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Monthly Archives: February 2017

Fly Fishing Sometimes Nets a 24-Inch Rainbow on 5-Weight 2-Pound Tippet

AmericanPresstravelNews–February 27th, Bob and Barb “On the Road Again” & Stopping to Wet a Line!

So here we were on the Chattahoochee River at a Restaurant. Well, as I always carry my fly rod along I decided to head down to the river and drop a hopper! Well, this 24-inch rainbow had to have it. It took a bunch of reel and rod moves, but got it for a pic and release. Frankly, one of the best fights I had on my early Orvis graphite rod I have now for the past 46-years. My little CFO handled it, I got lucky and the tippet 2-pound test didn’t hit any rocks.  I still have Georgia on my mind for this year too! Nice that from my TN. farm “Goose Holler'” its only a few hour drive to some great Blue Ridge streams and rivers.

Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda Florida-Jewels in a S. Western, Florida Sunset

 

On the roof of the Wyvern Hotel, Tapas and great beverages with a view of the Harbor Bridge and earlier sunset moments!
Barb on the roof bistro at the Wyvern Hotel. The views were spectacular, people were friendly, drinks and Tapas (little dishes of foods) were very enjoyable!
Wyvern’s Pil Pil spiced shrimp served on the roof Tapas Bar.
A Tapas of olives, humus, veggies, celery, maters, carrots, tapenos.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APressTravelNews-Feb 25th,-Bob and “Barb On The Road Again” & “Stopping to Smell the Roses” in Port Charlotte, at the Wyvern Hotel. Barb and I love great dishes, great ice cream, great views, friendly, hospitable folks and the feeling that your always on vacation. No kidding, Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda are such places. We came into town to work on our assigned article from New Pioneer Magazine. The article is about the Worden Farms Agri-Business and 3-Suns Bison Ranch, as the side-bar. While in Punta Gorda we visited with our friends Janis and her husband and Jack Montague. We tried to get some daylight between our short time we had in the area, so we could also visit the great Van Hubbard. Just couldn’t do it!  We were scheduled to visit the solar powered new town of  Babcock Ranch. We did and were mightily impressed. A gorgeous planned community that will have everything any fine town or village has, but with one giant unique feature: Totally sun-powered electricity! Not open to public yet, there is a school, lake-front restaurant, homes lakes, boardwalks, bike paths, sports store, gift shop, ice cream shop, etc. Grand opening will be next November we were told. There will be a show and tell on the ranch March 12th.

Oh, love that hot fudge on Pistachio Ice Cream with a cherry on top!
The Worden’s! PH.D’s in Agriculture, they are helping provide healthy, delicious veggies and herbs, sunflowers and a whole lot more in Punta Gorda.
Great Bison meat available at 3-Suns!

 The best ice cream we ever had was just across the parking lot from the Wyvern. Walk around the waterfront marina and enjoy at this great mom and pop ice cream shop, the Harbor Walk Scoops& Bites!

Peace River Seafood Market Where They Come From as Far Away as Maryland!

 

AmericanPressTravelNews-Feb 17th,-Punta Gorda, FL.–Bob and Barb “On The Road Again.” This time visiting Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda’s great down-home seafood restaurant: Peace River Seafood Market.  We dove into a variety of seafoods from blue claw, to Stone Claw, from steamed Apalachicola’s oysters to Horseshoe Beach clam, great blue crab-claws, and from lobster bites to smash and grab whole blue crabs, and to one of my very favorites soft shelled crabs.  We cut to the chase by first tasting Thornton Branch Gator Gumbo replete with some gator chunks, shrimp, Cajun sausage and crab on saffron rice. So you too can travel great distances to Peace River Seafood Market and find the trip was so well worth it!  Ask for Larry Corbin, the GM, He alone is worth meeting irrespective of the incredible seafood you’ll experience!  Located at 5337 Duncan Rd. (Hwy 17) Punta Gorda, FL wwwpeaceriverseafood.com  941-505-8440  
 LAST WORD: WOWEE!

2017 Bay Scallop Season in Dixie/Taylor Counties in Florida are Now Set

 

 NEWS RELEASE-Forwarded by AmericanPressTravelNews.com–The 2017 bay scallop season for Dixie County and parts of Taylor County will be open from June 16 through Sept. 10. This includes all state waters from the Suwannee River through the Fenholloway River. These changes are for 2017 only and are an opportunity to explore regionally-specific bay scallop seasons. These changes were discussed at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) meeting on Feb. 8, where staff was directed to work with local community leaders on selecting potential 2017 season dates and to adopt changes by executive order.

At the Feb. 8 meeting, staff also updated the Commission on the status of bay scallops in St. Joseph Bay in Gulf County, and set a July 25 through Sept. 10 recreational bay scallop season off Gulf County, including all waters in St. Joseph Bay and those west of St. Vincent Island in Franklin County, through the Mexico Beach Canal in Bay County.

A prolonged red tide event in late 2015 negatively impacted the scallop population in St. Joseph Bay, which led to modified local scallop regulations for 2016 that included a shortened season and reduced bag limits. FWC researchers conducted a scallop restoration project last year within St. Joseph Bay to help speed the recovery of the scallop population. These efforts have been going well and the scallop population has shown signs of improvement. Staff will conduct similar restoration efforts in 2017.

All other portions of the bay scallop harvest zone will be open from July 1 through Sept. 24. This includes all state waters from the Pasco-Hernando county line to the Suwannee River Alligator Pass Daybeacon 4 in Levy County and from north and west of Rock Island near the mouth of the Fenholloway River in Taylor County through the westernmost point of St. Vincent Island in Franklin County.

Bag and vessel limits throughout the entire bay scallop harvest zone will be 2 gallons whole bay scallops in shell or 1 pint of bay scallop meat per person, with a maximum of 10 gallons of whole bay scallops in shell or 1/2 gallon bay scallop meat per vessel.

At the December 2017 Commission meeting, staff will review public feedback on these changes and make a recommendation for future management. To submit your feedback on bay scallop regulations, visit MyFWC.com/SaltwaterComments.

For more information on these changes, visit MyFWC.com/Commission and select “Commission Meetings,” then click on the link below “Next Meeting.”

For information on bay scallop regulations, visit MyFWC.com/Fishing and click on “Saltwater Fishing,” “Recreational Regulations” and “Bay Scallops.”

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