| 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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| Fish Facts |
| Most brands of lipstick contain fish scales |
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| Did you know? |
| 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. |
| However than one species of fish are called fishes. |
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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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Jul 21, 2010; 05:22PM
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Category: Guide Services
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Name for Contacts: Ralph Solano
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Phone: (506) 88620214
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City: Playa Potrero, Santa Cruz
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State: Guanacaste
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Country: Costa Rica
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Hi Fishermen budies!
For kayak fishing trips and charters in Guanacaste,
Costa Rica.
You may see it at:
www.costaricawildfishing.com
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Kids Only Fish Photo Contest
Kids 12 and under only in this contest A free tackle package to the photo with the most votes. Contest ends January 2014
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Lucas Lamoureux5 lbsSmall mouth ... |
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| Lucas first big bass |
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Jul 25, 2023; 03:05PM - Almond Panko Crusted Tilapia
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Category: Fish Recipes
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Author Name: Natalie
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Tip&Trick Description 1:
Ingredients
• 1/2 cup lemon pepper panko bread crumbs
• 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/3 cup sliced almonds
• 2 large eggs
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 5 (6 ounce) tilapia filets (Any white perch style fillet will work.)
• 3 tablespoons butter
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Tip&Trick Description 2:
Directions
1. In a blender or food processor, combine panko, Parmesan cheese, and almonds. Process
until roughly ground; place into a shallow dish and set aside. In another shallow dish, beat
eggs with a fork; set aside. Combine flour, parsley, garlic powder, and pepper in a bowl; set
aside.
2. Heat butter or margarine in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
3. Lightly coat tilapia filets with flour mixture. Dip tilapia in egg, then press into
panko mixture.
4. Add fish to heated skillet; cook until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork,
approximately 3 minutes per side. Transfer tilapia to a platter and serve.
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Tip&Trick Description 3:
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Servings: 5
Cook's Note:
Nonstick cooking spray or margarine may be used instead of butter.
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Dec 9, 2007; 09:35PM - Custom Fit Boat Cover
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Category: [other]
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Price: Varies
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Name for Contacts: Elite Outdoors
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Phone:
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State: MO
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Country: USA
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Description 1:
When only the best will do! A perfect fit: measured, tucked, darted and approved by Hurricane's own pattern and design craftsman. Vulnerable wear and stress points are double reinforced with an extra tough material sewn to the underside of the cover. An unbreakable 1/4' poly draw rope sewn with the perimeter hem enables the cover to be cinched tight to the hull. 1' poly loops are sewn around the perimeter of the cover to accept a Hurricane strap/buckle tie down kit, bungee cords, or rope ties for positive securing to the boat. Built tough to take the exposure and abuse that boat covers are exposed to when trailering, storing, or mooring.
Westland has over 16,000 Exact Fit Custom Cover patterns for over 200 different boat manufacturers. You will have your choice of 3 fabrics and over 30 colors.
To check to see if we have a custom cover pattern for your boat please Email Us your year - make - model - any accessories like towers, swim platforms, bow rails, radar archs, etc. |
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Description 2:
Sharkskin color chart...also, available in Sunbrella |
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Jul 19, 2004; 01:40PM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Capt. George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT JULY12-18, 2004
WEATHER: It is the start of Hurricane season here in Cabo and we had a little taste of it this week as a tropical depression came on through at the beginning of the week and dropped a bit of rain and brought some wind along with the moisture. Tuesday the feeder bands came through as the main mass passed to the west. The wind kicked up to around 35 knots and we had a few really good downpours out of it as well. At least it knocked all the dust off of everything and watered the plants! My wife said that the wind actually felt good as the temperature lowered and the humidity dropped, but I flew back in Saturday night and the lack of wind and the humidity reminded me that I was not in Newport anymore! As of right now, we have a few clouds in the sky, light winds from the northwest and a temperature of 88 degrees. Mary says that our weekly high was around 92 and our low was right in the 62 degree range.
WATER: Water temperatures first. The warm water this week was on the Sea of Cortez side of the Cape out to around 12 miles. It was blue and in the 83 degree range. A little further out and it dropped a degree or two. On the Pacific side the reverse is true, with the cooler water being within 12 miles of shore and averaging 78 degrees, with the offshore water in the 80 degree range. Also, on the Pacific side, the farther up the coast you get, the greener the water becomes. At the very beginning of the week, and at the end of the week, surface conditions were very good. Of course, when the tropical depression blew through it got a lot rougher and most boats canceled trips on the 13th and 14th, even though the Port Captain did not close the port down.
