.
ROOSTERFISH - Give it a couple of days and they will show up.
JACK CREVALLE - Punta Colorada receivers is a good place to start.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK - They're mixed in with the tuna under the
porpoise.
PARGO AND CABRILLA - Las Barracas was holding a few, but it's an early
morning deal.
SIERRA - Punta Colorada Bay under the receiver the best shot.
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Wed., August 27, 2003 Report covers the period Sat.-Tues. (8/23 - 8/26)
IN GENERAL: A much weaker, slow moving Ignacio brought plenty of rain and
wind to Puerto San Carlos and the surrounding areas beginning on Mon. night and
is continuing dump buckets full as of this morning. Some flooding was reported at
Ciudad Constitución, but no serious damage so far. Before the storm hit, positive reports from offshore enticed several pangas out in search of big tuna and they found some
in the 50-pound class. With temps on the rise, bait balls are forming, and more and more exotics including marlin, tuna and dorado are being spotted. It looks like the Magdalena Bay fish pileup will not disappoint again this year. Don't miss out on the spectacular show. Get a front row seat at Flyrod Marlin 101. Call 800 919 2252 today.
Water Temperature 67°-73°
Air Temperature 77°-80°
Humidity 86%
Wind South at 2 mph
Conditions Partly Cloudy
Visibility 3 miles
Sunrise 7:05 a.m. MDST
Sunset 7:50 p.m. MDST
August 27 New Sept. 3 First Quarter Sept. 10 Full Sept. 18 Last Quarter
YELLOWTAIL - Pretty good before the storm.
CORVINA - Pier, bridge and power plant all producing good action.
SNOOK - Best week this year, then Ignacio shows up. We will see what happens now!
HALIBUT - Always to be found on sandy beaches throughout the bay.
SIERRA - Pier and bird schools the best place.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
Please note the date. We are only providing weekly (not twice a week)
reports for this area.
Sat., Aug. 23, 2003, Report covers the period Sat.-Fri. (8/16 - 8/22)
IN GENERAL: Offshore, the 82º blue water is right at the entrance to
Zihuatanejo Bay, but the fishing is not nearly as good as we think it should be.
All the boats are each getting one or two sailfish per day. The small (160
pound average) blue marlin are still hanging around and feeding on the abundant
skipjack tuna. The fleet, averaging about 10 boats, is taking about 1 blue a
day.
We need a lot more rain than we have been getting to attract the dorado and
make them stick around. As we approach Sept.., this should happen in the next
couple of weeks. The heavy rains flush trees and debris out of the numerous
rivers we have in the area, which in turn stacks up on the current lines.
However, as it is now, very few dorado are being taken.
The roosterfish action is definitely one of the bright spots, but only about
one boat a day is targeting them. Due to the lack of pressure, virtually the
entire coast is virgin water. Those that do target the roosters are getting 4
to 5 fish a day. They are averaging between 30 and 40 pounds.
Water Temperature 75º-90º
Air Temperature 77°-90º
Humidity 83%
Wind Calm
Conditions Scattered Clouds
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:30 a.m. CDST
Sunset 8:06 p.m. CDST
August 27 New Sept.. 3 First Quarter Sept. 10 Full Sept. 18 Last Quarter
For more Information on Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo trips, go to:
http://www.bajafly.com/Zihuatanejo.htm
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
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