Captain Rob D'Andrea
Article Category: River Fishing Report
River Fishing Report: August 2010 By Captain Rob D’Andrea www.orlando-fishingcharters.com When you stop and think about it, fishing is a lot like a game of chance. Just as many folks head to the casino to try their luck at hitting a jackpot, and a fisherman or woman heads out on the water in hopes off catch “the big one” against many odds. The question is, how can an angler increase his or her chance at success? A savvy gambler would never play a game he doesn’t understand,... [Read more...]
Captain Sherrie Stovall
Article Category: Sebastian Fishing Report
Summertime surf fishing will be slow, with little wave action in the surf and cold water on the beaches. If we get a small rolling swell and a little chop, your odds might increase. The lack of sand fleas around doesn’t help the shore bite, but look for a few whiting and the occasional pompano. Most of the anglers are trading their pompano gear in for heavier rods and are targeting the large schools of bait moving along the beaches and catching tarpon and snook. The massive bait pods full... [Read more...]
Captain Scott Bussen
Article Category: Canaveral Fishing Report
I recently had to take a couple of days off to clear my DVR. It was almost at 97%; what other option was there? It’s not like the shows will be shown again later on! Whatever the case, after a couple of hours of forensic science and cop shows, I end up at that show about whaling or saving whales, however you see it. Thanks to the environmentalists’ saddling and bridling of the NMFS like a Mexican burro, my tolerance for the enviro movement is nil. Did anyone else cheer when the Shonan... [Read more...]
Greg Gordon
Article Category: Costa Rica Surf Report
Be one of the first three to email: info@crsurf.com with the name of this break and win a sticker pack from CR Surf Travel Co. ~ Photo: GG (Last month’s photo was Ollie’s Point) Costa Rica Surf Report and Forecast By Greg Gordon www.crsurf.com FORECAST Caribbean Coast: Expect drier conditions for this month, with an increased number of tropical systems pushing in surf. Most swells won’t push in anything over head-high, but if a hurricane passes over Nicaragua, it can send down... [Read more...]
Jedi Grind Tricks: August 2010 By Scooter Newell While in college I refused to schedule my life around television shows and decided to use my television only as a monitor for my VHS player. I’m holding to my promise of being largely TV-free. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve logged plenty of hours as a kid watching “Family Ties,” “The Incredible Hulk,” “The Young Ones,” “The Smurfs,” “Moonlighting,” “The Honeymooners,”... [Read more...]
John Hearin
Article Category: Surf Rider Foundation
Surfrider News & Events: August 2010 Surfrider Foundation, Cocoa Beach Chapter By John Hearin surfrider.cocoabeach@gmail.com http://www.surfrider.org/cocoabeach On June 26, the Cocoa Beach Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation helped organize the local “Hands Across the Sand” event to protest the Gulf Oil Spill and efforts by some Florida lawmakers to allow drilling near Florida’s beaches. Over 500 volunteers turned out at Lori Wilson Park to show their support and to call for... [Read more...]
Lani Mucha
Article Category: C.B. Surf Museum
Leah Dawson New exhibit opens at CBSM By Lani Mucha On a July Saturday morning just south of Lori Wilson Park, head-high sets made their way onto the shore, and on this stretch of beach, several dozen women had the local sand bar all to themselves. The Cocoa Beach Surf Museum’s Women’s Surfing Social was just one of the activities in a full weekend opening the new exhibit, “Florida Women of the Waves.” The weekend had begun the previous evening with a full house at the Cocoa... [Read more...]
Alex Joy
Article Category: Boardrider
Boardrider of the Month: Kelly Branagh • Interview by Alex Joy • Kelly Branagh has been surfing the local waters since he got his first taste at Surf Road in Melbourne Beach back in the ’80s. From Gemini to Mel High, Kelly fully embraced the surfing lifestyle. His first sponsor, Spectrum Surf Shop, helped him get to contests up and down the East Coast in the Spectrum Team Van. With Trip Freeman heading things up as the Team leader and trainer, good times and and many a crazy moment were... [Read more...]
Bloody Bill
Article Category: Shark Report
Mobula hypostoma, the Atlantic devil ray Betcha didn’t think we had two similar looking manta-like rays in our waters, did ya? Well, I couldn’t write about last month’s species and not tell ya’ll about this one, could I? Our area is home to some amazing species, and I never knew about this one till I started working out on the local fishing boats. Even I was confused when I first saw it; although it looked like a baby manta ray, there was something about it that looked…... [Read more...]
Greg Gordon
Article Category: Costa Rica Surf Report
Costa Rica Surf Report: July ‘10 • Greg Gordon • www.crsurf.com Photo caption: Be one of the first three to email: info@crsurf.com with the name of this break and win a sticker pack from CR Surf Travel Co. ~ Photo: Alfonso Petrirena (Last month was “Tulin”) FORECAST Caribbean Coast: Since the experts are calling for an active hurricane season for the Atlantic, it’s expected to push in chest to head-high surf anytime the winds pick up. Otherwise it will be hot, humid, and... [Read more...]
