| 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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| Did you know? |
| 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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July 2004 Fishing Photo Contest
$50 free fishing tackle for the photo with the most votes. Contest open to all anglers 8 contestants minimum to start the contest
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Paul Kossak15 lbsMuskie |
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Aug 5, 2003; 10:26PM - Albright Knot
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Category: Knots to use
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Author Name: Steve vonBrandt/S&K Guide Service
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Tip&Trick Description 1:
Albright Knot
The albright knot is most commonly used for joining lines of different diameter, for creating shook leaders and when Bimini Twist is tied in the end of lighter casting line. It is also used to connect monofilament to wire.
1.Create a loop in the tag end of the heavier line, then feed the tag end of the lighter line through it.
2. Bring the tag end up and over the loop to make your first turn.
3. Make a series of turns around all three stands, keeping it as tight as possible.
4. make a minimum of 10 turns, bringing the tag end out of the end of the heavier line's loop.
5. To tighten the knot, pull the standing part of the heavier line. At the same time, slide the turns toward the loop end.
6. When turns are in a neat position, pull both standing parts to make the knot tight. Trim ends.
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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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Every OCEAN-TAMER product is 100% marine grade and
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bean bags have been tournament tested and approved
by professional offshore fishermen all over the
country. With our vast color selection, styles, and
sizes you are sure to find the right marine bean
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visit our user friendly website and customize yours
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Jan 26, 2004; 10:59AM - Good, Better and Really, Really Good!
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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@bajafly.com; USA toll-free (800) 919-2252; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373
Fri., Jan. 23, 2004. Report covers the period Sat.-Thurs. (1/15 - 1/22)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND IZTAPA, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Finally, a decent weather week and sure enough a few dorado and marlin were found ready and willing. It was not wide open, but enough to put a few smiles on the clients faces. Inshore, jacks and the toothy ones (aka sierra) have forced everyone to hit the beach before sunup to get in on the action. Most of the action was reported on the beaches between Los Barriles and Punta Pescadero and wire, particularly for the sierra, was a must.
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 67°-73°
Air temperature 62° - 68°
Humidity about 44%
Wind SSE at 14 mph
Conditions Scattered Clouds (FEW) : 4,000 ft
Visibility 15 miles
Sunrise 7:01 a.m. MST
Sunset 5:58 p.m. MST
Jan. 28 First Quarter, Feb. 6 Full Feb. 13 Last Quarter Feb. 20 New
o OFFSHORE: Shark buoys off of Punta Pescadero seem to be the best game in town and a bit further out is where the marlin were found.
o INSHORE: Heard of a couple nice-sized roosters caught near the lighthouse and plenty of sierra early morning.
o BEACH: Better, but still not wonderful. Gray light is the litany this time of year. Sierra prefer low light and if the wind is going to blow you can get in a few hours before it gets started.
BILLFISH – Fair weather and voila the bite begins.
YELLOWFIN TUNA – Nothing doing.
DORADO – Find the right stuff floating and the dorado may be lurking below.
ROOSTERFISH – A few fatties this week.
JACK CREVALLE –Look for birds and bait.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK – Only an occasional bonito school to be found.
PARGO AND CABRILLA – Floating lines and poppers over the rocks can be productive . . . and lots of fun.
SIERRA - Gray light just at dawn is best before the sun gets too high.
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Tuna did a disappearing act this week, but the firecracker yellows filled the gap. Fair action at the entrada after the crummy weather early in the week settled down. (Rain in Jan., go figure.) The migrating gray whales have begun to arrive for their annul visit. Over 20 were counted coming though the entrada this week. A few calves have already been spotted. Fish the esteros in the morning and whale watch on the way home, talk about variety.
Water Temperature 66°-74°
Air Temperature 60°- 68°
Humidity 46%
Wind NW at 4 mph
Conditions Haze.
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 7:13 a.m. MST
Sunset 5:58 p.m. MST
Jan. 28 First Quarter, Feb. 6 Full Feb. 13 Last Quarter Feb. 20 New
YELLOWTAIL – Not large, but hungry.
CORVINA – Still good.
SNOOK – None landed this week.
HALIBUT – Every sandy beach has a few.
SIERRA – Not being targeted much.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: The 80º blue water got pushed out several miles early this week when we were hit by a couple of days of unseasonable rain and wind. The fishing dropped off until we found the fish again. By mid-week we were back at it strong, with the boats each averaging about 3 to 4 sailfish a day.
Dave Horn from Michigan fished with Santiago on the panga “Gitana” for 4 days. Even though he was fishing a couple of days under adverse conditions, he still managed 15 sails released, and a couple of nice dorado for dinner. His best day, was on his last day of fishing when they raised 15 sailfish and he released 9.
Dr. John Adams, of Spokane, Wash., fly-fished with Martin and I on the panga “Isamar.” He hooked three of the five fish which we teased to the boat and we raised a total of seven.
The dorado action has picked up, but they are still only incidental catches because the mature fish do not school together. They are averaging about 20 pounds.
A few yellowfin tuna have been taken, but in random areas. One day they are at 25 miles, and the next we find them at 10 miles. We are getting into the season where they should start making a strong showing soon.
Water Temperature 73º-86º
Air Temperature 73° - 84º
Humidity 58%
Wind WSW at 9 mph
Conditions Scattered Clouds (FEW) : 25,000 ft
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:19 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:34 p.m. CST
Jan. 28 First Quarter, Feb. 6 Full Feb. 13 Last Quarter Feb. 20 New
Baja on the Fly’s Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
IZTAPA, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: The bite appeared to have slowed over the past week, but the totals don't really show that. There are a lot more boats out recently, which might have impacted the “averages,” but the total count was as good as or better than ever. During the week boats released 356 sailfish out of 617 bites. It worked out to an average of 19 releases per boat per day. The high boat for the week released 44 sails out of 80 bites. There were also a couple of blue marlin thrown in during the week. The weather has been spotty, but not unbearable, and on the 'bad' weather days boats still seem to be averaging double digits. The run to fish is averaging about 15 miles. There was nobody we could find who was fishing inshore during the last week.
Water Temperature 80º-85º
Air Temperature 78°-82º
Humidity 100%
Wind South at 7 mph
Conditions Partly Cloudy
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 6:31 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:57 p.m. CST
Jan. 28 First Quarter, Feb. 6 Full Feb. 13 Last Quarter Feb. 20 New
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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