| 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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| Most brands of lipstick contain fish scales |
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| 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. |
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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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Sep 14, 2008; 01:01PM
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Category: Guide Services
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Name for Contacts: Robert Hudson
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Phone: 760-209-3260
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City: June Lake
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State: California
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Country: USA
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I am the owner of Sierra Fly Guide in June Lake, Ca. and would like to add a link to my web site, www.sierraflyguide.net or an ad for it. Maybe you could add a catagory for guides or fly fishing? Contact me and let me now what you need.
Thanks
Robert
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Aug 5, 2003; 11:53AM - Muddy Water Baits
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Category: Freshwater Bass Fishing Tips
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Author Name: Steve vonBrandt/S&K Guide Service
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Tip&Trick Description 1:
Muddy Water Baits
By Steve VonBrandt
Nothing ruins the occasional fishing trip more than driving a long distance to your favorite spot, only to find out it’s been raining for the last few weeks and the water is the color of Chocolate milk! Many years ago, I was like most weekend anglers, and would immediately try to find another lake or river that might be a little more clear, or just turn around and go home. But I found over the last 20 years, that it isn’t necessary to give up so quickly on muddy water.
There are many times when a creek arm, or a certain portion of the lake or river isn’t as muddy, or there is a transition zone where it goes from muddy to stained, which can be a good area, but, even if there is no clearer water, there are many things you can do. Most gamefish react the same way to muddy water, they go shallow and they move closer to structure. This could mean a lot of different types of structure, such as brushpiles, laydowns, rocks, stump fields, pads on shallow flats, anything! When the bas are holding tight to cover, because of low visibility, the lure presentations sometimes need to be precise, such as when flipping a log or tree roots with a jig. Bellow are the 6 basic choices you should have rigged for fishing muddy waters.
Plastic Worms: I know this sounds like a strange choice, but a lot of times when bass are holding real tight to cover, a larger, bulkier worm, with some rattle inserted, possibly with a paddle tail, worked real close in the cover, can work well. I used a black or a black/red combination in muddy water. I also use the new Big 7 inch Senko that is out now, and drop it right into heavier cover. I have been using the new Cut-Tail worm for this also.
Vibrating Rattlers: These baits such as the Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap, Cotton Bordell, Diamond Shad, or the Rattlin’ Rapalas, are excellent choices for probing different depths of muddy water, and where muddy changes to stained. The noise and vibrations of these baits, along with a realistic shad shape, make these great baits and stained to muddy water.
Crankbaits: I use a lot of the real fat bodied crankbaits in muddy water. I choose different baits with a wide wobble, and sometimes rattles. I usually stay with darker colors with red in muddy water. These colors with a wide wobble, are easier for bass to find.
Spinnerbaits: The bass will be using their lateral line more in the muddy water, so a spinnerbait with a heavy pulse such as a Terminator night bait, with a black skirt, and Colorado blade, is a perfect choice. You could even add rattles to this bait, which I have had success with in the muddy rivers and lakes in the Northeast. I always use a single Colorado blade on the spinner baits in muddy water, but in stained, or warmer stained water, I do go to an Oklahoma Blade sometimes with good results.
Topwaters: These are my favorite baits to use in muddy water. There are so many baits that shallow, muddy water bass will hit! The buzzbait worked slowly around cover will draw tremendous strikes. The walking type baits, such as a Zara Spook, and Fenwick walking baits, Jitterbugs, Crazy Crawlers, and a variety of other topwaters, including poppers with rattles, are excellent and exciting choices for muddy water bass. The bass will all be in water that is 1-4 feet deep, eliminating a lot of the water, making them easier to catch!
Jigs: Jigs in Brown/Black or Blue/Black with a Zoom or uncle Josh trailer, with some rattles, are an excellent choice to flip into laydowns, and shallow stump fields, and of course on docks. Make repeated casts to give them a good look and provoke them.
If you stick with these baits and methods the next time you run into muddy water, you will never be afraid to see it again. It will become a friend, as it has become to me.
