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| Around 10% of the world's total fish species can be found just within the Great Barrier Reef. |
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| Fishing is an ancient practice that dates back to at least the beginning of the Upper Paleolithic period about 40,000 years ago. Isotopic analysis of the remains of Tianyuan man, a 40,000-year-old modern human from eastern Asia, has shown that he regularly consumed freshwater fish. |
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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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| Whats in a name you ask? |
| If we’re going to be strict about it, jellyfish and starfish are not really fish because they don’t have a backbone. As a correction, many public aquariums are now using the terms “sea jellies” and “sea stars”. |
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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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| 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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Apr 19, 2006; 02:15PM
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Category: Sportfishing Charters
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Name for Contacts: Pro Sportfishing - Brian Barragy
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Phone: 713-398-7764
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City: Houston
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State: Texas
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Country: USA, Guatemala, Mexico
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At Pro Sportfishing, we are dedicated to providing our customers with the best professional sport fishing charter experience in Mexico and Guatemala. Sport fishing is our passion and we put that same passion into how we approach the fishing charter service that continues to grow thanks to our many happy customers. We feel that the most important thing for our customers is to be able to relax and enjoy the important things about the trip instead of worrying about the details, that's what we are here for. As the largest owner/operator fishing charter in Guatemala, you can count on us to exceed your expectations. We want to see you back for your next trip! Visit us at http://www.prosportfishing.com
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2012 Fish Photo Contest
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Feb 15, 2009; 04:24PM - Make 'Em Last : Save A Grub
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Category: Fishing tips and tricks
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Author Name: Nathan
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Tip&Trick Description 1:
Make your grubs, curly tails, dingers, etc last by sliding the grub past the eye of the hook and then stick a toothpick/shaved wood into the eye and cut the ends. This prevents throwing the grub off even after a few hits. Also play with the cutting to change a lure's action. |
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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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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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Sharkskin color chart...also, available in Sunbrella |
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Feb 13, 2004; 11:50AM - Bonanza to Bluster
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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REPORT FROM GARY GRAHAM'S BAJA ON THE FLY:
PROVIDING QUALITY SALTWATER FLY-FISHING 365 DAYS A YEAR IN BAJA FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: bajafly@bajafly.com; USA toll-free (800) 919-2252; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373
Fri., February 13, 2004. Report covers the period Sat.-Thurs. (2/6 2/13)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND IZTAPA, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Cold and cloudy conditions put a damper on last weeks beach and inshore bite, even the water has cooled down to a chilly 68. Sierra early in the morning at gray light are still the best bet. Before it cooled down the skipjack bite was sizzling.
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 66-68
Air temperature 62 - 69
Humidity about 45%
Wind West at 9 mph
Conditions Partly Cloudy (FEW) : 5000 ft
Visibility 15 miles
Sunrise 6:52 a.m. MST
Sunset 6:13 p.m. MST
Feb. 13 Last Quarter Feb. 20 New, Feb. 27 First Quarter, Mar. 6 Full
o OFFSHORE: Not many players this week with most hotels hosting just a few clients, who seem to prefer the pool to getting beat up on a boat.
o INSHORE: Cold and windy conditions arent helping.
o BEACH: Get out early and use wire for the sierra.
BILLFISH Not much to talk about this week
YELLOWFIN TUNA - Nope.
DORADO Shark buoys have a few beneath them if you can find the right one.
ROOSTERFISH Roosters in fur coats dont look like roosters.
JACK CREVALLE Wind shut them down as well.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK Should pick back up when the wind backs off.
PARGO AND CABRILLA - Quiet
SIERRA - Gray light just at dawn is best before the sun gets too high.
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Puerto San Carlos:
IN GENERAL: With the continued influx of whales at Magdalena Bay most of the fleets focus is on whale watching trips. The fishing at the Entrada has been fair to good for some firecracker yellowtail. Rumors of large tuna at Tasco sucked a few down there to check it out. Turned out to be a long ride for very little. Devils curve provided steady action for corvina and pompano and few small snook for the ones willing to put in their time. For the boatless, under the bridge at the entrance to Puerto San Carlos provided a mixed bag of action early morning.
Water Temperature 66-74
Air Temperature 59- 69
Humidity 36%
Wind North at 2 mph
Conditions Clear
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 7:07 a.m. MST
Sunset 6:14 p.m. MST
Feb. 13 Last Quarter Feb. 20 New, Feb. 27 First Quarter, Mar. 6 Full,
YELLOWTAIL A few smaller fish at the Entrada.
CORVINA Devils Curve or the Pier was the best bet.
SNOOK Found a few smaller ones but no grandes.
HALIBUT Try the sandy beach across from Puerto San Carlos to the West.
SIERRA Bird schools but remember wire.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: The sailfish bite has been steady, but not up to expected standards for this time of the year. The 78 blue water is still about 12 miles, but we are only averaging a couple of sailfish per day for each boat. A few blue marlin are being caught also.
George Thomas of Chicago got a 50 pound bull dorado while fishing on the cruiser Yellowfin II with Captain Ruben.
Fly fishing has been slow in the blue water, but the beach fishing has been exciting and a lot of fun. In my Suburban, I have been taking my clients about 45 minutes North of Zihuatanejo to a 2-mile long beach called Saladitas. There are at least a thousand birds, plus another 500 pelicans working the huge concentrations on sardines there. We have been getting sierras, jack crevalle, black skipjack tuna to 6 pounds, and green jacks. The beach has only about 2 foot waves and reminds me of the East Cape of Baja. It is an ideal situation for an 8 or 9wt rod. If you are interested in booking one of the Beach Trips give Yvonne a call at 877 772 2252 for more details.
Ed Kunze
Water Temperature 73-86
Air Temperature 73 - 86
Humidity 83%
Wind Calm
Conditions Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 25,000 ft
Visibility 2 miles
Sunrise 7:13 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:46 p.m. CST
Feb. 13 Last Quarter Feb. 20 New, Feb. 27 First Quarter, Mar. 6 Full
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: The exploratory trip is completed and I can only say that I am overwhelmed by the volume of fish that we saw during the trip. Our old time client Ray Barker Smith and Marlene Whitehead joined me for the trip and their reaction was similar to mine. I have fished around the world and Guatemala is the best sail fishing grounds I have ever fished Ray enthused. Our stats for the trip were remarkable, in four days of fishing we raised multiple fish behind the boat 142 times or 38 times a day, 91 fish were hooked and 36 released. It is easy to understand Rays excitement. I am already looking forward to my Flyrod Sailfish 101 Series in April. We have a few slots left if you want to cash in on the Sailfish Bonanza in Guatemala.
http://www.guatemalaflyfishing.com/sailfish101.htm
Water Temperature 80-83
Air Temperature 78-82
Humidity 78 %
Wind SSE 13 mph
Conditions Clear
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 6:27 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:07 p.m. CST
Feb. 13 Last Quarter Feb. 20 New, Feb. 27 First Quarter, Mar. 6 Full
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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