BAIT: Plenty of Caballito available at the normal $2.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The water warms up and the big fish move in! For those of you that keep track of such things, you are probably aware of the 1,100 pound Black Marlin caught here about 10 days ago. That was a good sign of things to come and since then there have been plenty of both Blue and Black Marlin being seen in the lure patterns, and some of them have been hungry as well! Most of this action has happened between the 95 spot and Gorda Banks (for the Blues) and just several miles offshore or on the high spots for the Blacks. As well as the big boys, there has been a plethora (look it up) of Striped Marlin being sighted on the surface within two miles of shore, and a lot of them have been hungry. Almost all the action on all the species this week was on the Cortez side, and will probably remain there until the warm water starts moving again. Big lures in blue/silver/pink and purple/silver were the ticket for the Blues and Blacks this week and the Stripes seemed to prefer live bait.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: The weather kept a lot of boats from checking out the Tuna action at the San Jaime and the Golden Gate banks during the middle of the week, but at the tail end of the week we were getting a few reports of decent fish in the 30-50 pound class being found there. Of course, it took a decent size boat and anglers who could handle the chop to get there and fish. Elsewhere, the Porpoise pods put out fish in the football category, most of them from 10-15 pounds with a few larger fish in the mix. Preferred lures were cedar plugs and small feathers in dark colors. The few boats on the Pacific banks reported that live bait dropped deep in areas where Tuna were spotted breaking water worked fairly well, but they really thought they could have done better with some Sardinas.
DORADO: Decent Dorado action was reported this week, and almost every time we get rough water for a while the bite picks up! There were a lot of fish found close to shore that were schoolies and a few boats had a blast catching and releasing a dozen or so of the 8 pound fish. The larger fish were a bit farther out and seemed to average around 18-20 pounds. Most of them were caught on lures as Marlin fever has caught hold of almost everyone and the lures have gotten big! For the guys just looking for meat, the smaller straight runners in about 7-9 inches and bright colors worked well, and of course the normal practice of dropping live bait behind a hooked fish resulted in quite a few more decent fish being caught. As with almost all the other species, the best results this week were on the Cortez side of the Cape. This may well have more to do with the surface conditions than anything else, but I guess we will know a bit more about that as this week progresses.
WAHOO: There were scattered Wahoo reported this week and one of the reasons would (or could) be that there was a good concentration of other species holding in areas that the Wahoo prefer, like the Gorda banks and along the drops in closer to shore. The Wahoo averaged 40 pounds and most of them were caught on dark colored Marlin lures, the larger ones attracting more attention than the smaller one. So, go ahead and put out that $120 piece of jewelry and take your chances!
INSHORE: The Pacific was a non-event for the Pangas this week and it was not until the end of the week that there was any action to report for the inshore species. Roosterfish, Jack Crevalle and a few bottom fish were the norm, and there were plenty of small Dorado to be found within a mile or two of the beach. Most of the guys that went out focused on the Dorado and the Striped Marlin this week and found fair to good action.
NOTES: It’s Sunday morning and I just got back from Southern California last night. All the information I have on this week’s report is based on information from my wife Mary and the Captains and crews I was able to talk to this morning. The trip north was not too bad and only took us 5 days with rough water the first two days and smooth running after that. It was nice to get a little shopping done in BIG stores! I am glad I missed the weather this week; it sure was nice up in the Newport area! This weeks report was written to music by a group that probably none of you have ever heard before. A long time ago (back in the early 70’s) I got my hands on a Plantation Records (a division of the Shelby Singleton Corp. of Nashville, Tenn.) promotional copy of some great surf style guitar music. Simplistic, but great. Now, don’t laugh, but the artists were “Harlow Wilcox & the Oakies” and the album is titled “Groovy Grubworm and Other Golden Guitar Greats”. There is no printing date on the album, but it has to be from the late 60’s or early 70’s. I think I’ll try and do a little research this afternoon and find out. If any of you out there have any information, drop me a line! Until next week, Tight Lines, and keep the music flowing!
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