Increasing Trout Limits but No More Hammers/Tigers Workshop

More Trout Less Sharks Workshop

SPOTTED SEA TROUT

Mel Larsen's Tiger Shark; Venice Pier

Venice Pier Hammerhead

The Florida Wildlife Commission is reviewing possible new regulations on Spotted Sea Trout and Sharks. They will be seeking public input at the following meetings on the Trout issue: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Jacksonville Public Library Southeast Branch, 10599 Deerwood Park Blvd., Jacksonville, and July 6 at the Brevard Agricultural Center, 3695 Lake Drive, Cocoa, Fl. The FWC also is considering loosening some recreational bag limits for spotted sea trout and shortening the closed season. The closest trout workshop to the Keys takes place June 28 in Naples. A call-in workshop will be held July 12.
Anglers may be asked to protect two of Florida's biggest marine predators, the tiger shark and great hammerhead shark.
With concern about possible declining numbers of the two shark species prompted the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to schedule a 6 p.m. June 22, Wednesday workshop and comment session at the Harvey Government Center at 1200 Truman Ave. in Key West. Other possible rules being considered include requiring use of circle hooks for recreational shark fishing, and limits on shore fishermen using chum to attract sharks.
Public meetings to discuss possible changes to shark fishing rules will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Brevard Agricultural Center and June 30 at the St. Johns County Auditorium, 4020 Lewis Speedway, St. Augustine.
The FWC will have call-in phone workshops for those unable to attend the public meetings. The workshop for sharks will be from 6 to 8 p.m. July 7. The workshop on spotted sea trout will be from 6 to 8 p.m. July 12. Contact the FWC at 850-487-0554 to register for either one of the call-in workshops.

Saying Good-Bye to Billy Pate; "The Pocket"

 

Billy Pates boat as his ashes are placed on the Down Tide at "The Pocket"

From the Editor; Gary A. Anderson:

Yesterday, 05/21/2011, Billy Pate, with close friends, family and fly reel, were laid to rest in “The Pocket,” one of the most desirable places to fish at Buchanan Bank, on the edge of the Back Country. A tarpon-rich area of flats and channels that stretches out for more than 20 miles before the open sea is reached, with a

cull-d-sac of about 30 X 30 feet, where for some unknown reason tarpon migrate there and follow the turn around to head another direction; coined “The Pocket.” On April 18th, 2011, saltwater fly fishing lost a pioneer, Billy Pate, a big game fisherman, with a passion for life, “The Pocket,” Billfish and Tarpon. His record 188-pound tarpon on 16 # test, was in the books for over 20 years and many more accomplishments in the billfish arena, including the first blue marlin landed on a fly! He also, collaborated with Ted Jurasick, to create the first anti-reverse reel. Billy was also a conservationist and fly fishing advocate and was one of the founding members of Bonefish & Tarpon Trust. It’s the place where Billy Pate used to camp for years. The Pocket is legendary, a place where etiquette was learned the hard way, giving way to first come, first serve but stay to your claim as claim jumpers, in a polite gesture now days, gives way to new occupants. Billy Pate rests now where he fished with many of his own from previous years; Jack Brothers, Jimmie Albright and Cecil Keith too name a few, together again with a Pocket full of memories and some Tarpon, too...

 The Billy Pate Reel, too is a rest as it is cast into "The Pocket."

Old friend, Dr. Stanley Sherman reflecting thoughts of 'Days gone by'.

Genesis3:19b " for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return."
'I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee' (Ezekiel 27:18).
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust 

 Billy, Rolling Down Tide!

BY GREG POLAND

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Bass Frogging

 

Froggin Bass

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cane Pole Bass

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CANE POLE BASSING...Story on its way, ya' al come back now Ya here!

LEAVE IT CLEANER!

 

 

 

Jet Ski Horror

They say, one mans trash is another mans treasure but in today’s lesson, one pigs pleasure is in all; a jet ski horror to those who would enjoy the outdoors on a clean, pristine lake, primed full on spotted to Florida Largemouth Bass and an environment to have yet been contaminated by those who really do not care about anything except themselves, until today! I only can hope that you read this article, if you were the sows to have almost destroyed a complete marine habitat, as well, the FWC, its officers and those of our County Sheriff’s dept., as somebody may be able to trace back the serial number, which was almost sanded off, and model number of this two man Wave Runner GP #WRA7007, Serial #0801785.

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"FLORIDA MATTERS TO ME!"

I FISH, I VOTE!

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"Would George Fight or Surrender Over Today's Budget?"

Ten simple words to live by:

PRINCIPLES BEFORE PARTY, PERSONALITY, AND

PROFITS, WITH DEEDS NOT WORDS.

Paul Grant Truesdell, Chairman
Ocala, Florida - January 2009

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