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Of Bones and Birds, and Shrimp of Course
May 5, 2004 Went fishing today, walked a country mile to catch a bonefish… but catch one I did. The tide was dead low, and half the bay was uncovered. I saw a flat I’d never walked before, only barely...
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Christmas Eve Revisited…
The fishing was good today, especially considering the dismal results of the last week. You even got a five-pounder there at the end, but that fish, that first fish keeps coming back to ruin it all....
View ArticleThe Keys Chronicles: Tarpon Season: The Exchange
April 25, 2012, 5:25 pm BarJack: [On poling platform, back to sun straining against the 12 knot ESE breeze.] Ok, he’s facing away from you. WindKnot: [Searching for fish shape in the glare.] Away? You...
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The Bones of Summer (Pt. I)
July 24, 2001 The days are long now, and the evenings still. Deep summer brings the time of the south winds, and on days around the young moon the water flows well. Fish can then be found cruising the...
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The Bones of Summer (Pt. II)
July 24, 2001 So pass the days. I hope I shall always remember summers here like this. The flats, though small, seem to stretch for an eternity, and I am always there with the sun at my back,...
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Salty Casting
April 12, 2007 Smile, breath, and go slowly. – Thich Nhat Hanh It was early, too early to be wading thigh-deep in cold water. I could clearly see the tails of bonefish on the shallow flat rising in...
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