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Reports to follow Sorry folks but this trade show circuit is about to kill me! After this weekend I'll be back on the water daily and will make sure the reports are done timely. Capt. Ted, Mitch, Steven, Pete and Darren have been on the water and yes we are...

Captain Dan Coley on Calmer Seas Heaven just got a great Guide. I am writing this for dad and others that were lucky enough to know and love Captain Dan. Dad, Captain Bruce Shuler, and Dan were the closest of friends and dad has visited Dan numerous times over the...

Re: spots to wade fish Wow!  Great info.  Thank you so much.  Just gettin itchy now that Spring is around the corner.  Thanks again for the help.  I am definalty going to look in to the guide.

April 6, 2006 — Wind-ing Up! This weekend marks the true start of the lodge season.  No more weekends off until the built in break sometime in July.  What does that mean?  Offshore season flies into my dreams, fish start their late spring and early summer...

October 9, 2005 — Fall…Finally Man, for a while there it appeared that Mother Nature had reinvented herself into Eddie Murphy's Aunt Bunny that if you recall from Delirious took 15 minutes to fall down a flight of stairs.  Well, Mother Nature finally...

October 15, 2006 — “Rain” With all the rain we have had the last few days, get ready for us to really light-up. Boy those BIGGGGGG TROUT love that sweet water. With all the rain we have had look for the bay to turn on for a massive fall feed. With out the fresh...

May 8,2004 — Storms, Wind and Lots of Rain The past two weekends have kept all of us on the water, on our toes. Saturday May 1 we had 50 plus M.P.H. winds and heavy rains. Saturday May 8 dealt us 3 plus inches of rain. Despite these adverse weather conditions we...

May 15, 2005 — Those Fish Pull, Eh? The beauty of this job is the number of very interesting and colorful people we get to meet.  The week has been extremely busy and yet rewarding.  Sunday evening we had 42 Canadians join us from Calgary Alberta.  To say these...

May 27, 2006 — And now, for a Break in the Action…. Wow, so this is what a break feels like!  We have been absolutely slammed; however, can not really say we have been slamming the fish.  Offshore is absolutely on fire with a number of double digit...

September 30, 2004 — DEEP , DEEP and DEEPERRRR!!! Our fall tides coupled with the storms going into Florida had our bay system 1 to 2 feet above normal. Prior to the high water our fishing could only be rated EXCELLENT! The additional high tides have scattered...

September 05, 2006 — Up For Air? Big Breathe!  That's much better.  We took a well deserved long Labor Day weekend off to catch up with old correspondences, boat repairs, body repairs (to ourselves), and generally catch up with Lodge business and...

November 29, 2006 — “Hunting! Cool Weather and BIG TROUT” Well we start hunting Friday, I just hope I can stay awake in the blinds just haven’t caught up with rest since hard push fishing this month. This month as usual has been a transitional time with fronts...

November 23, 2005 — Gobble, Gobble! They call pork the other white meat.  HHMMM..that leaves me to ponder what turkey is.  Are all poultry lumped into the same monochromatic meat color or is our fine bearded friend an entire meat class on his own?  Will Terrell...

What’s More Important; Length or Width? February 29, 2008 Valid question!!! The last few days since my 17 Feb. report the LONG or FAT Big Girls have put on a show for our quests’! Last Friday was the best day to date this year with 6 over 7 pounds, 2 over 8...

Re: Any News on Dredging? Access is about the same.  Hug the north jetty and you should be safe.  Not much word on what's going to happen this summer.  Thoughts are Wilson may attempt dredging the cut with the port's little dredge. We will get a better...

MAJOR ISSUE FROM OUR GOVERNMENT EVERYONE PLEASE READ Dear BoatUS Member, We need your help now to pass NEW federal legislation in the Senate that would provide a permanent exemption for recreational boats from the upcoming EPA discharge permit requirement. Remember...

Harvey-Cleary Goes Large — April 4, 2008 The old spinster, Ma Nature, decided to turn a cool, temperamental shoulder our way Saturday morning.  Luckily, her cool breezy attitude gave way to a warm and sunny countenance that awarded us a beautiful, fish filled...

Where To Start Hello Everyone,  Just wondering if i can get some pointers and advice about how to fish with the water temperatures still being a lil cool. I fished this past weekend and i did manage to catch some keeper fish but it was sorta slow. I also had a lot of...

This is why we give away a rod for all 25″ plus trout released here! Throw the big ones back, fishing study suggests Wed Apr 16, 2:41 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Commercial and sport fishing destabilizes fish populations by targeting the biggest, oldest...

waders needed now I'm coming to Port Mansfield next week and was wondering if water is too cold without waders?  The last time there I had a great guide, but this time is solo.  What the forecast for specs?  thanks for any help. bagins

December 3, 2004 — It’s Time With the onset of our cool fronts the fish are making the transition to wintertime areas. With our transition look for the trout to turn on and stage along shorelines that have immediate access to deeper water. The fish are...