A snorkeler explores the remains of the Lofthus, located in 15 to 20 feet of water
off Manalapan. The ship, which wrecked 117 years ago, is a state-designated underwater archaeological preserve.
Photo by Dan Volker/South Florida Dive Journal
By Will
Marvin Kaplowitz of Boynton Beach caught this mutton snapper during a mid-December trip on the Sea Mist III.
Kaplowitz used a sardine on a 5/0 circle hook rigged with relatively light 30-pound-test fluorocarbon leader
and 1.5 ounces of weight to catc
Capt. Chip Sheehan flies a fishing kite to keep live bait near the surface.
He holds the head of a sailfish up briefly for a photo
before releasing it. Mate Billy Blackman, background,
caught the sailfish using a live bait dangled from a fishing kit
Mike Kuckelman, corporate chef for Bush Brothers Provision Co., slices yellowfin tuna during a recent
fish-cooking demonstration at the Boynton Beach Fishing Club. Kuckelman, an avid ocean angler,
also shared tips for frying and smoking fish.
Willie
Lance Irvine of Fort Lauderdale, fourth from right, and other members of the Young Guns Fishing Team
show the 57.9-pound wahoo caught Sept. 13 to win heaviest overall fish in the XGeneration 440 Challenge
tournament based at Palm Beach Yacht Center i
A diver keeps a lionfish at arm’s length to avoid the sharp spines.
Geoff Pugh, a lifelong diver, developed a tube
for storing lionfish after they are speared. The invasive fish
have 18 venomous spines on their bodies. Pugh builds his lionfish tubes
By Willie Howard
Here's my tip of the month: Walk the beach with a fishing rod.
Casting from the beach is an enjoyable way to catch snook and other fish as bait schools move close to shore in September. By later in the month, the annual fall
The Osprey inflatable paddleboard sells for about $1,500 with a pump and case.
Photo provided
By Willie Howard
As a boater and angler, I’m always on the lookout for products that make my outdoor experiences more frequent, fun and successful.
Mark Gerretson, who loved to fish, started the Holiday Toy Drive Fishing Tournament
in 1994 to benefit the Delray Beach Police Department’s annual drive.
After his death in 2005, friends named the fishing tournament for Gerretson.
Contributed by Pat
Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
By Willie Howard
Later this month, thousands of South Florida divers will descend below the waves in pursuit of those antenna-waving crustaceans known as spiny lobster — or, simply, “bugs.”
Th
Angler Rich Slipspil holds one of three wahoo caught aboard the Wish List last July
using bonito strips pulled behind trolling planers. Capt. J.P. Wolf found
the wahoo in about 185 feet of water just north of Hillsboro Inlet.
Photo courtesy of Tony D
John Gatti, commanding officer of the Coast Guard Station Lake Worth Inlet,
says simple steps can help boaters avoid many of the problems that require Coast Guard intervention.
The station in Riviera Beach will hold an open house May 17 as part of N
Jason Bagwell and Jason Maret hold the 36.4-pound kingfish caught by Bagwell on Craigg Maret’s boat
Get Sum that won top overall boat and heaviest kingfish honors in the 19th annual Mark Gerretson
Memorial Fishing Tournament out of Boynton Beach Inl
FAU sophomore Chris Cardella, a member of the university’s
bass club, shows a bass caught in one of the many small canals
connected to Lake Ida in Delray Beach. The bass was released.
Willie Howard/The Coastal Star
By Willie Howard
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