GONG SHOW!

From Florida Keys guide John Kipp http://www.greenfishguide.com/  :

"I'm afraid this business in Boca Grande is going to end up having serious negative impacts on our tarpon fishery statewide. These tournaments are not about sport, benefits, or conservation, they're about money and profit. The fact that this activity is televised sends the wrong message to people who do not fish. It makes all of us look like crazed mercenaries who care nothing for the future of the fishery. These Tournaments need to be banned! Please help."

This craziness can be seen on the World Fishing Network about a dozen times a week!

If you don't especially like this practice, go to John's website to find out more. You can
also send an e-mail to WFN

Going To Florida?

If you're heading anywhere near the Keys and want to book

a good guide, give Capt. John Kipp, owner of Florida Keys Flats Guide a call 305-393-0932 or

email at johnmkipp@bellsouth.net 

You can check out his website at http://floridakeysflatsguide.com/index.html

We have clients who fish with John on a regular basis and love the guy!

He does some pretty cool stuff. If you're going down there you should try

and get out with him.

Another Intrepid Angler Report

Good friend, customer, and a very good angler, John Bonin,

was down fishing with John Kipp in the Keys recently.

he sent us these shots of a VERY nice Snook....

 In the words of Capt. Kipp:

"This fish was swimming with his back out of the water right down the very edge of the mangrove roots. That is probably the trickiest scenario as far as presentation goes. The angler must slide the fly in under the mangrove branches but just short of the roots. This is a one shot deal. There are no second casts. John ma...de it happen and the snook exploded and immediately tried to give us the rootie-toot-toot by charging directly through the barnacle encrusted roots. Luckily, John had his wits about him and did the only thing he could do to save the fish - and that was to bail out. It reminded me of the 101st Airborne over Normandy. He managed to disentangle the fish from the maze of roots and get him in the net. Usually that situation results in a lost fish. This time it worked out. It's something we'll always have to reminisce about. "

If you're down in the Keys, and are looking for a good guide,

check out John Kipp at http://floridakeysflatsguide.com/

Gulf Satellite Photos

A recent photo-like image of the Gulf from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite. Leaked oil appears as a maze of silvery-gray ribbons. Twice-daily images of the Gulf of Mexico are available from the MODIS Rapid Response Team in additional resolutions and formats, including a georeferenced version that can be used in Google Earth.

http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Video On The Florida Snook Kill

A short video about the 2010 Florida fish kill, narrated by Brett Fitzgerald of the Snook Foundation.

2010 Florida Fish Kill from Snook Foundation on Vimeo.