Anhinga are known as snake birds in the Everglades because of the way their necks look in the water. They are also extremely great fishing birds, as this photo shows. According to the Daily Mail, husband and wife photography team Alfred and Fabiola Forns were in the Everglades when they captured this awesome scene in Florida. [...]
Everglades Fishing
Undercover Piranha Sting Leads to Florida Arrest
Another Craigslist posting, another arrest. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Officers saw a post on Craigslist for piranhas for sale. The problem is that it is illegal to sell the Amazonian predators. Officers organized an undercover sting, buying three fish from Kristina M. Dempsey. According to Outdoor Hub, as soon as she sold them the [...]
Biggest Python Ever Found with 87 Eggs in Florida Everglades
Pythons have become such a problem in the Florida Everglades, that many believe the food chain in the ecosystem has changed with the massive snakes overtaking alligators. This might be the reason why. A 17-foot, 7-inch Burmese python was found and killed in the Everglades near West Palm Beach. The massive snake is believed to [...]
He Lost His Hand, Then Some Money
Walter Weatherholt has had a really bad summer. The Florida captain was giving a family a tour of the Everglades and showboating a bit, he hung some bait over the side to attract an alligator. Well, that worked, only the gator also took his hand. Wait, wait, it gets worse: Now he’s been fined for [...]
Lanark Reds and Wind
Marty Stephens of Evansville, Indiana, was my guest Friday and the morning started out with great promise. It was a little on the cool side as we left the Lanark Village boat ramp for a run to the east. The sound was slick and the breeze non-existent as Marty took his place on the bow [...]
Fly Fishing Pagosa Springs & Getting Ready for Florida.
Today we went to Navajo Reservoir. It was snowing and blowing up to 20 mph at 8:00 am, but we had a plan, and stuck to it. Even with the tough weather, one of our main goals was to see how some of our new Tarpon flies were swimming. We also wanted to try some [...]
IGFA to Pay Tribute to Jose Wejebe
We first broke the sad news over the weekend that Jose Wejebe, longtime host of Spanish Fly and fishing icon, tragically died in a plan crash near Everglades City, Fla. Wejebe’s show was one of the most popular fishing shows, and Spanish Fly inspired many anglers to pursue saltwater flyfishing. To show their gratitude for [...]
Jose Wejebe killed in Everglades City plane crash
One of the world’s favorite on-screen fishermen in the angling world died in a plane crash yesterday near Everglades City airport. Jose Wejebe, host of the popular show Spanish Fly on the Outdoor Channel, reportedly died when a small plane he piloted crashed near the airstrip. The Outdoor Channel has pulled together a tribute to [...]
Fly fising Pagosa Springs, CO Feb. 2, 2012
Did 3 floats last week on the lower Juan, and fished a few hours on the town stretch. Below the dam the fishing has been very good on the warmer days. If you can hit the river when the temperatures are in the mid – forties and higher the fishing should be good. With that [...]
1/6/12 40 snooks, dozen reds, and more in Islamorada, FL!!!
Capt. Rick Stanczyk fished a full day today on 1/6/12 and headed back into the everglades early. Yesterday some big schools of snook showed up way in the back, likely from this cold weather driving them down from the gulf coast of florida. These fish were there today for our islamorada snook fishing trip. We [...]
