August 30, 2013
Report Your Bluefin!
With reporting compliance comes better data There is a lot going on with bluefin tuna right now. Not only is there some new science refuting some of the...
August 28, 2013
Fisherman Prosecuted for Illegal Tuna Sale
Chalk one up for the good guys and for fishermen who just can’t help showing off. Two Florida men who tried to illegally sell a 700-pound giant bluefin tuna...
August 23, 2013
Striped Bass Gamefish Rationale
A case can be made, but it’s not the one we’re making In my Aug 8th blog The Straight Dope on Striped Bass I mentioned “Assuming striped bass continues to decline,...
August 7, 2013
The Straight Dope on Striped Bass
Forget about slot limits and gamefish… address fishing mortality! Having served on the ASMFC Striped Bass Advisory Panel for 6 years (not to mention having pretty much built...
August 6, 2013
Knock Them Down
A couple of weeks ago I had to go to Washington, DC to testify in a Senate Hearing on the reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, which is the federal...
August 5, 2013
Obstacles Facing Florida’s Anglers
Saltwater fishing in Florida is surprisingly good in spite of all of the obstacles anglers face. Bureaucrats at all levels of government do their best to make things tough...
July 22, 2013
Feeding Frenzy on the Gunnison
“You think it’s worth a go?” My buddy Ryan and I were standing over his kitchen table looking down at a map of Black Canyon of the Gunnison Wilderness...
July 9, 2013
Recreational Fishing goes Global in Las Vegas at ICAST 2013
This year, the American Sportfishing Association is bringing the world’s largest sportfishing trade show, the International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades, better known as ICAST, back to Las Vegas....
May 17, 2013
Saving the Delta from Disaster
I’m a very lucky guy. I hit the fisherman’s jackpot when I was born, the son of an outdoor writer who dwelt in the expanses of marshes and swamps,...
March 12, 2013
Not in the Job Description
“You want me to wake up at what time to fish?” This was the first sentence I clearly remember saying to my new boss Christen Duxbury when she told...
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