Targeting Piers and Jetties
Inshore

Targeting Piers and Jetties

We have the longest fishing pier in the state with the old Sunshine Skyway Bridge that’s now been turned into a fishing pier across Tampa Bay. The Skyway Bridge stretches from Manatee County to Pinellas […]

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Shark Fishing

Greater Shark Conservation Efforts

Overfishing is taking its toll on many shark populations around the world. In general, sharks grow slowly, mature late, and produce few young over long lifetimes. That makes them especially vulnerable to over exploitation and […]

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Fishing News - Salt

PETA: Anti-Fishing Campaign

That bastion of rational thought, PETA, is taking advantage of two recent shark bites to ramp up its campaign against fishing. At both Manhattan Beach in California and Okaloosa Island in Florida, it has been […]

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Shark Fishing

Sharks in Gulf to Predict Hurricane Strength

Fifty sharks, tuna, tarpon and billfish are swimming around the Gulf of Mexico right now fitted with satellite-linked tags to help scientists track water temperatures and perhaps one day help improve hurricane forecasting. The devices […]

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Shark Fishing

New Shark Book

Answering every conceivable question about sharks, authors Gene Helfman and George H. Burgess describe the fascinating biology, behavior, diversity (there are more than 1,000 species worldwide), and cultural importance of sharks, their close relationship to […]

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Shark Fishing

The Basics of Shark Fishing

Shark season has started. It is August — prime time for shark here on Long Island. Anglers have been chomping at the bit to get out there. Most shark anglers know that blue sharks are […]

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Shark Fishing

Nature’s Misunderstood Beauties

Sharks are commonly misunderstood. Captured for their fins, demonized by Hollywood and sensationalized in the media by the rare shark attack, these incredibly beautiful animals have had their fair share of hardships in this world. […]