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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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Jul 8, 2015; 01:06PM - GORDO BANKS PANGAS San Jose del Cabo July 5, 2015
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: Eric
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GORDO BANKS PANGAS
San Jose del Cabo
Anglers –
July 5, 2015
We are now settling into the new month of July, weather on the horizon
remains calm at this time, no new tropical storms threatening, there are a
pair of low pressure areas far off towards the west, heading in the
direction of Hawaii, nothing to worry about in Southern Baja. With ocean
water temperatures ranging into the low 80’s, these conditions can be ripe
for tropical storm systems to develop rapidly, so we will all be monitoring
forecasts closely.
Swells remain very moderate, currents are stronger that normal, winds were
somewhat unpredictable, at times picking up from the north and then just as
quickly shifting from out of the south, mainly from mid-day and into the
afternoon, early in the day ocean conditions were much calmer. Sportfishing
fleets have been concentrating on the grounds from outside of Cabo San
Lucas and north towards San Luis Bank.
Bait supplies often become more scattered during the full moon phase,
though at this time there have been both caballito and moonfish available.
On the offshore grounds there have been bolito, skipjack and some smaller
yellowfin tuna showing up, these can all be used for live bait as well.
There have been limited numbers of larger sized yellowfin tuna found
by sportfishers
traveling anywhere from 25 to 40 miles offshore, these tuna, up to 200
pounds, were traveling with pods of porpoise, striking on a variety of
lures, as well as available baitfish. A handful of yellowfin also were
hooked into off of the San Luis Bank by anglers that were targeting the red
snapper action that has been happening early morning on these grounds.
These tuna were ranging from smaller sized footballs, up to about 40 lb. No
significant numbers though, more tuna were seen at times, but it was
another story trying to entice them into biting, especially on days where
winds increased and currents were swift.
There are a wide selection of gamefish now present on the local grounds, a
time when offshore billfish grand slams are feasible, with there being
striped marlin, sailfish, black and blue marlin all being hooked into this
past week. Marlin have been found in close proximity to shore, most of this
action from 3 to 10 miles from shore. Blue water has recently been
encountered in close proximity on most days, fluctuating currents did move
off colored water in on occasions and boats would then travel further to
find cleaner areas. This is still the time of year when conditions are
stabilizing, as the hot summer season progresses, usually by mid-July we do
not have to deal with cooler Pacific currents working our direction, by
this time we would expect water temperatures of 85 degrees for the rest of
the summer.
One 400 pound class black marlin was reportedly landed by a charter based
out of Palmilla, also some blue marlin making their presence this past
week, most of these were in the 100 lb.to 200 lb. range. There are more
numbers of striped marlin than of the other species, a handful of sailfish
in the mix. Dorado were scattered, mixed sized, majority were smaller fish,
not in the numbers we would expect for this time period.
Many charters were doing some early morning bottom jigging or targeting
inshore roosterfish action, before trying some open blue water or outer
banks activity, this time of year there are a variety of options to choose
from and on any particular day a certain area can go off. The red snapper
(huachinango) bite has continued on the San Luis Bank, this has mainly been
an early morning bite on yo-yo jigs for snapper up to 12 lb., with Mexican
bonito, a few cabrilla or amberjack mixed in. This action had been more
consistent last week, but is still producing, we must remember factors such
as fast currents and bright full moon phases can change feeding habits.
Roosterfish continue to patrol inshore waters, this is peak season for
chances at finding trophy sized roosterfish, jack crevalle and dogtooth
snapper can also found close to during this season.
Wahoo became a bit more active mid-week, as many charters accounted for
wahoo while trolling Rapalas or smaller hoochie type lures on grounds north
of Punta Gorda, though again no numbers, most charters were fortunate to
land one of these elusive wahoo, weights ranged to 35 lb.
The combined panga fleets launching out of La Playita, Puerto Los Cabos
Marina sent out approximately 73 charters for the shortened week, with
anglers reporting a fish count of: 2 blue marlin, 5 sailfish, 29 striped
marlin, 1 island jack, 74 dorado, 11 wahoo, 14 yellowfin tuna, 9 amberjack,
14 cabrilla, 5 dogtooth snapper, 2 pargo colorado, 15 yellow snapper, 8
jack crevalle, 66 bonito, 58 roosterfish and 115 huachinango (red snapper).
Good fishing, Eric
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GORDO BANKS PANGAS
Eric Brictson / Operator
619 488-1859
Los Cabos (624) 142-1147
e-mail:gordobanks@yahoo.com
WWW.GORDOBANKS.COM
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